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Post by blaird on Jul 7, 2016 0:55:02 GMT
Patrol After Action Reports are due no later than July 14th, 2016. December 8thAs our nation reels from the attack yesterday, we are to make preparations to strike back at the nation of Japan. You are being tasked with the attacking of their shipping.Ships on Patrol:USS Angelfish USS Bristlemouth USS Green Bay USS Humunuku USS Nutshell USS Mermaid USS Skipjack USS Tiger Shark USS Triton USS Trumpet Fish USS Weatherfish RefitNone Special InstructionsLCDR Piccard and LCDR Marshall, as the only Narwhal class submarines in the SUBRON 9 you will be transportation duty every time you go out, and dropping passengers off at needed destinations. PatrolsEmpireUSS Green Bay USS Nutshell USS Skipjack USS Trumpet Fish MarshallsUSS Angelfish USS Bristlemouth USS Humunuku USS Mermaid USS Tiger Shark USS Triton USS Weatherfish Important InformationBoat ID Successful Patrol: Yes or No Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: (Optional include ship name Capital Ships Sank: Total Tonnage Destroyed: Special Assignment Completed: Yes, No, or N/A Refit Time: Awards Requested:
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Post by blaird on Jul 7, 2016 3:17:36 GMT
Boat ID – USS Trumpet Fish Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: (Optional include ship name Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 3,200 Special Assignment Completed: Yes Refit Time: 2 months Awards Requested:
December 14 1940 We were able to drop off a coast watcher, call sign Yankee Doodle.
December 19 1940 We ran into the Frigate Hiburi. We moved into medium range, and let lose with four eels. Of the four, two of them hit. Of the two only one rewarded us with an explosion, and the back of the Hiburi broke.
December 25 1940 Santa had just finished dropping off toys to all the good boys and girls, and now it was our turn to leave some presents for the not so good boys. We ran into the Peking Maru, under escort. We launched four tubes, and were rewarded with one explosion, but the Peking Maru stayed afloat, and the escort found us. We took a couple of bumps as the hull was damaged, and the Trumpet Fish starting taking on water. We gave chase, and before sun up we were back within medium range, we let lose four eels, two of them hit but both were duds. Someone needs to say something to BuOps about these bad torpedoes. Again we got hit by more depth charges, which caused us to take on more water. Again we came in, and let loose 2 more eels, both of which hit, and again 2 more duds. Later that night, we were once again within range, we fired 2 eels which hit, one more was a dud but the other hi and the Peking Maru went under. This time we evaded the escort and was able to break off safely.
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Post by crushedhat on Jul 7, 2016 3:29:17 GMT
USS Bristlemouth Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 1 Kachidoki Maru Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 10,500 Special Assignment Completed: Yes, though not anticipated Refit Time: 1 Month, ready for patrol Feb 42 Awards Requested: Battle Star for Sub Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia for crew
Narrative: This turned out to be a very short patrol. We were only a few days out from Pearl when the lookouts spotted smoke on the horizon. Going to investigate, the smoke turned out to belong to a large Passenger vessel (10,500 tons). The Japanese must have expected we’d all be licking our wounds as the ship was taking no evasive action whatsoever. Approaching submerged, I fired a three torpedo spread per doctrine. All three fish hit with the target going down very quickly.
There being no other vessels in sight, I surfaced to assess our results. It was then that I noticed those swimming around the wreckage were not wearing Imperial Army uniforms. Instead, they appeared to be Chinese laborers. At this realization, every effort was made to rescue as many of the men in the water as possible, the final tally was 73. I’m sad to report that many more Chinese prisoners went down with the ship, which we informed was the Kachidoki Maru. With Bristlemouth carrying more than twice her compliment, I had no choice but to return to Pearl with our human cargo. Being able to set these unfortunates free helped offset the otherwise bleak news of a seemingly invincible juggernaut as the Japanese invaded the Philippines and sank HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales.
