USS
Swanson dropping depth charges or firing guns with hostile intent.
DATE
|
TIME
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NUMBER
DROPPED
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PROJECTILES FIRED5”/38 /40mm/ 20mm
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REMARKS
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1941
|
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11/05 |
1309 |
2 |
|
Enroute to Iceland on Sonar Contact |
11/22 |
0021 |
3 |
|
Enroute to Boston on Sonar Contact |
12/24 |
1214 |
|
1 |
Enroute to Iceland mistook British plane for German |
1942
|
|
|
|
|
3/15 |
0957 |
4 |
|
Enroute to Greenock. Scotland. Sonar contact |
03/18 |
0920 |
4 |
|
Enroute to Greenock , Scotland Sonar contact |
4/22 |
1154 |
5 |
|
Off Cape Hatteras, 35-33N. 75-20 W. Sonar contact |
4/22 |
2056 |
NNL |
|
Enroute to Norfolk,Va. Sonar contact |
4/24 |
1005 |
5 |
|
Enroute to Norfolk., Va. Sonar contact |
4/24 |
1106 |
2 |
|
Enroute to Norfolk, Va. Sonar contact |
8/22 |
1856 |
11 |
|
Convoy AT20 Enroute Greenock. 42-59N 61-58W |
8/22 |
1906 |
10 |
|
Convoy AT20 Enroute Greenock 42-59N 61-57W |
11/08 |
0631 |
|
797 |
Firing on gun battery Cape Fedhala, Morocco |
11/08 |
0642 |
|
Firing on gun battery Cape Fedhala, Morocco |
|
11/08 |
0657 |
|
Firing on gun battery Cape Fedhala, Morocco |
|
11/08 |
0708 |
|
Firing on gun battery Blondin at Chergui, Morocco |
|
11/08 |
0808 |
|
Firing on gun battery Blondin at Chergui, Morocco |
|
11/08 |
0828 |
|
Firing on enemy ships out of Casablanca, Morocco |
|
11/08 |
0945 |
|
Firing on enemy ships out of Casablance, Morocco |
|
11/08 |
1004 |
|
Firing on gun battery Cape Fedhala, Morocco |
|
11/16 |
1227 |
5 |
|
Swanson, Woolsey, and Quick attack U-173. 33-38N 08-40W |
11/16 |
1405 |
10 |
|
Swanson makes 2nd attack 33-42N 08-32W |
1943
|
|
|
|
|
3/29 |
2124 |
5 |
|
Convoy UGF6 enroute Casablanca to U.S. Sonar |
4/21 |
2049 |
3 |
|
Convoy enroute New York to Aruba. . Turned U-129 away from from attacking Convoy. |
4/24 |
1916 |
11 |
|
Convoy enroute New York to Aruba, Sonar contact |
4/24 |
1921 |
5 |
|
Convoy enroute New York to Aruba. Sonar contact |
6/18 |
1311 |
5 |
|
Convoy UGF9A enroute Straights Gilbralter .Made urgent attack on contact directly ahead of convoy. |
7/06 |
0419 |
|
9 |
At Bizerte shot down Ju88 |
7/10 |
0513 |
|
6 |
Off Licata, Sicily shot down attacking ME110 |
1944
|
|
|
|
|
3/05 |
0600 |
|
66 |
Hyane Harbor, Admiralty Islands Target #9 |
3/05 |
1345 |
|
80 |
Hyane Harbor, Admiralty Islands Targets #7,8,9 |
3/05 |
1414 |
|
84 |
Hyane Harbor, Admiralty Islands Targets #7,8,9 |
3/06 |
0810 |
|
85 |
Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands Target #17 |
3/06 |
2115 |
|
41 |
Papitali Mission Los Negros Island |
3/07 |
0503 |
|
41 |
Papitali Mission Los Negros Island |
3/07 |
0935 |
|
79 |
Papitali Mission Los Negros Island |
3/07 |
1720 |
|
40 |
Los Negros Island Target #19 |
3/08 |
1145 |
|
130 |
Hauwei Island, Admiralty Islands |
3/08 |
1325 |
|
165 |
Lombrum Point Los Negos Island |
3/09 |
1415 |
|
19 |
Enemy barge Lorungau, Manus Island |
3/16 |
2116 |
|
4 |
Targets #134,135 Manus Island |
3/16 |
2201 |
|
4 |
Targets # 134,135 Manus Island |
3/16 |
2244 |
|
4 |
Targets #134,135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0015 |
|
4 |
Targets # 134,135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0150 |
|
4 |
Targets # 134, 135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0240 |
|
4 |
Targets #134, 135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0305 |
|
4 |
Targets #134,135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0435 |
|
2 |
Targets #134,135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0437 |
|
2 |
Targets #134,135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0546 |
|
2 |
Targets #134,135 Manus Island |
3/17 |
0548 |
|
2 |
Targets #134,135 Manus Island |
3/19 |
1501 |
|
388 |
Enemy on Los Negros Island |
4/22 |
0815 |
|
165 99 |
Enemy guns Kwakebok Island Tanahmerah Bay |
5/30 |
1809 |
|
29 |
Enroute Biak Island Jap fighter plane attacking |
5/30 |
2255 |
|
30 30 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
5/30 |
2350 |
|
30 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
5/31 |
0040 |
|
20 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
5/31 |
0137 |
|
29 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
5/31 |
0246 |
|
30 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
5/31 |
0350 |
|
19 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
5/31 |
0447 |
|
60 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
5/31 |
0550 |
|
14 |
Biak Island Targets #71,72,73 |
6/08 |
0640 |
|
36 36 |
Convoy to Biak, 2 Jap dive bombers attacking. |
6/08 |
1520 |
|
26 NNL NNL |
Biak, Jap medium bomber (Betty) attacking |
7/03 |
0830 |
|
163 264 |
Noemfoor Island Targets #20, 32 |
7/03 |
2145 |
|
150 180 |
Namber and Manim Island (Airdrome) |
7/04 |
0450 |
|
145 |
Roemboi Village and south end Namber Airdrome. |
7/04 |
0645 |
|
100 |
Bombarding Noemfoor Island |
10/12 |
2128 |
|
17 |
Enemy plane vicinity of Formosa |
10/13 |
1834 |
|
43 47 37 |
4 Jap low flying torpedo/bombers destroyed. |
10/15 |
1043 |
|
43 120 600 |
Enemy dive bombers , vicinity of Luzon |
12/25 |
2036 |
|
20 |
Enemy planes at Saipan |
12/25 |
2039 |
|
6 |
Enemy planes at Saipan |
12/26 |
2050 |
|
25 |
Unidentified planes at Saipan |
1945
|
|
|
|
|
1/12 |
1345 |
|
268 4040 |
Japanese troops in caves at Tinian |
1/15 |
0920 |
|
221 |
Bombarding Japanese targets on Rota Island |
1/15 |
1255 |
|
241 |
Bombarding Japanese targets on Rota Island |
1/16 |
1918 |
|
120 |
Bombarding Japanese targets on Rota Island |
1/16 |
1308 |
|
121 1929 780 |
Bombarding Japanese targets on
Rota Island
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Note: NNL denotes thenumber not logged in log. |
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