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Growler (SSG-577)

Grayback Class Submarine: Laid down, 15 February 1955, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.; Launched, 5 April 1958; Commissioned, USS Growler (SSG-577), 30 August 1958; Decommissioned, 25 May 1964, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group; Struck from the Naval Register, 30 September 1980; Final Disposition, on permanent display, 29 September 1988, as a museum ship, Intrepid Park, New York, NY.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced, 2,670 t. Submerged, 3,650; Length 317'; Beam 25'; Test Depth 700': Complement 9 Officers, 75 Enlisted; Armament, four Regulus I missiles, or two Regulus II missiles, or two Regulus Is and one Regulus II, six 21" torpedo tubes, one Regulus launcher; Propulsion, diesel-electric, twin propellers.
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Growler226kGrowler (SSG-577), cut out detailing her Regulus missle and launcher guise, circa 1959-60.Courtesy of Nick Spark.
Growler241kGrowler (SSG-577) looking over her bulbious missle hanger, underway, with a Regulus missle in the launcher pod. Circa 1959-60.Courtesy of Nick Spark.
Growler17kGrowler (SSG-577) launching a Regulus missle at sea, circa 1959-60.Courtesy of Nick Spark.
Growler43kGrowler (SSG-577) with a Regulus missle and launcher appearing in front of the sail, circa 1959-60.Courtesy of Nick Spark.
Growler177kGrowler (SSG-577) with a Regulus missle and launcher appearing in front of the sail, circa 1959-60.Courtesy of Nick Spark.
Growler170kGrowler (SSG-577) in her Regulus missle and launcher guise, circa 1959-60.Courtesy of Nick Spark.
Growler25kPort side view of the Growler (SSG-577), underway, circa 1958-64.Courtesy of goatlocker.org.
Growler & Grayback76k Grayback (SSG-574) and Growler (SSG-577) alongside each other at Mare Island shortly before both boats were decommissioned on 25 May 1964 and were placed in reserve. Photo courtesy of Robert Hurst. Photo i.d. courtesy of Darrly Baker. Photo added 02/22/07.
Growler71k Oil on canvas by the artist John Meeks entitled ' Growler (SSG-577),. Photo & text courtesy of subart.net. Photo added 02/22/07.
Growler94kGrowler (SSG-577), underway, port side view, circa early 60's. Courtesy of John Hummel.
Growler79kGrowler (SSG-577), at Intrepid Park, New York, circa post 1988.Courtesy of John Hummel.
Growler131kGrowler (SSG-577) control room passageway, circa post 1988.Courtesy of John Hummel.
Growler78kGrowler (SSG-577) forward torpedo room, circa post 1988. Courtesy of John Hummel.
Growler93kPort side view of the Growler (SSG-577) in 1/400 scale solid cast resin.Model and photo by Ken Hart.
Growler266k Growler (SSG-577) and the Intrepid (CV-11) moored at N.Y. City harbor, 2006. Photo courtesy of Michael Carey.
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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
Regulus; U.S. Navy's first nuclear missile submarines.
USS Growler SSG-577
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