Rank & Name: LCDR. DJ
Hipply
Cycle: 7 (February 2004) 27
Nov 1943
Submarine Squadron 2,
Submarine Division 4A
USS Lapon (SS-260) 2nd
patrol
Patrol Zone &
Sector(s): Northern Japan, NJ-6+7
TDC: Auto
Realism (%): 95%
Crew experience: Veteran
Number of Warships sunk: 1
Number of Merchants sunk:
12
Warship tonnage: 5,595
Merchant tonnage: 67,890
Total JANAC tonnage: 46,627
Types of Warship sunk: 1
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
13 Nov
1943 |
09:24 |
41-02N x
139-19E |
(CL) Naka |
5,595 |
Types of Merchant sunk: 12
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
13 Nov
1943 |
06:00 |
40-54N x
139-24E |
OIL TANKER |
3,170 |
|
13 Nov
1943 |
06:06 |
40-54N x
139-24E |
ARMED
MERCHANT |
8,630 |
|
13 Nov
1943 |
17:47 |
40-37N x
139-24E |
OIL TANKER |
8,080 |
|
13 Nov
1943 |
17:48 |
40-37N x
139-24E |
STANDARD
MERCHANT |
4,680 |
|
13 Nov
1943 |
17:50 |
40-37N x
139-24E |
ARMED
MERCHANT |
7,160 |
|
13 Nov
1943 |
21:38 |
40-18N x
139-06E |
LARGE
FREIGHTER |
3,590 |
|
15 Nov
1943 |
19:22 |
30-36N x
139-24E |
TROOP
TRANSPORT |
5,300 |
|
16 Nov
1943 |
06:47 |
39-36N x
138-24E |
OIL TANKER |
3,560 |
|
16 Nov
1943 |
06:47 |
39-36N x
138-24E |
OIL TANKER |
3,560 |
|
16 Nov
1943 |
06:48 |
39-36N x
138-24E |
ARMED
MERCHANT |
10,650 |
|
16 Nov
1943 |
19:11 |
39-24N x
139-41E |
TROOP
TRANSPORT |
5,860 |
|
16 Nov
1943 |
21:29 |
32-27N x
139-39E |
LARGE
FREIGHTER |
3,650 |
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:
RMKS/1. 2 Nov. 1943
05:00
Left base at Midway Is.
Load out 24 Mk 14 torpedoes, one
4” deck gun with 95 shells, bathythermograph and SD and SJa radar
RMKS/2. 11 Nov.
12:04 Arrive
northern Japan, 120 miles east of Hachinohe, Japan
Proceed to sector NJ 6 via
Tsugaru Straits
19:30 Convoy
contact, 3 marus and 5 DD’s, not in our assigned sector, evaded
23:44 Large
patrol at east end of Tsugaru Strait, 6 DD’s, will attempt to slip past them on
the bottom
RMKS/3. 12 Nov.
03:00 We
are detected, prepare for depth charge attacks
03:29 Jettison
debris, they go for it
03:45 We
are redetected, prepare for depth charge attack
09:51 Escape
DD patrol
Damage: hull- radio
room, crew’s quarters, forward torpedo room; engine 2, sound heads
10:50 All
damage repaired
14:46 Convoy
contact, 4 maru’s and 0 DD’s, not in our assigned sector, evaded
19:19 Convoy
contact, not in our assigned sector, evaded
21:17 Lapon
exits Tsugaru Strait
RMKS/4. 13 Nov.
