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Banquet · 03-31-07, 09:08 AM

There was at least one instance of a bombing attack at night. USS Apogon was bombed on a pitch black night in late Nov 43 when about 75 miles north of Truk. (Info taken from SH1 manual)

There's a link here that is from a sailor on the Apogon. Although it doesn't mention the bombing it does say this;

'Although we moved into the blackest of night our decks were lit up from the phosphorous rich water that glowed brightly on both sides of the boat. The glow began at the point where the bow sliced into the water and extended seaward, from the hull, for a width of about 10 or more feet on each side of the boat and all the way aft, to the propellers and beyond. What a beautiful sight. I enjoyed watching this phenomenon from the bridge as often as possible. It was true that should enemy planes fly by, they could have seen us clearly outlined by the waters light, but the skipper chose to ignore the danger, trusting our radar and or lookouts to spot enemy planes before they could bomb us.'

I do think the night bombing could be toned down a bit though.

03-31-07, 09:08 AM	#11
Banquet Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 122 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There was at least one instance of a bombing attack at night. USS Apogon was bombed on a pitch black night in late Nov 43 when about 75 miles north of Truk. (Info taken from SH1 manual) There's a link here that is from a sailor on the Apogon. Although it doesn't mention the bombing it does say this; 'Although we moved into the blackest of night our decks were lit up from the phosphorous rich water that glowed brightly on both sides of the boat. The glow began at the point where the bow sliced into the water and extended seaward, from the hull, for a width of about 10 or more feet on each side of the boat and all the way aft, to the propellers and beyond. What a beautiful sight. I enjoyed watching this phenomenon from the bridge as often as possible. It was true that should enemy planes fly by, they could have seen us clearly outlined by the waters light, but the skipper chose to ignore the danger, trusting our radar and or lookouts to spot enemy planes before they could bomb us.' I do think the night bombing could be toned down a bit though.