On May 4, 1942 the Greenling sank the Japanese armed merchant cruiser Kinjosan Maru and just over one month later on the 5th of August, she sank Japanese troopship Brasil Maru and freighter Palau Maru 450 miles southwest of Guam, Mariana Islands.
History for the SS-213, U.S.S. Greenling
| Patrols | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Captain: | From: | Date: | Duration: | Score (WT): | JANAC | Return: |
| 1 | Henry C. Bruton | Pearl Harbor | 4/42 | 57 | 1/5,800 | 1/3,300 | Pearl Harbor |
| 2 | Henry C. Bruton | Pearl Harbor | 7/42 | 53 | 2/24,000 | 2/17,250 | Pearl Harbor |
| 3 | Henry C. Bruton | Pearl Harbor | 9/42 | 41 | 4/32,100 | 4/20,400 | Pearl Harbor |
| 4 | Henry C. Bruton | Pearl Harbor | 12/42 | 52 | 4/20,700 | 4/14,000 | Brisbane |
| 5 | James D. Grant | Brisbane | 2/43 | 64 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Brisbane |
| 6 | James D. Grant | Brisbane | 4/43 | 52 | 1/5,400 | 0/0 | Brisbane |
| 7 | James D. Grant | Brisbane | 7/43 | 51 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Pearl Harbor |
| 8 | James D. Grant | Pearl Harbor | 14/43 | 39 | 1/1,900 | 1/2,000 | Pearl Harbor |
| 9 | James D. Grant | Pearl Harbor | 3/44 | 53 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Pear Harbor |
| 10 | John D. Gerwick | Pearl Harbor | 7/44 | 63 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Pearl Harbor |
| 11 | John D. Gerwick | Pearl Harbor | 10/44 | 48 | 3/9,000 | 3/2,695 | Pearl Harbor |
| 12 | John D. Gerwick | Pearl Harbor | 12/44 | 45 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Pearl Harbor |
USS Greenling Memorabilia: