--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ]! n% o! h; D; y6 m, ]% W, U
. p& F0 Y3 B% p; M" Q& x% JSub/ASW Attacks
" n# Q: ]& b3 b9 `- \) ? F0 k) d3 a+ s; H4 d
ASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53
9 O) j6 K5 b# i2 g8 P1 y6 W
1 l. j: R' ]$ w, YJapanese Ships
# f/ x/ }( Q. b0 zSS RO-35, hits 7 & N# q$ i2 _ _# b# q
7 @' D9 i+ l% x
Allied Ships
4 O/ {. N! ?2 U( R5 V# B" F6 kDD Saufley
7 s9 a, o" Y6 q8 O0 q, P) B# D' \DD Picking
' Y" ?# I: S$ k% v5 DDD John Hood 4 z- L) a2 n [8 s# P2 \& V& O
DD Caperton
7 f' b, p6 [! Y* J-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . o2 e3 Y+ H2 H: ^9 ]' t2 O! k6 l
Sub attack near Bonin at 65,52 + F x* O, z/ [4 X# u# i% @. Z
' \1 A" U8 C2 C! OJapanese Ships 0 L/ y% ^3 ~8 ]; ^( p" Q, Y) E
AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 I$ z' I5 z) j3 }8 e! OPC Kume 0 l4 W! `! |5 Y+ l3 ?0 m) H
# j1 W0 ~. a% {; q# D0 r( CAllied Ships 4 C4 o) O& Q0 a+ ~
SS Hake # Y9 G7 Y, W& w9 g
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Z8 t/ p# g9 y" B4 [' pASW attack near Iwo Jima at 63,53 b0 e9 G4 \6 l5 N+ \- m) ~
, j" M" V9 [4 a5 b; g4 u. m* PJapanese Ships / ~$ T; |: H% T9 _0 D) g3 _
SS RO-35, hits 7, on fire
: E+ q/ M' ?7 s/ T# R' B- X, O( m; W! X% q4 c" ^2 i& I
Allied Ships
2 H2 z* i- V6 p7 J zDD Saufley
/ c' D- r0 N, U6 o& e$ BDD Picking
; T9 } Q4 H7 t% Z: P! \, mDD John Hood
: L Y! V1 l. L" R8 SDD Caperton + ?0 [5 f% P \3 F6 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ m- ?2 c7 M3 x; g/ U: _8 pSub attack at 62,53 1 K) |2 Q/ F4 d, F3 v
4 E, Z' F+ c2 {! a# O- \3 l
Japanese Ships 0 B0 h5 k$ D: M& u2 K
AP Tenpei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 u6 |: m2 \) y" }+ m; TPC Ch 2
$ l. L! ]1 U( H' Y J$ Z8 U8 B8 I: Y
Allied Ships
% S5 {0 G) P( f/ H" dSS Bang , Y1 w8 h) m3 X0 r; @. J6 m+ I
. _. a6 I4 h" h- U' H P4 iJapanese ground losses:
& _5 @! ~: Z7 H3 k88 casualties reported - W1 M5 Z {3 j2 \( [ i. v9 U) n |
Guns lost 2 0 l$ ?, q2 z4 I) x
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) i8 b1 v B. m$ P; S# c, c# _4 S& p$ J/ Q! K, s# l' E
Night Surface Combat
% P: h f, P7 }$ b% H( s2 O( X/ \7 D( v* m v
I sent the slow battleship TF south and found a convoy. Damage wasn't too great, but
