| Classification |
US Navy Official Photo
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Type: Submarine
Class: SS 212
Builder: Electric Boat Co (General Dynamics)
UIC (Unit Id Code):
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| Characteristics |
Length: 307 feet
Beam: 27 feet
Displacement: 2370 tons
# Officers: 6
# Enlisted: 54
Propulsion: Diesel - Electric
# Propellers: 2
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| Service |
Launched: 12/19/1943
Commissioned: 4/21/1944
Decommissioned: 4/2/1968
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Jimmy O. Evans - http://members.xoom.com/343crash/NFdieselboats1.html
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Reunion / Association
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Date: 9/2/2003
Details: Reno,NV.2-5 Sept.2003. Last was in Buffalo, NY - Aug 27 - 31, 2002.
Contact: Victor Lee Phone: (770) 531-2373 E-mail: vicss246@charter.net
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Crew Lists
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# Crew listed: 710
# Commission Crew: 78
# Decommission Crew: 36
# with e-mail: 215
# Eternal Patrol: 112
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| History
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Status: Museum Ship
Fate: Since 1988, Croaker has served as a museum ship at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York.
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| Website |
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1056/croaker.htm  (click to visit) |
