| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 253 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 21 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 17 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 Aug 1942 |
| End service | 18 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 18 May 1946. For more on USS Gunnel see also this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for USS Gunnel (253)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Sidney McCain, Jr., USN | 20 Aug 1942 | 14 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Guy Edward O'Neil, Jr., USN | 14 Jul 1944 | 24 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Gunnel include:
19 Oct 1942
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) departed from New London for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to participate in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa.
7 Dec 1942
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) ended her 1st war patrol at Rosneath, Scotland.
22 Jan 1943
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) arrived back at New London. She is sent to the Portsmouth Navy yard for an overhaul before she is sent to the Pacific.
18 May 1943
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) arrived at Pearl Harbor from New London.
28 May 1943
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
15 Jun 1943
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant passenger-cargo ship Koyo Maru (6426 GRT) in Tsushima Straits in position 33°55'N, 127°38'E. (see map)
19 Jun 1943
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Hong Kong Maru (2797 GRT) and merchant cargo ship Tokiwa Maru (6971 GRT) off Shirase, Japan in position 32°40'N, 126°37'E, and damaged the Japanese coastal minelayer
3 Jul 1943
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) ended her 2nd war patrol at Midway. She is sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for general overhaul and re-engineering, due to continuous problems with her main-engines.
17 Nov 1943
With her overhaul completed USS Gunnel (Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
4 Dec 1943
USS Gunnel (Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Hiyoshi Maru (4046 GRT) northeast of Haha Jima in position 29°43'N, 145°54'E. (see map)
5 Feb 1944
USS Gunnel (Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) departed from Midway for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China, Sulu, and Celebes Seas.
6 Apr 1944
USS Gunnel (Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
3 May 1944
USS Gunnel (Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) departed from Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
4 Jul 1944
USS Gunnel (Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr.) ended her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
29 Jul 1944
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) departed from Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Sibuyan Sea area and off the west coasts of Southern Luzon and Mindoro.
22 Sep 1944
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) ended her 6th war patrol at Fremantle.
21 Oct 1944
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) departed from Fremantle for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China and Sulu Seas.
8 Nov 1944
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese torpedo boat Sagi (offsite link) about 60 nautical miles west of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines in position 16°09'N, 118°56'E. (see map)
17 Nov 1944
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese torpedo boat Hiyodori (offsite link) and the Japanese merchant tanker Shunten Maru (5623 GRT) about 130 nautical miles east of Tourane, French Indochina in position 16°56'N, 110°30'E. (see map)
2 Dec 1944
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) lands supplies and evacuates Allied aviators from Palawan, Philippines.
28 Dec 1944
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) ended her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. she is now ordered to the Hunters Point Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
11 May 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) arrived back at Pearl Harbor.
28 May 1945
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor for Guam.
9 Jun 1945
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) arrived at Guam.
13 Jun 1945
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) departed from Guam for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Bungo Suido area.
24 Jul 1945
USS Gunnel (Lt.Cdr. G.E. O'Neil, Jr.) ended her 8th war patrol at Guam.
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