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U.S.S. WHALE
(SS-239)Click to view crew list
SS-239 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 28 JUN 1941 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo CA | ||
| JUL | 1941 | - | AUG | 1945 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 14 MAR 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 1 JUN 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 1 JUN 1946 | ||
SS-239 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 14 October 1960