The Gato class of submarines were built for the United States Navy and launched in 1941–1943. Named after the lead ship of the class, USS Gato, they were the first mass-production U.S. submarine class of World War II.
Seventy-seven Gato-class submarines were built during World War II, commissioned from November 1941 through April 1944. [1] The class was very successful in sinking Japanese merchant ships and naval vessels: the top three US submarines in tonnage sunk were Gatos, along with three of the top seven in number of ships sunk. [2]
2017年1月10日 · Gato Class submarines were designed for long range cruising in the Pacific. With sub-classes Tench and Balao, this was the most prolific sub of the US Navy.
On 25 March 1943, Wahoo attacked a 100 ton radio-monitoring trawler with over 700 rounds of 4-inch and 20mm gunfire. Then, with seas too rough to safely board the vessel, a group of self-proclaimed “Wahoo’s Commandos” led by Ensign Misch …
The Gato class submarines of the United States Navy in World War II proved to be the leading weapon in the strategic war against the Japanese merchant marine. They were also a solid leg of the surface/air/submarine triad in the USN’s tactical efforts to destroy the Imperial Japanese Navy.
USS Gato (SS-212) was the lead ship of her class of submarine in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the common name used for a number of species of catshark. She was commissioned only days after the declaration of war and made thirteen combat patrols during World War II.