She also was depth charged, but not damaged. The attack happened on July 28, and the Grunion reported attacking an enemy ship but not making any hits. On July 22 and 28, the Grunion was told to guard exits around Kiska, because the US planned to attack the island. On July 19, the Grunion was assigned to continue patrolling around Kiska with three other submarines, S-32, Triton, and Tuna. A later report said the Grunion sank three destroyers, but according to Japanese reports, she sank two (patrol boats 25 and 27) and damaged a third. On July 15, the Grunion reported she had been attacked by an enemy destroyer, fired three torpedoes, and missed. The Japanese had attacked and captured both Kiska and Attu Islands just a month before, at the beginning of June. The USS Grunion and her crew of 70 reached Kiska Island, where they were assigned to patrol, on July 10, 1942. After reaching Pearl Harbor, the Grunion headed out on her first war patrol to the Aleutian Islands. The Grunion rescued the survivors and searched unsuccessfully for additional survivors before delivering them to safety at a Naval Base in Panama. Along the way, her crew spotted 16 survivors on a lifeboat, from the USAT Jack, which had been attacked by a German U-boat. The USS Grunion left New London, CT and headed for Pearl Harbor, via the Panama Canal. The name “grunion” comes from a California silverside fish ( Leuresthes tenuis), known for leaving the water and laying eggs (spawning) on shore.
The USS Grunion was a Gato-class submarine, laid down in 1941 and commissioned in 1942 with Lieutenant Commander Mannert “Jim” Abele in charge.
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