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Greenling (SS-213)

Radio Call Sign: November - Echo - Golf - Victor

Gato Class Submarine: Laid down, 12 November 1940, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 20 September 1941; Commissioned USS Greenling (SS-213), 21 January 1942, at New London, CT.; Decommissioned, 16 October 1946, at New London, CT.; Placed in service as a Naval Reserve training vessel at Portsmouth, NH, and Boston, MA; Placed out of service, 18 March 1960, at Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, MA.; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 June 1960, to Minichiello Brothers, Chelsea, MA. Greenling received ten battle stars for World War II service and a Presidential Unit Citation.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,526 t., Submerged: 2,424 t.; Length 311' 9"; Beam 27' 3"; Draft 15' 3"; Speed, Surfaced 20.25 kts, Submerged 8.75 kts; Complement 6 Officers 54 Enlisted; Operating Depth, 300 ft; Submerged Endurance, 48 hrs at 2 kts; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Cruising Range, 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 kts; Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes, one 3"/50 deck gun, two .50 cal. machine guns, two .30 cal. machine guns; Propulsion, diesel electric reduction gear with four General Motors main generator engines, HP 5400, Fuel Capacity, 97,140 gals., four General Electric main motors, HP 2740, two 126-cell main storage batteries, twin propellers.

Size	Image Description	Source
75k	Launching of the Greenling (SS-213) at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 20 September 1941.	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org.
20k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Greenling's (SS-213) launching at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 20 September 1941.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
20k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Greenling's (SS-213) launching at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 20 September 1941.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
45k	Commissioning photo of the Greenling (SS-213) at rest at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 21 January 1942.	Courtesy of subnet.com
20k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Greenling's (SS-213) commissioning at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 21 January 1942.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
49k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Greenling's (SS-213) commissioning at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 21 January 1942.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
78k	Submarine gun crew in action! Manning a 4-incher, these deep-seamen are duelling on the surface. Hot-shell man removes shell case as the third loader passses up shell.Greenling's (SS-213) gunners staged a similar scene, night in April 1942.	Text & photo courtesy of Theodore Roscoe, from his book "U.S. Submarine Operations of WW II", published by USNI.
11k	Greenling (SS-213), underway, circa 1942-45, location unknown.	Courtesy of subnet.com
62k	Greenling (SS-213) & Flounder (SS-251), circa 1944-45.	Photo courtesy of F.A. Knittle & Tami Murphree.
306k	This is a Safety Department photo showing the temporary staging used on submarines during their overhauls at the yard. The submarines are Greenling (SS-213) and Raton (SS-270). View looking forward. Text on photos reads:"Good housekeeping and safety gear aboard subs. Walkways provide access to all portions of the boat." Photo taken on 22 Feb. 1945.	US Navy Photo # MINSY 1371-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 06/12/06.
319k	This is a Safety Department photo showing the temporary staging used on submarines during their overhauls at the yard. The submarines are Greenling (SS-213) and Raton (SS-270). View looking aft. Text on photos reads:"Good housekeeping and safety gear aboard subs. Walkways provide access to all portions of the boat." Photo taken on 22 Feb. 1945.	US Navy Photo # MINSY 1375-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 06/12/06.
201k	Forward plan view of Tambor (SS-198) at Mare Island on 24 Feb 1945. Shipyard records indicate that Ray (SS-271) and Greenling (SS-213) were berthed immediately aft of *Tambor* and behind these two boats were Cero (SS-225) and Raton (SS-270).	US Navy Photo # 1398-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
246k	Stern view of Greenling (SS-213) entering the Mare Island channel on 3 May 45.	US Navy Photo # 3267-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
225k	Broadside view of Greenling (SS-213) off Mare Island on 3 May 45. She was in overhaul at the yard from 20 Feb until 7 May 45.	US Navy Photo # 3269-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
187k	Bow on view of Greenling (SS-213) off Mare Island on 3 May 45.	US Navy Photo # 3271-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
56k	Greenling (SS-213) at Mare Island, CA, 3 May 1945.	US Navy Photo # 3270-45, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
306k	This is a Safety Department photo showing the temporary staging used on submarines during their overhauls at the yard. The submarines are Greenling (SS-213) and Raton (SS-270). View looking forward. Text on photos reads:"Good housekeeping and safety gear aboard subs. Walkways provide access to all portions of the boat." Photo taken on 22 Feb. 1945.	US Navy Photo # MINSY 1371-45
58k	WW II battleflag of the Greenling (SS-213).	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
76k	Greenling (SS-213), and Shad (SS-235), at Boston in 1961 awaiting scrapping.	© Richard Leonhardt.

View the Greenling (SS-213)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Combat Heritage Greenling (SS 213)
Full Fathom Five, U.S. Submarine War Against Japan

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