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U.S.S. DELIVER

(ARS-23)

WE DIVE THE WORLD OVER

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ARS-23 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP1943-Launch Date: 25 SEP 1943
JUL1944-Commissioned: 14 JUL 1944
MAR1947-SEP1947China Service
JUN1955-SEP1955Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JUN1957-OCT1957Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JUN1963-NOV1963West Pac
JAN1965-JAN1966West Pac-Viet Nam
APR1965-DEC1966West Pac-Viet Nam
NOV1967-JUL1968West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1968-MAR1969West Pac-Viet Nam
MAR1968-MAR1969West Pac-Viet Nam
APR1969-AUG1969West Pac
AUG1969-MAY1970West Pac-Viet Nam
APR1970-OCT1970West Pac-Viet Nam
JUN1970- Shellback Initiation - 26 JUN 1970 - Pacific Ocean
JAN1972-MAR1972Alaska
JUN1972-JUN1972Alaska
APR1973-NOV1973West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1975-AUG1975West Pac-Viet Nam
MAR1975-APR1975C-5A RECOVERY - VIETNAM
MAR1975-APR1975West Pac-Viet Nam
APR1975-MAY1975Operation Frequent Wind
JAN1976-JAN1977West Pac
JAN1977-Shellback Initiation - 30 JAN 1977 - Pacific Ocean
MAY1978-Shellback Initiation - 13 MAY 1978 - Pacific Ocean
AUG1978-Shellback Initiation - 15 AUG 1978 - Indian Ocean

ARS-23 General Specifications

Complement: 120 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1630 tons

Length: 213 feet 6 inches

Beam: 39 feet

Draft: 14 feet 4 in

Flank Speed: 15 knots