1944-11-08
Loss of Growler
Off Mindoro
Growler attacked a convoy and was not heard from again. Shigure was one of the escorts that counterattacked. The sinking is credited to that group, not to Shigure alone.
Sunk in this fight
One ship.
Created for this encyclopedia, not a scanned historical map. Base map: Natural Earth, public domain; the coast is generalized. North is up. Not a surveyed track. The pin is Growler's last reported position, 13°21' N, 119°32' E, where she made radar contact on a convoy early on 8 November 1944. It is not where she was lost. The Navy's loss report says the cause of her loss is unknown, and no wreck position is known. No attacker is plotted.
