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| The USS Growler at sea, picture from the web. |
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| The USS Growler at sea, picture from the web. |
| Class | - |
| Build | 1958 |
| Length | 317 ft |
| Width | 27 ft |
| Speed (surface/submerged) | 20/12 knots |
| Maximum depth | 200 m |
| Displacement (surface/submerged) | 2540/3515 tons |
| Crew Size | 88 |
| The USS Growler is an American Diesel Electric submarine commissioned in 1958. The Growler was the forth American submarine to be equipped with guided missiles with a nuclear warhead (Regulus I & II). After the Regulus program was terminated, the Growler was kept in service for amphibious warfare. Inside the missile hangars special forces teams could be transported. The ship is on display at the Sea Air and Space museum in New York city. |
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| Rear view of the USS Growler, there's no doubt this this the Growler. |
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| The bow of the USS Growler. The superstructure on the front of the boat consists of two cylindrical hangars used to store missiles. |
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| Conning tower of the Growler. A Regulus guided missile is fitted on the launch rail. On the right of the picture one of the dome shaped doors of the missile hangar can be seen. Unlike modern submarines, the Growler had to surface before launching missiles. |
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| Periscopes in the control room of the Growler, one scope (A) is up the other one (B) is retracted. |
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| Dive control station in the Growler. The three chairs (A,B,C) are for the operators of the forward and aft dive planes and the rudder. |
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| Launch of a Regulus II missile from the Grayback, the Growler's sister ship. Picture from T.L. Francis (1997). |
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| Plans of the Growler, plans from the web. Sorry, a larger picture is not available. |
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