9 N3 L+ N- I6 w2 D3 ^the convoy was hit by kamikaze attacks north of Iwo Jima later in the day.
; E; l9 n& Y% j, z
! l8 R# q# V9 L0 h, i* z: \0 mNight Time Surface Combat at 64,53
" b* \1 l# F" C- O4 J/ g* x4 j2 H5 U( ~, F7 [2 u/ H7 J
Japanese Ships ( V( m8 B( a* R
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3 . j$ i- B/ L, { m/ M% t" _8 l
BB Yamashiro ! Y# e2 J% |1 F; g* `! w* H+ B
BB Hyuga 2 u3 f, b. C6 q% @
CA Mikuma
) D) Z& }$ y- _4 z1 D5 nCL Noshiro
" ^2 X, @+ Z& H" v: RDD Fuyuzuki
1 p" J# \( d, t$ `( v5 X2 KDD Oboro, Shell hits 1 0 R0 [5 u2 o: a z" L& P+ P
DD Momi
( C: K% _' S5 B, s7 N" J ODD Kaede % p5 j7 Q$ x+ F& x7 ^: `* [
DD Kaki, Shell hits 1
% R. G% [+ s$ n& N& ?/ S3 }DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire ; ]! A; K4 `% P0 _3 r+ E
; J7 R5 { k# {' g4 @8 g- z0 H8 @9 B+ J! yAllied Ships ' y6 m' e" G) P w g2 \1 W) W
DE LeRay Wilson, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 [4 H j) J7 z1 |
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 1 7 k" N' G+ Y% |: w$ t1 g* x
DMS Macomb, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % P( Y; Y; b0 Q8 y! G. p
DMS Rodman
2 e2 [8 m6 o; I% S( X( b& ?DMS Gherardi
6 [) o1 s, `: xDMS Jeffers, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 2 R- \6 `" J1 O, b. l
DMS Harding, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 `7 _0 s9 n5 Q O) m% L# d1 q0 sLST LST-339, heavy damage $ Y% o" t1 K4 R( x4 A
LST LST-457, heavy damage C: _7 p/ j" v3 Q$ U. g! F
AK Louis A. Sengteller, on fire
. s+ h9 ~1 d8 hAK Martin Johnson, on fire, heavy damage
* P1 a" O4 G3 S
- {/ S- i( {( ^# n" i- ~( v# R" p0 B. qAllied ground losses: \. Q( s' x% f) I3 B3 d
54 casualties reported
7 F! M1 E3 L, d/ N- ^- Z& F-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- & k3 b- C9 W' z8 e
Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
: x# G- T( w' ~- L/ V4 D" s0 N4 T6 A4 f+ h
Japanese Ships , i- e" D- F6 \# p2 q2 p5 C
PC PC-41, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
: ?9 z1 ?3 r( M' C! TPC PC-144, Shell hits 17, and is sunk : O6 v% o7 S/ M K
$ V a5 h1 _8 w# fAllied Ships
: [+ N6 A, B% _DD Lyman K. Swenson * M& E( i4 F( p* y2 c9 s+ i5 x
DD Taussig 0 R, o+ J1 L1 a) y
DD John W. Weeks
5 A+ `5 ?) v* o1 zDD Harrison
; z( \7 k" Z# |6 @DD Isherwood, Shell hits 1 2 B0 I$ I% ^0 M
DD David Taylor 2 a6 s3 G( h# f _! F d9 ~
DD Barton
" v/ \. q* m' U. R2 G% v: O, N! M1 @DD Quickmatch
: n4 d. l- U% {% k* _-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; s5 Y% q. Z( N2 i. I
Our strike against the enemy near Marcus Island started well: , |3 A; }* T+ G5 w
9 E4 e# |- a2 D: ?9 v$ M# V4 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 9 y, P( ?) h K% j0 @, |
$ E L6 P( ^# {2 h k' `- CJapanese Ships - e* u N9 ?' C/ S" C+ \# ^5 h3 C
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 0 j/ e6 _! P9 u& e e
CL Kiso
