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Ok, went back to the Save I took in the Office as of 10 Dec 42 and looked at available transfers. First option was to the "Asiatic Fleet" temporary base at Surabaya; the Second option was Labeled Mariveles, with a temporary base of Tilapjap. I took that one - got the same mission and departed on 19 Feb 1942.

I'm anxious to see what happens when Tilapjap goes away later in the month. I'll let you know.

EDIT: Took the transfer that went to Tilapjap and left there on 2/19. Received the notice on 2/20 that Darwin was removed as a Base. My base remained Tilapjap. While on patrol in Area A2, on 2/25 got notice that all Asiatic Fleet subs were transferred to Fremantle, but the Base indicator was not changed. On 3/1 Surabaya was abandoned, and then on 3/6 Tilapjap was abandoned. Now I had no Base to return to. Once again there were no tilted anchors.

HOWEVER, on 3/13 I checked again for a Base (I did this every day) and saw that Fremantle was now tilted and therefor was my Base. I did not receive an Operations Message to that effect. No biggie, but why the 7 day wait to get a Base indicator, and why no notification after my prior base was abandoned?

Now I wonder if I had waited longer out of Darwin if the Base might have shown up as Albany if I had waited a full week? I really don't want to go back and try it again. That encounter with the IJN TF was unnerving to say the least!