USS Gabilan

Officers and crew of Gabilan prepare to come ashore, probably at Brisbane, Australia, 1944.
USS Gabilan (SS-252), probably at Brisbane, Australia, in 1944.
History
United States
NameUSS Gabilan
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down5 January 1943[1]
Launched19 September 1943[1]
Commissioned28 December 1943[1]
Decommissioned23 February 1946[1]
Stricken1 June 1959[1]
FateSold for scrap, 11 January 1960[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 kn (39 km/h)[6]
  • 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged[6]
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[6]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (4 km/h) submerged[6]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)[6]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[6]
Armament

USS Gabilan (SS-252), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gabilan, an eagle ray of the Gulf of California.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.
  4. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
  5. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  6. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311