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  USS Gunnel (SS-253) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A gunnel is a blennoid fish of the north Atlantic ranging south as far as Cape Cod.
Gunnels first war patrol (19 October-7 December 1942) covered a passage from the United States to the United Kingdom, during which she participated in Operation "Torch," the Allied invasion of North Africa.
Gunnel was refitting at Pearl Harbor and at war's end she was ordered to New London, Connecticut, where she decommissioned 18 May 1946.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Gunnel_(SS-253)   (572 words)

  
 Gunnel
Gunnel (SS-253) was launched 17 May 1942 by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs.
Following a major overhaul at Portsmouth, N.H., Gunnel steamed to the Pacific to conduct her second patrol (28 May-3 July 1943) in waters west of Kyushu Island in the East China Sea.
Gunnel was refitting at Pearl Harbor and at war's end she was ordered to New London, Conn., where she decommissioned 18 May 1946.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/g9/gunnel.htm   (513 words)

  
 USS GUNNEL SS-253 / First War Patrol
GUNNEL departed New London, Connecticut on her first war patrol at midnight on 18 October 1942 under sealed orders and on a secret course for Fedala, French Morocco, a town about 15 miles north of Casablanca.
GUNNEL's bridge watch had been alerted to this dangerous situaton unfolding and when the "passing cruiser" was first seen emerging from the mist like a grey ghost, an alert watchstander initially reported it as French.
GUNNEL was directed to proceed to the Falmouth naval base on the southern coast of England,and the British offered to send an escort or even a tug to tow the sub.
members.aol.com /jmlavelle2/patrol1.htm   (6326 words)

  
 USS Gunnel SS-253 / Fourth War Patrol
Gunnel would be under the operational control of Commander Submarines Southwest Pacific(CTF 71) based in Freemantle, Australia, and the next R&R period after the patrol would be there.
Gunnel had moved closer to Luzon and was now patrolling an area covering the approaches to Manila Bay.
Gunnel was proceeding cautiously though the strait because of the proximity of enemy bases for surface and air patrols.
gunnel.jmlavelle.com /patrol4.htm   (7956 words)

  
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GATO GUNNEL (SS-263) was launched 17 May 1942 by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., sponsored by Mrs.
Success crowned her efforts when cargo ship KOYO MARU was sunk 15 June-GUNNEL's first kill-and 4 days later when another cargo ship, TOKIWA MARU, was sent under.
Her fifth and sixth patrols, (3 May-4 July) and (29 July- 22 September 1944) found her again in the southern approaches of the Sunda Straits and cruising in the Sulu Sea-Manila area but failed to add sunken ships to GUNNEL score.
www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss253.txt   (503 words)

  
 USS BARB (SS-220) AND SUBRON 50
With main engines practically useless, she was forced to put in at another port for emergency repairs.
Gunnel finished her patrol mostly using her batteries and recharging them with auxiliary generators.
Gunnel might have required British technical assistance and our logistical demands were probably drawn from our own sources.
www.subvetpaul.com /SAGA_6_98.htm   (3624 words)

  
 Give 'em Hell - The Story of the USS Gunnel SS-253
The purpose of this on-line book is to detail the history of one World War 2 US submarine, the GUNNEL, from keel laying to scrapping.
There are also chapters on the boat's statistics, the attacks she made, the trip back to New London after the war, as well as many photos of the crew and boat.
Joe served aboard the GUNNEL as the First Lieutenant, Torpedo and Gunnery officer for the first 2 patrols and as Executive Officer and Navigator on the next 3 patrols.
www.jmlavelle.com /gunnel/index.htm   (1181 words)

  
 USS Beaver (AS-5) (ARG-19) - Ship's History
USS Beaver, named for the amphibious fur-bearing rodent, was laid down as merchant ship SS Beaver at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Newport News, Virginia.
USS Gunnel, was bombed by a United States Army aircraft.
Throughout the operation, USS Gunnel, commanded by John Sidney McCain, Junior, son of Rear Admiral John Sidney McCain, then commander of naval aircraft in the South Pacific, had ceaseless problems with her H.O.R. (Hooven, Owens, and Rentschler Company of Hamilton, Ohio) engines.
ussubvetsofworldwarii.org /Beaver.html   (1614 words)

  
 Gunel - Made same all then has find them Sait Gunel posters help come place word and her away which again one Sait ...
The Gunnel served with distinction in both the Atlantic and Pacific and completed 8 war patrols.
Gunnel Mauritzson's new album "Ă…ter"("Once More") which is released on January 17th, 2001, contains both newly written her voice and her image, Gunnel has a touch that is both.
USS GUNNEL (SS-253) USS GUNNEL (SS-253)'s first war patrol (19 October-7 December 1942) covered a passage from the United States to the.
www.destarter.com /gunnel/gunel.html   (588 words)

