Cycle:
5 26 Dec, 1942 (Nov 2003)
USS Tuna, SS-203, 2nd Patrol
Patrol Zone & Sector(s): Solomon
Islands; S-3, 4
TDC: Auto
Realism (%): 95%
Crew experience: Veteran
Number of Warships sunk: 4
Number of Merchants sunk: 6
Warship tonnage: 32,710
Merchant tonnage: 50,500
Total JANAC tonnage: 83,210
Types of Warship sunk: 4
|
Date |
Time |
Lat & Long |
Class of Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
8
Dec 1942 |
21:21 |
05-49S
x 155-20E |
(CA)
TAKAO |
15,780 |
|
8
Dec 1942 |
21:22 |
05-49S
x 155-20E |
(CL)
AGANO |
8,534 |
|
10
Dec 1942 |
06:33 |
05-45S
x 155-29E |
(CL)
KUMA |
5,832 |
|
13
Dec 1942 |
13:47 |
06-23S
x 156-01E |
(SUB)
TYPE C |
2,564 |
Types of Merchant sunk: 6
|
Date |
Time |
Lat & Long |
Class of Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
8
Dec 1942 |
06:26 |
05-25S x 154-50E |
ARMED MERCHANT |
8,070 |
|
8
Dec 1942 |
06:26 |
05-25S x 154-50E |
OIL TANKER |
8,720 |
|
8
Dec 1942 |
08:31 |
05-06S x 154-40E |
STD MERCHANT |
12,430 |
|
13
Dec 1942 |
22:47 |
06-25S x 155-53E |
TROOP SHIP |
8,870 |
|
13
Dec 1942 |
22:49 |
06-25S x 155-53E |
TROOP SHIP |
8,870 |
|
15
Dec 1942 |
17:55 |
06-25S x 155-55E |
OIL TANKER |
3,540 |
Conducted Lifeguard duty: (If yes how many aviators rescued): YES
|
Date |
Time |
Lat & Long |
|
13
Dec 1942 |
00:14 |
06-48S
x 155-53E |
Conducted Photo Recon: YES
|
Date |
Time |
Location |
Lat & Long |
|
13
Dec 1942 |
05:45 |
|
06-29S x 155-53E |
Patrol Narrative:
3 Dec 1942
05:00 Left base at
Brisbane, Australia
Load out 24
Mk 14 torpedoes, one 4” deck gun with 95 shells, SD and SJa radar
7 Dec
23:31 Arrive Solomon
Is, 16 miles sw of Cape Hanpan
23:42 Proceed
to patrol area S-3
8 Dec
01:10 Arrive patrol
sector S 3
05:50 Convoy sighted, 7
marus and 3 escorts
06:26 Target 1, armed
merchant cruiser, 1210 yds, day submerged attack, fire tubes 1, 2,3,5, = 3
hits, 1 dud; target 1 sunk
06:26 Target 2, oil
tanker, 1050 yds, day submerged attack, fire tube 4 = 1 hit target 2 sunk
06:27 Crash dive,
escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack.
08:31 Target 3,
standard merchant, straggler from above convoy, 810 yds, day deck gun attack
(manual), fired shells
= 40, 37 hits, 3 miss
14:26 CA convoy
sighted
14:55 CA convoy
escapes
21:09 CA convoy
sighted,
21:21 Target 4, CA
Takao, 920 yds, submerged attack, fire tubes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6= 4 hits, 2 duds
target 4 sunk
21:22 Target 5, Cl
Agano, 1130 yds, submerged attack, fire tubes 7, 8,9,10 = 3 hits, 1 dud target
5 sunk
21:23 Crash dive,
escorts on the way, prepare for depth charge attack.
9 Dec
05:13 CA Convoy sighted
05:45 CA Convoy escapes
13:24 CL Convoy sighted
13:55 CL Convoy
escapes
22:30 CA Convoy
sighted
22:50 CA Convoy
escapes
10 Dec
01:34 Convoy sighted, 4 marus and 2 escorts
02:05 Convoy escapes
05:04 CL convoy sighted
05:30 CL convoy escapes
05:05 CL convoy sighted
06:33 Target 6, CL Kuma, 940 yds, submerged
attack, fire tubes 1,2,3,4, = 3 hits, 1 dud target 6 sunk
06:34 Crash dive, escorts on the way, prepare for
depth charge attack.
23:20 Proceed to life guard station
11 Dec
00:14 Pilot rescue
11 Dec (cont)
11:29 Proceed to photo recon
12 Dec
16:32 Arrive photo recon
12 Dec
05:45 Photo recon completed
13 Dec
12:14 Maru convoy sighted
12:35 Maru convoy escapes
13:14 2 IJN subs spotted, commence submerged attack
13:46 Target 7, IJN sub, 625 yds, fire tube 10= 1
miss, target 7 escapes
13:47 Target 8, IJN sub, 455 yds, fire tube 9= 1
hit, and target 8 sunk
22:27 Maru convoy sighted, no escorts, commence
night surface attack
22:49 Target 10, troop transport, 1110 yds, fire
tube 8 = 1 hit, and target 10 sunk
22:50 Crash dive, escorts on the way, prepare for
depth charge attack
Only
1 torp left, will hunt for maru convoys, no chance for warships
14 Dec
23:59 Many warship convoys, did not engage
15 Dec
17:30 Maru convoy sighted, with three escorts,
commence submerged attack
17:55 Target 11, oil tanker, 620 yds, fired tube 5
= 1 hit, target 11 sunk
17:56 Crash dive, escorts on the way, prepare for
depth charge attack.
21:46 Escape escorts, out of torpedoes, 55 shells
for deck gun, will patrol and look unescorted convoys
16 Dec
23:59 No good targets
17 Dec
23:59 No good targets
18 Dec
23:59 No good targets
19 Dec
23:59 No good targets
20 Dec
23:59 No good targets
21 Dec
22:12 Crew getting restless set course for
Brisbane
25 Dec
12:25 Arrive
Brisbane, Australia all crew alive and accounted for. Merry Christmas
Hull
Damage = moderate (62%) Status
= operational
Fuel
used = 44,558 (44.5%) System
Damage = light (23%)
Patrol
time = 18.8 days Patrol
miles = 975
Repair = 19 days Ordnance remaining = 0 torpedoes, 55 gun shells
Torpedo Performance
Hits
Miss Premature Dud
15 3
0 6
Deck Gun Performance
Hits Miss
45
3
Lt. DJ Hipply
CO USS Tuna
// SENDS //