05:24 Convoy
contact, 2 maru’s, 0 DD’s
05:48 Target
1, oil tanker, 870 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tube 1 = 1 hit, target
1 escapes
05:49 Target
2, armed merchant cruiser, 1210 yds, continue submerged attack, fire tubes 2, 3
= 2 hits,
target 2 escapes
06:00 Surface,
reacquire target 1, 910 yds, commence deck gun attack (manual), fired 3 shells
= 2 hits
1 miss, target 1 sunk
06:06 Reacquire
target 2, 1270 yds, commence deck gun attack (manual), fired 4 shells = 3 hits,
1 miss
target 2 sunk
08:46 Cl
convoy contact, 2 Cl, 9 DD, commence end around
09:24 Acquire
target 2, Cl Naka, commence submerged attack, fire tube 1,2,3,4, = 3 hits,
1miss, target 3 sunk
09:25 Crash
dive, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack
09:31 Jettison
debris, they go for it
09:55 We
are redetected, prepare for depth charge attack
11:57 Escape
DD’s, Damage: fuel leak, fwd battery flooded, officer’s quarters hull
12:59
All damage repaired
16:15 Convoy
contact, 14 maru’s, 5 DD’s, commence end around
17:47 Target
4, oil tanker, 680 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tube 1 = 1 hit, target
4 sunk
17:48 Target
5, standard merchant, 670 yds, continue submerged attack, fire tubes 8,9,19 = 3
hits,
target 5 sunk
17:50 Target
6, armed merchant cruiser, 720 yds, continue submerged attack, fire tubes 7, 2,
3 = 3
hits, target 6 sunk
17:51 Crash
dive, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack
18:34 Jettison
debris, they go for it
19:58 Escape
DD attack, had good thermal, damage: none
20:03 Hunt
target 7 from above convoy
21:38 Acquire
target 7, large freighter, 1430 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tube 1 = 1
hit,
target crippled,
commence deck gun attack (manual), fired 19 shells = 15 hits, 4 misses
target 7 sunk
RMKS/5. 14
Nov.
01:38 Convoy
contact, 3 maru’s 2 DD’s, they are in shallow water, disengage
11:30 Convoy
contact, 9 maru’s 4 DD’s, commence end around
` 13:29 Convoy
escapes
14:00 Convoy
contact
14:20 Convoy
escapes
16:10 Convoy
contact
16:27 Convoy
escapes
18:32 Convoy
contact, 1 maru, 4 DD’s, must be VIP ship
19:22 Target
8, troop transport, 910 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tube 10 = 1 hit
target 8 sunk
19:23 Crash
dive, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack, good thermal
21:30 Escape
DD attack, no damage
RMKS/6. 15
Nov.
No good contacts
RMKS/7. 16
Nov.
00:24 Convoy
contact, commence end around
01:24 Convoy
escapes
06:19 Convoy
contact, 10 maru’s and 7 DD’s, commence end around
06:47 Target
9, oil tanker, 1040 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tubes 2, 3 = 2 hits
target 9 sunk
06:47 Target
10, oil tanker, 860 yds, continue submerged attack, fire tube 6 = 1 hit, target
10 sunk
06:48 Target
11, armed merchant cruiser, 780 yds, continue submerged attack, fire tubes 4,
5, 6 = 3
hits, target 11 sunk
06:48 Crash
dive, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack
07:09 Jettison
debris, they go it
07:43 We
are redetected, prepare for depth charge attack, poor thermal
11:31 Escape
DD attack, damage: Hull- conning tower, officer’s quarters, radio room; eng 1,
2, aft
torpedo room, SD radar
12:15 All
damage repaired
19:04 Convoy
contact, 3 marus and 1 DD, commence approach
19:11 Target
12, troop transport, 760 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tube 7 = 1 hit
target 12 sunk, out of
torpedoes
19:12 Crash
dive, escort on the way, prepare for depth charge attack, good thermal
20:40 Escape
DD attack, damage: none
20:41 Radar
contact, start pursuit of above scattered convoy
21:29 Target
13, large freighter, 990 yds, commence surface deck attack (manual),
fired 29 shells = 29
hits, 6 misses, target sunk
21:30 Crash
dive, escort on the way, prepare for depth charge attack
22:45 Escape
DD attack, damage: none
22:50 Surface,
no torps left, set course for Midway Is.
RMKS/8. 26 Nov 1943
20:45 Arrive dockside Midway Is., crew all alive and accounted for
Hull Damage = moderate (32%) Status
= operational
Fuel used = 84,418 (72%) System
Damage = light (6%)
Patrol time = 20.0 days Patrol
miles = 735
Repair = 6 days Ordnance
remaining = 0 torpedo’s, 34 gun shells
Torpedo
Performance
Hits
Miss Premature Dud
23 1
0
Deck Gun Performance
Hits Miss
49 12
Lt.Cdr. DJ
Hipply
CO: USS Lapon