USS Grouper SS-214
USS Grouper SS-214

Keel laid-Dec 28,1940,Electric Boat Co,Groton,CT
Launched-October 27,1941
Commisioned-February 12,1942
Decommissioned + Striken-December 2,1968
Sold for Scrap-August 11,1970
Displacement: 1,870 Tons(Surfaced)
Dispalcement: 2,424 tons(Submerged)
Length: 312`
Beam: 27`
Speed:20.25 Kts(Surfaced) 9Kts(Submerged)
Armament:6-21"Tubes(Fwd),4-21"Tubes(Aft),1-3"Gun
Crew:5-Officers-54 Enlisted

BATTLE FLAG

Pearl Harbor
SubRon 4A

1st War Patrol (Southern Japan)

Midway
SubRon 4A

2nd War Patrol (Palau Islands)(Bronze Star)

3rd War Patrol (Southern Japan)) (Navy Cross)

November 29,1942
Promoted to Commander

4th War Patrol (Formosa-East China Sea)

Feb 1,1943
Assigned Command
SubRon 12A

5th War Patrol (Southern Japan)

April 1,1943
Reassigned to the USS Hoe SS-258.

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