Respectfully submitted, Kyle Robinson, LCdr, USN, commanding USS Bristlemouth
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Post by crushedhat on Jul 7, 2016 3:43:48 GMT
Vignettes from USS Bristlemouth's 1st War Patrol, December 1941
8 December 1941, Pearl Harbor The crew off USS Bristlemouth takes in the devastation as the sub slips past the carnage that only yesterday morning was the US Pacific Fleet. In some places, fires still burn and smoke rises from once mighty battleships and airfields now all but devoid of aircraft. Those men with families or sweathearts in Honolulu silently wonder if their loved ones will be there upon Bristlemouth’s return, or will they be in the hands of the Japanese. Regarding the latter, each man’s heart is filled with a burning hatred of an enemy so devoid of honor that he would attack without first issuing a declaration of war. Well, if the Japanese want to toss honor aside, two can fight that kind of war.
10 December 1941, Somewhere in the Pacific between Hawaii and Midway Ensign Paul Wouke watches over RM2c David Wanabe’s shoulder as the latter decodes a message. The emerging news isn’t good, the Japanese have invaded the Philippines. This comes on top of their invasion of Malaya only two days earlier. The rising sun is on the move. Wouke takes the decoded message from Wanabe’s hand and hurries to deliver it to Bristlemouth’s commander, LCdr Kyle Robinson. In short order, the news makes its way throughout the boat, doing little to improve spirits. The news is followed shortly by word that Japanese aircraft have sank the British battleships, HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales. At least the latter serves to make the lookouts more attentive to their duty. Later in the day cheers go up as word arrives that the Marines have repulsed an attempted invasion of Wake Island.
11 December 1941, Somewhere in the Pacific between Hawaii and Midway LCdr Kyle Robinson feels a momentary twinge of guilt over his efforts to reassure Beth Worthington that the Germans had no interest in Hawaii, news arriving that Germany has declared war on the US.
12 December 1941, Somewhere in the Pacific between Hawaii and Midway “Ready tubes one through three.” LCdr Kyle Robinson, his arms draped over the periscope handles, takes a final bearing on the large passenger ship before them. So far the target hasn’t taken any precautionary measures.
“Cocky B...” Lt(jg) Tom Bolling mutters as he enters the numbers into the TDC, his voice colored with anger.
“Probably expect we’re still sitting in Pearl crying in our beer.” Unlike the others, Bristlemouth’s XO, Lt Bryce Worthington II displays no emotion.
“Solution!” Bolling calls out.
Not taking his eyes from the scope, Robinson commands, “FIRE ONE! FIRE TWO! FIRE THREE!”
At the hydrophone, SOM1c John Glancy announces, “All fish running hot, straight, and normal.”
Ensign Paul Wouke watches the seconds tick by on his stopwatch. About to announce, “Time,” he is cut short by the sound of an explosion. It is followed by two more. Cheers erupt onboard Bristlemouth, Japan having just received the first of many installments on payback for Pearl Harbor. Kyle makes a quick sweep with the periscope. Seeing no other ships, he orders Bristlemouth to surface, the better to survey her results.
Cracking the hatch, water cascades down onto Robinson and the others waiting to get a look topside. Scrambling onto the bridge, the lookouts assume their positions. Much as they want to look at the carnage Bristlemouth has wrought, the memory of Repulse and Prince of Wales is still too fresh to allow anything to distract them from watching for enemy aircraft.
LCdr Robinson hear the action on one of the fifties worked as EM3c Charlie Rogers snarls, “Lets finish the b…s!”
Looking at the men floundering in the water or clinging to the debris of the now vanished ship, Kyle recognizes they are for the most part not Japanese. Realizing the target must have been carrying Chinese prisoners to serve as forced labor Robinson commands, “BELAY!” He then follows up with, “Get as many of these man onboard as we can. They’re our allies.”
17 December 1941, Pearl Harbor USS Bristlemouth pulls alongside the pier to disgourge her precious human cargo . The sub’s deck is swamped with men, many wearing uniforms that seem far too large for them. Thankfully Bristlemouth was only a few days out of Pearl when she rescued the Chinese POWs. It would have been an extremely uncomfortable trip otherwise with more than twice Bristlemouth’s compliment onboard. As the mooring lines are made fast, the press is busy snapping photos of the grinning Chinese. On Bristlemouth’s bridge, Lt Bryce Worthington II searches for his wife’s face among the crowd, as does Lt(jg) Mark Watkins, CTM Ralph Groton, and the other married men onboard. LCdr Kyle Robinson looks for a flash of orange-red hair.
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Post by nfiltr8r on Jul 7, 2016 5:21:43 GMT
Boat ID: Weatherfish Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 1 5400 T Freighter Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 5400 Special Assignment Completed: Yes. Successful drop-off of coast watcher in area. Refit Time: 2 months Awards Requested: Battle Star, Submarine Insignia --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIDENTIAL
PROLOUGE
U.S.S. Weatherfish- Report of 1st War Patrol Period from Dec 7th, 1941 to Dec 31st, 1941 . Area: A circle within 100 miles of the SW Marshall Island Chain and areas en-route from Pearl Harbor. Zone Time: Minus 10 While in Area
1.NARRATIVE
Dec 7th and 8th- Under Escort from Pearl. Uneventful. Dec 9th-16th- Uneventful. Transit to patrol area. Storm encountered Dec 14-16. Moderate swells approx.. 10-15ft, wind and rain. Fuel consumption was raised due to headwinds and swells. Night of 16th Australian Coast-Watcher was put aboard raft and rowed into shore from 1NM out. Sent light signals that man was safe on shore.
December 17th- 0200 Hours. Small warship group sighted. Ikazaki Class DD and and Momi Class DD. Dove deep to avoid attack.
December 20th , 0440 hours. Convoy sighted through periscope. Ships were traveling in two colums heading 090. Two small escorts seen through periscope. 800t TB, Otori type, DE 800t, Wakatake-type. Escorts deemed small and risk was taken to surface and approach convoy at close range. Approach was successful. Fired four torpedoes at 5400t Freighter from bow tubes, two torpedoes at 4700t Freighter. 5400t freighter sunk. After firing torpedoes, sub was taken to depth of 200ft, 90* course change ordered at flank speed for 5 minutes. Active pinging from escorts heard, but no depth charges dropped. Took submarine on parallel course to known track, increased distance to 15 NM along parallel course to attempt to follow convoy until nightfall. Convoy was spotted again at just after 2100hrs. came upon rear section of convoy. 2 freighters, one armed merchant, and one escort sighted. Escort was DD, Momi class, approx. 1000t. Risk was determined to be minimal, as escort was steaming away from WEATHERFISH and beating up the right side of convoy. Submarine was surfaced and attempted to run at high speed to close distance to convoy. WEATHERFISH was spotted by lone DD and come under deck gun fire. Crash dive ordered to 200 feet. Came under light depth charge attack. Torpedo doors damaged, along with minor damage to batteries. Silent running engaged for approx. 30 minutes, and escort was heard leaving convoy at high speed.
Dec 21 Surfaced after coming to periscope depth at approx. 0500 hours. Suspected stragglers from convoy sighted with two small escorts. Escorts were 400t light Escort, 28-GO class, and Sokutan type mine-layer, 700t. Risk again determined minimal, and due to favorable light conditions near sunrise, attack was ordered from mid range on surface. Two fish from operable bow tubes fired. One torpedo was heard to hit hull, but no explosion heard. Escorts began active sonar in attempt to find sub. Depth was made 150 feet after 180 turn. Heavy depth charging sustained. Damage to hull, electric motor #2, diesel engine #1, and periscope was sustained. Flooding also sustained in aft Torpedo room, and motor room, but was controlled by teams. Regrettably there was one KIA when a pipe burst in Aft Torpedo room. Decision was made with consult with XO to return to port as soon as practicable due to damage to diesel engine and other systems.
