War Patrol Report (Page 6)
CONFIDENTIAL | |
Subject: | U.S.S. BERGALL - Report of THIRD War Patrol |
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31 Jan. 1945 | |
2310 |
Transmission completed. Headed for rendezvous. |
1 Feb. 1945 | |
0913 | Dove for plane (Aircraft Contact #5). |
0926 | Heard explosion of a bomb. |
1100 | Surfaced. |
1133 | Dove for plane (Aircraft Contact #6). |
1320 | Surfaced. |
1355 | Dove for plane (Aircraft Contact #7). |
1455 | Surfaced. |
1458 | Dove for plane (Aircraft Contact #8). Decided to stay down for a while to sve battery, air and dispositions. |
1720 | Surfaced. |
2 Feb. 1945 | |
1345 | Dove for plane (Aircraft Contact #9). |
1503 | Surfaced. |
1516 | Dove for "Jake" (Aircraft Contact #10). |
1633 | Surfaced. |
1818 | Sighted BREAM and exchanged greetings. |
1914 | Sighted BLUEGILL. |
1940 | Secured to BLUEGILL. Transferred Captain P.G.NICHOLS, U.S.Navy, two prisoners and one mess boy to BLUEGILL. |
1950 | Cleared BLUEGILL and set course for area. |
3 Feb. 1945 | |
1900 | Sighted Discovery Rock and entered Karimata Strait. |
4 Feb. 1945 | |
0500 | Cleared Karimata Strait having sighted two small boats, possibly patrol boats, did not approach them close enough to determine anything more than a small blurr as we were up moon from them. |
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