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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.
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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 ...
Commissioned in 1958, the USS Growler patrolled seas off the coast of Russia during the Cold War. I toured the only nuclear missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.
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 ...
The first Growler test aircraft went into production in 2004 and made its first flight in 2006, according to the U.S. Navy. In 2010, three squadrons, VAQ-132, 141 and 138, transitioned to the Growler.
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February 7, 1943: Commander Howard W. Gilmore, captain of the American submarine USS Growler, gave the order for crew to "clear the bridge" and leave the exposed deck of the submarine, as his crew was being attacked by a Japanese gunboat. Two men had been shot dead; Gilmore and two others were wounded.