December 1941
USS Seal SS-183
Class : Salmon
Departed Manila on the 8th December
went on a 10 day patrole close to singapore
got orders from Headquarters that a landing force was gathering near the Lingayen Gulf
went Full speed ahead and arrived 2 days later,
sneaked past 4 destroyers guarding the Gulf entrance
finally i found a huge landingforce with 10+ ships unloading soldiers and war materials
fired 1 torpedo at 4 different targets
3 hits and 1 dud , 3 ships sunk!
retreated, but got caught by two enemy destroyers near the bay entrance.
they made 4 runs with depht charges, suffered minor damage.
managed to slip away and headed for surabaya in the java sea for refueling
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We are at war,”. and now we are caught right in the middle of it - Capt. Rahn
Last edited by Kieldk; 09-06-20 at 05:20 PM.
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