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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