Rank & Name: LCDR. DJ Hipply
Cycle: Nine (March 2004)
Submarine Squadron 2 / Submarine Division 4A
U.S.S. Lapon SS-260 3rd Patrol
Patrol Zone & Sector(s): Philippine Sea (P3-6)
TDC: Auto
Realism (%): 95%
Crew experience: Veteran
Number of Warships sunk: 0
Number of Merchants sunk: 16
Warship tonnage: 0
Merchant tonnage: 137,760 / 68,880
Total JANAC tonnage: 68,880
Types of Warship sunk:
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Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
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Types of Merchant sunk: 16
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
9 February
1944 |
05:40 |
16-18N x
119-32E |
Oil Tanker |
9,940 |
|
9 February
1944 |
05:41 |
16-18N x
119-32E |
Oil Tanker |
9,940 |
|
9 February
1944 |
05:41 |
16-18N x
119-32E |
Oil Tanker |
9,940 |
|
10
February 1944 |
04:44 |
13-41N x
119-50E |
Small
Freighter |
3,660 |
|
10
February 1944 |
04:53 |
13-41N x
119-51E |
Small
Freighter |
3,660 |
|
10
February 1944 |
04:56 |
13-40N x
119-50E |
Factory
Ship |
3,710 |
|
10
February 1944 |
05:06 |
13-38N x
119-50E |
Troop
Transport |
3,650 |
|
10
February 1944 |
08:01 |
13-52N x
119-50E |
Large
Freighter |
4,780 |
|
11 February
1944 |
08:16 |
15-03N x
119-41E |
Oil Tanker |
7,220 |
|
11
February 1944 |
17:32 |
14-52N x
119-52E |
Troop
Transport |
3,250 |
|
12
February 1944 |
23:12 |
13-56N x
119-41E |
Oil Tanker |
15,530 |
|
13
February 1944 |
21:19 |
14-18N x
119-59E |
Oil Tanker |
12,490 |
|
13
February 1944 |
21:21 |
14-18N x
119-59E |
Oil Tanker |
12,490 |
|
15
February 1944 |
05:53 |
14-04N x
120-03E |
Oil Tanker |
13,490 |
|
15
February 1944 |
05:34 |
14-04N x
120-03E |
Oil Tanker |
13,490 |
|
16
February 1944 |
03:00 |
14-51N x
119-51E |
Oil Tanker |
10,520 |
Conducted Lifeguard duty: NONE
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Time |
Lat &
Long |
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Conducted Photo Recon: NONE
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Patrol Narrative:
RMKS/1. 2 Feb 1944
04:00 Left base at Darwin, Australia
Load out 24 Mk 14 torpedoes, one
4” deck gun with 95 shells, bathythermograph and SD and SJa radar
RMKS/2. 6 Feb
18;06 Arrive
Philippine Sea, 200 miles NE of Aparri, Luzon; set course for sector P-3
RMKS/3. 7 Feb
13;52 CA
convoy sighted, disengage, in sector P-2, not our sector
18:11 Small
convoy sighted, disengage, in sector P-2
RMKS/4. 8 Feb
02:31 Medium
convoy sighted, disengage, in sector P-2
05:12 DD
patrol sighted, crash dive to 270 ft, good thermal
07:16 Escape
DD attack, no damage
07:37 Submarine
sighted, disengage, in sector P-2
12:57 Large
convoy sighted, disengage, in sector P-2
16:54 Arrive
sector P-3
20:23 BB
convoy sighted, disengaged, restricted ships
RMKS/5. 9 Feb
04:43 Medium
convoy sighted
05:40 Target
1, oil tanker, commence submerged attack ,1,410 yds, fire tubes 1, 2 = 2 hits,
target 1 sunk
05:41 Target
2, oil tanker, continue submerged attack, 1,130 yds, fire tube 3 = 1 hit,
target 2 sunk
05:41 Target
3, oil tanker, continue submerged attack, 670 yds, fire tubes 9, 10 = 2 hits,
target 3, sunk
05:42 Crash
dive to 350 ft, good thermal, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge
attack
10:43 Escaped
DD’s, no damage
RMKS/6. 10 Feb
03:25 Large
convoy sighted
04:28 Commence
submerged attack
04:44 Target
4, standard merchant, 820 yds. fire tubes 1,2,3 = 3 hits, target 4 sunk
04:45 Escort
does not react, maintains course
04:53 Target
5, standard merchant, commence surface attack , 920 yds , fire tubes 4, 5 = 2
hits
target 5 damaged,
commence deck gun attack (manual), 810 yds,
fire 24
shells = 19 hits, 5 misses, target 5 sunk
04:56 Target
6, converted factory ship, continue surface attack, 1,110 yds, fire tubes 6,
7=2 hits,
commence deck gun attack
(manual), fire 19 shells = 19 hits 0 misses, target 6 sunk
04:57 Escort
does not react, maintains course
05:06 Target
7, troop transport, 1,270 yds, continue surface attack, and commence deck gun
attack
(manual), fire 33 shells
= 30 hits, 3 misses, target 7 sunk
05:07 Escort
does not react, maintains course
05:08 Commence
chase of target 8
08:01 Target
8, large freighter, 1,090 yds, continue surface attack, fire tubes 1, 10 = 2
hits,
target 8 sunk
08:02
Escort does not react, maintains course
23:03 Medium
convoy sighted
23:54 Convoy
lost
RMKS/7. 11
Feb
05:23 Small
convoy sighted
06:01 Convoy
lost
07:24 Medium
convoy sighted
08:16 Target
9, oil tanker, commence submerged attack, 1,120 yds, fire tube 10 = 1 hit,
target 9 sunk
08:17 Crash
dive to 350 ft, good thermal, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge
attack
10:05 Escape
DD attack, no damage
17:20 Medium
convoy sighted, Commence submerged attack
17:32 Target
10, troop transport, 630 yds, fire tubes 10, 9 = 2 hits, target 10 sunk
17:33 Crash
dive to 350 ft, good thermal, escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge
attack
22:58 Escape
DD attack, no damage
RMKS/8.
