AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards; k( @" J9 e( W- P" _, D
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Japanese Ships. o( Y) O" n% [; \/ ~8 A3 m1 T0 a7 d
CL Oi
, g3 `2 A. p0 ] DD Minekaze
F& k$ y j% w& D' C DD Sawakaze1 D5 G3 G* Z5 K6 a R/ B& i- d
DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships
' r. y% ~. Y; @3 R+ c PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; h* x9 O/ @; a( a
PT-32
- `1 C4 X8 K9 e3 ~ PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' K. |3 n. M- O) c& a; ?- m PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) b w8 y# S& n2 U4 T% w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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5 {# m; i# r" X: E) z- eJapanese Ships. G. Q& p1 B: Z1 ^. J
PC Take
& s+ q7 B3 r ]* k& g PC Kaki, Shell hits 3% ]- W F% z; _6 T: w! g! l8 C$ G7 J
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1* g8 Y4 p" Z8 e7 ]0 N a
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( x5 ?" j+ e& R# T, z- A5 O7 H# N E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
0 V9 }4 I6 T! T' S) p E Uji
6 t3 d6 L& w! R; x$ E TB Chidori! } K2 I8 Q/ ]% X
TB Manazuru
, {; W* j4 ? s TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4/ m7 Z, H8 v* M( k& g5 k
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. U) |5 b; ]& C
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Allied Ships7 Y" d& U6 h% c) B0 [" H: t
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
% C+ N' R1 [. l) W) e" D: o CL Java, Shell hits 18 i; d. T5 n; l: f, f5 g u0 P
CL Tromp7 W! G% y- M" @( {3 \( q
CL Dragon- N; X+ R) j3 r$ D/ I0 u0 T
CL Durban1 V( N2 ]: ^& @# M4 m
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
0 g8 L9 ~/ ?' L+ }, R DD Alden; e/ M5 \$ v" j& i0 t
DD Bulmer1 Y) E7 V4 d; R: b5 Q
DD Edsall
/ w/ f2 ` B- p+ u z5 ~9 b DD John D. Edwards
! ?% h5 r, r A. ~3 q: m( |( Q2 O7 `: c DD John D. Ford
/ r3 [9 z1 a y! O- R' B DD Parrott
+ m% g0 W- U7 t2 K1 @. n% }* y DD Peary
6 p/ Y: ]5 U" C9 t- d# ? DD Pope
- t3 ]; @- }: x9 o7 m7 {+ u DD Whipple# Z0 t5 T b+ ]" v! g9 a
DD Stewart3 U1 u3 Z( X6 [& c
DD Witte de With: Z, W7 E5 c3 X- p
DD Evertsen8 Q: `! A: o1 Y# h ]. B3 y# k
DD Van Ghent3 y- t5 b( r5 o: i+ p& W7 ^
DD Scout
9 o& W7 B* N, H/ s2 b# i& J DD Stronghold6 w* F, v) L# a9 o% g" {1 B( O
DD Thanet K# A2 v8 Z1 g# @2 n& \9 d
DD Express; D5 P. z' ^( |" ]0 F$ J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships ]! a9 W: O! w% S' q: k V
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires8 u5 {6 {: G! `
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1- M/ g* ?7 g _* E+ S2 X
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1; p6 \( V0 g6 r$ e$ P. X& z8 ^
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1, G3 `$ l" h$ h- t6 \' F
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Allied Ships" E% V9 ^$ H) B* ^- L5 I6 C
CA Houston, Shell hits 3
7 U b- w$ N" a! G# V: ^ CL Java' z3 K9 `2 g* @0 E; w; ~
CL Tromp
, K) N2 H6 s, ?; y CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- V! X4 N$ I% |# B) T. `
CL Durban, Shell hits 1
9 [5 Q( m5 {7 R" M2 { E3 u, E. ~ CL Marblehead6 e0 l7 e9 c; E3 B4 s, h, B& m4 _
DD Alden, Shell hits 21 @& e. T. J$ R$ h- D4 C" F- I
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires& L! D8 @& S- s* c$ I v u
DD Edsall2 }+ \. r, g. ]1 k" o& [
DD John D. Edwards2 v& l+ w6 p) t, Y4 K4 H. A
DD John D. Ford. b& J: k3 o! B" {2 q" y
DD Parrott
8 _, }$ H% Z! M' Z DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
* ~( @3 \ Z- t DD Pope3 M8 O4 }9 S: p8 y* Y
DD Whipple: K+ b- [# N ?$ j: b
DD Stewart" d* F1 F$ }7 H' n
DD Witte de With
) N3 k6 J5 _. t) B' O- a DD Evertsen, Shell hits 14 l4 J5 |$ d7 B
DD Van Ghent3 ?2 l4 N# O. j- T" e
DD Scout
2 y! t J4 [# d8 v7 T# {% z% q DD Stronghold/ ]' t$ z+ A/ F. O
DD Thanet. c$ j0 `& D! ~9 U* W7 b' W
DD Express |