Kamilisha sentensi ifuatayo: "Gunnel's first war patrol (19 Oktoba <unk> 7 Desemba 1942) covered a passage from the United States to the United Kingdom, during which she participated in
Operesheni ya "Torch", uvamizi wa Muungano wa Afrika Kaskazini. Mmoja wa nyambizi sita alipewa kwa Admiral Henry K. Hewitt ya Magharibi Naval Task Force, "Gunnel" alifanya upelelezi nje Fedhala 6 Novemba 1942, siku 2 kabla ya uvamizi, na juu ya D-siku (8 Novemba) alifanya infrared ishara kuongoza meli inakaribia kwa beachheads. Baada ya kutekeleza utume wake vizuri, nyambizi hiyo iliondoka kwenda Rosneath, Scotland, Desemba 7 ili kumaliza doria yake ya kwanza. "Njia" nyumbani, gear gari ya injini yake HOR alishindwa, kulazimisha yake kukamilisha mwisho juu ya dizeli yake msaidizi, na kusababisha ukarabati mkubwa katika Portsmouth Naval Shipyard katika Kittery, Maine.