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U.S.S. DORADO
(SS-248)Click to view crew list
SS-248 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 27 AUG 1942 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 23 MAY 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 28 AUG 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | OCT | 1943 | Sunk by mine. |
SS-248 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: To Argentina 1 July 1972