, O2 d) q/ X9 u: u! xDD Urakaze # Y/ F" @7 u2 [1 [: q) }' W
DD Natsugumo 7 M: R% ?8 G* W9 Z# @1 w
DD Minegumo 4 U; ^) ^ M* @2 N4 `5 Z
DD Sugi
. D2 {3 y N( \5 P. V! a, tDD Hinoki 9 T8 N( S2 y0 V U2 v, E+ i
DD Kashi
* X; [$ S9 f$ p! cDD Keyaki ! j& O! w# R* x- t
0 k: I3 C8 U3 E4 A' YAllied Ships % x$ k& ? ?5 K6 n
AS Howard W. Gilmore
" T9 H. p4 h9 |1 N$ j' HAV Kenneth Whiting, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 i, M. B1 q5 B- ?3 l( ZAV Hamlin
. F- \0 l8 V6 `+ r$ lAGP Brontes, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 s$ J/ G+ I9 |' P% a* \. I+ n2 W. W' JAR Charles Lummis, Shell hits 1 9 k X, x, j, S P% p$ v
AR George Taylor
+ s; s& t5 C1 q3 W& p: MAV R. C. Brennan 2 s9 Y7 [7 R% i# M
AS S. Hall Young, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 M9 f7 Z8 I; P! zAR William H. Gray, Shell hits 43, and is sunk
3 ^7 ]' {6 S3 |% Z3 V8 FAR William T. Sherman
6 w) |4 d4 V. L5 m( T- j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* I/ C3 g8 z# \: k7 v, y/ Y6 mThen we met a superior enemy cruiser TF: R7 m7 D }% U* `9 _3 K
$ F) }8 w3 s4 I9 N7 o9 z, b1 ^
Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 ; X$ j1 n7 V0 T
K9 R1 @4 }# [9 z1 \& R. g
Japanese Ships
: z& G6 x0 i0 V+ J. M/ P5 V. XCA Kako, Shell hits 4
$ B, V6 I: g4 V9 b4 \- Z& WCL Kiso, Shell hits 9
. w3 T, a$ v2 J; s- d3 n" EDD Urakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire $ [6 J; \2 s- Z; L" m3 ?; [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* E* S( l! t7 [0 R. L; LDD Minegumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' w3 M4 B7 v1 a5 {
DD Sugi, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
4 U& [7 \ u: d; Y- [DD Hinoki, Shell hits 4
% F. W+ v5 Q6 t( E& CDD Kashi, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
z/ b" z3 B$ ^DD Keyaki, Shell hits 3, on fire
, y/ f8 m# o1 J, A
6 [* v- `! e6 a$ s. pAllied Ships
/ z7 N& u: w1 r- C+ E4 z% XCL Australia, Shell hits 11, on fire
F4 a8 h. i/ D; v+ @CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
/ b. L/ M/ j9 NCL Wilkes-Barre # W6 p" n6 e9 N
CA Detroit, Shell hits 1
3 G0 V! J+ @: c n( v$ MDD Allen M. Sumner, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 M! b6 d ^$ j* G* @DD Burns, Shell hits 1 5 I1 o/ [7 z8 D. j% A! q
DD Bush, Shell hits 1
3 X8 E- C! c" R0 f3 Y/ jDD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 8 T; I/ _6 p" k1 Q& }3 n. X# v
DD Welles
; v" X$ q+ E0 I. u2 PDD Wilkes 8 `; Z8 Y% b/ g: b, J
DD Roe ! f( n K8 }$ v7 I* u* [1 b" c% V
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - a& n0 I$ c# n6 V c# N
Night Time Surface Combat at 62,53
& y+ O1 r2 d* W. C+ b! M/ [6 I1 @9 M2 e! Q* u" g9 L g
Japanese Ships & Q& T. n) A- d2 V& d/ l
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# l* }4 m& [, _2 ^, q2 b* p
. j' t. i6 Q% F$ z6 ZAllied Ships " p8 |9 y W v5 r, |! r9 I! z
