![]() On her second war patrol (2 July – 29 August 1942), she patrolled east of the Kurile Islands toward the Aleutian chain. Second and third war patrols, July – December 1942 On she was ordered to patrol the western approaches to Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, taking station 280 nautical miles (519 km 322 mi) westward during the Battle of Midway of 3–7 June 1942. On her first war patrol from Pearl Harbor (20 April – 10 June 1942), Gato unsuccessfully attacked a converted aircraft carrier 3 May before being driven away by the fierce depth charging of four destroyers off the Marshall Islands. She subsequently proceeded to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.įirst war patrol, April – June 1942 Īfter repairs at Mare Island Navy Yard at Mare Island, California, Gato was ready for sea again on 27 March 1942. Navy blimp and a submarine of World War II. It was the only friendly fire incident between a U.S. She suffered extensive damage but no casualties. The first two depth charges landed within 50 yards (46 m) of her periscope and the second pair exploded as she dived to a depth of 120 feet (37 m). Navy TC-class blimp TC-13 mistook her for a Japanese submarine and attacked her with four 325-pound (147 kg) depth charges. She was at periscope depth while conducting a trim dive in the Pacific Ocean off the entrance to San Francisco Bay on 23 March 1942 when the U.S. Ingersoll, and commissioned 31 December 1941.Īfter shakedown at New London, Connecticut, Gato departed 16 February 1942 via the Panama Canal for San Francisco, California, where she underwent additional training. Louise Ingersoll, wife of Admiral Royal E. She was launched 21 August 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Gato′s keel was laid down 5 October 1940 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She survived the war and spent the post-war period as a training ship before being sold for scrapping in 1960. She was commissioned only days after the declaration of war and made thirteen combat patrols during World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for the common name used for a number of species of catshark. USS Gato (SS-212) was the lead ship of her class of submarine in the United States Navy. ![]() 48 hours at 2 knots (4 km/h) submerged.4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears ġ1,000 nm (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h).4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators.You can filter submarines by brand, size, occupants (number of person they can carry), diving depth, price and more.USS Gato (SS-212) off Mare Island Navy Yard on 29 November 1944Įlectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut NOTE: If you are looking for other type of submarines then use our search & filter tool for all available submarines for sale. Soon, we’ll list some diesel-electric submarines here that are proviate (non-military), currently functional, and can be used for several purposes like research and tourism. They let common people have a chance to see and know about the military life in submarines and how the submarines are built. The primary use of these submarines is to keep them in submarine museums because they are the best way to retain the associated dignity, pride, and honor of the submarine. Currently, we are undertaking military submarines, World War II (ww2) submarines, abandoned submarines, and non-military diesel-electric submarines that are available for sale. Here, we have listed used, decommissioned military submarines for sale. ![]()
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