Growler had two torpedo rooms located at the bow (front) and stern (back) of the submarine. The torpedoes were intended for self-defense, and the room contained nine bunks for enlisted crew members.
Hi, I'm Bill Peters and this is another Intrepid Minute. Today we're on the submarine Growler. The submarine has torpedo rooms in the front and the back.
In the front we have four tubes. Back here we have two. They don't shine themselves. I served as a torpedo men aboard three submarines. Growler has torpedoes strictly for defense to protect the submarine. In the front of the submarine, we have four torpedo tubes where we shoot ships. If a ship chases you, you go deep and turn around.
In the back of the submarine, we only have torpedoes that shoot other submarines. The tubes are made of solid brass, and whenever you shoot a weapon, you have to climb in, clean the tube, and write your initials on the outer door. BP. Those are my initials. And finally, there are nine beds in this torpedo room, 12 in the forward torpedo room. You always want to sleep in a torpedo room. It's the end of the boat.
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