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U.S.S. DARTER
(SS-227)Click to view crew list
SS-227 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-227 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-227 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 20 OCT 1942 at East Coast Shipyard Bayonne NJ | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 JUN 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 7 SEP 1943 | ||
SS-227 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: Grounded in the Palawan Strait and scuttled on 24 October


