USS Cisco SS-290 First Patrol
TMO Update BH V2.0 w Vickers Interiors
100 difficulty, cams and contacts on.
September 13
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1100 Departed Brisbane, Australia in company with THUNDERFISH for
Darwin, Australia en route patrol
area.
1230 Rendezvoused with RN escort vessel for transit through minefields.
1355 Escort detached.
1400 Trim Dive.
1430 Surface. Set course for Darwin.
September 14
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En route Darwin. Uneventful.
September 15
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En route Darwin. Uneventful.
September 16
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En route Darwin.
1333 SD contact 22700 yds, steady.(Aircraft Contact No.1)
1336 Aircraft range began to rapidly decrease.
1337 Spotted Sunderland flying boat (RAAF) bearing 147 6500 yds.
Aircraft rapidly closed, appeared to be setting up for attack.
Attempted to exchanged recognition signals. For safety, submerged.
1338: CISCO at depth of 170 ft, large explosions above. Friendly fire.
42
1339: A series of large explosions.
51
1341: More explosions.
33
1344 More explosions.
1346 More explosions.
1818 Surfaced.
September 17
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En route Darwin. Uneventful.
1810 Began transit of Torres Strait en route Darwin.
1848 Port lookout spotted mine floating in water, bearing 290 50 yards.
Ordered 20mm guns manned, detonated mine with 20mm gunfire at 1854.
1850 Slowed speed of advance in strait from 15 knots to 10 knots for safety.
September 18
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En route Darwin.
0030 Seas grew heavy during transit of Torres Strait. Winds 29 knots direction 218.
0400 Clear of Torres Strait. Increased speed to 15 knots.
0600 Dawn position showed CISCO entered Arafura Sea.
September 19
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En route Darwin. uneventful.
September 20
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0100 Entered Van Diemen Gulf
0800 Docked at Darwin. Refueled, restocked provisions, conducted voyage repairs.
1800 Departed Darwin for patrol area.
September 21
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En route patrol area. Uneventful.
September 22
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En route patrol area.
0000 Entered Banda Sea.
0800 Heavy seas. Winds 24 kts direction 355.
September 23
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En route area.
0613 SJ contact bearing 005 18500 yards. (Ship Contact No.1)
0630 Contact PC type vessel North of Buru, likely guard vessel. Avoided.
1319 PT boat spotted bearing 017 10000 yds (Ship Contact No.2) Dive!
1320 Rigged for Silent Running and Depth Charge.
1330 Depth 400 ft, leveled off.
1410 Lost sound contact. Maintained depth and silent running, secured from
rig for depth charge.
1705 Secured from Silent Running.
2000 Surfaced.
September 24
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En route to assigned area.
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