Lieutenant Commander Andrew Miller
Chief Operations
SubRon 5a.

Cycle 3 Patrol Report.

Skipper: Lcdr. A Miller
Cycle: 3
Subron: 5A
Boat: USS Tautog SS199
Patrol_zone: Malaysia
TDC: Manual
Realism: 109%
Warships_sunk: 0
Merchants_sunk: 1
Warship_tonnage: 0
Merchant_tonnage: 5,680
JANAC_tonnage: 5,680
Lifeguard_duty: No
Photo_recon: No
SH_awards:
 

Warship_types

Merchant_types
Std Merchant

Patrol_narrative
// IMMEDIATE // From: Lcdr Andrew Miller Commanding Officer SS199 Tautog To: Cdr. J. Sauder CO SubRon5A cc: ComSubPac Date: 08/01/42 re: Patrol Report (May 02 Cycle 3) REMARKS: 1. Departed Freemantle Thu. 07/02/42 0950hrs for M-2 as per squadron requirements. All bunkers topped up - fuel on board 100k gals. Estimated transit time 8 days, 23k6 gals. All systems working 100%, crew-level at complement. New SD radar system checked and calibrated. 2. Arrived M-2 Fri 10 July. Ran one engine surfaced, submerging 0500hrs and 1600hrs, surfacing 0900hrs and 1900hrs. Continued drills during transit zone ensured high state on-board morale and boat readiness. Assumed initial patrol box to intercept suspected N/S transit route to the west of Bunguran Utara. 3. All torpedoes checked as per manual. All settings for patrol as per orders. Ordinance load: 24 x Mk14s, 95 shells. 4. Contacts: 1. 07/10/42: 1452hrs, Multiple SD contacts 17k6yds. Dived to evade. * Due to lack of sightings, moved to box directly south at midnight 11/12 July. 2. 07/13/45: 0952hrs, single SD contact 17kyds. To p/d, popped scope, nil visual, nil sonar. 3. 07/15/42: 1500hrs, Coast Watcher fox. Fast moving convoy heading past BU, south-westerly course. Full lookout watch + 1 on raised scope. Over next 10 hours, nil sighting. Refer NOTES below. * Due to lack of sightings, moved to box directly south at midnight 15/16 July. 4. 07/18/42: 1408hrs, multiple SD contacts 17k6yds. To p/d to avoid. * Due to lack of sightings, moved to box directly north at midnight 15/16 July. 5. 07/20/42: 1710hrs, scope raised for visual search at r/d. Visual on suspected Std merchant 311°r, 6k+yds, followed by probable tanker and AMC. Started track on Std and tanker. 1713hrs, Std est 5k2yds, 17kts, 040°t. Manouvered. Good Intercept. 1716hrs, no escort detected, no air detected. Intercept ideal. Set for 20', targeting tanker at 1k2yds, Std at k7yds at 1720hrs w/ 20sec gap, no offset. 1720hrs, fired #1-4. 1 dud, 3 misses. Targeted tanker, est k6yds. Set for 14', fired # 5. Miss. Turned for stern tubes. 1722hrs, fired #9,10, est k7yds. 1723hrs, hit. tanker destroyed. Attempted to follow Std with dusk approaching, est 18kts. Called off pursuit 1800hrs. Reviewed track data. Good tracks. 6. 07/22/42: 0608hrs, ls detected 214°r. Nil visual. 0611hrs, visual 216°r, probable 2 x Std, est 10k+yds. Turned to allow stern track. To p/d. 0614hrs, 4 lines of merchants. Attack position best for 2 port lines. Lead inner port Std targeted. 0617hrs, large STD, set for 20', est 7k5yds, 17kts, 038°t. To s/a. 0620hrs, target 6k2yds, 17kts, 039°t. No escort. Planned attack to let target pass & attack from the stern. 0623hrs, 4k5yds, 16kts, 035°t. 0627hrs, 2k5yds, 15kts 030°t. 0630hrs, 1k2yds, 14kts, 030°t. 0633hrs, k8yds, 14kts, 030°t. 0634hrs, fired #1-3. 1 premature, 1 miss, 1 hit. Followed. 0636hrs, fired #4. Premature. Changed target to other Std crossing bow. 0639hrs, est 1k5yds, 15kts. Fired #5,6. 1 hit, 1 miss. Neither vessel slowing. Started track on 3rd Std, turned for stern tubes. 0646, target running straight, est 1k5yds, 15kts. 0649hrs, fired #7-9. 1 premature, 1 hit, 1 miss. Vessels now opening range. Attack called off 0652hrs. Reviewed track data. See NOTES below. 1200hrs, decision made to return home due to inability to trust torpedoes. 5. Ordinance report: 16 x Mk14s, 0 shells used. 5 hits, 1 dud, 7 'misses', 3 prematures. 6. Casualty Report: Nil 7. Docked Freemantle yesterday a.m., 07/31/42 8. NOTES: 1. These torpedoes have problems. Refer to contact reps 5 & 6. Track data was good, targets were all under 1k5yds close enough to read their names. If track data was off, then no targets would have been hit. Unfortunately, except for the tanker, 1 hit does not seem to do much harm to a medium-to-large Std. 2. Coast Watcher reports could be more precise. "Concoy hdg SSw past BU at xxxxhrs" does not allow any sort of intercept possibility. PATROL SUMMARY Boat: SS199 Tautog, T-Class Crew: Green TDC: Manual Fuel Used: 58,465g - 58% Patrol Zone: M-2 Time at Sea: 29 days Damage: Hull - Nil Systems - Nil Realism: 109% Status: Operational Ships sunk: 1 Tonnage: 5,680t ENEMY SUNK or DAMAGED 03:48N 107:17E Oil Tanker 5,680t Sunk 03:51N 106:59E Std Merchant Damaged 03:51N 107:00E Std Merchant Damaged 03:52N 107:01E Std Merchant Damaged Signed, Lcdr. Andrew Miller. Commanding Officer SS199 Tautog
 
 
 
 
 

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