USS Growler (SSG-577) Ship's Log 



Report a Historic Event
YearDateHistorical Events
1958Apr 15Launched.
 Aug 30Commissioned.
1959Feb 19Arrived at the Naval Air Station, Roosevelt Roads, R.R. after training exercises off the east coast. After making a brief run back to Portsmouth, she returned to the Caribbean to train in launching Regulus I & II guided missiles.
 Sep 7Arrived at Pearl Harbor to serve as flagship of Submarine Division 12 participating in a variety of battle and torpedo exercises as well as missile practice before beginning her 1st Regulu Deterrent Mission.
1960Mar 12Departed Hawaii with a full store of Regulus II sea-to-surface missiles, armed with nuclear warheads to patrol under a strict cloak of secrecy.
1961May 1Began her history of 9 deterrent mission patrols. The 4th terminated at Yokosuka, Japan as the Navy proudly displayed one of its newest and most effective weapons.
1964May 25Decommissioned.