December 24th, 1941. Fleet-Carrier group was sighted just after sunset, 2030 hours local. However, due to damage already sustained it was decided an attack on a fleet carrier with two operable forward tubes, no operable periscope, and one engine would put undo risk upon the officers and crew of the WEATHERFISH.
December 25th-30th uneventful. Trip returning to Pearl was made slow by only one functioning Diesel engine. Heavy swells were taken and maneuvering was greatly reduced. No other contacts seen en route returning to Pearl Harbor area.
Dec 31st Radioed for Escort with Tug for tow assistance into Pearl on 1200 hours. Escort with tug arrived at 1500 hours, and ship was tied up to sub-tender USS TURTLE at 1900 hours.
2. WEATHER Weather was generally favorable during duration. Exceptions noted above, on Dec. 14 and 16.
3. TIDAL INFORMATION Strong current was encountered en route to patrol area. This added to fuel consumption and load on the Diesels. 4. NAVIGATIONAL AIDS No navigational aids outside of the Hawaii area were sighted.
5. VESSELS SIGHTED Dec 17 DD Ikazaki Class DD Momi Class
Dec 20 Freighters 5400t, 4700t, 900t. Otori class Torp Boat, Wakutake class DE 5400t Armed merchant, 9500t Freighter, 2500t Freighter, Momi Class DD.
Dec 21 5300t Passenger, 2800t Freighter, 2000t Freighter, 28GO type Escort, Sokutan type ML.
Dec 24 CV Shokukake, 2 DDs, Fleet-type
Dec 31 Tugboat USS SUNADIN, Escort –vessel USCG TANEY
6. AIRCRAFT SIGHTED US Patrol Planes sighted 100nm from Pearl Habor. Reognition signals exchanged and returned. 7. PARTICULARS OF ATTACK Attack 1: Number of Torpedoes: 4 Firing Interval: 10 seconds Range (Torpedo Run): Average was 1000 yards. Track: Straight and nominal Point of Aim: midships Estimated Speed: 10 knots Depth Setting: 20 feet Hits: 3 Remarks: One miss. Presumed to run deep.
Attack 2: Number of Torpedoes: 2 Firing Interval: 10 seconds Range (Torpedo Run): Average 2000 yards Track: Straight and nominal Point of Aim: midships Estimated Speed: 12 knots Depth Setting: 20 feet Hits: 1. Did not explode Remarks: One miss. Presumed to run deep. One dud. Soundman reported hull was hit, but failure to explode.
8. ENEMY A/S MEASURES Heavy. First round WEATHERFISH was undetected. Escorts were presumed to unable to determine depth or location. Second round, depth charging was sporadic. One charge damaged systems. Third attack seemed co-ordinated between escorts. Heavy charging was encountered. 9. MAJOR DEFECTS EXPERIENCED Hull- Minor Damage to stern. Diesel #1- Shifted off attachments in depth charge attack. Broke shaft. Inoperable until fixed in dock. Electric Motor #1- Damaged by sea water in attack. Suspected short-circuits in mechanisms. Periscopes- Attack periscope optics broken. Navigation scope flooded and inoperable. Port-side Torpedo doors jammed. Later examination determined doors bent and unable to retract.
10. RADIO RECEPTION Good. No issues.
11. SOUND CONDITIONS Good. Soundmen reported no problems. No distortions experienced.
12. HEALTH AND HABITABILITY Overall good. One man KIA- TM3c Wright. Wright was buried at aea en-route to Pearl from patrol area. Some minor bumps and bruises sustained in charging attack.
13.FACTORS OF ENDURANCE REMAINING: 14. What factor of endurance caused ending this patrol? Damage to diesel engine, periscope, and torpedo systems.
