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U.S.S. PIPEFISH
(SS-388)Click to view crew list
SS-388 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-388 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-388 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 31 MAY 1943 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 12 OCT 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 22 JAN 1944 | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 19 MAR 1946 | ||
SS-388 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 6 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap on 4 February 1969


