17 Jul 1942
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler completed her first war patrol and arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
5 Aug 1942
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler began her second war patrol, departing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bound for Formosa (Taiwan). ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
30 Sep 1942
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Pearl Harbor and began a refit that replaced one propeller and added an Oerlikon 20mm cannon. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
26 Oct 1942
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for her third war patrol; this time in the shipping lanes between Truk and Rabaul. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
7 Nov 1943
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after her seventh war patrol was cut short by worsening material problems. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
8 Feb 1944
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on her way further west. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
17 Jul 1944
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for a refit after completing her ninth war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
11 Aug 1944
Hawaii
Hawaii
- Submarine USS Growler departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Growler | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | DS]
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