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U.S.S. ESCOLAR
(SS-294)Click to view crew list
SS-294 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 10 JUN 1942 at Cramp Shipbuilding Company Philadelphia PA | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 18 APR 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 2 JUN 1944 | ||
SS-294 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: Probably mined in the Yellow Sea on 17 October 1944