Submarine Gabilan (SS-252)

Gabilan

國家	美國
艦級	Gato 級潛艇
Hull Number	SS-252
造船廠	Electric Boat Company
安放龍骨日期	1943年1月5日
下水日期	1943年9月19日
服役日期	1943年12月28日
除役日期	1946年2月23日
排水量	1,549 tons standard; 2,463 tons submerged
長度	312 feet
寬度	27 feet
吃水	17 feet
動力來源	Four General Motors Model 16-248 V16 diesel engines (5,400shp), four high-speed General Electric electric motors (2,740shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, two propellers
燃料儲存量	97,140 gallons of oil
速度	21 knots
續航力	11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged
乘員	60
武裝	6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1x76mm 50-cal gun, 2x .50cal machine guns, 2x .30cal machine guns
Submerged Speed	9 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseGato-class submarine USS Gabilan was commissioned into service in the final days 1943. After completing her shakedown cruise off Connecticut, United States and training cruise off Key West, Florida, United States, she embarked on her first war patrol in the Pacific Ocean on 21 Apr 1944. She achieved her first sinking during her second war patrol in Jul 1944, a Japanese minesweeper (which commanding officer K. R. Wheland mis-identified as a destroyer), sunk south of Japan. During her fifth war patrol, she and her wolfpack mates gave chase to Japanese light cruiser Isuzu, finally sinking her on 7 Apr 1945 after nearly four days of pursuit. During her sixth and final war patrol, she rescued a total of 17 downed American aviators; 3 of them were picked up in Tokyo Bay, Japan, in range of shore-based batteries should she be discovered. She was decommissioned in early 1946 and remained in reserve until 1959 before being sold for scrap.

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Last Major Revision: Jun 2012

Submarine Gabilan (SS-252) 互動地圖

Photographs

Launching of USS Gabilan, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 19 Sep 1943

USS Gabilan arriving in port in Australia, late 1944

USS Gabilan in port in Australia, late 1944

Gabilan Operational Timeline

1943年1月5日	The keel of submarine Gabilan was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States.
1943年9月19日	Submarine Gabilan was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Rear Admiral Jules James.
1943年12月28日	USS Gabilan was commissioned into service, Commander K. R. Wheland in command.
1944年3月23日	USS Gabilan arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1944年4月21日	USS Gabilan departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her first war patrol; her primary task was to conduct reconnaissance in the Mariana Islands area.
1944年6月6日	USS Gabilan arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending first war patrol.
1944年6月29日	USS Gabilan departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her second war patrol.
1944年7月17日	USS Gabilan sank a Japanese minesweeper south of Japan, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired; the victim was logged as a destroyer in a case of mis-identification.
1944年8月18日	USS Gabilan completed her second war patrol.
1944年9月26日	USS Gabilan began her third war patrol in Japanese home island waters.
1944年10月31日	USS Gabilan sank oceanographic research vessel Kaiyo No. 6 in Japanese home island waters, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired.
1944年11月12日	USS Gabilan arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands, ending her third war patrol.
1944年12月29日	USS Gabilan departed Fremantle, Australia for her fourth war patrol.
1945年2月15日	USS Gabilan arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her fourth war patrol.
1945年3月20日	USS Gabilan departed Fremantle, Australia for her fifth war patrol.
1945年4月4日	USS Gabilan and her wolfpack mates detected Japanese cruiser Isuzu in the South China Sea and gave chase. She sank one of the escorting gunboats with her deck gun.
1945年4月7日	USS Gabilan sank the already-damaged Japanese cruiser Isuzu, which she and her wolfpack mates had been chasing since 4 Apr 1945, in the South China Sea, hitting her with 1 of 6 torpedoes fired.
1945年4月11日	USS Gabilan fired four torpedoes at a convoy of small Japanese ships in the South China Sea; all torpedoes missed.
1945年4月14日	USS Gabilan sank a Japanese freighters in the South China Sea in the morning, hitting her with 2 of 4 torpedoes fired. In the evening, she sank another freight in the same area, hitting her with all 4 torpedoes fired.
1945年5月28日	USS Gabilan arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her fifth war patrol.
1945年6月20日	USS Gabilan departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her sixth and final war patrol.
1945年7月7日	USS Gabilan detected a hostile submarine south of Japan and attacked with 6 torpedoes; all torpedoes missed.
1945年8月17日	USS Gabilan arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her sixth and final war patrol, during which she rescued 17 downed American aviators, 3 of whom were picked up inside of Tokyo Bay, Japan prior to the Japanese surrender.
1946年2月23日	USS Gabilan was decommissioned from service at New London, Connecticut, United States and was assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
1959年6月1日	Submarine Gabilan was struck from the US Naval Register.
1959年12月15日	Submarine Gabilan was sold to Ship Supply Company of Brooklyn, New York, United States for US$67,361.00.
1960年1月11日	Submarine Gabilan was removed from US Navy facilities by Ship Supply Company of Brooklyn, New York, United States for scrapping.

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