12 Feb
03:28 Large convoy sighted, commence end around
03:56 Convoy lost
05:36 Medium convoy sighted
06:07 Convoy lost
07:41 Medium convoy sighted
08:15 Convoy lost
14:25 Large convoy sighted
14:55 Convoy lost
20:22 Small convoy sighted
23:05 Commence submerged attack
23:12 Target 11, oil tanker, 510 yds, fired tubes 7, 8 = 2 hits, target
11 sunk
23:13 Crash dive to 350 ft, good thermal, escorts on the way, prepare
for depth charge attack
RMKS/9. 13 Feb
02:30 Escape DD attack, no damage
06:40 Large convoy sighted
07:45 Convoy lost
13:00 Small convoy sighted
13:58 Convoy lost
20:59 Large convoy sighted, commence end around
21:19 Target 12, oil tanker, 1,510 yds, fire tube 5 = 1 hit, and target
12 sunk
21:21 Target 13, oil tanker, 1,200 yds, fire tube 4 = 1 hit, and target
13 sunk
21:22 Crash dive to 350 ft, good thermal, escorts on the way, prepare
for depth charge attack
RMKS/10. 14 Feb
01:42 Escape DD attack, no damage
08:05 Medium convoy sighted
09:35 Convoy lost
14:02 Medium convoy sighted
14:45 Convoy lost
18:19 Large convoy sighted
22:00 Convoy lost
RMKS/11. 15 Feb
05:05 Small convoy sighted
05:45 Commence submerged attack
05:53 Target 14, oil tanker, 1,640 yds, fire tube 9 = 1 hit, and target
14 sunk
05:54 Target 15, oil tanker, 1,970 yds, fire tube 10 = 1 hit, and
target 15 sunk
05:55 Crash dive to 350 ft, good thermal, escorts on the way, prepare
for depth charge attack
06:15 Jettison debris, they go for it
11:21 Escape DD attack, no damage
17:22 Medium convoy sighted
18:01 Convoy lost
RMKS/ 12. 16 Feb
02:12 Medium convoy sighted, commence end around
02:45 Commence submerged attack
03:00 Target 16, oil tanker, 920 yds, fire tube 6 = 1hit, target 16
sunk
03:01 Crash dive to 350 ft, good thermal, escorts on the way, prepare
for depth charge attack
04:17 Escape DD attack, damage: periscope, out of torpedoes any way,
have 19 deck gun shells
left,
we will shoot them at somebody
04:30 Find straggler from above convoy, target 17, small freighter, 610
yds, commence surface
deck
gun attack (manual), fire 19 shells = 17 hits, 2 misses, target 17 damaged and
escaped
04:45 All out of ammo, set course from Darwin
06:09 Heavy convoy traffic, can not disengage patrol
06:45 Head for home
RMKS/13. 20 Feb
10:45 Arrive dockside Darwin. crew all alive and accounted for
Hull Damage = none
(0%) Status =
operational
Fuel used = 67,861 (58%) System Damage = light (3%)
Patrol time = 9.9 days Patrol miles = 1,055
Repair = 2 days Ordnance remaining = 0 torpedoes, 0
gun shells
Torpedo
Performance
Hits
Miss Premature Dud
23 1
0
Deck Gun Performance
Hits Miss
85
10
Lt.Cdr. DJ
Hipply
CO
USS Lapon
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