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U.S.S. MANTA
(SS-299)MIGHTY MANTA
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SS-299 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-299 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-299 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JAN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 15 JAN 1943 at Cramp Shipbuilding Company Philadelphia PA | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 7 NOV 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 18 DEC 1944 | ||
| DEC | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 6 DEC 1955 | ||
SS-299 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 6 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target off Norfolk Virginia 16 July 1969