PATROL REPORT

Rank & Name: LCDR. Bill Ketzeback  

 

Cycle:  Cycle 8 (February 2004) SPECIAL MISSION

 

SubRon 2/ Division 4A

 

U.S.S.  FINBACK (SS-230)

 

Patrol Zone & Sector(s):  Sulu Sea

 

TDC:  Auto

 

Realism (%):  109%

 

Crew experience:  Elite

 

Number of Warships sunk: 1

 

Number of Merchants sunk: 13

 

Warship tonnage: 2,564

 

Merchant tonnage: 87,290

 

Total JANAC tonnage:  44,927

 

Types of Warship sunk: 1

 

Date

Time

Lat & Long

Class of Vessel

Tonnage

27 Sept 1943

15:57

08-29N x 116-36E

SUB – (Type-B)

2,564

 

Types of Merchant sunk: 13

 

Date

Time

Lat & Long

Class of Vessel

Tonnage

28 Sept 1943

19:11

08-08N x 117-06E

Oil Tanker

10,460

28 Sept 1943

19:12

08-08N x 117-06E

Oil Tanker

10,460

28 Sept 1943

19:12

08-08N x 117-06E

Standard Merchant

5,520

28 Sept 1943

19:22

08-07N x 117-07E

Oil Tanker

10,460

28 Sept 1943

22:59

08-09N x 117-06E

Supply Ship

2,100

30 Sept 1943

01:03

07-44N x 116-46E

Oil Tanker

7,430

30 Sept 1943

01:35

07-44N x 116-47E

Oil Tanker

7,430

30 Sept 1943

02:41

07-46N x 117-48E

Oil Tanker

9,400

30 Sept 1943

02:44

07-46N x 116-46E

Oil Tanker

9,400

2 Oct 1943

02:40

07-20N x 116-48E

Large Freighter

5,450

3 Oct 1943

03:51

06-52N x 116-27E

Oil Tanker

3,060

3 Oct 1943

03:55

06-52N x 116-27E

Oil Tanker

3,060

3 Oct 1943

03:58

06-52N x 116-27E

Oil Tanker

3,060

 

Conducted Lifeguard duty: (If yes how many aviators rescued):

 

Date

Time

Lat & Long

 

 

 

 

Conducted Photo Recon: (If Yes than where was it performed )

 

Date

Time

Location

Lat & Long

30 Sept 1943

17:04

Kota Kinabalu

06-51N x 116-48E

1 Oct 1943

05:12

Kudat

06-19N x 116-03E

 

Patrol Narrative:

 

Hull Damage:  None (0%)
System Damage: None (0%)
Repair Time: 0 days

Patrol Narrative:  
Special Mission Orders carried out. No damage
received, much inflicted. Used repeated hit and run
attacks on merchant vessels anchored or run aground
near shorelines as much as possible to avoid escorts
spotting FINBACK.  Photo recons spotted one CV and one
CL anchored at Port of Kota Kinabalu. Did not attack
these since no special provision provided in mission
orders to ignore ROE.

Oct 03,1943, all torpedos expended headed back to

base.

LCDR. Bill Ketzeback
CO:
USS FINBACK

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