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Runner (Gato-class)

Country United States Ship Class Gato-class Submarine Hull Number SS-275 Builder Name Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States Laid Down 8 Dec 1941 Launched 30 May 1942 Commissioned 30 Jul 1942 Displacement 1,549 tons standard; 2,460 tons submerged Length 312 feet Beam 27 feet Draft 17 feet Machinery Four General Motors Model 16-248 V16 diesel engines (5,400shp), four General Electric electric motors (2,740shp), two propellers, two 126-cell Sargo batteries Bunkerage 94,400 gallons fuel oil Speed 21 knots Range 11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged Crew 60 Armament 6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1x76mm 50cal deck gun Submerged Speed 9 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseSubmarine Runner's keel was laid down on 8 Dec 1941, one day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. Upon completion in 1942, she held her shakedown cruise out of New London, Connecticut, United States along the east coast of the United States. In late 1942, she departed the east coast and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 10 Jan 1943 via the Panama Canal. During her first war patrol, she claimed to have hit five Japanese ships, although none would be marked as confirmed sinkings. After spending some time at Pearl Harbor for repairs and overhaul, she embarked on her second war patrol in Apr 1943, laying mines in the South China Sea and attacking Japanese shipping in the region. She embarked on her third war patrol on 27 May 1943 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Joseph Bourland, and the submarine was never heard from again. After sinking two ships in Japanese waters in Jun 1943 (as deduced from Japanese records after the war), she disappeared. She was presumed lost in Jul 1943.

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Last Major Revision: Dec 2012

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