DD Nicholson
7 P! S6 M$ [& _; h--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: y1 F8 P; z' ~7 E$ cNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 6 l* y& g0 U( r4 l
6 j, D( d- F; Y# ~; rJapanese Ships $ j2 n& v: ~# E" X
PC PC-72, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . j9 @' n0 x5 @4 U' |8 Q! g
6 N0 \! I6 R4 g( ?# Z1 J `: oAllied Ships ' b2 U5 e* }8 w1 z7 _1 b
DD Lyman K. Swenson % D3 t& g: C& e5 F7 T
DD Taussig 9 S8 [$ t e0 P' b* v6 C ^
DD John W. Weeks
# O: Y5 L0 x0 }: vDD Harrison ) H5 R) W; V# L2 v8 ^
DD Isherwood # W0 W! V) E' T* ~+ t5 r% X4 e
DD David Taylor 4 L Z( \- h/ b) ?5 L
DD Barton ' @, a. @9 E* y+ Y' P C
DD Quickmatch 5 q/ X: s3 E( ~
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 d6 M; E5 k. G, {& s
Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
, J% ?$ W0 a, `4 e8 {3 U
% \' k" Q! v) B" S1 k, EJapanese Ships
' n3 P9 h/ V% }5 s. s2 W5 ]: o+ uPC Ukuru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk , W2 w2 X, }) t
* ?0 W: s& H4 P: e. H
Allied Ships
9 @( s& h. E+ E% Q: SDD Lyman K. Swenson - A* I/ u! }$ F! J1 g/ M
DD Taussig
5 B/ D- Y9 @( w, Y& NDD John W. Weeks, Shell hits 1
7 X$ W0 v4 |2 M. F" dDD Harrison
" _( y% H. l! U2 zDD Isherwood 6 ~! E( k& K: e+ ^4 U: B4 W
DD David Taylor
b F9 ?/ k% dDD Barton 4 A% q) ] s6 D9 f. v2 z7 B7 J
DD Quickmatch
) {: q' \. \& P7 e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 R. H3 X, y9 A. a- @# UNight Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
( ?# t: ?( s! m) t' t" u( O$ I$ F7 H5 P8 X
Japanese Ships
. M7 _/ `3 j! M* ~PC PC-66, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- A# F, S }' a5 j% `% x% X1 I! x% l; J" [! ~$ e
Allied Ships
# g; m9 T& `- ~DD Lyman K. Swenson ; H9 R9 v' g8 i1 N
DD Taussig
: @ v5 s5 v$ P& hDD John W. Weeks
' ]! }2 |2 c' c+ I; D) @5 xDD Harrison / i% n; _4 D ^' i& l0 l7 T
DD Isherwood 7 A: b7 }" F, b$ u0 j# B
DD David Taylor
" N$ K% m3 Z$ y9 b5 |; @DD Barton
- y( X8 _" u/ JDD Quickmatch
, V8 g* n. ?6 J/ M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ^; o& m8 l- q; C
( z @ I2 n7 L+ k$ Y2 t& H
Daylight Surface Combat % C L E# ^0 Z; k0 @" c
: f( U9 \4 k p) rDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
8 p4 ?' R( n4 ]( P/ q& o- K: u) x, q2 ^: a% n' n; G( R2 h
Japanese Ships + a0 L$ i$ V, }# F/ f0 E) {
PC Yashiro, Shell hits 1, and is sunk 1 j: Q; \3 K9 H8 e3 G! n
! ^+ f: O5 A; i. k' ?0 ZAllied Ships 0 Z# I! p% s) d: F* {- h) U( h
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
% O5 \ N' X6 P4 a4 NBB Massachusetts 4 ^0 s# a$ j8 F! }0 g6 e0 {
BB Alabama
5 N* \5 f! \* z' p! z# e" t% LCA Louisville : x5 I7 p$ |3 x
CA Chicago $ z( }( E/ {' E9 I$ Y- Z, u# A
DD Walker 1 V3 H- Q% O/ n$ a0 N
DD Waller
/ I {, _: V7 iDD Wedderburn ! s: z3 _; L! o" ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; @! s% ~! `6 C6 hDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # B7 \1 Z5 Q$ V# i
( y. M+ I. v* W/ LJapanese Ships 4 ^! }) d+ l/ ] l6 }* w# R+ m( j
AK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - M& p% o- ~6 Y8 Q9 F. C# h3 @
- w- T& \, I1 } `( |Allied Ships
: _: Q! _3 \; o/ L( tBB South Dakota
4 ^. h' B3 [2 ?! P B g! ^: n! @BB Massachusetts
5 m8 v: Z2 S: {" P4 M" r$ b* ]( QBB Alabama % n( r7 h. _! _1 e1 G
CA Louisville 1 v, x; z( p% r4 Y! j: z& L
CA Chicago 4 g& c {1 ~8 ~
DD Walker
1 q7 `" ?' M9 p; o1 DDD Waller
. Y: e) o1 i& F- ]DD Wedderburn
: R7 n! p2 E9 H! g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ z5 e- N0 e$ z
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
* o3 V3 g8 A4 \: J+ [: Q3 Q% }0 ]% _6 |; j! w4 H0 s3 b |
Japanese Ships # ^* J3 _2 E: ?) H+ ]
AK Renzan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk , c8 q. z: ? W# g
' Y& x) q" z) s5 D* ZAllied Ships
3 w$ H! U* b6 q3 N1 Q9 e2 NBB South Dakota
9 S* [" w5 J) O. D/ jBB Massachusetts 0 K: u7 S4 T/ T9 f
BB Alabama 4 Q. w$ c9 F$ ~7 G
CA Louisville
: `! z8 @7 O" {7 ICA Chicago - {8 |8 e5 v7 d8 [" W. G5 _6 h. @
DD Walker ) S; Q5 S# [; y- [8 y9 D$ [& Q0 E
DD Waller
, p( r9 a5 \9 Q! \: ?- kDD Wedderburn
N: p3 u& ~2 V) @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 K% Y! L) W+ D9 V: }/ FDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 # b- X/ b0 }/ c) z$ P
8 ^3 H! ?: w3 q' N* J2 p
Japanese Ships
1 c9 \' v+ y& V U9 }9 g% qPC Ikuna, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 H8 D1 t# v4 [# W I* n- ^7 K+ w5 K( L/ M- c5 q9 x' E( i7 [
Allied Ships
9 ]( v6 ]4 `! A, lBB South Dakota
9 x) b% c! P4 g) h. N5 o( SBB Massachusetts ' Y, z/ x. L+ T( \" A6 y n
BB Alabama
$ e9 b4 I$ Y4 u% xCA Louisville
, h6 D5 U2 g9 O$ c0 [% tCA Chicago
) _3 R2 p3 v5 [0 O/ ]+ ]DD Walker % _+ p h5 T& `2 c4 Z# [
DD Waller % w z! W, k& {+ T8 V3 i; k" D
DD Wedderburn , A7 m1 h' g: ]# C3 E# _) A0 b
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 I6 F7 a2 t& j1 r! m
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
* M9 d% |/ m% ]! Y$ M+ t0 m# @7 g' T* @# g9 J
Japanese Ships 9 H. r+ Y5 Y) q8 j( Z. \% _% N
PC Awaji, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
9 {# ^6 U1 H+ ]1 D+ w) \/ O2 j0 D& {) c. F5 C
Allied Ships 7 C* z) K4 o- I+ d7 l! z4 x
BB South Dakota # |# T' L* m" J7 Y
BB Massachusetts
& ^0 Q" w$ o) M" n) @- vBB Alabama
( O7 v4 h3 S) _( \CA Louisville
$ N* s6 o2 `- b$ LCA Chicago ( C* e! ~5 G8 D0 L7 ?
DD Walker * R' N- @2 ^* o7 u$ A) V! \1 a8 A
DD Waller
# r. Y$ F0 O l2 j: k" Q! ~DD Wedderburn ! @8 \ ~* q5 k7 P0 }5 J- M
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + v2 ` k; G1 |
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
- |2 c3 q5 F ?) J: A
6 `9 r1 U' | ~Japanese Ships ' |6 X4 _' S3 }5 j$ g+ x p( X
AK Myoho Maru " b1 q2 M* O+ q& l
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 q+ D# t$ d" F) u/ ^$ ] O+ t& D% s2 i: `8 T0 i Q1 ~( \
Allied Ships ) b9 ]' G' B$ W- O- V
BB South Dakota
! I( d; Q& w f/ h4 i% i' o5 IBB Massachusetts 5 m6 ^1 ?+ i9 D- Z" a1 H9 Y
BB Alabama
/ }* F" r" G) j% v/ CCA Louisville
" [. h; W1 g- ACA Chicago
' T% ^/ r+ [' R/ `* Q9 U2 I" \7 {DD Walker : V( _/ s- ~* h% L7 ]% Q4 X
DD Waller
7 ~& I; q$ t. ?8 M6 H" |7 p* sDD Wedderburn 7 X/ r9 P. [7 u( [$ e
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i1 k& t5 K1 a: k) }6 Q/ s
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
) F4 q- T9 `) n+ n1 ^4 ?" M6 }1 ~% x0 |% @, m
Japanese Ships " o, \& O/ B G8 v' D5 R
AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
1 J7 M A. U- E/ J- I. q; K ]
9 t" O# Q. c2 ^" i7 H- w/ mAllied Ships 2 l. O, K. `! `' q+ w- H
BB South Dakota & e) F G9 p9 ]1 E1 o; [
BB Massachusetts 7 q& Z0 q9 R- Q. y2 M" y
BB Alabama 7 b; j; G5 n" o. A3 U
CA Louisville
9 I, |4 Y: C$ j# BCA Chicago
. ~" L4 w j: `9 ~ J: QDD Walker # U8 m) B, Y3 W3 v _; a
DD Waller 2 }5 m; z: t' m5 P2 h* ^, P
DD Wedderburn
0 p9 L( @0 t: H$ H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ n: d7 m @; p6 \' C; O2 c" ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 - P9 O& I4 e6 l/ o7 m& p
* Z: D" M* C( o; z4 A! l7 X
Japanese Ships . X3 j1 i3 y1 G, E6 X6 J
PC PC-2, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 1 H% @$ @$ o/ {4 a ^; J
% X* N! e' E* X3 H$ g- q9 G, @Allied Ships 6 ?0 V3 T/ Y! y" M( b$ @
BB South Dakota " U/ G9 [6 U, a; l. s
BB Massachusetts ( c" T5 y: J0 J3 N) x7 @
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1 8 l) Q- r0 g* B: [4 R
CA Louisville ) l9 G1 m1 @( p
CA Chicago ! ]/ m. Q/ e9 R9 S* W! a
DD Walker 9 Q( U K7 I4 o1 M" G
DD Waller
: ^' A5 p4 F; H1 y, Z5 C% ~8 ]DD Wedderburn , c3 {. D/ n1 ~8 W/ T
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 G4 Y1 o h6 P' P. m
Day Time Surface Combat, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
/ H" k! N! p$ i+ k8 q6 G0 k3 E- y4 i; h& h* v% r' i4 N O
Japanese Ships ; @# N" h9 f2 ~1 q% G* y, Z: f
PC PC-23, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
; B; u8 j" i# D. C9 x: g) u( @% I4 |AP Zenoa Maru, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage 9 H0 ?( G N+ Y3 b! I7 s& Q
! d# J2 [3 ]! E% N) vAllied Ships " ]5 P' `8 G2 p: a/ s
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1, on fire <- That's right, sink her!!-)
( p9 Y/ }( q& {% G1 s [BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
+ j1 l/ e' O' U6 S+ z' aBB Alabama
9 X: V" i- X/ M) g5 |, S5 E, aCA Louisville 8 J( V" r& U, p. k4 h
CA Chicago % `1 `4 h3 i; @4 d0 m
DD Walker 2 [* f+ y+ P7 w* a) p
DD Waller 3 l( f' t" `9 y9 J( f7 D
DD Wedderburn
% ~. |2 _* e3 r----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& j$ L' f( y0 v0 T- r. n7 d7 n2 P, _. t( e
Bombardments , M7 m# M# P& z1 O1 w2 ^' [
. \8 A" T* \7 T5 M/ ~- W) TNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! , A& v a! \& ^: t7 L8 @
23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
G( m9 h3 U) |% s
* [* N# M" V4 ?3 J. uAllied Ships
; y0 A$ ?; T4 ~2 p1 k! uCA Chicago
6 r; V+ Y2 R& x( QCA Louisville % f) J' B* p M8 S$ ^$ X9 A. m2 c
BB Alabama
: s, A4 u8 a5 r! S) {BB Massachusetts
$ V, F; Z J$ d. K5 HBB South Dakota, Shell hits 18 5 v8 N1 C. @% s' ~$ A6 _1 q
! n0 N) s$ q3 X- XJapanese ground losses: " {1 q* h, C, x; Y& e( I
184 casualties reported 3 S6 a2 V$ l7 P2 j% I
Guns lost 3 ' `' B6 m7 t: L
6 F! e1 z1 r W9 F+ T" i. C% b# fRunway hits 1 : c# M) e) t3 _6 S/ t& {* i
Port fuel hits 1
- W; J& C3 [$ b0 C0 KPort supply hits 2
y4 m e: t: \6 _+ z9 W% D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" d1 X# n0 f7 ~, y4 f/ \1 b! e0 YNaval bombardment of Iwo Jima, at 63,53 " h; |" o+ z0 `: A7 ]* c
2 K8 p2 z: h2 JJapanese aircraft
& G+ e8 l. l* c0 U, Ano flights
6 H8 g9 v) {: E# c- l: ]
$ r! R7 D! J8 w* R9 _ \- h4 WJapanese aircraft losses
5 Y6 l, o2 J. e* d, [Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed 6 k- {8 f* @/ ~4 ? G* P8 y/ l
/ H, V" a! ^2 r$ Y+ xAllied Ships
; o& d$ |, ^$ w& r/ y" m1 Y5 KCA Chester 1 d9 O+ D/ q# {+ a5 E! j/ R! Z( R% K
BB Washington - E3 b% n3 @7 B$ }' W2 W$ M
BB North Carolina
3 `0 n7 M! o ~) g7 E, x$ w" G; t# r* n
Japanese ground losses:
3 ]8 l9 R4 B, p, t, k3 K, e N6 T85 casualties reported
( v- o8 k$ M+ a1 i* u; z+ ?Guns lost 2
4 R8 `# D5 w+ }' B. h2 I
# o' |" _5 Z. H( D8 n; TAirbase hits 1
. ~, E3 t) m1 J* N7 e& wRunway hits 5
3 `- S1 f3 \& ~# _Port hits 1
/ |) q, [2 K6 UPort supply hits 4 + h- v5 u5 m6 G) d* W/ G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. X1 ?; X3 ~$ A* B: L3 ^4 b% g8 {" }: ]& b3 c" C, m+ F
Night Air Combat
; a1 @2 J: Z1 j$ s% N$ Q4 H B5 x
Night Air attack on TF at 65,53 & R; ~1 }9 b7 G$ K1 U
a# A/ o& O$ N% q2 @% s
Japanese aircraft
: N* F, e1 |1 `! P& yH8K Emily x 5 & e% h' _+ _8 Q7 h" U( v
- K- ]( a L% e: D/ C( P
Japanese aircraft losses 7 v7 S" p0 a) {6 }* T
H8K Emily: 5 damaged
# H( X* i% } W }+ O2 l( i; @! P( o6 n' z( h0 n5 f
Japanese Ships 8 G* i- i/ H/ h& I% T
SS RO-35 , ]( L% s9 q' x
9 F! P! y4 b+ E ^6 m/ e
Allied Ships $ w' m7 i1 Q/ v5 |1 d
DD Hyman . ^3 O7 S4 {! P: b" D/ ~# D
DD Conner
8 F- t/ b9 _- n7 {. {& `-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( t: F0 v$ r4 M5 @5 x+ ~
Night Air attack on TF at 64,53 + k+ C% H7 i/ e- L- x, L# `
1 B4 \3 E9 C# R, {" o4 R" y: VJapanese aircraft % M2 z! t2 v& k \7 |
H8K Emily x 5 K, d1 g$ v, i. m
/ ~$ q! Y5 `" g1 ^7 sAllied aircraft / L6 Y' e$ q+ e( F
P-61A Black Widow x 2
' D( ~6 k" X$ K( C) X: X0 ^% a0 n; M
Japanese aircraft losses
/ t( [, J# m; l/ y. b" F2 S5 sH8K Emily: 4 damaged n) g: f8 a& ~
9 B+ p8 a2 n6 F: S# UAllied Ships
$ H" @9 p0 C& _DD Conner : b( ]1 @- Z/ p1 w1 R
DE LeRay Wilson
5 |4 N5 F( ~2 D N/ _8 Y Y; r! |6 `AK Martin Johnson |