18 September 1944 USS NAUTILUS SS-168
TMO Update V2.0
Donat Narhwal Mod
100 difficulty, cams off, map contacts on.
18 September 1944
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Position 3-16 N 122-33 E in Celebes Sea, cruising on course 295 at 8.5 knots
en route to Cebu and Mindanap for special assignment. Passengers and cargo aboard.
0040 Lookouts spotted vessel bearing 073 range 5000 yards closing fast! SJ was off at time as "sweep" is made every fifteen minutes. OOD turned away at flank speed, vessel, now identified as a DD or DE, continued closing.
0041 GENERAL QUARTERS. I rushed from my cabin to the bridge.
0044 Spotted vessel closing. Large DD, possibly Shimakaze class.
Planned stern shot, but vessel began to zig and fire guns. Ordered
boat to dive, splashes close!
0046 Ordered 300 ft. Rigged for Silent Running and Depth Charge.
0050 DD roared above as NAUTILUS passed 220 feet.
0053 DC explosions. Real tooth shakers.
0055 Serious damage reported forward torpedo room. Damage Control Party
dispatched.
Damage Control Report
1. Leaks in Forward Torpedo Room, flooded bilges and resulted in about one
foot of water in compartment. DC party stopped leaks at 0100.
2. Hull damage reported forward.
3. Forward Batteries
4. JP Listening Gear
5. Forward Dive planes Transmission
6. High Pressure Air line leaks
7. Light bulbs and glass fixtures
8. No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 torpedo tubes damaged, likely non operational.
0134
NAUTILUS at a depth 350 feet, pinging and depth charge attacks continue. Due to possible hull damage, not advisable to increase depth.
0143
After last DC run, which shook boat. DD went quiet, likely above listening for NAUTILUS.
Currently at 350 feet, just waiting this skilled DD commander out....
Last edited by Bubblehead1980; 02-22-22 at 06:04 PM.
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