| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 252 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 23 Feb 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 23 February 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Gabilan (252)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Karl Raymond Wheland, USN | 28 Dec 1943 | 13 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Brownlee Parham, USN | 13 Dec 1944 | 17 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Gabilan include:
23 Mar 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
21 Apr 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
6 Jun 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ends her 1st war patrol.
29 Jun 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departs for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol olong the south coast of Honshu in Japanese home waters.
17 Jul 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W-25 (492 tons, built 1943, offsite link) north-west of Zenizu, Japan in position 33º51'N, 138º35'E. (see map)
18 Aug 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ends her 2nd war patrol.
26 Sep 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departs for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
31 Oct 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese oceanographic research vessel Kaiyo Maru No.6 (200 GRT) off Murotosaki, Japan in position 32º50'N, 134º21'E. (see map)
12 Nov 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ends her 3rd war patrol at Saipan. She is ordered to proceed to Brisbane, Australia to refit and prepair for her 4th war patrol.
29 Dec 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
15 Feb 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
20 Mar 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
4 Apr 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) sinks a small Japanse vessel with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05º56'S, 118º45'E. (see map)
7 Apr 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) torpedoes and damages the Japanese light cruiser Isuzu (offsite link) about 60 nautical miles north-west of Bima. The Isuzu is sunk a few hours later by USS Charr.
14 Apr 1945
While attacking a Japanese Surabaya-to-Makassar convoy USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo vessels Kako Maru (762 GRT) in position 05º19'S, 117º06'E and Shonan Maru No.1 (350 GRT) in position 05º13'S, 118º12'E. (see map)
28 May 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
20 Jun 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Tokyo Bay in Japanese home waters.
17 Aug 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
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