Rank & Name: Lt. DJ
Hipply
Cycle: 2 ( August 2003 )
Squadron & Division:
Submarine Squadron 2, Submarine Division 4A
USS Seadragon (SS-194) 2nd
patrol
Patrol Zone &
Sector(s): Malaysia, Sectors M-1,4
TDC: Auto
Realism (%): 95%
Crew experience: Veteran
Number of Warships sunk: 0
Number of Merchants sunk: 7
Warship tonnage: 0
Merchant tonnage: 31,010
Total JANAC tonnage: 15,505
Types of Warship sunk:
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Date |
Time |
Lat & Long |
Class of Vessel |
Tonnage |
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Types of Merchant sunk:
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Date |
Time |
Lat & Long |
Class of Vessel |
Tonnage |
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March 5, 1942 |
03:20 |
02-15N, 104-42E |
Large Freighter |
3,050 |
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March 5, 1942 |
04:06 |
02-14N, 104-48E |
Factory Ship |
6,060 |
|
March 6, 1942 |
13:50 |
02-17N, 104-48E |
Standard Merchant |
12,590 |
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March 6, 1942 |
18:02 |
02-54N, 104-45E |
Oil Tanker |
3,310 |
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March 6, 1942 |
23:09 |
02-56N, 104-50E |
Large Freighter |
3,060 |
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March 7, 1942 |
05:19 |
02-07N, 105-15E |
Small Freighter |
1,910 |
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March 8, 1942 |
16:43 |
02-05N, 104-50E |
Small Freighter |
1,030 |
Conducted Lifeguard duty: N
/ A
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Date |
Time |
Lat & Long |
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Conducted Photo Recon: N /
A
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Lat & Long |
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Patrol
Narrative:
4 March: Left base at
ComSubsAsiatic ,
1000 Load out 20 Mk 14 torpedoes and 95 deck gun shells
5 March:
0101 Arrive sector M-4,
begin patrol
0320 Target
1, large freighter, 410 yds., night periscope attack, fire tube 5, depth 18’ =
1 hit, target sunk
0406 Target
2, converted factory ship, 710 yds., night periscope attack, fire tubes
1,2,3,4,8 depth 36’= 3 hits, 2 duds target
sunk
6 March:
1240 Target
3, armed merchant cruiser, 400 yds., day periscope attack, fire tubes 5,6 depth
25’ = 1 miss, torpedo passed under
target, 1 dud, target escapes
1303 Target
4, standard merchant, 940 yds., day periscope attack , fire tube 1 depth 30’ =
1 miss, torpedo
passed under target, torps running too deep again, last patrol all 20 torpedoes
ran under targets, will adjust depth
for shallower run
1309 Target
4, retargeted, 1,020 yds., day surface attack , fire tubes 3,4,6 depth 16’ ; =
2 hits, 1 miss, torpedo passed under target, 2
duds
1341 Target
4, retargeted, deck gun attack, 1,540 yds., fired 19 shots (manual) = 15 hits,
4 misses, target
sunk
1802 Target
5, oil tanker, 610 yds., day surface attack , fire tube 6 depth 16 ‘ = 1 hit,
target sunk
1802 Target
6, standard merchant, 450 yds., day surface attack , fire tubes 2,3,4,5 depth
16’ = 3 hits, 1 miss, torpedo passed under target, 1 dud,
target escapes
2309 Target
6, retargeted, 710 yds., deck gun
attack, fired 2 shots (manual) = 2 hits, target sunk
Out of torpedoes, will hunt
targets with deck gun
7 March:
0519 Target
7, small freighter, 580yds., deck gun attack, fired 33 shots (manual) = 25
hits, 8 misses, target sunk
8 March:
1643 Target
8, small freighter, 870 yds., deck gun attack, fired 37 shots (manual) = 35
hits, 2 misses
target sunk
1650 Set course for ComSubsAsiatic
10 March:
0850 Arrive ComSubsAsiatic, all crew alive and accounted for.
Hull Damage = 0 % Status =
operational
Fuel used = 11, 726 gal.
(11%0) System
Damage = 0 %
Patrol time = 6 days
Patrol miles = 847
Torpedo
Performance
Hits Miss Premature Dud
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Lt. DJ Hipply
CO USS Seadragon
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