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U.S.S. BESUGO
(SS-321)Click to view crew list
SS-321 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-321 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-321 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 27 MAY 1943 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 27 FEB 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 19 JUN 1944 | ||
| MAR | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 21 MAR 1958 | ||
SS-321 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Italy 31 May 1966 later returned and sold


