SSG-577 USS Growler

Namesake. Growler, a largemouth bass, carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fish in the Centrarchidae family
Ordered. 31 Jul 1954
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, NH
Laid down. 15 Feb 1955
Launched. 5 Apr 1958
Commissioned. 30 Aug 1958
Decommissioned. 25 May 1964
Stricken 1 August 1980
Homeport. Pearl Harbor, HI
Status. Museum ship at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Class and type. Grayback class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement. 2,110 tons light, 3,550 tons full, 1,440 tons dead
Length. 96.69 m (317' 3" ft) overall, 96.3 m (316 ft) waterline
Beam. 8.2 m (27 ft) extreme, 7.9 m (26 ft) waterline
Draught . 5.7 m (19 ft)
Propulsion. 3 Fairbanks-Morse Diesel engines, 2 Elliott electric motors
Speed. 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h) surfaced, 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) submerged
Test depth. 712ft
Complement. 9 officers, 11 chief petty officers, 68 enlisted men
Armament:
2 × Regulus missile hangars (4 x Regulus I or 2 x Regulus II missiles)
6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
16 x torpedoes (12 bow, 4 stern) Stern torpedoes anti-submarine only