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Post by keyboy on Jan 1, 2017 14:33:15 GMT
LCDR Robert West
USS Seacat USS Seacat now fitted with a 5" Deck Gun and a 40mm/20mm AA Gun Configuration
Battle Stars
Submarine Type: Balao Lieutenant Commander's Name: Robert West
Submarine Name: USS Seacat
Crew Names: Crew Satus: TRAINED
Chief Engineer: Adam Toth Pharmacist's Mate: Keenan Wall Executive Officer: Gil Gile 3rd Officer: Doyle Anderson 3rd Officer: EXPERT
=============================================================================== March and April 1944 - Tenzan Maru, 2800 tons / Yoshida Maru #3, 4600 tons / Shoryu Maru, 6500 tons - All Sunk
June and July 1944 - Hakusan Maru, 2200 tons / Oyo Maru, 5500 tons / Shiranesan Maru, 4700 tons / Shinshu Maru, 4200 tons / (Escort, 1200 tons) - All Sunk
September and October 1944 - Taigyo Maru, 6900 tons / DD Hubuki, 2100 tons - Both Sunk
December 1944 and January 1945 - Toyo Maru, 6900 tons / Nittai Maru, 6500 tons / Tokiwasan Maru, 1800 tons / Escort, 1200 tons - All Sunk ================================================================================================= April and May 1945 - Boston Maru, 5500 tons / Eifuku Maru, 3500 tons - Both Sunk
July and August 1945 - Unsuccessful Patrol =================================================================================================
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Post by keyboy on Jan 1, 2017 14:34:19 GMT
March and April 1944
Boat ID: USS Sea Cat Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 3 (Tenzan Maru, 2800 tons / Yoshida Maru #3, 4600 tons / Shoryu Maru, 6500 tons) Warships/Capital Ships Sank: None Total Tonnage Destroyed: 13,900 tons Special Assignment Completed: NA Refit Time: 1 month (no damage), back in service June 1944 Awards Requested: Battle Star, Sub Combat Patrol Insignia, Bronze Star
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Post by keyboy on Jan 10, 2017 2:44:47 GMT
May 1944
refit
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Post by keyboy on Jan 29, 2017 11:45:20 GMT
June and July 1944
Boat ID: USS Sea Cat Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 4 (Hakusan Maru, 2200 tons / Oyo Maru, 5500 tons / Shiranesan Maru, 4700 tons / Shinshu Maru, 4200 tons) Warships/Capital Ships Sank: 1 (Escort, 1200 tons) Total Tonnage Destroyed: 17,800 tons Special Assignment Completed: NA Refit Time: 1 month (no damage), back in service September 1944 Awards Requested: Battle Star, Sub Combat Patrol Insignia, Navy Cross
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Post by keyboy on Jan 29, 2017 11:52:15 GMT
August 1944
refit
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Post by keyboy on Feb 21, 2017 9:19:00 GMT
September and October 1944
Boat ID: USS Sea Cat Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 1 (Taigyo Maru, 6900 tons) Warships/Capital Ships Sank: 1 (DD Hubuki, 2100 tons) Total Tonnage Destroyed: 9000 tons Special Assignment Completed: NA Refit Time: 1 month (1 system damaged), back in service December 1944 Awards Requested: Battle Star, Sub Combat Patrol Insignia
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Post by keyboy on Feb 21, 2017 9:19:36 GMT
November 1944
refit
Crew Advancement Roll
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3rd Officer - EXPERT
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Post by keyboy on Mar 6, 2017 11:30:35 GMT
December 1944 and January 1945
Boat ID: USS Sea Cat Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 3 (Toyo Maru, 6900 tons, Nittai Maru, 6500 tons, Tokiwasan Maru, 1800 tons) Warships/Capital Ships Sank: 1 (Escort, 1200 tons) Total Tonnage Destroyed: 16,400 tons Special Assignment Completed: NA Refit Time: 2 months (1 Hull Damage, 1 system damaged), back in service April 1945 Awards Requested: Silver Star, Battle Star, Sub Combat Patrol Insignia
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Post by keyboy on Mar 6, 2017 11:31:42 GMT
February and March 1945
refit
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Post by keyboy on Apr 8, 2017 19:40:19 GMT
April and May 1945
Boat ID: USS Sea Cat Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 2 (Boston Maru, 5500 tons, Eifuku Maru, 3500 tons) Warships/Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 9000 tons Special Assignment Completed: NA Refit Time: 1 month (1 system damaged), back in service July 1945 Awards Requested: Battle Star, Sub Combat Patrol Insignia
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Post by keyboy on Apr 8, 2017 19:41:14 GMT
June 1945
refit
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Post by keyboy on Apr 27, 2017 9:19:03 GMT
July and August 1945 (Last Patrol before the end of the war)
Boat ID: USS Sea Cat Successful Patrol: No* Number of Freighters or Tankers Sank: 0 Warships/Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 0 Special Assignment Completed: NA Refit Time: 1 month (no damage), back in service October 1945 Awards Requested: World War II Victory Medal
Sea Cat left Pearl Harbor in early July, bound for the Japanese home islands. The trip there was uneventful, and our patrol area was also devoid of anything but our aircraft during the day, and us during the night.
Twice we had radar contacts leaving the bay we were assigned to watch, and twice they ended up as ghosts. (I rolled two sixes, which are No Encounter in 1945)
On August 15th, Pearl Harbor informed us that the Japanese had surrendered. For reasons only known to the brass, Sea Cat was ordered to head for Fremantle and stand down from offensive operations. I let the crew celebrate for the rest of the day, and then set our new course for our last trip "home"
We still kept our guard up, of course, to defend the boat from hostiles who might not have the message to quit fighting, and any other over-eager Friendly Fire incidents, but the trip was memorable. The joy, and relief, of the men was a sight to see, and the crossing of the Equator was a day-long expression of the end of up to 3 1/2 years of fighting.
Arriving at Fremante, Austraila, in early September, the crew looks forward to some extended R+R, and then a return to peacetime activities. To go - Home.
It's been a fun campaign, I look forward to the next one, and count me in.
* The surrender of Japan could be seen as a "successful" patrol!
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