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U.S.S. BILLFISH
(SS-286)Click to view crew list
SS-286 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 23 JUL 1942 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
NOV | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 12 NOV 1942 | ||
APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 20 APR 1943 | ||
NOV | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 1 NOV 1946 |
SS-286 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 17 March 1971