  
 WORLD WAR II 1944
The Japanese torpedo boat Sagi is sunk by the submarine USS Gunnel (SS-253) in the Philippines.
The Japanese submarine I-26 is sunk by aircraft (VC-82) from the escort carrier USS Anzio (CVE-57) and the destroyer USS Lawrence C. Taylor (DD-415) in the Philippine Sea.
The Japanese torpedo boat Hiyodori is sunk by the submarine USS Gunnel (SS-253) in the South China Sea.
www.blountweb.com /blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/timelines/1944_ww2.htm   (14644 words)

  
 Gunnel Ethereal Euphony - Coverart, Jewel Inserts, Cd Artwork, Evenethereal Euphony Is An Archive Of Cd Jew   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Gunnel served with distinction in both the Atlantic and Pacific and completed eight war patrols.
Gunnel redovisar 400 värmlänningar från byarna runt Torby, Fryksände sn, och Arne inte fullt lika många östgötar från Nykil, Gammalkil och Kisa.
Australian seascape artist, Gunnel Karel is a noosa based artist specialising in seascape, landscape, still life art and wood carvings.
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 Rudolph W. Velle - His WW-II experience on the USS GUNNEL SS-253
Velle and Stamper reported to the GUNNEL before it was commissioned, when it was still under the command of Lt. Cmdr.
Guy O'Neil took command of the GUNNEL and headed into the Philippines for his first, and the GUNNEL's sixth, war patrol.
He got special permission to re-join the Navy, and would eventually be promoted to senior chief petty officer and chief of the boat on a nuclear submarine.
www.sid-hill.com /history/velle.htm   (1539 words)

  
 Forthcoming in the American Submarine War Patrol Reports Series
Edward L. Beach, who served in Trigger during her Midway adventure and her first nine war patrols, was said to have based a number of incidents in his novel Run Silent, Run Deep on his experiences in Trigger.
U.S.S. Gunnel made a total of eight war patrols, and Dentuda, commissioned late in the war, made only a single patrol before the end of hostilities.
Both submarines were placed in commission by Lieutenant Commander (later Commander) John S. McCain, Jr., who would rise to hold the post of CinCPac (in the process becoming a rare second-generation Admiral) during the Viet Nam war.
www.aswpr.com /forthcoming.html   (588 words)

  
 Ss - Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
SS Adams manufacturers an extensive line of Practical Joke and Magic Items for Children of All Ages.
The Waffen SS had a reputation for committing war crimes in occupied territory.
The SS was distinguished from the German military, Nazi Party, The new SS was delegated to be a protection company of various Nazi Party Leaders
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 gunnel Gunnel.com Visit Our Shop
Gunnel Grabber : Distributors Gunnel Grabber is a multi-function outdoor tool that helps make fishing and boating more fun.
Gunnel Sjberg received her training as a singing teacher from the School of Music at the University of rebro.
Gunnel Mauritzson Gunnel Mauritzson - singer Gunnel Mauritzson is one of the foremost folk singers in Sweden.
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 gunnel GUNNEL - FASHION and STYLE
Noosa Landscape artists - Gunnel Karel Australian seascape artist, Gunnel Karel is a noosa based artist specialising in seascape, landscape, still life art and wood carvings.
Noosa based Australian Seascape artist, Gunnel Karel Australian seascape artist, Gunnel Karel is a noosa based artist specialising in seascape, landscape, still life art and wood carvings.
Gunnel Grabber : Contact Us Gunnel Grabber is a multi-function outdoor tool that helps make fishing and boating more fun.
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 USN Ships -- by Hull Number: SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS-200 through SS-399
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS 200 through SS 399
This page provides the hull numbers of all U.S. Navy submarines numbered in the SS series from SS-200 through SS-399, with links to those ships with photos available in the Online Library.
To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided in the "Online Library of Selected Images" are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/shusn-no/ss-no2.htm   (211 words)

  
 The Gun Guy's Navy & WW II Submarine Page
The submarine that William T. Mabin was in disappeared while he and his crewmates were on a mission to attack a Japanese convoy in the last months of World War II.
USS Ling SS 297 See the New Jersey Naval Museum for a great flash presentation of the USS Ling.
USS Torsk SS 423; includes an in-depth photo tour through the boat by Gil Bohannon.
www.webcom.com /gun_guy/navlinks.htm   (673 words)

  
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I grew up in and around Fremantle Harbor Western Australia during the time the huge USN submarine base was there and when USS Gunnel went from on her 3 patrols in May, July and October 1944.
I have always (now 73!!) retained a keen interest in those old boats and what they did when they were stationed in my home town.
For plank owners who remember Gerald Hanson, he is alive and well in Connecticut.
htmlgear.tripod.com /guest/control.guest?u=jmlavelle2&a=view&i=1001&r=   (93 words)

