USS Greenling (SS-213)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Greenling.USS Greenling (SS-213), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the greenling, an elongate, fine-scaled fish found from Kamchatka to California.
Greenling was laid down by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. 12 November 1940, launched on 20 September 1941 (sponsored by Mrs. R. S. Holmes), and commissioned at New London, Conn., 21 January 1942, Lt. Comdr. H. C. Bruton in command.
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