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U.S.S. CAIMAN
(SS-323)THE CAIMAN MARU
ALWAYS COMES THROUGH
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USS CAIMAN (SS-323) - a Balao class submarine
In Commission 1972 to 1972SS-323 Deployments - Major Events
Add a SS-323 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-323 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 24 JUN 1943 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
MAR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 30 MAR 1944 | ||
JAN | 1950 | - | DEC | 1953 | Middle Pacific |
AUG | 1965 | - | FEB | 1966 | West Pac |
OCT | 1967 | - | MAY | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
NOV | 1968 | - | MAY | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1970 | - | JUN | 1971 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
FEB | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 FEB 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUN | 1972 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1972 | ||
AUG | 1972 | - | Commissioned: 24 AUG 1972 |
SS-323 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: Transferred to Turkey 30 June 1972