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U.S.S. GUARDFISH
(SS-217)Click to view crew list
SS-217 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-217 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-217 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 1 APR 1941 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
| JAN | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 20 JAN 1942 | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | MAY | 1942 | Commisioning |
| MAY | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 8 MAY 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | JUL | 1942 | Middle Pacific |
| AUG | 1942 | - | SEP | 1942 | Middle Pacific |
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 MAY 1946 | ||
SS-217 General Specifications
Class: Gato-class submarine
Complement: 6 Officers and 54 Enlisted
Displacement: 1525 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 17 feet
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target off Block Island 10 October 1961