War Patrol Report (Page 26)
| CONFIDENTIAL | |
| Subject: | U.S.S. BERGALL - Report of FIRST War Patrol |
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| (H) | ATTACK DATA - (Continued) |
| U.S.S. BERGALL | TORPEDO ATTACK NO. 3. . . PATROL # 1 |
| Time: 0345 | Date: 27 Oct. 1944 . . . Lat.: 7° 09'N. . . . Long.: 116°40'E. |
| Target Data - Damage Inflicted | |
| Description | 2 AO's in column escorted by 2 DD's, one ahead and one astern. Interval of formation 1,000 yards. |
| Ships Sunk: | 1 AO, 17,000 tons, KYOKUYO Class. (EC) |
| Damage Determined By: |
Saw 4 hits and watched pip disappear from radar screen. |
| Target Draft | 15'. . . . Course: 205°T. . . . Speed: 13 kts. |
| Firing range: 3,500 yards. | |
| Own Ship Data | |
| Speed: | 17 knots. . . . Course: 125°T. . . . Depth: Surface. . . Angle: 0. |
| Fire Control and Torpedo Data | |
| Type Attack | Night surface radar attack. Picked up target at 21,000 yards by radar. Tracked for one half hour, closed and fired six torpedoes on 120° Starboard track, using divergent spread, firing from aft forward as follows: 1-1/2°L, 7/8°L, 3/8°L, 3/8°R, 7/8°R, 1-1/2°R. Radar ranges and bearings were used until 4,000 yards, then TBT bearings and radar ranges were used. |
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