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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
SS-215 USS Growler
- Gato Class Submarine:
- Displacement: 1526 tons surfaced, 2424 tons submerged
- Length: 311'
- Beam: 27'3"
- Draft: 16'10"
- Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
- Armament: 1 4"/50, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes,
24 21" torpedoes (loaded tubes plus reloads: 10 forward, 4 aft)
- Complement: 85
- Diesel engines, surfaced/electric motors, submerged
- Built at Mare Island Navy Yard and commissioned 20 Mar 42 1942
: Reported missing (depth charged?), 8 Nov 44,
after attacking convoy SW of Luzon with Hake and Hardhead.
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1 Feb 44: off Hunters Point, S.F., California |
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Last updated:
29 Julyy 2008