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USS Gabilan

USS Gabilan is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000220 roster.

SS-252 · Gato classUnited States NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
USS Gabilan; https://www.navsource.net/archives/08/08252.htm Officers and crew of the Gabilan (SS-252), prepare to come ashore, probably at Brisbane, Australia, 1944.
USS Gabilan; https://www.navsource.net/archives/08/08252.htm Officers and crew of the Gabilan (SS-252), prepare to come ashore, probably at Brisbane, Australia, 1944. US Navy photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org .https://www.navsource.net/archives/08/08252.htm · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantSS-252
ClassGato class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

USS Gabilan is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000220 roster.

Class context: Gato class

The Gato class was the first large U.S. fleet-submarine class built in wartime quantities for long-range Pacific operations.

This ship is recorded as a member of Gato class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. List of Gato-class submarines ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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