0 0 8 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pat ty ▁L ark in ▁albums ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁albums ▁Category : V angu ard ▁Records ▁albums <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Gr ou per ▁( SS / SS K / AG SS - 2 1 4 ), ▁a ▁G ato - class ▁sub marine , ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁gr ou per . ▁ ▁Gr ou per ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁Electric ▁Bo at ▁Co ., ▁Gro ton , ▁Connecticut ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁( sp ons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Albert ▁F . ▁Church ), ▁and ▁commission ed ▁at ▁New ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁C . ▁E . ▁Duke ▁in ▁command . ▁▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁After ▁sh aked own ▁in ▁Long ▁Island ▁Sound , ▁Gr ou per ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Sub marine ▁Force , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁play ▁hav oc ▁on ▁Japanese ▁sh ipping . ▁Before ▁depart ing ▁for ▁her ▁first ▁war ▁pat rol , ▁Gr ou per ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁sub marine ▁screen ▁which ▁ring ed ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁and ▁Japanese ▁fle ets ▁cl ashed ▁in ▁the ▁decis ive ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mid way . ▁Pat rolling ▁the ▁fr inge ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June , ▁Gr ou per