Lieutenant Commander Rick Swiegoda
SubRon 5a.

Cycle 3 patrol Report.

Skipper: LCDR RICK SWIEGODA
Cycle: 4
Subron: 5A
Boat: SCULPIN (191)
Patrol_zone: Java Sea
TDC: Automatic
Realism: 95%
Warships_sunk: 1
Merchants_sunk: 4
Warship_tonnage: 2033
Merchant_tonnage: 17950
JANAC_tonnage: 5977
Lifeguard_duty: No
Photo_recon: No
SH_awards: Bronze Star
 

Warship_types
KAGERO CLASS DD

Merchant_types
SMALL FREIGHTER 2080 LARGE FREIGHTER 4760 TROOP TRANSPORT 7020 TROOP TRANSPORT 4090

Patrol_narrative
9/8/42 ON STATION JAVA SEA 8-08S, 109-04E 82% FUEL REMAINING. 20 MK 14'S AND SD RADAR. 9/9/42 0311HRS SURFACE PATROL- VISUAL SIGHTING 1 DD 1300YDS AND BEARING DOWN. PULLED PLUG TO 210 FEET SEVERE DC ATTACK BY 3 DD'S FOR 9 HRS. WE SAT ON BOTTOM AND PLAYED DEAD- JETTISONED DEBRIS AND DD'S GAVE UP AT 1338HRS. 1738 HRS SURFACED TO RECHARGE 2047 HRS VIS CONTACT WENT TO PERISCOPE DEPTH (GAINING RESPECT FOR THEIR ESCORTS) ENGAGED SMALL CONVOY 1 LG FRTR, 1 SM FRTR, 2 ESCORTS. 1 DUD AND 2 HITS SUNK LG FRTR. UNLUCKY DD (KAGERO CLASS) TRIED TO CHASE US DOWN AND TOOK OUR STERN SHOT DOWN THE THROAT AT 600 YDS. HIT AND SUNK LIKE A ROCK AT 25 KNOTS. MILD DC ATTACK. ALL CLEAR AT 2227 HRS. 9/10/42 0835 HRS VISUAL CONTACT 3 LT CRUISERS AND AT LEAST 5 ESCORTS RANGE 11000 YDS AND GOING AWAY AT 25 KNOTS. THEN 2 AIRCRAFT DROVE US UNDER. 0903 RESUMED PATROL 2111 ON PATROL SURFACE- VIS CONTACT 2 MARUS AND 2 DD'S. WENT TO 150 FT DUCKED UNDER DD SCREEN 2125 @ SCOPE DEPTH ATTACKED 4 MARUS - 1 TROOP SHIP, 1 MERCH, 1 SM FRTR, 1 UNKNOWN. WHEN THE BUBBLES CLEARED AND WE PULLED THE PLUG WE HAD FIRED 8 FISH. 3 HITS, 1 MISS, 2 DUDS AND 2 PREMEES. SUNK SM FRTR AND TROOP SHIP LEFT BURNING. 2130 ANOTHER TENACIOUS 4 HOUR DC ATTACK BY 2 DD'S. 9/11/42 0247 FINALLY CLEAR- SURFACED TO REPAIR BOW PLANES 0449 RESUMED PATROL 1013 WORKED AHEAD OF MEDIUM CONVOY AND WENT TO SCOPE DEPTH 1023 6 MARUS AND 2 ESCORTS. 2 HITS SUNK TROOP TRANSPORT. 2 DUDS AND 2 PREMEES ON LG FRTR AND ANOTHER TRANSPORT. 1030 DOWN WE GO FOR ANOTHER 4 HOUR DC ATTACK IN 215 FEET OF WATER. 1443 FINALLY ABLE TO SLIP AWAY. 2 BOW FISH REMAINING. 1504 SURF TO REPAIR STERN DIVE PLANES. DONE IN 48 MINUTES. BACK TO 150 FEET TIL SUNSET. HEADING SOUTH TO COAST LOOKING FOR TARGET FOR OUR LAST 2 FISH. 9/12/42 0037 SURFACE VIS CONTACT 5000 YDS 22 KNOTS BRG 190 SPEED 22 KNOTS 1 KONGO CLASS BB AND 1 ESCORT. COULD ONLY SWING AROUND AND WATCH THEM DISAPPEAR. 1006 VIS CONTACT PERISCOPE ATTACK SMALL CONVOY 1 LG FRTR, 1 TROOP SHIP AND OF COURSE 2 ESCORTS. 1041 DUCKED UNDER ESCORTS. 1100 FIRED LAST 2 FISH AT TROOP TRANSPORT - 1 DUD AND 1 HIT WHICH DESTROYED TARGET. 1348 SURVIVED 4HR AND 48 MINUTE DC ATTACK. PLAYED DEAD ON THE BOTTOM. MODERATE FLOODING - HAD TO BLOW BALLAST TO SURFACE WHEN TTHEY FINALLY GAVE UP. ON RETURN TO PORT, RDVD WITH TAUTOG 2300HRS AT 06:50S 117:35E ON 9/14 FOR SIT UPDATE AND XFER OF SUPPLIES. 9/17/42 RETURNED TO PORT. HULL DAMAGE 52%, SYSTEM DAMAGE 1%. TOTAL FUEL USED 42% 42416 GAL. TORPEDO PERFORMANCE: HITS 9 MISSES 3 DUDS 5 PREMEES 3 40% BAD FISH STILL STINKING UP THE BARREL CREW AND BOAT PERFORMED EXTREMELY WELL UNDER SEVERE SEVERAL DEPTH CHARGING. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED 9/24/42 LCD RICK SWIEGODA
 
 
 
 
 
 

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