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SS-253 Gunnel
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gato | 1941/07/21 Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. | 1942/05/17 | 1942/08/20 | 1959/12/01
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| Namesake: mečitka malá - okounovitá ryba úhořovitého tvaru - Phollis gunnellus | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/05 | joinPac | ||||
| 43/05/18 | 43/05/28 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/05/28 | 43/07/03 | SubDiv121 | patro02: W of Kjushu, East China Sea | 66 | |
| 43/06/01 | patro02: Midway - refuel | 66 | |||
| 43/06/15 | patro02: sinking AK Kojo Maru (7497 BRT) in Cushima Strait (33-55N, 127-38E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/06/19 | patro02: sinking AK Tokiwa Maru (7210 BRT) off Shirase (32-40N, 126-37E) | 66 85 | |||
| 43/06/19 | patro02: damaging PG Hong Kong Maru (ex-Philippine Argus) | 85 | |||
| 43/06/22 | patro02: departed area for Midway | 81 | |||
| 43/07/03 | patro03: arrived Midway | 81 | |||
| 43/08 | 43/10 | MINY - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 43/11/06 | 43/11/17 | P.H. | 81 | ||
| 43/11/17 | 44/01/07 | patro03: off Honshu | 66 | ||
| 43/11/21 | patro03: Midway - refuel, reprovisioning | 81 | |||
| 43/12/02 | patro03: attacking convoy (2 CVE?, 4 DD) 26-03´N, 147-50´ E | 81 | |||
| 43/12/04 | patro03: sinking AP Hijoshi Maru (10000 BRT) NE of Hahahjima (29-45N, 145-54E) attacked by Inazuma | 66 85 | |||
| 43/12/05 | patro03: attacked by flying boat | 81 | |||
| 43/12/08 | patro03: entered patrol area | 81 | |||
| 43/12/22 | patro03: attacked by 3 torpedoes, prob. from IJN SS | 81 | |||
| 43/12/31 | patro03: took course for Midway | 81 | |||
| 44/01/07 | 44/02/05 | Midway - refit: bridge alternation, PPI installed | 66 | ||
| 44/02/05 | 44/04/06 | 71 | patro04: from Midway to Fremantle via South China,Sulu and Celebes Sea | 66 | |
| 44/02/19 | 71 | patro04: entered South China Sea (Balintang Channel) | 81 | ||
| 44/02/23 | 71 | patro04: entered patrol area | 81 | ||
| 44/03/03 | 44/03/04 | 71 | patro04: off Cape Bolinao - hunting freighter with escort | 81 | |
| 44/03/18 | 71 | patro04: sighted CVE??+ 2 DD - depth charged 01-49.5'N,120-35.5´E | 81 | ||
| 44/03/22 | 71 | patro04: again sighted CVE?? + 2 DD -01-31'N,119-49´ | 81 | ||
| 44/03/22 | 71 | patro04: short of fuel > bound for Port Darwin > Fremantle | 81 | ||
| 44/03/22 | 44/03/23 | 71 | patro04: hunting convoy (4 AO, 4 DD) | 81 | |
| 44/03/30 | 44/03/31 | 71 | patro04: Port Darwin - unload torpedoes, refuel, reprovision | ||
| 44/04/01 | 71 | patro04: meet K-XV | |||
| 44/04/06 | 44/04/23 | Fremantle - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/04/23 | 44/05/03 | Fremantle - exercises, sound tests and made a deep dive | 81 | ||
| 44/05/03 | 44/07/04 | 71.1 | patro05: Sunda Strait, Sulu Sea - with Angler | 66 | |
| 44/05/05 | 44/05/07 | 71.1 | patro05: Exmouth Bay - refuel, SJ radar repairs | 81 | |
| 44/05/11 | 71.1 | patro05: entered assigned area in Sunda Strait | 81 | ||
| 44/05/27 | 71.1 | patro05: meet with Lapon | 81 | ||
| 44/05/29 | 71.1 | patro05: meet Raton | 81 | ||
| 44/06/07 | 71.1 | patro05: depth charged | 81 | ||
| 44/06/28 | 71.1 | patro05: meet Robalo | 81 | ||
| 44/07/01 | 71.1 | patro05: Exmouth Bay - refuel | 81 | ||
| 44/07/04 | 44/07/18 | Fremantle - refit: replaced SJ radar, overhauled engines, repaired sco | 81 | ||
| 44/07/18 | 44/07/23 | Framantle: individual ship exercises | 81 | ||
| 44/07/23 | 44/07/27 | Fremantle: practice, exercises with Muskallunge, Flier | 81 | ||
| 44/07/29 | 71 | patro06: off Fremantle - simulated attack on US ships with Narwhal | 81 | ||
| 44/07/29 | 44/09/22 | 71 | patro06: Sunda Strait, Sulu Sea | 66 | |
| 44/08/01 | 71 | patro06: sighted K-XIV on opposite course 20-20´S, 113-03´E | 81 | ||
| 44/08/05 | 44/08/06 | 71 | patro06: Port Darwin - refuel, repairs: gyrocompass, SJ radar | 81 | |
| 44/08/10 | 71 | patro06: entered patrol area | 81 | ||
| 44/08/18 | 71 | patro06: hunting convoy | 81 | ||
| 44/08/20 | 71 | patro06: 9 torpedoes lost on convoy (13-32´N, 121-26´E.) | 81 | ||
| 44/08/22 | 71 | patro06: 9 torpedoes lost on 2 ships convoy (12-54´N,122-51´E) | 81 | ||
| 44/08/27 | 71 | patro06: ordered to proceed to the South China Sea | 81 | ||
| 44/08/29 | 44/08/31 | 71 | patro06: joint patrol with Guitarro | 81 | |
| 44/09/06 | 44/09/07 | 71 | patro06: hunting 7 ships convoy (11-31´N, 118-25´E) | 81 | |
| 44/09/11 | 71 | patro06: encoutered hospital ship | 81 | ||
| 44/09/16 | 71 | patro06: set course to Lomboc Strait | 81 | ||
| 44/09/19 | 71 | patro06: Exmouth Bay, Australia - refuel | 81 | ||
| 44/09/22 | 44/10/21 | Fremantle | 81 | ||
| 44/10/21 | 44/12/28 | patro07: South China Sea, Sulu Sea | 66 | ||
| 44/11/08 | patro07: sinking Sagi off Cape Bolinao (16-10N, 118-56E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/11/17 | patro07: sinking Hijodori 140 miles ENE of Cape Tourane, Indochina (16-56N, 110-30E) | 66 85 | |||
| 44/11/17 | patro07: sinking AO Shunten M. (5623 BRT) 140 miles ENE of Cape Tourane, Indochina (16-56N, 110-30E) | 81 85 | |||
| 44/12/01 | 44/12/02 | patro07: evacuate 11 naval aviators from Palawan | 66 | ||
| 45/06/13 | 45/07/24 | patro08: Bungo Suido area | 66 | ||
| 45/07/09 | patro08: attacking IJN SS | 66 | |||
| 45/08/15 | PHNY - refit | 66 | |||