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Post by tyo on Jul 7, 2016 14:27:54 GMT
Boat ID: Humunuku Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: Tarmron Maru #6 (5000) Warships Sank: DD Akebono (2100) Total Tonnage Destroyed: 7100 Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: 2 months since 2x Hull damage Awards Requested: Battle Star, Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia
Uneventful transit to Marshalls
Night of Dec 18 encountered DD Akebono. Crew was hungry for action so we engaged even though DD was so fast. Knowing we had only one chance we approached to mid range and loosed 6 eels. 4 hits but 2 duds. DD Akebono sank but no time to celebrate as escorts detected us. We got shaken up a little bit so I took her down deep.
Dec 25. Christmas Day. XO Ben Wright presented me with an espresso machine. Cookie fired it up and we celebrated into the night.
Dec 27 spotted another DD. Even though I was wired on espresso, recalling our last experience with the fast DD I let it pass.
Evening Jan 11 spotted 2 ships under escort. Loosed 6 eels at mid range on Tamron Maru #6. 2 hits, one dud. Damaged Tamron Maru. Escort detected and gave us a little shaking. Espresso machine fell off the counter and broke! Followed Tamron Maru which was abandoned by her escorts so we surfaced and took target practice with our 3". In thanks to Ben Wright for his gift I let him fire a few rounds. Tamron Maru #6 to the bottom.
My Engineer, Lt Bob Gasket is brilliant when it comes to fixing batteries, but he doesn't know a thing about Espresso machines. Gave it a burial at sea.
Uneventful return transit to Pearl.
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Post by jcook119 on Jul 8, 2016 2:43:39 GMT
Boat ID: Tiger Shark Successful Patrol: No Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 0 Warships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 0 Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: Unknown Awards Requested: Unlucky albatross foot
December 8th: Left Pearl Harbor, heading to the Marshall Islands for our first combat patrol. The crew is restless, but we are eager to avenge our brothers who died during yesterday's cowardly attack.
December 14th: Arrived at the beginning of our patrol area. We are ready to take the fight to the enemy. Let's show 'em what this boat can do.
December 16th: No enemy activity so far.
December 18th: No enemy activity.
December 20th: Still no sign of the enemy, but it looks like we'll be running into some bad weather tomorrow morning. Hopefully nothing that lasts too long.
December 21st: (XO Louis Vasquez writing) It is with a heavy heart that I have taken command of the USS Tiger Shark, following this morning's tragic accident that claimed the life of Captain Theodore West. Captain West was on Watch Duty this morning when we hit the edge of a large storm. He gave the order to prepare to dive, and was on his way back to the hatch when a huge wave crashed over the boat and swept him overboard. We did everything we could to save him, but ultimately had to take the boat under to prevent us from being sunk. Once the storm had passed we surfaced and spent several hours searching for any sign of the Captain, but it was no use. I have ordered the Shark back to Pearl Harbor. The crew's morale is very low right now, the death of the Captain a huge blow on top of what happened 2 weeks ago at Pearl.
December 28th: Returned to Pearl Harbor.
Never expected to roll that event. Talk about a bad start. The output from Vassal:
* Tambor moves Marshalls -> Marshalls * *** 2d6 = [6] [6] *** <James Cook> *** 2d6 = [1] [1] *** <James Cook> *** 1d6 = [1] *** <James Cook>
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Post by blaird on Jul 8, 2016 5:09:36 GMT
That sucks. Shoot me a pm with a new LCDR to take command of the boat.
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Post by kos83 on Jul 8, 2016 9:26:59 GMT
Boat ID: USS Nutshell Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers: - 2400 P Wakanoura Maru
Ship name - encountered Ship name - damaged
Ship name - sunk
Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 2400 Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: 1 Month, operational for Feb-42 Awards Requested:
- Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia - Battle star
NARRATIVE
December 1941, this month is going down to history. We are at war against the Japanese Empire. President Roosvelt is determined and so we are, but I have to say that when they told me I was going to hunt the Japs down in their own pool, I felt fear. They know we're coming and me and my crew won't have the luxury of the vast Pacific to cover our presence. We'll see if all that training was worth something.
