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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