On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Chan Wei Lik wrote:

HISTORICAL NOTE: The real USS Growler was one of the most celebrated 

vessels of its kind. Although it had many exploits, the most interesting 
for this group would probably be an attack in June of '42, in which it 
torpedoed the Japanese destroyer H.I.I.S. Kasumi. The Growler was sunk in 
1944 off China.<<

And now thanks to Shampoo and Kodachi, history is about to repeat itself. 
Chances are only one of those two events will be allowed to happen. You 
picked this ship specifically for this didn't you?

Of course. :-) Being a history buff does have it's little perks.