USS Greenling (SS-213)

The launch of USS Greenling (SS-213) at the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, on 20 September 1941.
History
United States
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down12 November 1940
Launched20 September 1941
Sponsored byMrs. R. S. Holmes
Commissioned21 January 1942
Decommissioned16 October 1946
Stricken1 March 1960
FateSold for scrap, 21 June 1960
General characteristics
Class & typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced
  • 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 kn (4 km/h) submerged
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament

USS Greenling (SS-213), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the greenling.