AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards1 m% G* X( W1 V! z O
! S8 d) m# r3 P+ ?. C. fJapanese Ships; a6 Y, b6 k- n* z5 O
CL Oi
. ~3 O( i5 _! S: A( u7 i DD Minekaze
/ n( M, i+ ~6 \$ O, Y1 v/ D9 v, p DD Sawakaze: \. K. ^9 a$ h: [: Z
DD Shiokaze
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3 H. y& K& e3 }8 r5 l- f kAllied Ships
- `* n- G$ y6 }0 S" X1 a PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; v" t. M( ~9 W: r4 F
PT-32
' {/ A- D+ I6 C: Y PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ V! o7 c, U3 q6 B1 G PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) c2 c9 ?8 @1 {
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PC Take3 l5 [/ e# _% a- q: h4 S
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
- ?9 b, H& m2 O& r( {8 c# q PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
" d" O' ?6 I3 n' x+ F/ Q; |' b PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ^5 n- W- g; o9 a" ?
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
) a, l+ d1 y# }# `& h E Uji
. I, M5 i. \$ r; }6 b2 N, T; d! [ TB Chidori
4 [/ P8 J, R2 o( f2 C# Z TB Manazuru* u9 I3 h5 f: Z4 R0 C9 ^
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
* q- ^+ [* ]4 A4 u+ a# Z TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 H' t5 p0 M j4 \
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
9 \! O7 ^; j+ y CL Java, Shell hits 1
! l& O+ Q- @5 d& a) v7 K CL Tromp
6 `5 O/ I. M& Z' d6 J0 B CL Dragon/ v0 M5 H8 J! t ^# o5 Y& b5 K
CL Durban
8 h) ]0 I6 P& |% F CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
3 P- G, F3 J( R" b! x DD Alden
2 `# L* P) `* i4 N: c2 e/ G6 ~ DD Bulmer
% E- O& E$ C& E: u5 y) o DD Edsall7 P0 h- X5 p2 b1 ]. d7 r' F u: s Z
DD John D. Edwards
3 h2 T7 D) ]* B8 L, N0 h DD John D. Ford: A( J0 a2 f$ T" \1 w
DD Parrott
# s* K6 a6 `% v8 } DD Peary
' [# s/ p" `1 e; X! [ DD Pope9 w f0 p, s7 Z
DD Whipple
# a4 Y; W- I* P DD Stewart: }9 [4 z4 h' H9 Q% a/ b1 ]0 k
DD Witte de With
G7 r3 I( N2 q DD Evertsen
0 o0 s4 ], }& x1 c DD Van Ghent
0 n @1 G" e: M" N- n+ C5 e3 d1 P DD Scout
% Q. S7 _+ ]9 V' r2 H DD Stronghold0 @5 [/ Q V5 b
DD Thanet& h3 H+ c+ i. m% O' U
DD Express7 R+ { K+ o. h* L* N8 _# w
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( F# Q z0 C8 k9 O2 c4 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards$ Y* W9 S1 m$ x) D; M; z2 S% X* z
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: T$ H1 v$ U3 _: N* R) C: l CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires3 o4 G7 R R! h+ Y! m( d6 G+ L
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1/ M; F+ {0 ~2 ^: A& I3 x; a- C
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
7 K2 @) r" N+ y8 @$ l! B7 J5 | DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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) d& Y) ?2 x* f0 x; n4 uAllied Ships
0 \% ~+ a+ f% Q/ X4 [; F& | CA Houston, Shell hits 3
1 O! R9 w8 r5 Y7 H CL Java( I5 l/ q) \' V0 c2 @# I
CL Tromp+ G0 |; X/ u: ~2 J
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 }, f0 I. v' V4 W CL Durban, Shell hits 1
+ x" |" S& ~. l3 h8 V8 ^* Q0 a CL Marblehead& g/ o( T* C8 ]1 ]
DD Alden, Shell hits 2
* D# f" d0 R$ M4 | R DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires: @$ Y6 t; n( m* p
DD Edsall8 H. i: v w* i% p4 o; h' B/ e+ [
DD John D. Edwards9 y" ?! O9 g; e% e2 Z. v4 t5 G5 S
DD John D. Ford
6 Q$ q% ?7 ]9 Y3 q DD Parrott
; T" |9 E4 ], S% P0 G DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
- n% M% X* d C DD Pope. @. v, o: e" B. {2 e
DD Whipple
3 R, ~" D- G8 Q! e! @ DD Stewart7 k( f4 G' A; H# Q( ~' F( m
DD Witte de With3 s7 L! d' P7 J
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1+ N' U5 R) W# c$ c2 b
DD Van Ghent9 M; ^) W' J1 ?! l0 q e
DD Scout5 h% }9 R+ J! A1 B* M$ \6 _
DD Stronghold( v6 l' |$ n2 g' n6 w9 m
DD Thanet
2 d+ J4 C, S* C DD Express |