| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine rescue vessel |
| Class | Chanticleer |
| Pennant | ASR 10 |
| Built by | Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 12 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Stricken on 1 February 1973 and sold to Turkey the same day being renamed Akin. As of 2006 Akin is still in service. |
Commands listed for USS Greenlet (ASR 10)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Frederick Williams Laing, USN | 29 May 1943 | 2 Jan 1944 (1) |
| 2 | Lt.(jg) James Thompson Hodgson, Jr., USNR | 2 Jan 1944 | 20 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt Robert Buford Willhoite, USN | 20 Jun 1945 | 15 Feb 1947 |
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Notable events involving Greenlet include:
01 CDR. Laing, Frederick Williams, USN (30) 29 May 1943 - 2 January 1944 02 LT. Hodgson Jr., James Thompson 2 January 1944 - 20 June 1945 03 LT. Willhoite, Robert Buford 20 June 1945 - 15 February 1947 04 LCDR. Horsman, Donald Glenn 15 February 1947 - 5 September 1948 05 LCDR. Birney, George Russell 5 September 1948 - 10 September 1949 06 LCDR. Fulton, Howard Thomas 10 September 1949 - 21 September 1950 07 LCDR. Des Granges, Miano 21 September 1950 - 5 January 1952 08 LCDR. Griggs III, John Bradford, USN (43) 5 January 1952 - 10 July 1953 09 LT. Ullrich, Howard Clifton 10 July 1953 - 25 August 1955 10 LCDR. Hoover, Clarence Paul 25 August 1955 - 25 January 1958 11 LCDR. Coulbourne, Thomas Edward 25 January 1958 - 30 January 1960 12 LCDR. Hill, Howard Allen 30 January 1960 - 6 July 1963 13 LCDR. Leibold, William Rudolf 6 July 1963 - 14 July 1965 14 LCDR. Clark, Lynn Reginald 14 July 1965 - 29 July 1967 15 CDR. Carry, Allan Harry 29 July 1967 - 9 August 1969 16 LCDR. Delanoy, Billie L. 9 August 1969 - 25 April 1970 17 LT. Trinka, Anton John 25 April 1970 - 12 June 1970 (2)
31 Oct 1943
USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. M.H. Dry, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Greenlet (T/Cdr. F.W. Laing, USN). (3)
11 Jan 1944
During 11/12 January 1944, USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. M.H. Dry, USN) and USS Apogon (T/Cdr. W.P. Schoeni, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Greenlet (Lt. J.T. Hodgson, Jr., USNR). (4)
18 Jun 1944
From 18 to 20 June 1944, USS Skate (T/Cdr. W.P. Gruner, Jr., USN) conducted training exercises off Midway together with USS Litchfield (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Hollingsworth, USN).
During 19 and 20 June USS Greenlet (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Hodgson, Jr., USNR) also participated in the exercises. (5)
27 Nov 1944
During 27/28 November 1944, USS Seadragon (Cdr. J.H. Ashley, Jr., USN), conducted exercises off Midway together with USS Greenlet (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Hodgson, Jr., USN). These included night exercises.
20 Mar 1945
USS Seahorse (T/Cdr. H.H. Greer, Jr., USN, with Vice-Admiral C.W. Lockwood, USN on board) conducted exercise off Guam with USS Greenlet (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Hodgson, Jr., USN). (6)
20 Apr 1945
USS Bowfin (Cdr. A.K. Tyree, USN) conducted exercises off Guam together with USS Baron (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Dickerson, USNR), USS Greenlet (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Hodgson, Jr., USN) and USS Raby (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Slade, USNR).
30 Jun 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS PC-620 (Lt.(jg). M.E. Wiemers, USNR).
1 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS PC-620 (Lt.(jg). M.E. Wiemers, USNR).
On completion of the day exercises USS Scabbardfish returned to Guam escorted by USS PC-620.
The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 2 July.
5 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS YMS-357 (Lt. J.P. Potsch, USNR).
On completion of the day exercises USS Spikefish returned to Guam escorted by USS YMS-357.
The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 6 July.
10 Aug 1945
During 10/11 August 1945, USS Hackleback (T/Cdr. F.E. Janney, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN). These included night exercises.
Sources
- http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g8/greenlet.htm
- Personal communication
- War diary Pearl Harbor Navy Yard for October 1943
- War diary USS Greenlet for January 1944
- USS Skate report of fith war patrol
- Report of seventh war patrol of USS Seahorse