The first two legs of transfer were uneventful, we managed to get in position rather easily despite the occasional aircraft patrol. Crew is a bit scare but fierce, we have our training and a wonderful boat. What could go wrong ?
Weeks past by, nothing to see on the horizon. No contacts, just the pestering sound and presence of the aircrafts buzzing over our heads. If we thought that the enemy was going to have a lot of ships sailign out of their damned island we were wrong. It seems that all operations on the eastern part of their Empire was no more, no ships, not even one small merchant or a warship. Now more than half of our time in the assigned area is gone and <<scribbled badly and interrupted as something happened>>
We sank our first merchant ship. The Wakanoura Maru was a small passenger ship of 2400 tons circa, the escort didn't detect us. A couple of torps out of 5 managed to struck her, the other were nowhere to be seen. I have already told to Sizemore to report the problem when we'll reach Pearl Harbor. Even if it's a small catch it's our first and the crew received a morale boost. All the training seems to have paid off in the end, now we have to concentrate we still have a job to do. This war is going to take more than one single merchant ship if we want to win it.
In the end we had no other contacts to report. I thought we would have encountered more action for our first mission, but maybe it's better this way. I have received news from other subs and things have gone grim for some of them.
This is war. And I think it won't be a fast one either.
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Post by jcook119 on Jul 8, 2016 14:22:14 GMT
That sucks. Shoot me a pm with a new LCDR to take command of the boat. PMs incoming.
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Post by silentshark on Jul 9, 2016 4:28:31 GMT
USS Skipjack Patrol Assignment: Empire Successful Patrol: Yes Freighters or Tankers Sank: 4 Warships Sank: 1 Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 12,800 Special Assignment Completed: Refit Time: 3 Months, ready for patrol May 42 Awards Requested: Navy Cross for LCDR John Osbourne Purple Heart for LCDR John Osbourne Battle Star for Sub Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia for crew __________________________________________
December 8th - Just after sunset the USS Skipjack sails from Pearl Harbor, Lieutenant Commander John Osbourne addresses the crew over the intercom, "Gentleman, I am going to keep this short and sweet. Yesterday the Japs decided that they wanted to pick a fight, well boys, we are about to give them one."
December 24th - Just after dawn Skipjack encounters the escorted passenger ship Tonei 4900t. The skipper decides to follow and attack after sunset.
Shortly after sunset, Osbourne surfaces, moves into medium range and fires tubes 1 - 6 at the target. Torpedoes 1 and 2 miss, 3 and 4 hit but do not detonate and finally, torpedoes 5 and 6 hit and explode. Withen minutes Tonei has slipped below the waves.
Her veteran escort detects Skipjack and despite Osbourne's evasive maneuvers, she is able to inflict damage on diesel engine #1 with a bombardment of ash cans.
Osbourne orders the boat deeper, the incredible amount of water pressure surrounding the Skipjack damages her hull.
Unable to shake the IJN esort above, Skipjack is rocked by a second wave of depth charges. Diesel engine #4 is damaged, the hull recieves more damage, heavy flooding occurs and a crew member is KIA.
Osbourne orders the boat deeper still, damaging the hull even more but it is worth the risk, Skipjack is able to slip away from the escort.
December 25th - All of the water has been pumped out and diesel # 4 is repaired.
Diesel # 1 is now inoperable and it is discovered that the deck gun has been completely destroyed.
The forward tubes are reloaded and Skipjack continues her patrol.
January 2nd - A convoy is spotted and followed throughout the day. After dark, Osbourne surfaces and fires another full spread from the forward tubes, this time targeting two ships. 5 fish make their mark but only one detonates! Passenger Bifuku 2600t is damaged but remains a float.
The convoys escorts do not detect Skipjack and Osbourne decides to finish off the damaged and now unescorted Bifuku.
