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U.S.S. LING
(SS-297)Click to view crew list
SS-297 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-297 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-297 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 2 NOV 1942 at Cramp Shipbuilding Company Philadelphia PA | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 15 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 8 JUN 1945 | ||
| OCT | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 26 OCT 1946 | ||
SS-297 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 8 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Museum ship at New Jersey Naval Museum Hackensack New Je


