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U.S.S. BLACKFISH
(SS-221)Click to view crew list
SS-221 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 1 JUL 1941 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| APR | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 18 APR 1942 | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 22 JUL 1942 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 11 MAY 1946 | ||
SS-221 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: Sold for scrap on 4 May 1959


