had difficulty diving in heavy seas and broached, and the destroyers' gunfire straddled her an estimated ten times before she finally submerged undamaged to a depth of . As the destroyers appriached, she descended to a deoth of and broke contact with them. On 1 August 1945, Gabilan rendezvoused with the submarine [ and received three British fliers Toro had rescued earlier. Altogether, Gabilan rescued 17 aviators during her patrol. Post-World War II En route to Pearl Harbor, Gabilan received news of the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945. Proceeding by way of San Francisco, California, and the Panama Canal Zone, Gabilan arrived at New London, Connecticut, where she decommissioned 23 February 1946 and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was sold for scrapping 15 December 1959. Honors and awardsGabilan'' received four battle stars for World War II service. Her second, third, fifth, and sixth war patrols were designated "successful". References Citations Bibliography Hinman, Charles R., and Douglas E. Campbell. The Submarine Has No Friends: Friendly Fire Incidents Involving U.S. Submarines During World War II. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019. . External links navsource.org: USS Gabilan Gato-class submarines World War II submarines of the United States Ships built in Groton, Connecticut 1943 ships Maritime incidents in July 1945 Friendly fire incidents of World War II