Mannert Lincoln Abele, USN
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | 31 Jul 1942 | USS Grunion (SS-216) | |
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Warship Commands listed for Mannert Lincoln Abele, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Grunion (216) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 11 Apr 1942 | 31 Jul 1942 (+) |
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Submarine USS Grunion (216)
24 May 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbor.
31 May 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) picks up 16 survivors from the American merchant Jack that was torpedoed and sunk on 27 May 1942 by the German submarine U-558 about 100 nautical miles south-west of Port Salut, Haiti in position 17º36'N, 74º42'W.
3 Jun 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) arrives at Coco Solo, Panama.
20 Jun 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
30 Jun 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Kiska, Aleutians.
15 Jul 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) reports that she had attacked an enemy destroyer but that all three torpedoes fired missed the target.
Shortly after this report Grunion torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine chasers Ch-25 and Ch-27 (both 460 tons, offsite links) west of Sredni Point, Kiska, Aleutians in position 52º02'N, 177º42'E. She reports these result immediately.
28 Jul 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) reports an attack on unidentified enemy ships six miles southeast of Sirius Point, Kiska. She was depth charged after this attack but sustained no damage.
30 Jul 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) reported heavy antisubmarine activity at the entrance to Kiska, and that she had ten torpedoes remaining. She was ordered to return to base at Dutch Harbour.
31 Jul 1942
USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) possibly torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Kano Maru (8572 GRT) off Kiska, Aleutians. Grunion might be sunk by gunfire from her quarry some 10 nautical miles north of Segula Island.
The Kano Maru was finally sunk on 8 August 1942 north-east of Kiska by US Bombers and gunfire from US warships.