Surfaced,from aft and at close range, he sends two fish her way to seal the deal.
January 8th - Around 3 am, Skipjack encounters the Japanese submarine I-182. Undetected, Osbourne decides to move in closer before attacking. He manages to move his boat into close range and remain undetected. He fires two torpedoes and minutes later sounds of the enemy sub exploding and then sinking fast can be heard. The crew celebrate for a moment and then continue their mission.
January 13th - Another convoy is encountered in the early evening.
The skipper decides to attack submerged and at medium range.
4 torpedoes are launched from the forward tubes at two targets, passenger ship Shinyo 1900t and freighter Toshin 1900t.
1 torpedo hits and sinks Toshin. 1 torpedo hits and damages Shinyo.
2 torpedoes also hit the targets but fail to detonate.
One of the convoy's well trained escorts detects Skipjack and drops several depth charges. Evasive maneuvers are not effective and Lt Commander Osbourne is severely wounded.
Executive Officer Bill Ward takes over command of the boat and is able to sneak away from the enemy escort.
Hours later, Ward surfaces the boat and fires the remaining 4 torpedoes at the damaged and now unescorted Shinyo, sending her under.
With no torpedoes or deck gun, and with Osbourne severely wounded, Executive Officer Bill Ward decides to end the patrol one week early. A course is set and they sail for Hawaii.
January 25th - The USS Skipjack sails into Pearl Harbor.
Osbourne's wounds will take approximately 3 months to heal, and the boat is looking at a 3 month refit.
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Post by falto on Jul 10, 2016 2:08:50 GMT
Boat ID USS Triton Successful Patrol: Yes
Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: (Optional include ship name ) Maya Maru - 3,100t - Sank Capital Ships Sank:
BB Haruna - 37,200t - Sank Total Tonnage Destroyed: 40,300t Special Assignment Completed: N/A
Refit Time: Standard Awards Requested:
December 8th 1940 It was with a heavy heart that we slipped out of Pearl leaving all of the destruction behind us.
December 21st 1940 It was during the 3rd watch, but sonar reported movement behind us, we got a good look and let loose 4 torpedo's out of our aft tubes, and were rewarded with one explosion as the Maya Maru quickly broke apart and began to sink.
December 28th 1940 Battle Stations was sounded as we had come across one of the Empire's Battle Ships. The BB Haruna. Knowing the risks we made our way into range, and fired all six torpedoes, this was no time to be stingy with the eels. We were rewarded by watching the steam trails go straight and true into the Haruna. But of the six that obviously hit the target, only 3 exploded. But it was good enough, and the Haruna's back broke and down she went. Their escort must of been more concerned with pulling sailors out of the water as we made a quick evasion.
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Post by haplo02 on Jul 10, 2016 23:41:38 GMT
Boat ID - USS Mermaid Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: (Optional include ship name) 0 Capital Ships Sank: 1 BB Kirishima 36,600 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 36,600 Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: U-Boat Lost Awards Requested: Purple Heart to entire crew
December 29th 1940 The Imperial Japanese Naval Destroyer Tanikaze while on Escort Patrol with the Battleship Kirishima encountered a US Porpoise Class Submarine, believed to be the USS Mermaid. The USS Mermaid, fired two salvos striking the Kirishima, which was sunk in the conflict. The Tanikaze depth charged the area, and the US Submarine failed to re-surface.
June 8th 2000 Divers discovered the wreckage of the USS Mermaid, near by the sunken Battleship Kirishima near the Marshall Islands.
