War Patrol Report (Page 8)

CONFIDENTIAL  
Subject: U.S.S. BERGALL - Report of SECOND War Patrol
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  Taking the ANGLER away from her patrol area was a hard decision to make but it seemed mandatory.
   
2125 Entered Karimata Strait.
   
Dec. 16, 1944  
0618 Cleared Karimata Strait without incident.
   
1751 Sighted the usual sailboat patrolling the passage north of Bawean Islands. Avoided
   
Dec. 17, 1944  
2250 Entered Lombok Strait.
   
2300 Radar contact on one of our boats. Observed rules of the road.
   
Dec. 18,1944  
0130 Cleared Lombok Strait.
   
Dec. 20, 1944  
0745 Moored to ANGLER alongside oil barge at Exmouth. Removed brazed plating from torpedo loading hatch and had new plates installed by arc welding.
   
1930 Underway for Freemantle.
   
Dec. 23, 1944  
0900 Arrived Freemantle.

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