Rank & Name: Commander Ethan Edwards
Cycle: 6
Submarine Squadron 2 / Submarine Division 4A
U.S.S. Pogy SS-266
Patrol Zone & Sector(s): Palau islands all sectors
TDC: Auto
Realism (%): 100%
Crew experience: Veteran
Number of Warships sunk: 2
Number of Merchants sunk: 3
Warship tonnage: 45,640 tons
Merchant tonnage: 31,440 tons
Total JANAC tonnage: 38,540 tons
Types of Warship sunk:
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
April 18, 1943 |
10:50 |
8-14N, 135-47E |
Kongo Class BB |
32,200 tons |
|
April 18, 1943 |
11:35 |
8-14N, 135-48E |
Mogami Class CA |
13,440 tons |
Types of Merchant sunk:
|
Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
Class of
Vessel |
Tonnage |
|
April 19, 1943 |
08:49 |
7-32N, 136-19E |
Armed Merchant Cruiser |
12,740 tons |
|
April 19, 1943 |
10:09 |
7-33N, 137-33E |
Armed merchant Cruiser |
12,740 tons |
|
April 19, 1943 |
10:10 |
7-33N, 137-33E |
Oil Tanker |
5,960 tons |
Conducted Lifeguard duty: NO
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Date |
Time |
Lat &
Long |
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Conducted Photo Recon: YES
|
Date |
Time |
Location |
Lat &
Long |
|
April 18, 1943 |
21:55 hours |
7-33N, 135-12E |
Koror, Babelthuap |
Patrol Narrative:
We departed Midway on April 2 and headed for the
Palau Islands. We arrived in the Palau area on the 13 of April and started to
patrol of the western side of the Islands.
April 13 to the 17 no
contacts, maybe we should move our patrol area to the eastern side of the
Islands.
April 17. 08:00 hours we
received orders from ComSubPac to Recon and take photographs of the harbor
outside the port of Koror, Babelthuap on or before April 19, 19:50 hours.
Headed for the assigned area.
April 18, 10:20 hours, we
spotted a Battleship Group with a BB, a CA and two Destroyers for escort. We
maneuvered into a firing position and with the enemy headed our way we set-up
the stern tubes on the BB. At about 500 yards range we fired all tubes, three hits
and a dud. The BB was passing down our Port side and starting to turn away.
Brought the forward tube into a firing position and fired all at the BB
resulting in one premature, one dud and four hits, sinking a Kongo class BB. We
dove deep to avoid the escorts and were depth charged with no damage to the
boat. After several patterns the escorts seemed to loose our position and the
soundman was picking up a ‘Low Speed’ sound that seemed to be circling close
aboard. We decided to go to periscope depth for a look-see. At 67feet we
stopped and looked to find a Mogami Class CA circling with the escorts off to
the far side putting the CA between them and us. As the CA approached us we
set-up and fired at 900 yards range and watched as the CA went up in fire and
smoke. The escorts headed toward us and we dove again to avoid their wrath.
Depth charged again with no damage to the boat, we finally lost contact and
surfaced, we headed to our photo Recon area timing it so we could enter the
port under the cover of darkness.
We moved into the harbor on
April 19, to the north of the patrolling escorts. There were a few ships in the
harbor with two escorts watching over them. We moved behind the escorts and at
21:55 hours under the Full Moon and Clear shy we were able to complete the
mission. We moved off the same way we entered and after loosing radar contact
with the escorts we surfaced and resumed our patrol.
April 19, 08:20 hours, we spotted a small convoy of two merchants and two Destroyers for escort. We go into a firing position and fired sinking an Armed Merchant Cruiser. We dove deep to avoid the escorts and we were depth charged with no damage to the boat. We finally lost contact and resumed our patrol.
April 19, 17:46 hours, we
spotted a medium convoy with a very heavy escort. Nine Merchants and eight
Destroyers, and two air contacts. We were able to get in front of the convoy
and set-up on two ships. We fired and sunk an Armed Merchant Cruiser and an Oil
Tanker. We dove deep to avoid the escorts. Depth charged for six hours with no
damage to the boat. We just could not seem to loose them. We finally lost
contact and surfaced the boat, with all torpedoes expended we headed for home.
Commander Ethan Edwards