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From:  LCDR Matt Schow

 

To: CMDR. Greg Turner II

 

Cc: ComSubPac

 

Date:  December 1942

 

Subject: Patrol Report, USS Tambor (July 02 – Patrol # 5)

 

Remarks: 1st War Patrol, USS Tambor, SUNK IN ACTION

 

Date: December 1942                                           Patrol Area: Java Sea (JS 1-2)                                       

Sub: USS Tambor SS-198                                   Class: Tambor                                

Crew: Green                                                            Status: SUNK

Hull Damage: Complete                                       System Damage: Complete

Total Patrol Time: 2 days                                     Repair Time: SUNK          

Fuel used: N/A                                                        Realism Rating: 115%     

Ships Sunk: 1                                                         Tonnage: 3,540 / 1,179

Pilots Saved: 0                                                        Photo Recons: 0                                                     

Weather: Overcast                                                Seas: Moderate

Patrol Mileage: N/A                                   

 

Ordnance Remaining: 0 - Mk-14, 0 -Deck Gun Rounds  

 

(Medals Awarded - None)

 

 

    Date                      Time         Location                     Ship Type(Class)              Tonnage       Status

                                                                

1). 11 Dec 42              06:30        7-46S,118-26E               Oil Tanker                         3,540           SUNK

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Total Tonnage:  3,540 Raw / 1,179 Adjusted

 

 

Damage Sustained: 

 

1. Hull Damage – Complete

 

Aircraft Shot Down: 

            None

 

Depth Charges:

              2

 

Commander's Comments:  

 

RMKS/ 1. 04 December 1942 08:30 Departed Fremantle . Escorted through the safe zone by HMS WILLIAMS.  Fire Control Party worked continuous firing solutions on the HMS WILLIAMS until the HMS WILLIAMS was at released at 17:30.

 

RMKS/ 2. 09 December 1942 03:27 05-57’N, 120-50’E Entered Patrol Zone JAVA SEA area 1 and 2.  Moderate seas and Overcast.  Plan to patrol the shipping lanes between Pandang and Surabaya.

 

RMKS/ 3. 10 December 1942 20:24 06-07’N, 117-37’E.  SJ and Visual contact with a 2 DD patrolling Makasar Strait.  Contact radioed in next day.

 

RMKS/ 4. 11 December 1942 06:09 06-07’N, 117-37’E.  SJ contact. Visual contact at 06:25 1 Tanker, 2 Small Freighters and two escorts.  Worked into position on the surface and submerged ahead of convoy.  Fired #7, 8, and 9 aft torpedoes set at 12’ (Draft 18) offset 0, 1, -1, range 950 at 06:11. Torpedo #1 hit sinking the target.  Dived and maneuvered for an ASW attack.

 

Two direct hits above aft torpedo room and fire in officer’s country.  Sealed aft torpedo room.  Maintaining depth control to 280…….losing depth control, all ahead standard bow planes up 2 D……no response from bow diving planes…all ahead flank, …pumps losing ground, blow emergency

 

Holding level

 

Losing level, blow emergency, no effect, again no effect, again…. Holding level

 

Losing level….sir compressed air at low levels , giver what you got maneuvering room we need to come out of this…

 

Still losing… blow emergency..lord no……

 

LCDR. Matt Schow

CO: USS Tambor, SS-198

U.S. Navy

 

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