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Growler′s keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 2 November 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Lucile E. Ghormley, wife of Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley, Special Naval Observer to the United Kingdom. Growler was commissioned on 20 March 1942 with Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Gilmore in command.
File:USS Growler (SS-215) off Groton, Connecticut (USA), on 21 February 1942 (19-N-28445).jpg
Oct. 16—Aerial search crews located the wreckage of a U.S. Navy aircraft after a full day of combing the mountains and forests east of Mount Rainier. Two crew members piloting the EA-18G Growler ...
“The EA-18G Growler is a variant in the F/A-18 family of aircraft that combines the proven F/A-18F Super Hornet platform with a sophisticated electronic warfare suite,” the release said.
On the morning of 12 September 1944, the convoy was attacked in the Luzon Strait by a wolfpack consisting of three US submarines: USS Growler, USS Pampanito and USS Sealion. Rakuyō Maru was torpedoed by Sealion and sunk towards the evening. The Kachidoki Maru was also sunk with 488 people killed, mostly POWs.
The wreckage of a U.S. Navy fighter jet that crashed Tuesday in Washington state has been found, but the aircraft's two crew members remain missing. ... The crash site of the Navy EA-18G Growler ...
USS Growler (SSG-577) was an early attempt by the U.S. Navy to field a cruise missile submarine that would provide a nuclear deterrent using its second series of cruise missiles. Built to deliver the Regulus I cruise missile , Growler was the second and final submarine of the Grayback class , fourth boat of the United States Navy to be named ...
The wreckage site was reported to be in steep and heavily wooded terrain at an altitude of 6,000 feet. ... Her experience as a pilot and instructor earned her the title of Growler instructor of ...