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Post by privepilot on Jul 12, 2016 1:55:55 GMT
AAR: SS-69 Angelfish Tambor Class Date of patrol start: 12/9/1941 Date of patrol end: 01/29/1942 1. Boat ID: SS-69 USS Angelfish
2. Successful Patrol: No
3. Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 0
4. Capital Ships Sank: 0
5. Total Tonnage Destroyed: 0
6. Special Assignment Completed: N/A
7. Submarine Damage: None
8. Refit Time: 1 Month
9. Awards Requested: NONE
10. Patrol Description: The first patrol of the Angelfish was a dud, pardon the pun. We left port on Tuesday the 9th of December and returned on Thursday the 29th of January, 1942. We were able to further hone our skills as far as diving and damage control through thorough and diligent practice, but the enemy proved very elusive. On a couple of occasions, my lookouts spotted what appeared to be smoke on the horizon, but we were never able to lay eyes on a single enemy vessel. After a cruise like this, it is important to keep up the crew morale, so I am buying drinks at the Fainting Goat. Signed:
Lt. Commander, Charles Frank Commander SS-69 Angelfish
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Post by keyboy on Jul 14, 2016 23:04:55 GMT
Boat Name and ID: USS Green Bay Lieutenant Commander's Name: Mitch Crump Patrol Assignment: Empire Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 6 Genoa Maru (6800t), Maya Maru (3100t), Shinyo Maru#3 (1900t), Sumatra Maru (5900t), Kokusei Maru (5400t), Chowa Maru (2700t) Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 25,800t Special Assignment Completed: N/A Refit Time: Standard Award Requests: Navy Cross for LCDR Mitch Crump Battle Star for Sub Navy Unit Commendation for Sub yOZwOe2X Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia for crew
Crew Names: LCDR Mitch Crump Chief Engineer Wayne Willis Pharmacist's Mate Felton Masterson Executive Officer Wallace Brooks 3rd Officer Jonas Salmon
December 14th 1941
We reached the patrol area this evening having made zero contact in nearly two weeks.
December 21st 1941
Early evening we ran into two frigates and an escort. We surfaced and moved into medium range and let lose with all six bow torpedoes. Of the four aimed at the large freighter, three of them hit of which one was a dud. The two mk14’s hit both sides of centre and the Genoa Maru sank quickly. The two aimed at the small passenger ship both hit but only one rewarded us with an explosion, and the back of the Maya Maru broke. We evaded the escort easily and slipped away into the night.
December 26th 1941
The morning after Christmas, We spotted the Shinyo Maru #3, under escort. Submerged, We launched at long distance from the four aft tubes, and were rewarded with only one explosion, but it was enough to sink the small passenger ship. From far out the escort couldn’t detect us and we left the area pretty swiftly.
January 3rd 1942
A week had passed since our last attack and we saw in the new year the best we could. During the evening we made contact with a small convoy. We managed to get within medium range before we surfaced and made our attack. We let loose with four from the bow and four from the aft tubes aimed at the two largest freighters. Two of the bow eels took care of the Sumatra Maru and again 2 more were duds. Only one aft eel hit the Kokusei Maru but it must have hit something vital as it exploded and immediately started to sink beneath the waves, which was fortunate because two of the hits were duds. The escort steamed in and detected us as we heard the first depth charges explode on our port side. After taking evasive action, we avoided major damage and managed to escape undetected with just a little flooding. Rather than attempt to engage with the remaining freighter or the rest of the convoy, we slipped away to make repairs and pump out the flood water.
January 15th 1942
During the afternoon we caught sight of two small freighters and its escort. We stayed submerged and waited till night and although there was a chance we would lose the opportunity of another engagement, we remained in contact. Another surface attack from mid range was the attack plan and all six remaining torpedoes were fired from the bow tubes, three each at the two small freighters, before we dived beneath the surface. Two were seen to hit and explode at the first target, which broke in half and was identified as the Chowa Maru. The other three eels all hit their target, but there was no explosion and so the Kowa Maru had luckily escaped our attack, due to three dud torpedoes. The escort came close to us, but must have just missed detecting us and am sure it was a close thing in the end.
January 27th 1942
Arrived back at Pearl Harbor, after traversing the Tropic of Cancer without incident on our way back to the Hawaiian Islands.
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