War Patrol Report (Page 20)
| CONFIDENTIAL | |
| Subject: | U.S.S. BERGALL - Report of FIRST War Patrol |
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| (F) | SHIP CONTACTS (Cont.) |
No |
Time Date |
Lat. & Long. |
Type |
Initial Range |
Est. Course & Speed |
How Contacted |
Remarks |
| 12 | 1712(H) 12 Oct. |
11° 50'N. 109°18'E. |
PC | 7,000 | 000°T. 112 kts. |
Per. | He passed 2500 yds. abeam apparently listening only. |
| 13 | 0815(H) 13 Oct. |
11° 54'N. 109°18'E. |
1 AO 1 AK 2 PC's |
12,000 | 180°T. 7.5 kts. |
Per. | Fired 4 MK.18 Torps. at 2nd ship. Two hits accompanied by internal ex- plosions and breaking up noises. Heavy depth charging from escorts. |
| 14 | 1005(H) 16 Oct. |
11° 48'N. 109°14.5'E. |
Unknown type patrol vessel |
8,000 | 000°T. 6 kts. |
Per. | Patrolling across entrance to Camranh Bay. |
| 15 | 0741(H) 22 Oct. |
7° 13'N 104°27'E. |
Unknown type patrol vessel |
20,000 | Un- known |
Heard Ping- ing. |
Probably same as ship contact #12. |
| 16 | 1057(H) 26 Oct. |
7° 38'N. 116°50'E. |
Unknown type patrol vessel |
20,000 | 210°T. 8 kts. |
High Peri- scope |
Apparently con- ducting ping- ing and listen- ing search. |
| 17 | 0248(H) 27 Oct. |
7°
09.5'N. 116°40.5'E. |
2 AO 2 DD |
21,000 | 240°T. 13 kts. |
Radar | Sunk 1 AO with 4 hits. |
| 18 | 0542(H) 27 Oct. |
7° 35' N. 116°40'E. |
DD | 20,000 | 270°T. speed unknown |
High Peri- scope |
Undoubtedly searching for us as a re- sult of sink- ing in contact #17. |
| 19 | 2015(H) 2 Nov. |
8° 32'N. 115°45'E. |
PC | 17,000 | 090°T. 8 kts. |
Radar | He sighted and chased and fir at us. We outdistanced him. |
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