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U.S.S. PADDLE
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SS-263 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAY 1942 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
| DEC | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 30 DEC 1942 | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 29 MAR 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | JUL | 1945 | Yellow Sea |
| JAN | 1957 | - | Decommissioned: 18 JAN 1957 | ||
SS-263 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 0 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Brazil uNautical Milesodified 18 January 1957