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

Additional Links:

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: USS Growler
• War Damage Report #58--2/7/43
• Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by US Submarines: USS Growler
• United States Submarine Losses--World War II

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1 Feb 44: off Hunters Point, S.F., California

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