Submarines • 1944-0429 USS Pogy vs I-183
NAVAL MESSAGEFROM: CINCPACDATE: 19 MAY 1944FOR ACTION: COMINCH (ROUTINE)INFORMATION: COM 5TH FLEET, COMSOPAC, JANCOMCENTPAC (ROUTINE)Comes CENPAC summary for 17 May.SPEARFISH reports 1 large AK 1...
View ArticleSubmarines • 1944-0420 USS Seahorse vs RO Boat
NAVAL MESSAGEFROM: CINCPACDATE: 28 APRIL 1944FOR ACTION: COMINCH (RRRRRR)ADDRESSEES; INFORMATION: COM 5TH FLT, COMSOPAC (RRRRRR)Follows daily CENPAC summary 26 April.SEAHORSE reports attacked 4 ship...
View ArticleSubmarines • 1945-0113 USS Spearfish vs Sound Contact
NAVAL MESSAGEFROM: USS SPEARFISHDATE: 13 JANUARY 1945FOR ACTION: COMSUBPAC, CTG 17.7110800Z sank sampan by gunfire and ramming. Coached in by B 29’s who had no other contact during all day search. 3...
View ArticleSubmarines • 1944-1129 USS Scabbardfish vs I-365
NAVAL MESSAGEFROM: COMSUBPACDATE: 30 NOVEMBER 1944FOR ACTION: COMINCH & CNO (OP PRIORITY)Serial 33L.Lots of good news. ARCHERFISH reports that 6 good Mark 14 hits sank the large carrier he was...
View ArticleLeyte (Operation Sho-GO and Operation TA) • YAMATO vs USS JOHNSTON, 25...
In several recent accounts of the Battle of Samar the mighty YAMATO has been credited with landing three 18.1” main battery shell hits on USS JOHNSTON at approximately 0730 Local on the morning of 25...
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Submarines • I-44 vs USS HAZELWOOD, 27 May 1944?
The TROM for I-44 contains the following entry:27 May 1944: While running on the surface and relying on her radar, I-44 is attacked by an enemy aircraft that scores several near-misses. After...
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Submarines • I-10 vs USS CANFIELD, 4/5 March 1944?
The TROM for I-10 contains the following entries:5 February 1944: Departs Truk on her sixth war patrol to operate off the West Coast of the United States.4 March 1944: E of Mili Atoll. I-10 is...
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Books, Papers, and Literature • (Not) Kido Butai
But at least Kaga is there. https://news.usni.org/2024/04/16/japan- ... -to-rimpacStatistics: Posted by Kevin Denlay — Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:34 am — Replies 2 — Views 54
View ArticleSubmarines • For Scoobs and the rest of the Sub gurus
While examining some ship movement files for 1941 I came across some things that may be of interest to those gathering documents on submarine activities before U.S. entry into the war.From...
View ArticleSurface Vessels • Image (CGI? Painting?) of Yamato I've not seen before
.I recently shared an image I'd not seen before of Hornet leaving San Francisco for the Doolittle raid and was a trifle chagrined to learn from the responses that it was a painting. So, once bitten...
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Submarines • RO-43 vs USS ROBINSON & USS CONY, 14/15 June 1944?
The TROM for RO-43 contains the following entries:16 June 1944:RO-43 is assigned to the "B" Group and receives an order to join a patrol line SE of the Marianas.Off Rota Island. At 2144 (JST), RO-43...
View ArticleSurface Vessels • S class destroyer
I have a photo of an Admiralty S class destroyer, 1918-1919, with a red(?) funnel band and pennant number HO6. Can anyone identify her? KCMRStatistics: Posted by kucenmusrita — Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:16...
View ArticleRosters • Combinedfleet.com officers link?
I have a bit of an odd question and not real sure who to ask. On Combinedfleet.com, there is a link to officers, but it only lists a few officers. Has there been any thought to expanding this? For the...
View ArticleAlternative Decisions and Hypotheticals • Moving the fleet to Pearl
This has likely has been discussed here, maybe discussed ad nauseum. But perhaps my search terms or search skills need a little sharpening.Is it safe to say it the Pac War such as we know it was gonna...
View ArticleRosters • SoDak Vet
Always heard the story as a kid:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ ... 168104583/This kid sure had to grow up fast.Statistics: Posted by Randy Stone — Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:45 pm — Replies 0 — Views 5
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