USS Swanson dropping depth charges or firing guns with hostile intent.

 

DATE

TIME

NUMBER

DROPPED

 

PROJECTILES   FIRED

5”/38  /40mm/ 20mm                            

                   REMARKS

1941

 

 

 

 

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

Note: NNL denotes the

number not logged in log.

 

 

 

 

                                                                        

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