| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 213 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Nov 1940 |
| Launched | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jan 1942 |
| End service | 18 Mar 1960 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 16 October 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Greenling (213)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Chester Bruton, USN | 21 Jan 1942 | 16 Feb 1943 |
| 2 | James Donald Livingston Grant, USN | 16 Feb 1943 | 17 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Day Gerwick, USN | 17 Jun 1944 | 19 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. William H. McClaskey, USNR | 19 Jul 1945 | 6 Feb 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Greenling include:
7 Mar 1942
With her trials and initial training completed USS Greenling (Lt Cmdr Henry Chester Bruton) departs New London for Pearl Harbor.
3 Apr 1942
Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
20 Apr 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Marshall and Caroline Islands.
30 Apr 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and damages the Japanse transport ship Seia Maru (6659 GRT) east-north-east of Truk in position 09º32'N, 156º03'E. Due to faulty torpedoes Lt.Cdr. Bruton is unable to finish her off. (see map)
4 May 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) sinks Japanese auxiliary gunboat Kinjosan Maru (3252 GRT, offsite link) near Truk, Caroline Islands in position 08º44'N, 150º56'E. (see map)
16 Jun 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) ended her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
10 Jul 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) departed Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Truk.
5 Aug 1942
While operation some 150 miles north-northwest of Truk, USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Brazil Maru (12752 GRT) in position 09º50'N, 150º38'E and the Japanese merchant Palau Maru (4495 GRT) in position 09º04'N, 150º54'E. (see map)
26 Aug 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire in position 05º13'N, 160º17'E. (see map)
1 Sep 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) ended her 2nd war patrol at Midway.
23 Sep 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) departs Midway for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
3 Oct 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Kinkai Maru (5852 GRT) east of Honshu in position 38º46'N, 142º02'E. (see map)
4 Oct 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Setsuyo Maru (4146 GRT) off Sanriku, Honshu, Japan in position 39º48'N, 142º08'E. (see map)
14 Oct 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Takusei Maru (3509 GRT) some six miles off Todo Zaki, off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan in position 39º33'N, 142º15'E. (see map)
18 Oct 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Hakonesan Maru (6673 GRT) off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan in position 38º46'N, 142º03'E. (see map)
21 Oct 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire east of Honshu, Japan in position 39º37'N, 142º45'E. (see map)
1 Nov 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) ended her very succesful 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
9 Dec 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) departed Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. she was ordered to patrol between Truk and the Solomon Islands.
22 Dec 1942
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese Patrol Boat No.35 about 70 nautical miles north-north-east of Kieta, Bougainville in position 05º05'S, 156º04'E. (see map)
30 Dec 1942
While attacking a Japanese convoy about 180 nautical miles northeast of Manus, Admiralty Islands, USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Hiteru Maru (5857 GRT) in position 00º41'N, 148º52'E. (see map)
16 Jan 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kimposan Maru (3261 GRT) west of Kavieng in position 02º47'S, 149º10'E. (see map)
18 Jan 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedoes and damages the Japanese ammunition ship/survey vessel Soya (3800 GRT) in Queen Carola Channel in position 02º04'S, 150º37'E. (see map)
19 Jan 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) torpedeos and damages the Japanese transport ship Shinai Maru (3793 GRT) north of Rabaul in position 01º35'S, 150º57'E. (see map)
31 Jan 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bruton) ends her 4th war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.
21 Feb 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed Brisbane for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Solomon Islands/Bismarck Archipelago area.
2 Mar 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) landed a party of intelligence agents on the
coast of New Britain.
26 Apr 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 5th war patrol at Brisbane.
17 May 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol Solomon Islands/New Guinea area.
9 Jun 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) torpedoes and damages the Japanese oiler Akebono Maru (10182 GRT) north of Manus in position 02º17'N, 145º38'E. (see map)
8 Jul 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 6th war patrol at Brisbane.
29 Jul 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) eparted Brisbane for her 7th war patrol.
22 Aug 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) landed a party of Marine Raiders in the Treasury Islands.
10 Sep 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) reconnoitered Tarawa. After this mission she continued on to the Hunters Point Navy Yard at San Francisco via Pearl Harbor for a refit.
20 Dec 1943
With her refit completed USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departs Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
31 Dec 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Shoho Maru (1936 GRT) in the eastern Carolines in position 05º40'N, 160º20'E.
29 Jan 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 8th war patrol at Midway
20 Mar 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed Midway for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to conduct a photographic reconnaissance of
Guam, Tinian, and Saipan.
12 May 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ends her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
9 Jul 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) departs Pearl Harbor for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Formosa together with USS Billfish and USS Sailfish.
8 Aug 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire north-east of Luzon, Philippines in position 19º50'N, 119º58'E. (see map)
12 Sep 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) ended her 10th war patrol at Midway.
3 Oct 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) departed Midway for her 11th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off Honshu.
7 Nov 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kiri Maru No.8 (945 GRT) and the Japanese tanker Kota Maru (971 GRT) south of Honshu in position 34º34'N, 138º35'E.
(see map)
10 Nov 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese Patrol Boat No.46 (former destroyer Fuji) southeast of Honshu in position 34º30'N, 138º34'E.
(see map)
23 Nov 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) ended her 11th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
26 Dec 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) departs Pearl Harbor for her 12th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Nansei
Shoto Islands.
25 Jan 1945
During an attack on a Japanese convoy USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) is damaged by depth charges in position 29º27'N, 130º09'E and is forced to terminate her patrol. (see map)
27 Jan 1945
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Gerwick) ends her 12th war patrol at Saipan. She is sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
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