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U.S.S. SNOOK
(SS-279)Click to view crew list
SS-279 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-279 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-279 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 17 APR 1942 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 15 AUG 1942 | ||
| OCT | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 24 OCT 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1944 | - | DEC | 1945 | West Pac |
SS-279 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: Missing since 8 April 1945 east of Taiwan


