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U.S.S. BLACKFISH

(SS-221)


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SS-221 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1941-Keel Date: 1 JUL 1941
at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT
APR1942-Launch Date: 18 APR 1942
JUL1942-Commissioned: 22 JUL 1942
MAY1946-Decommissioned: 11 MAY 1946

SS-221 General Specifications

Class: Gato-class submarine

Complement: 6 Officers and 54 Enlisted

Displacement: 1525 tons

Length: 311 feet 9 inches

Beam: 27 feet 3 inches

Draft: 17 feet

Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap on 4 May 1959