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U.S.S. SCORPION
(SS-278)Click to view crew list
SS-278 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 20 MAR 1942 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 20 JUL 1942 | ||
| OCT | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 1 OCT 1942 | ||
SS-278 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: Probably mined in the Yellow Sea after 5 January 1944