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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