USS Growler (SS-215)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Growler.

USS Growler
USS Growler
USS Growler (SS-215) off the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, on 21 February 1942.
History
United States
NameGrowler
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down10 February 1941[1]
Launched22 November 1941[1]
Sponsored byMrs. Robert L. Ghormley
Commissioned20 March 1942[1]
Nickname(s)Kangaroo Express, following repairs in 1943
FateSunk by Japanese vessels west of the Philippines, 8 November 1944[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced[6]
  • 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged[7]
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)[7]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged[7]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (91 m)[7]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[7]
Armament

USS Growler (SS-215), a Gato-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy named for the growler.

  1. ^ a b c d Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.
  4. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
  5. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  6. ^ Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 305–311. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
  7. ^ a b c d e U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311