  
 Submarine and U boat Museums, Organizations and Historical Resources
USS Gunnel (SS-253) History of USS Gunnel hosted by Jim Lavelle.
FOUND - USS Lagarto (SS-371) Some 60 years after being reported lost in action USS Lagarto was located under 220 feet of saltwater in the Gulf of Thailand by a professional diver from Great Britain who reported his discovery through the U.S. Naval attache in Bangkok.
USS Spinax (SS-489) History of this U.S. Tench Class Submarine from WW II and her post war conversion to a SSR Radar Picket Submarine until her decommissioning with a comprehensive section of ships memorabilia.
www.sonic.net /~books/new.html   (1266 words)

  
 Fleet Sub
The son was CO, USS Dentuda (SS 335) moored alongside.
Prior to Dentuda, He was CO USS Gunnel (SS 253), the subject of the below story, and rose to become Admiral J.S. McCain, Jr.
Loss of USS Cochino (SS 345): 26-Aug-1949 when it was sunk in Norwegian Sea after onboard fire.
www.sailetc.com /fleetsub.htm   (637 words)

  
 Gunnel Products
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GUNNEL LINDE - A PONY IN THE LUGGAGE - PUFFIN PB 1942 ONI-54R Submarines Whale Trigger Gunnel
A Pony in the Luggage - Gunnel Linde - pony PB 1972
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 uss ray Find It Quick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
He would serve at the post for another year, until being promoted to Commander, and First Officer of the...
Gunnel SS-253; USS Puffer (SS 268) USS Raton SS/SSR/AGSS-270; USS Ray SS/SSR-271 & SSN-653; USS Scorpion Alumni Home Page - SS-278 and SSN-589; USS Snook (SS-279) USS Snook (SS-279) USS Sunfish SS-281; USS...
USS Haddo I (SS 255) USS Ray (SSN653) USS Permit (SSN594) USS Seahorse (SSN669)
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 Diesel Boat Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
USS COD (SS USS DRUM (SS 228) - on public display
USS O-9 (SS 70) - still on patrol
USS S-51 (SS 162) - still on patrol
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 November, 1944
Japanese naval vessel sunk: Torpedo boat SAGI, by submarine GUNNEL (SS-253), Philippine Islands area, 16 d.
Army troops supported by naval gunfire land in the Mapia Islands off the northwest coast of New Guinea.
42'E. Torpedo boat HIYODORI, by submarine GUNNEL (SS- 253), South China Sea, 16 d.
www.ibiblio.org /pha/chr/chr44-11.html   (1369 words)

  
 Imperial Submarines
LtCdr Sugamasa is running on the surface when the I-36 is bombed and a fuel tank ruptured by an American patrol plane.
The I-36 is running on the surface when she is attacked by LtCdr Guy E. O'Neil's USS GUNNEL (SS-253), but all four torpedoes miss, passing astern.
Fuel tank and Type 22 radar are damaged by the North American P-51 "Mustangs" from Iwo Jima.
www.combinedfleet.com /I-36.htm   (2774 words)

  
 uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Gunnel of the Gato class
uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Gunnel of the Gato class
Sold 1 December 1959 to be broken up for scrap.
For more on USS Gunnel see also this website (offsite link).
uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2999.html   (578 words)

  
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Japanese naval vessels sunk: Submarine chaser No. 54, by submarine POLLACK (SS- 180), north of Bonin Islands, 28 d.
24' E. Japanese naval vessels sunk: Light cruiser YUBARI, by submarine BLUEGILL (SS- 242), southwest of the Palau Islands, 05 d.
Naval land-based and Army aircraft heavily attack enemy positions on Wotje Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
history.sandiego.edu /cdr2/BYRD/NAVAL_CH/CHR44.TXT   (13919 words)

  
 USS Gunnel SS-253 Navy Links Page
This is the home page of the Electric Boat Corporation where the keel of the USS GUNNEL was laid on July 21, 1941.
There is alot of information about the company and the boats that were built here.
A very detailed look at day to day operations during World War II by David Lippman.
www.jmlavelle.com /gunnel/navy.htm   (1073 words)

  
 NavySites.com
USS Bergall SS 320 - Home site for both USS Bergall boats, SS 320 and SSN 667.
USS Gunnel (SS-253) - The Gunnel served with distinction in both the Atlantic and Pacific and completed 8 war patrols.
USS Scorpion SS 278/SSN 589 Alumni Association - Dedicated to the crewmembers of both USS Scorpions.
www.navysites.com /Submarines   (1402 words)

  
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Welcome to Give 'em Hell - The Story of the USS GUNNEL.
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