PATROL REPORT

Rank & Name: Lt. Woody Whitmore

 

Cycle: PTC-2

 

Squadron & Division: Squadron 2 SubDiv 4A

 

USS & SS: USS STINGRAY / SS-186

 

Patrol Zone & Sector(s): JAVA SEA  JS3  (NO PZPICK)

 

TDC: Auto

 

Realism (%): 95%

 

Crew experience: Veteran

 

Number of Warships sunk:

 

Number of Merchants sunk:  6

 

Warship tonnage:

 

Merchant tonnage: 33,480

 

Total JANAC tonnage:  16,740

 

Types of Warship sunk:

 

Date

Time

Lat & Long

Class of Vessel

Tonnage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Types of Merchant sunk:

 

Date

Time

Lat & Long

Class of Vessel

Tonnage

Mar 10, 1942

 

 

 

Mar 11, 1942

16:38

16:38

16:40

16:44

15:54

17:31

7- 45S, 118- 17E

7- 45S, 118- 17E

7- 45S, 118- 17E

7- 45S, 118- 17E

7- 44S, 120- 57E

8– 01S, 120- 52E

Large Freighter

Oil Tanker

Converted Factory Ship

Troop Transport

Standard Merchant

Armed Merchant Cruiser

5,040

5,930

3,980

10,450

3,350

4,730

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrol Narrative:  Patrolled with no contact for several days until receiving radio message to perform lifeguard duty for air strike at 5-12S, 119-29E.  While enroute detected convoy  7-45S, 118-20E.  Changed course to intercept convoy consisting of Converted Factory Ship, Troop Transport,   Oil Tanker, Large Freighter.  Came to full stop waited for CFS and TT to pass with OT & LF still to my port.  fired tubes 1 & 2 at OT & LF direct hits sunk fired tube 5 at CFT dud, fired 6 hit damaged fired 7 sunk CFT 2/3 changed course to pursue TT.  Fired 3 sunk TT.  Continued Patrol of JS3 area.  Convoy sited 15:18 11 Mar 7- 43S, 120 – 44 E consisting of Armed Merchant Cruiser and a Standard Merchant fired tube 1 at AMC and 4 at SM both missed right full rudder to bring my stern tubes to bear and stay in front of the targets. Fired 8 at AMC and 7 at SM dud and miss fired 5 and 4 respectively turned to bring fore  tubes to bear fired 2 and 3 hits slowed to 1/3rd stalked and waited for tubes  to reload fired 1 and sunk  SM.   Reacquired AMC fired 4 and sunk it. Returned to base

 

Rank & Name   Lt. Woody Whitmore

CO USS            USS STINGRAY / SS-186

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