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U.S.S. ROBALO
(SS-273)Click to view crew list
SS-273 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-273 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-273 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 24 OCT 1942 at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. Manitowoc WI | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 9 MAY 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 28 SEP 1943 | ||
SS-273 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: Possibly sunk by Japanese destroyers in Blackett Strait 5


