Cdr. Joe Sauder
Commanding Officer
SubRon 5a.

Warship_types
N/A

Merchant_types
2 Large Freighters-Both 4140 Oil Tanker-8020 Supply Ship-1100 Standard Merchant-4870 Coastal Tanker-1130

Patrol_narrative
DATE:21 MARCH 1942 NO DAMAGE TOTAL PATROL TIME-25.5 DAYS FUEL USED -96440 (82%) REALISM-95% (FATHOMETER USSED)

GENERAL REMARKS: 1- TORPEDO PERFORMANCE: VERY POOR, MK 6 DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME AND TORPEDOES ARE RUNNING DEEPER THAN SET. 2-TORPEDO PERFORMANCE AS FOLLOWS - HITS - 6 /DUDS - 2 /PREM - 4 /MISS - 12 3- ONE HIT WAS OBTAINED BY SETTING THE RUNNING DEPTH AT 10 FEET DUE TO UNABLE TO IDENTIFY TARGET. ALL THE OTHER HITS (5) WERE SET TO ORDERED DEPTH. 4-AS INDICATED IN THE ATTACHED REPORT, TOO MANY JAP SHIPS ESCAPED BEING SUNK DUE TO THE NEWPORT NEWS WONDERS. 5-ESCORTS INEFFECTIVE ON THIS PATROL.

ARRIVED PATROL ZONE 15 MAR WITH 24 MK 14 TORPEDOES WITH MK 6 MAGNETIC EXPLODERS AND SD RADAR. SET COURSE FOR SECTOR F3. 18 MAR-1240-VISUAL-SMALL CONVOY INBOUND TO KEELUNG. 3 ESCORTS. COMPLETED END AROUND 1436 AND WENT TO PERISCOPE DEPTH-CONVOY BEARING 000 DEG. DEPTH BELOW KEEL 175 FEET. FIRED 1 AT OIL TANKER-RANGE 900 YDS-MISS/FIRED 2-PREM/FIRED 3-MISS/FIRED 4- MISS. DD'S COMING HARD AND PINGING-PULLED THE PLUG AND EVADED-PINGING RANGE INCREASING-TO PERISCOPE DEPTH- 1526-DD'S MILLING AROUND PINGING AT 7000 YDS-2 MARUS HEADING NW AT 10 KTS-TO FLANK SPEED-COURSE NW 1540-DD'S AT 10000YDS-SURFACED-END AROUND ON MARUS- 1609-DD'S HEADING FOR MARUS AT 24 KTS RANGE 13200 YDS 1641-DD'S RESUMED PATROL PATTERNS AROUND MARUS-ID AS 2 LARGE FREIGHTERS-TANKER GONE-CONTINUED END AROUND- 1706-END AROUND COMPLETED-TO PERISCOPE DEPTH-FIRED 1 AT LARGE FREIGHTER #1-DUD/FIRED 2 AT FREIGHTER #2-HIT AND SUNK-FIRED 3 AT FREIGHTER #1-MISS-FIRED 7 AT FREIGHTER #1-HIT AND SUNK-PULLED THE PLUG AND EVADING ESCORTS-PINGING RANGE INCREASING-TO PERISCOPE DEPTH-ESCORTS MILLING AROUND AT 13000 YDS-SURFACED AND LEFT AREA 2010-VISUAL-2 MARUS AT 16 KTS-RANGE 2500 YDS-PERISCOPE SWEEP SHOWS NO ESCORTS-VERY DARK NIGHT-UNABLE TO ID MARUS-SURFACE TORPEDO ATTACK-SET TORPEDO DEPTH TO 15 FEET-FIRED 1 AT LEADING MARU-DUD-FIRED 2 AT LEADING MARU-HIT AND SUNK-SECOND MARU ALTERED COURSE TO PORT-CHASING-MANNED DECK-COMMENCED FIRING AT 1800 YDS-MAINTAINED 800 YD DISTANCE-SANK WITH DECK GUN-RESUMED PATROL TOWARDS RYUKYU ISLANDS- 17 MAR-0550-VISUAL-SAMPANS-AVOIDED 18 MAR-0509-VISUAL-STANDARD MERCHANT-HEADING TOWARDS OKINAWA-NO ESCORTS-END AROUND-TO PERISCOPE DEPTH- 0640-FIRED 7 AT ORDERED DEPTH-MISS/FIRED 8-MISS/FIRED 9-MISS/FIRED 10-PREMATURE/FIRED 1 AT 20 FOOT DEPTH-MISS/FIRED 2-MISS/FIRED 3 AT 15 FOOT DEPTH-MISS/FIRED 4-HIT/FIRED 5-HIT AND SUNK- 19 MAR-1510-VISUAL-MARU HULL DOWN-HIGH PERISCOPE SEARCH SHOWS ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER-END AROUND-DURING END AROUND VISUAL ON COASTAL TANKER TRAILING AMC AND NO ESCORTS- 1642-TO PERISCOPE DEPTH-ATTACK APPROACH-FIRED 7 AT AMC AT 28 FOOT RUNNING DEPTH-MISS/FIRED 8-PREMATURE/FIRED 9 AT 20 FOOT DEPTH-MISS 1700-SURFACED-DECK GUN ACTION ON COASTAL TANKER-SANK SAME-CHASING AMC-MODERATE SEAS-GROUPER 14.8 KTS-AMC 15.6 KTS-OPENED UP WITH DECK GUN TO SLOW HIM DOWN-KEPT RANGE AT 3000YDS-HE DID NOT RETURN FIRE-AFTER 35 HITS-SLOWED HIM DOWN TO 12.6 KTS-CONTINUED END AROUND FOR TORPEDO ATTACK- 1805-UNABLE TO GAIN ATTACK POSITION-HE'S STILL GOING TOO FAST-MANNED DECK GUN AGAIN- 1820-AFTER MANY HITS-HE'S DOWN TO 10.5 KTS-END AROUND AGAIN-WHEN WE GOT TO 2000 YDS HE OPENED FIRE-3 MISSES-OPENED UP TO 3000 YDS AND HE CEASED FIRE-CONTINUED TO DECK GUN HIM UNTIL WE EXPENDED ALL THE AMMO- 1913-DURING THE END AROUND I DECIDED TO SET THE TORPEDO RUNNING DEPTH TO 10 FEET DUE TO THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE OTHER 22 TORPEDOES- 1920-END AROUND COMPLETE-TO PERISCOPE DEPTH-AMC BEARING 000 DEG-FIRED 1-PREMATURE/FIRED 2-HIT AND ON FIRE

ALL ORDINANCE EXPENDED

DEPARTED AREA LEAVING AMC BURNING AND DOING 9 KTS.

SET COURSE FOR PEARL HARBOR.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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