Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Gunnel's first war patrol (19 October <unk> 7 December 1942) covered a passage from the United States to the United Kingdom, during which she participated in
Operation "Torch", kuvhozhokerwa kweNorth Africa neAllies. Imwe yezvikepe zvitanhatu zvakapihwa Admiral Henry K. Hewitt's Western Naval Task Force, "Gunnel" akaita kuongorora kubva kuFedhala 6 November 1942, mazuva maviri pamberi pekupinda, uye paD-day (8 November) akaita infrared signals kuti atungamirire ngarava dzinosvika kumahombekombe. Basa racho rapedzwa zvakanaka, ngarava iyi yakaenda kuRosneath, Scotland, musi wa7 December kunopedza basa rayo rokutanga. "Paiva munzira" kuenda kumba, magiya ekutyaira enjini dzake dzeHOR akakundikana, achimumanikidza kupedzisa yekupedzisira pane yake yekubatsira dhiziri, zvichitungamira kune huru yekugadzirisa paPortsmouth Naval Shipyard muKittery, Maine.