Growler 1959
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| SSG577 | Growler | Portsmouth N Yd, Kittery | 15.2.1955 | 5.4.1958 | 30.8.1958 | stricken 9.1980 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2174 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
/ 3387 |
|
Length, m |
96.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
8.30 |
|
Draught, m |
5.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
3 Fairbank Morse diesel-generators, 2 Elliott electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
4600 / 5600 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 / 12 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 Regulus I SSM launchers (4 SSM-N-8), 6 - 533 TT (4 Mk 54 bow, 2 Mk 55 stern) |
|
Electronic equipment |
BPS-12 radar, BQS-4, BQR-2 sonars, BLR-1 ECM suite |
|
Complement |
84 |
|
Diving depth operational, m |
210 |
Project history: Grayback and Growler were laid down as sisters to Darter, then cut in two and lengthened by ~15m to accommodate two cylindrical hangars for Regulus missiles.
Modernizations: 1964: - 2 x 1 Regulus I SSM (4 SSM-N-8)
Naval service: Both were decommissioned in May 1964 when Regulus was retired.
Grayback (left) and Growler (right) 1964
© Ivan Gogin, 2015