| Classification |
George Arnold / NavSource.com
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Type: Submarine
Class: SS 285
Builder: Mare Island Navy Yard
UIC (Unit Id Code):
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| Characteristics |
Length: 312 feet
Beam: 27 feet
Displacement: 2391 tons
# Officers: 10
# Enlisted: 71
Propulsion: Diesel - Electric
# Propellers: 2
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| Service |
Launched: 1/1/1945
Commissioned: 3/29/1945
Decommissioned: 5/29/1958
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Jimmy O. Evans-http://members.xoom.com/343crash/NFdieselboats4.html
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Reunion / Association
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Date: 9/5/2007
Details: Billings,MO.5-8 Sept.2007. Last was in Laughlin,NV.11-15 Sept.2006.
Contact: Kenneth Gilman Phone: (719) 597-2787 E-mail: gilmanke@aol.com
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Crew Lists
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# Crew listed: 331
# Commission Crew: 35
# Decommission Crew: 13
# with e-mail: 85
# Eternal Patrol: 96
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| History
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Status: Lost
Fate: She holed her port side. All crew were removed and efforts were made to save the submarine. Compartments flooded, but even with lines tied around her, she sank in 1800 fathoms of water.
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