War Patrol Report (Page 29
| CONFIDENTIAL | |
| Subject: | U.S.S. BERGALL - Report of FIRST War Patrol |
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| (I) | MINES - |
| No comments. | |
| (J) | ANTI- SUBMARINE MEASURES AND EVASIVE TACTICS - |
| The usual pinging and listening tactics were encountered. One vessel pinging and one listening Turned toward close escort after firing to get inside his turning circle and get off torpedo tracks. Thereafter stayed as close to the bottom as possible. Believed his depth charges would probably be set somewhere above the bottom. Also believed being close to the bottom diffused our screw noises making it difficult for the Jap to accurately locate us by listening. |
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| (K) | MAJOR DEFECTS AND DAMAGE - |
| Put QC sound head out of commission by bottoming during shallow water evasion. No other major defects or damage. |
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| (L) | RADIO - |
| All radio equipment function satisfactorily, with the exception of the starboard antenna, which could not be used for transmitting because of low resistance to ground. Submarine schedules were received without difficulty, except for a few instances of atmospheric interference while on station. Our first transmission off Cape Varolla was not receipted for by Australian stations after several trans- missions. It was finally cleared through NPG< San Francisco. A Japanese station, judged to be nearby from the strength of his signal, attempted deception, using NFM's Call, but since we heard him tuning up after we commenced transmitting and he was using a speed key, we were not fooled. While transmitting just south of the barrier, more Japanese interference was encountered, and trouble was experienced in getting a receipt. On both occasions, the transmissions took more than an hour, during which we ran on course widely divergent from our line of advance. |
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