D uring the fiercest period of submarine warfare in human history, the United States relied heavily upon the Gato class—the first mass-produced submarine of World War II. The Americans built ...

Unlike modern attack submarines, which are designed to operate more independently, the Gato class was built as a supplement to the fleet, known as “fleet submarines.” A fleet submarine is a ...

USS Cavalla and USS Albacore were both Gato-class submarines, commissioned on February 2, 1944, and June 1, 1942, respectively. The Gato-class boats were diesel-electric submarines with a ...