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USS GREAT SITKIN
(AE-17)Always Ready
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AE-17 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AE-17 Shellback Initiation | Add a AE-17 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1945 | Launch Date: 20 JAN 1945 | |||
| AUG | 1945 | - | - | - | Commissioned: 11 AUG 1945 |
| AUG | 1952 | - | JAN | 1953 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1952 | - | JAN | 1953 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1957 | - | JUN | 1958 | Blue Nose - Artic Circle |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| DEC | 1962 | - | JAN | 1963 | Guantanamo Bay |
| OCT | 1965 | - | MAY | 1966 | Med Cruise |
| MAY | 1967 | - | - | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 MAY 1967 - Pacific Ocean |
| JAN | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | JUN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1971 | - | MAY | 1971 | Guantanamo Bay |
AE-17 General Specifications
Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped

































