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U.S.S. TUNA
(SS-203)Click to view crew list
SS-203 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1939 | - | Keel Date: 19 JUL 1939 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo CA | ||
| OCT | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 2 OCT 1940 | ||
| JAN | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 2 JAN 1941 | ||
| DEC | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 11 DEC 1946 | ||
SS-203 General Specifications
Class: Tambor class submarine
Complement: 6 Officers and 54 Enlisted
Displacement: 1475 tons
Length: 307 feet 2 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 14 feet 7 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Used as target for Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests