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100 difficulty. Map contacts and cams on for this patrol.
USS BARB SS-220 10th War Patrol
Operating with Wolfpack "Loughlin's Loopers" (QUEENFISH, PICUDA, BARB) in
Area 9. (Real life Wolfpack in November 1944, under Cdr C.E. Loughlin, CO of QUEENFISH)

October 27
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0753 Departed Majuro en route Saipan in company with QUEENFISH, PICUDA, and U.S.S. GREINER DE-37 (Escort) in accordance withCOMSUBPAC Operation Order No. 355-44, conducting daily dive, schools, and drills. Group Commander, Commanding Officer, QUEENFISH.

October 28-
1 November
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En route Saipan. Conducted drills and group exercises.

November 2
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1030 Arrived Saipan. Refueled.

1500 Departed Saipan for patrol area in company with QUEENFISH and
PICUDA.

November 3
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En route to patrol area.

November 4
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En route to patrol area.

November 5
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1745 SD contact- 27500 yds, steady. (Aircraft Contact No.1)

1746 Aircraft appears to be circling location of QUEENFISH.

1747 SD contact range began to close rapidly. Aircraft spotted bearing 088
by lookouts. Dive! Emergency depth 150 ft.

1749 Explosions astern, not close.

1751 More explosions above, astern.

1840 Periscope depth. SD mast extended. All clear.

1841 Surfaced. Regained SJ contact with QUEENFISH and PICUDA at 29000
yds bearing 030. Increased speed to catch up.

November 6
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1530 Heavy rain, fog, overcast set in, seas remained calm with six knot wind
direction 235.

1600 Winds increased to thirty knots, direction 216.
Heavy seas churned up, with overcast and rain.

1815 Per orders from group CO, fell in line astern
QUEENFISH at 20000 yds for night time passage South of Yakushima
into assigned area. (Area 9)

2200 Received message from Group Commander aboard QUEENFISH to
proceed independently through the strait and proceed to assigned
station. BARB ordered to patrol the approaches to Sasebo and
Nagasaki.

2201 Increased speed to 20 kts for run through strait.
Heavy seas, winds, rain, and fog, made passage a challenge.

2245 Lost SJ contact with QUEENFISH and PICUDA.

2250 SJ contact on Yakushima Island bearing 030 30000 yds.
This provided a aid to navigating the strait in foul weather.

2316 SJ contact bearing 357 27000 yds. (Ship Contact No.1)

2318 APR-1 detected radar signals from bearing of contact.
Believed SJ contact was a patrol vessel, BARB avoided.

November 7
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0100 Cleared passage, set course for assigned patrol station in Area 9
off Sasebo-Nagasaki.

0947 Arrived in area. Storms persisted throughout the day.

November 8
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TORPEDO ATTACK NO.1

0836 Storms cleared. Seas remained rough with tweny five knot
winds, direction 118.

1626 SJ contact bearing 003 24560 yds. (Ship Contact No.2)
Multiple pips indicated convoy approaching Nagasaki from SW.
Set course to intercept before convoy entered minefields.

1632 GENERAL QUARTERS-TORPEDO-SUBMERGED.

1647 Smoke sighted bearing 280.

1650 Twelve pips with four or five surrounding pips
indicated large, well escorted convoy.

1651 Convoy course 050 9 kts.
Contact Report sent.

1552 Depth under keel 300 ft.

1659 APR-1 detected radar emissions from convoy.

1700 Dive.

1703 275 ft for high speed run to close convoy.

1723 During ascent to periscope depth, passed thermal layer
at 183 ft. 32-38N 129-39

1726 Periscope depth. Observation showed BARB was nearly
inside convoy. Spotted large AK possibly AO in middle column.
Went to 100 ft to continue approach.

1747 Escort contact (lead escort) ahead estimated 2500 yards
bearing 000. Time approach for escort to pass as entered
forward screen. BARB depth 100 ft.

1756 Periscope depth. AK spotted bearing 030 500 yds.
Downed scope, backed away as slightly too close to center column.

1802 Observation. Identified AO CHIYODA MARU in center column
bearing 315 3000 yds.

1813 Fired tubes 1,2,3 at AO CHIYODA MARU. Range 920 yds
Torpedo Depth: 8 ft

1814 Torpedo impact! Torpedo impact!

1815 Torpedo impact!

Tanker exploded in characteristic manner of a loaded AO.
Massive explosion and fireball. Tanker keel split in two at amidships after
explosion. AO CHIYODA MARU 5113 tons sunk.

TORPEDO ATTACK NO.2

1816 Turned to starboard for setup on large AK next in column of CHIYODA MARU.

1821 Fired Tubes 3,4,6 at AK JOKUJA MARU tons. Range 1150 yds
Torpedo depth 8 ft. Ordered hard port rudder to turn away and head for
deeper waters.

1822 Torpedo impact! Torpedo impact!

First torpedo apparently missed, second hit stern mast area,
causing a explosion and large fire. Last torpedo hit the stern,
likely knocking our steering and the prop.

Escort vessel (TYPE C or TYPE D) spotted bearing 070 estimated range
2500 closing, fast. Ordered 250 ft, rigged for depth charge and silent
running.

1826 Thermal layer detected 193 ft. BARB leveled off 200 feet

1825 Pinging.

1826 Enemy appeared to lose contact.

1829 Sounds of enemy vessel breaking up, sinking.
AK JOKUJA MARU 7390 tons sunk.

1830 Enemy warship closing fast.

1831 Many splashes.
DC explosions, not close.

1838 Many splashes.

Multiple close explosions.
Damage reported. BARB at 280 ft.

1844 Enemy above, alongside.

1846 Many splashes.

1847 Very close DC explosion.
Flooding in aft engine room, and torpedo room.

1850 Leaks stopped in engine room, and aft torpedo room.

1852 BARB at depth of 285 ft.
Constant pinging by multiple escorts searching for BARB.

1900 Pinging ceased. Three contacts heard leaving area high speed.
Appeared contacts gave up. BARB at 250 ft.

1901 Damage to No.2 and No.4 electric motors and port prop shaft
caused a noisy and slow submerged speed.

Persistent valve leak and high pressure air line
leaks in conning tower.

1930 Several warship contacts arrived in area astern of BARB.
Likely ASW units dispatched from Sasebo.
Explosions heard in distance.

1950 Water and air line leaks in conning tower repaired.

2000 Secured GQ.

2100 Secured Silent Running. Ordered tubes reloaded.

November 9
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0022 Periscope depth.

0024 Radar depth.

0038 Surfaced into heavy seas and light raid.

Set course for area off Sasebo North entrance
to clear area of attacks.

0200 SJ contacts. Two pips bearing 025 21000 yds.
APR-1 detected radar emissions. Contact was
two ASW vessels. Avoided. (Ship Contact No.3)

0915 Dawn. Off approaches to Sasebo Northern entrance after high speed run
through the night. Heavy seas remain with light rain and light fog.

0945 Submerged for patrol off Sasebo North entrance.

1207 Periscope depth. Seas calmed great deal, barely any waves.

1901 Aircraft Spotted! Bearing 231 estimated 1000 yds.
(Aircraft Contact No.2) Ordered 150 ft emergency.

1952 Periscope depth.

2115 Radar depth. All clear. Surfaced into calm night.

2120 Set course to patrol ten miles West of Goto Islands along approaches to
Sasebo North entrance.

November 10
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TORPEDO ATTACK NO.3

0127 SJ contact bearing 351 26390 yds.
Set course to intercept at flank speed before target entered North
channel and minefields to Sasebo.

0130 GENERAL QUARTERS-TORPEDO-SURFACE

0144 Visually sighted target at 9500 yds bearing 045.
Target identified as large AK or Auxiliary on course
062 12 kts.

0148 Target identified as a Auxiliary Cruiser 15000 tons.
Large guns visible forward.

0149 Submerged for attack.

0154 Single ping verified range to target at 3200 yds.

0156 Target speed 15 kts course 062.
BARB increased to flank speed to close range.
Tubes 1,2,3,4,5,6 made ready to fire.

0159 Fired tubes 4,5,6 at AIKOKOKU MARU Class Auxiliary Cruiser 14280
tons. Range: 1589 yds. Torpedo depth: 10 ft

0201 Torpedo impact!
Torpedo impact! Large explosion
Torpedo impact! Massive series of explosions ripped vessel apart.
Likely third torpedo set off the ships magazines.

0205 Smoke settled somewhat. Vessel split amidships
in two sections, both profusely burning.

0207 Surfaced. Vessel astern.

0209 AIKOKU MARU Class Auxiliary Cruiser 14280 tons
sunk. 33-18N 128-55E

0210 Torpedoes ordered reloaded. Secured GQ.
Set course area south of Sasebo-Nagasaki.

0945 South of Sasebo-Nagasaki.
Submerged for patrol at dawn.

2148 Surfaced

November 11
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Patrol of Southern approaches to Sasebo and Nagasaki on surface.

1758 SD contact 25575 yds closing. (Aircraft Contact No.3)
Dive.

1800 Leveled at 150 ft.

1810 Several large explosions at BARB's depth, close.
Boat shaken. Ordered 350 ft emergency, ahead flank,
course 195. Appeared aircraft somehow detected BARB at 150 ft.

1815 BARB at depth of 350 ft.
Several large explosions heard off port bow, above, distant.
Changed course to 250 at 5 kts.

2130 Surfaced

2335 SJ Contact bearing 001 22300 yds. (Ship Contact No.5)
Contact made while transiting south of Goto Islands.

2337 APR-1 detected radar emissions from contact.

2349 Vessel identified as a Minelayer. Vessel appeared to be
patrolling pass south of Goto Islands. Avoided contact.

November 12
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0103 Unknown radar emissions detected bearing 067.
No SJ or visual contact was established.
Possible submarine. Departed area at high speed.

0157 Received orders to rotate to next station.
Set course to 260 to head for new station South of Quelpart Island.

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Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,100 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	USS BARB SS-220 October 23-11 November 1944 TMO Update V2.0 100 difficulty. Map contacts and cams on for this patrol. USS BARB SS-220 10th War Patrol Operating with Wolfpack "Loughlin's Loopers" (QUEENFISH, PICUDA, BARB) in Area 9. (Real life Wolfpack in November 1944, under Cdr C.E. Loughlin, CO of QUEENFISH) October 27 ___________ 0753 Departed Majuro en route Saipan in company with QUEENFISH, PICUDA, and U.S.S. GREINER DE-37 (Escort) in accordance withCOMSUBPAC Operation Order No. 355-44, conducting daily dive, schools, and drills. Group Commander, Commanding Officer, QUEENFISH. October 28- 1 November __________ En route Saipan. Conducted drills and group exercises. November 2 __________ 1030 Arrived Saipan. Refueled. 1500 Departed Saipan for patrol area in company with QUEENFISH and PICUDA. November 3 __________ En route to patrol area. November 4 __________ En route to patrol area. November 5 __________ 1745 SD contact- 27500 yds, steady. (Aircraft Contact No.1) 1746 Aircraft appears to be circling location of QUEENFISH. 1747 SD contact range began to close rapidly. Aircraft spotted bearing 088 by lookouts. Dive! Emergency depth 150 ft. 1749 Explosions astern, not close. 1751 More explosions above, astern. 1840 Periscope depth. SD mast extended. All clear. 1841 Surfaced. Regained SJ contact with QUEENFISH and PICUDA at 29000 yds bearing 030. Increased speed to catch up. November 6 ___________ 1530 Heavy rain, fog, overcast set in, seas remained calm with six knot wind direction 235. 1600 Winds increased to thirty knots, direction 216. Heavy seas churned up, with overcast and rain. 1815 Per orders from group CO, fell in line astern QUEENFISH at 20000 yds for night time passage South of Yakushima into assigned area. (Area 9) 2200 Received message from Group Commander aboard QUEENFISH to proceed independently through the strait and proceed to assigned station. BARB ordered to patrol the approaches to Sasebo and Nagasaki. 2201 Increased speed to 20 kts for run through strait. Heavy seas, winds, rain, and fog, made passage a challenge. 2245 Lost SJ contact with QUEENFISH and PICUDA. 2250 SJ contact on Yakushima Island bearing 030 30000 yds. This provided a aid to navigating the strait in foul weather. 2316 SJ contact bearing 357 27000 yds. (Ship Contact No.1) 2318 APR-1 detected radar signals from bearing of contact. Believed SJ contact was a patrol vessel, BARB avoided. November 7 __________ 0100 Cleared passage, set course for assigned patrol station in Area 9 off Sasebo-Nagasaki. 0947 Arrived in area. Storms persisted throughout the day. November 8 __________ TORPEDO ATTACK NO.1 0836 Storms cleared. Seas remained rough with tweny five knot winds, direction 118. 1626 SJ contact bearing 003 24560 yds. (Ship Contact No.2) Multiple pips indicated convoy approaching Nagasaki from SW. Set course to intercept before convoy entered minefields. 1632 GENERAL QUARTERS-TORPEDO-SUBMERGED. 1647 Smoke sighted bearing 280. 1650 Twelve pips with four or five surrounding pips indicated large, well escorted convoy. 1651 Convoy course 050 9 kts. Contact Report sent. 1552 Depth under keel 300 ft. 1659 APR-1 detected radar emissions from convoy. 1700 Dive. 1703 275 ft for high speed run to close convoy. 1723 During ascent to periscope depth, passed thermal layer at 183 ft. 32-38N 129-39 1726 Periscope depth. Observation showed BARB was nearly inside convoy. Spotted large AK possibly AO in middle column. Went to 100 ft to continue approach. 1747 Escort contact (lead escort) ahead estimated 2500 yards bearing 000. Time approach for escort to pass as entered forward screen. BARB depth 100 ft. 1756 Periscope depth. AK spotted bearing 030 500 yds. Downed scope, backed away as slightly too close to center column. 1802 Observation. Identified AO CHIYODA MARU in center column bearing 315 3000 yds. 1813 Fired tubes 1,2,3 at AO CHIYODA MARU. Range 920 yds Torpedo Depth: 8 ft 1814 Torpedo impact! Torpedo impact! 1815 Torpedo impact! Tanker exploded in characteristic manner of a loaded AO. Massive explosion and fireball. Tanker keel split in two at amidships after explosion. AO CHIYODA MARU 5113 tons sunk. TORPEDO ATTACK NO.2 1816 Turned to starboard for setup on large AK next in column of CHIYODA MARU. 1821 Fired Tubes 3,4,6 at AK JOKUJA MARU tons. Range 1150 yds Torpedo depth 8 ft. Ordered hard port rudder to turn away and head for deeper waters. 1822 Torpedo impact! Torpedo impact! First torpedo apparently missed, second hit stern mast area, causing a explosion and large fire. Last torpedo hit the stern, likely knocking our steering and the prop. Escort vessel (TYPE C or TYPE D) spotted bearing 070 estimated range 2500 closing, fast. Ordered 250 ft, rigged for depth charge and silent running. 1826 Thermal layer detected 193 ft. BARB leveled off 200 feet 1825 Pinging. 1826 Enemy appeared to lose contact. 1829 Sounds of enemy vessel breaking up, sinking. AK JOKUJA MARU 7390 tons sunk. 1830 Enemy warship closing fast. 1831 Many splashes. DC explosions, not close. 1838 Many splashes. Multiple close explosions. Damage reported. BARB at 280 ft. 1844 Enemy above, alongside. 1846 Many splashes. 1847 Very close DC explosion. Flooding in aft engine room, and torpedo room. 1850 Leaks stopped in engine room, and aft torpedo room. 1852 BARB at depth of 285 ft. Constant pinging by multiple escorts searching for BARB. 1900 Pinging ceased. Three contacts heard leaving area high speed. Appeared contacts gave up. BARB at 250 ft. 1901 Damage to No.2 and No.4 electric motors and port prop shaft caused a noisy and slow submerged speed. Persistent valve leak and high pressure air line leaks in conning tower. 1930 Several warship contacts arrived in area astern of BARB. Likely ASW units dispatched from Sasebo. Explosions heard in distance. 1950 Water and air line leaks in conning tower repaired. 2000 Secured GQ. 2100 Secured Silent Running. Ordered tubes reloaded. November 9 __________ 0022 Periscope depth. 0024 Radar depth. 0038 Surfaced into heavy seas and light raid. Set course for area off Sasebo North entrance to clear area of attacks. 0200 SJ contacts. Two pips bearing 025 21000 yds. APR-1 detected radar emissions. Contact was two ASW vessels. Avoided. (Ship Contact No.3) 0915 Dawn. Off approaches to Sasebo Northern entrance after high speed run through the night. Heavy seas remain with light rain and light fog. 0945 Submerged for patrol off Sasebo North entrance. 1207 Periscope depth. Seas calmed great deal, barely any waves. 1901 Aircraft Spotted! Bearing 231 estimated 1000 yds. (Aircraft Contact No.2) Ordered 150 ft emergency. 1952 Periscope depth. 2115 Radar depth. All clear. Surfaced into calm night. 2120 Set course to patrol ten miles West of Goto Islands along approaches to Sasebo North entrance. November 10 ____________ TORPEDO ATTACK NO.3 0127 SJ contact bearing 351 26390 yds. Set course to intercept at flank speed before target entered North channel and minefields to Sasebo. 0130 GENERAL QUARTERS-TORPEDO-SURFACE 0144 Visually sighted target at 9500 yds bearing 045. Target identified as large AK or Auxiliary on course 062 12 kts. 0148 Target identified as a Auxiliary Cruiser 15000 tons. Large guns visible forward. 0149 Submerged for attack. 0154 Single ping verified range to target at 3200 yds. 0156 Target speed 15 kts course 062. BARB increased to flank speed to close range. Tubes 1,2,3,4,5,6 made ready to fire. 0159 Fired tubes 4,5,6 at AIKOKOKU MARU Class Auxiliary Cruiser 14280 tons. Range: 1589 yds. Torpedo depth: 10 ft 0201 Torpedo impact! Torpedo impact! Large explosion Torpedo impact! Massive series of explosions ripped vessel apart. Likely third torpedo set off the ships magazines. 0205 Smoke settled somewhat. Vessel split amidships in two sections, both profusely burning. 0207 Surfaced. Vessel astern. 0209 AIKOKU MARU Class Auxiliary Cruiser 14280 tons sunk. 33-18N 128-55E 0210 Torpedoes ordered reloaded. Secured GQ. Set course area south of Sasebo-Nagasaki. 0945 South of Sasebo-Nagasaki. Submerged for patrol at dawn. 2148 Surfaced November 11 ___________ Patrol of Southern approaches to Sasebo and Nagasaki on surface. 1758 SD contact 25575 yds closing. (Aircraft Contact No.3) Dive. 1800 Leveled at 150 ft. 1810 Several large explosions at BARB's depth, close. Boat shaken. Ordered 350 ft emergency, ahead flank, course 195. Appeared aircraft somehow detected BARB at 150 ft. 1815 BARB at depth of 350 ft. Several large explosions heard off port bow, above, distant. Changed course to 250 at 5 kts. 2130 Surfaced 2335 SJ Contact bearing 001 22300 yds. (Ship Contact No.5) Contact made while transiting south of Goto Islands. 2337 APR-1 detected radar emissions from contact. 2349 Vessel identified as a Minelayer. Vessel appeared to be patrolling pass south of Goto Islands. Avoided contact. November 12 ____________ 0103 Unknown radar emissions detected bearing 067. No SJ or visual contact was established. Possible submarine. Departed area at high speed. 0157 Received orders to rotate to next station. Set course to 260 to head for new station South of Quelpart Island. Last edited by Bubblehead1980; 03-12-22 at 03:41 AM.