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U.S.S. CAPELIN
(SS-289)Click to view crew list
SS-289 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-289 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-289 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 14 SEP 1942 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 20 JAN 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 4 JUN 1943 | ||
SS-289 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Missing north of Sulawesi after 2 December 1943


