Rank & Name: LCDR. DJ
Hipply
Cycle: 7 (January 2004) 7
June 1943
Submarine Squadron 2,
Submarine Division 4A
USS Lapon (SS-260) 1st
patrol
Patrol Zone &
Sector(s): Yellow Sea, all sectors
TDC: Auto
Realism (%): 95%
Crew experience: Veteran
Number of Warships sunk: 1
Number of Merchants sunk:
13
Warship tonnage: 2,934
Merchant tonnage: 90,320
Total JANAC tonnage: 46,627
Types of Warship sunk:
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
21 June
1943 |
21:35 |
34-50N x
124-55E |
(SUB) Type
A |
2,934 |
Types of Merchant sunk:
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
18 June
1943 |
06:56 |
31-58N x
124-15E |
OIL TANKER |
3,120 |
|
18 June
1943 |
07:08 |
31-58N x
124-19E |
LARGE
FREIGHTER |
3,760 |
|
18 June
1943 |
07:13 |
31-58N x
124-22E |
SUPPLY
SHIP |
1,690 |
|
19 June
1943 |
06:28 |
34-03N x
124-42E |
SUPPLY
SHIP |
2,530 |
|
19 June
1943 |
13:42 |
34-32N x
124-01E |
OIL TANKER |
6,010 |
|
19 June
1943 |
13:41 |
34-32N x
124-01E |
OIL TANKER |
6,010 |
|
20 June
1943 |
03:43 |
34-51N x
124-56E |
LARGE
FREIGHTER |
4,950 |
|
20 June
1943 |
03:55 |
34-42N x
124-51E |
OIL TANKER |
10,520 |
|
22 June
1943 |
20:05 |
34-39N x
124-59E |
SMALL
FREIGHTER |
1,480 |
|
23 June
1943 |
05:47 |
33-57N x
124-54E |
OIL TANKER |
15,740 |
|
23 June
1943 |
05:48 |
33-57N x
124-54E |
TROOP
TRANSPORT |
8,120 |
|
23 June
1943 |
05:49 |
33-57N x
124-54E |
STANDARD
MERCHANT |
13,430 |
|
23 June
1943 |
10:48 |
33-46N x
125-07E |
OIL TANKER |
12,960 |
Conducted Lifeguard duty: N / A
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
|
|
|
|
Conducted Photo Recon: N / A
|
Date |
Time |
Location |
Lat &
Long |
|
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|
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Patrol Narrative:
RMKS/ 1. 6 June 1943
06:00
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. 16 June
07:45 Arrive
Yellow Sea, 200 miles SE of Shanghai, China Proceed to YS-4, take soundings on
route
14:03 Sampans
sighted, avoided
22:46 Convoy
sighted, 2 MR’s, 2DD’s
23:43 Lost
contact
RMKS/ 3. 17 June
No contacts
RMKS/ 4. 18 June
06:24 Convoy
sighted, 3 maru’s, 0 DD’s
06:55 Target
1, large freighter, 1,780 yds., submerged attack, fire tubes 10, 9 = 2 misses,
target 1 escapes
06:56 Target
2, oil tanker, 830 yds, fire tubes 8, 7 = 1 hit, 1 miss, target 2 sunk, chase
target 1
07:08 Reacquire
target 1; 1,640 yds, deck gun attack (manual), fire 34 shells = 29 hits, 5
misses, target 1 sunk
07:13 Target
3,supply ship, from above convoy, 1,150 yds, deck gun attack (manual), fire 28
shells = 25 hits, 3 misses,
target 3 sunk
Rmks/ 5. 19
June
06:05 Convoy
sighted, 1 maru, 2 DD
06:25 Target
4, supply ship, 1,820 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tubes 1, 2 = 1 hit,
1 miss, target 4 sunk
06:26 Crash
dive, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack
06:57 jettison
debris
08:17 Escape
depth charge attack, damage: radio room, officer’s mess, storage room hull,
08:48 Damage
repaired
13:03 Convoy
sighted, 8 maru’s, 5DD’s, chase end around,
13:41 Target
5, oil tanker, commence submerged attack, 1,310 yds, fire tube 9 = 1 hit,
target 5 sunk
13:42 Target
6, oil tanker, 1,220 yds., continue submerged attack fire tubes 8, 1, 2 = 1
hit, 1 miss, 1 dud, target 6 sunk
13:43 Crash
dive, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack
13:49 Jettison
debris
18:30 Escape
depth charge attack; damage: control, con tower, radio, crew’s mess, rooms
hull, engines 1, 2, 3;
sound heads, aft battery room hull, DC
motor 4. Who the heck assigned us to this puddle of a sea!
20:21 Damage
repaired, engine 3 can not be repaired, surface speed reduced
RMKS/ 6. 20
June
03:02 Convoy
sighted, 2 maru’s 0 DD’s
03:43 Target
7, large freighter, commence deck gun attack, fire 33 shells = 32 hits, 1 miss
target 7 sunk, second maru
escapes
03:55 Target
8, oil tanker, 1280 yds, commence surface attack, fire tubes 3,4, = 1 hit ,1
miss target 8 sunk
22:10 Convoy
sighted
22:50 Convoy
escapes, surface speed reduced without # 3 engine
RMKS/ 7. 21 June
11:54 Convoy
sighted, 4 maru’s, 2 DD’s
12:36 Convoy
escapes
21:10 IJN
sub sighted
21:35 Target
9, Type A sub, 1,040 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tube 1 = 1 hit,
target 9 sunk
RMKS/ 8. 22 June
07:25 Convoy
sighted, 6 maru’s, 3 DD’s
07:40 Convoy
escapes
13:05 Convoy
sighted, 8 maru’s, 5 DD’s
13:35 Convey
escapes
19:12 Convoy
sighted, 3 maru’s, 0 DD’s, commence end around
20:05 Target
10, small freighter, 530 yds, commence submerged attack, fire tube 7 = 1 hit,
target 10 sunk, other
maru’s escape
RMKS/ 9. 23 June
03:41 Convoy
sighted, 4 maru’s 1 DD, commence end around
04:20 Convoy
escapes
05:30 Convoy
sighted, 7 maru’s, 2 DD’s
05:47 Target
11, oil tanker, 540 yds., commence submerged attack, fire tubes 3,4,5 = 1
hit,1miss, 1 dud, target 11
sunk
05:48 Target
12, troop transport, 670 yds., commence submerged attack, fire tubes 1, 2 =
1hit, 1 miss, target 12 sunk
05:49 Target 13, standard merchant,
commence submerged attack, fire tubes 7, 8, 9 = 3 hits, target 13 sunk
09:42 Convoy
sighted, 9 maru’s, 6 DD’s
10:48 Target
14, oil tanker, 600 yds., commence submerged attack, fire tubes 5, 6 = 1 hit, 1
dud target 14 sunk
10:48 Crash dive, escorts on the way,
prepare for depth charge attack
11:14 Jettison
debris
15:32 Escape
depth charge attack, damage: periscope, deck gun, forward torpedo, aft engine
rooms hull, engines 1, 2
16:49 Damage
repaired, no torps left, lets get the heck out of this shallow pond, boat is
beat up
16:51 Set
course for Midway
RMKS/ 10.
6 July
19:20 Limp into Midway Is., crew all
alive and accounted for.
Hull Damage = heavy
(88%) Status = operational
Fuel used = 104,686
gals. (89%) System
Damage = moderate (31%)
Patrol time = 27.8 days Patrol
miles = 975
Repair = 27 days Ordnance
remaining = 0 torpedo’s, 0 gun shells
Torpedo
Performance
Hits Miss Premature Dud
13 6 0 5
Deck Gun Performance
Hits Miss
86
9
Lt.Cdr. DJ
Hipply
CO: USS Lapon