Douglas Thompson Hammond, USN
| Born | 22 Dec 1908 | ?, Arkansas, USA | |
| Died | 17 May 1983 | (74) |
| Ranks
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Douglas Thompson Hammond, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS R-2 (79) | Lt. | Submarine | mid 1941 | 17 Nov 1942 |
| USS Cabrilla (288) | T/Cdr. | Submarine | 24 May 1943 | 6 Feb 1944 |
| USS Guardfish (217) | T/Cdr. | Submarine | 27 Oct 1944 | 19 Jul 1945 |
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Submarine USS R-2 (79)
16 Jun 1941
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for Key West, Florida.
22 Jun 1941
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) arrived at Key West, Florida. She was based there for the entire war serving with the Fleet Sonar School.
[Not much is currently known to us about the exploits of USS R-2 before April 1942.]
1 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
2 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
4 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
6 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
7 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
8 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
9 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
10 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
11 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
13 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
14 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
15 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
16 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
17 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
18 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
20 Apr 1942
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
21 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
24 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
25 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
27 Apr 1942
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) started a short refit at Key West.
9 May 1942
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted trials off Key West.
10 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) ended her short refit at Key West.
18 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
20 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
21 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
25 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
26 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
27 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
28 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
29 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
30 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
1 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
2 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
3 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
4 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
15 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
16 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
17 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
24 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
25 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
26 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
27 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
29 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
30 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
1 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
2 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
3 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
4 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
5 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) started a short refit at Key West.
11 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) ended her short refit at Key West.
13 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
14 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
15 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
16 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
17 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
18 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
20 Jul 1942
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
21 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
24 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
25 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
26 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) started repairs at Key West.
1 Aug 1942
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) completed her repairs at Key West. She also concucted exercises off Key West on this day.
3 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
4 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
5 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
6 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
7 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
8 Aug 1942
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
10 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
11 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
12 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
18 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
19 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
20 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
21 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
24 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
25 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
26 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
7 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
8 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
9 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
10 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
11 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
12 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
14 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
16 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
17 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
18 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
25 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
26 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
28 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
29 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
30 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
1 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
2 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
3 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
5 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
6 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
7 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
8 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
9 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
10 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
19 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
20 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
21 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
24 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
26 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
27 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
28 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
29 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
30 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
31 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
Submarine USS Cabrilla (288)
29 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) departed Portsmouth, New Hampshire for New London, Connecticut.
30 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island for her torpedo firing trials.
3 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Having completed her torpedo trials, USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN), departed Newport, Rhode Island for New London, Connecticut.
24 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) was put on the marine railway at New London.
29 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) was put back in the water.
4 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for the Panama Canal Zone.
13 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.
15 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Balboa.
16 Aug 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) departed Balboa, Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbour.
30 Aug 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) arrived at Pearl Harbor from Balboa, Panama Canal Zone.
3 Sep 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Allen (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN), and USS Narwhal (Cdr. F.D. Latta, USN).
4 Sep 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Fletcher (Lt.Cdr. R.D. McGinnis, USN)
5 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 5/6 September 1943, USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN), conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour.
7 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour.
8 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 8 to 10 September 1943, USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN), conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour.
12 Sep 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Philippines and then end her patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
For daily and attack positions (though incomplete) of USS Cabrilla during this patrol see the map below.
16 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) made a stop at Midway to top off with fuel before proceeding for her patrol area later the same day.
24 Sep 1943 (position 27.57, 146.07)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese escort carrier Taiyo (offsite link) north-west of Chichi Jima in position 27°57'N, 146°07'E .
(All times are zone K, -10) 0727 hours - In position 27°55'N, 146°05'E sighted mast bearing 151°(T), estimated range 22000 yards. Commenced approach.
0735 hours - Identified the ship as a destroyer.
0740 hours - Sighted two escort carriers in column. The destroyer was patrolling approximately 2000 yards ahead of the leading carrier. Indended to attack the leading escort carrier but maneuvers to evade the destroyer made this impossible so settled for an attack on the second carrier instead.
0801 hours - In position 27°57'N, 146°07'E fired six bow torpedoes from 1000 yards. Two torpedo explosions were heard. At the time of the explosions the destroyer was being observed and the explosions were not observed. Commenced maneuvering to bring the stern tubes to bear.
0803 hours - Sound picked up fast screws close aboard. A very loud explosion then followed that shook the boat considerably. Thought this to be a second escort that had not been observed or it was a bomb dropped by an aircraft. Went deep and rigged for silent running.
0806 hours - At 375 feet. Proceeded to the south-west at slow speed.
0813 hours - Three depth charges were dropped.
0852 hours - Two depth charges.
0900 hours - Four depth charges.
1005 hours - Heard a distant explosion.
1008 hours - Another distant explosion.
1030 hours - Main induction started leaking slightly.
1037 hours - Commenced reloading the forward torpedo tubes.
1103 hours - Heard another distant explosion.
1315 hours - Returned to periscope depth. Sighted the destroyer bearing 038°(T) at a range of 12000 yards.
1324 hours - Sighted an escort carrier bearing 036°(T) at a range of about 16000 yards in the approximate position of the attack. She was stopped and down by the stern.
1330 hours - Commenced approach. Sighted a seaplane patrolling near the carrier.
1400 hours - Sighted the plane coming towards. Went deep.
1420 hours - On the way back to periscope depth. Heard the destroyer coming towards. Went deep again.
1500 hours - Decided the destroyer was not in contact so started to proceed to periscope depth again.
1535 hours - Reached periscope depth. Sighted the other escort carrier towing the damaged one. The destroyer was patrolling between them and us. Range to the carriers was 14000 yards, speed 5 knots. Commenced approach. Soon lost the carriers in a rain squall and did not sight them afterwards.
1840 hours - Surfaced and conducted a radar search but unable to contact the carriers. Abondoned the search shortly before midnight and continued passage to our patrol area.
22 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) departed her patrol area for Fremantle.
24 Oct 1943 (position 5.25, 127.15)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) attacked an unescorted small tanker with a total of six torpedoes to the south-east of Davao Bay, Philippines. No hits were obtained.
(All times are zone H, -8) 23 October 1943 2134 hours - In position 05°25'N, 127°30'E obtained radar contact at a range of 9600 yards. Commenced tracking.
2352 hours - Enemy course 250°(T), speed 8 knots.
2359 hours - The target had the silhouette of a small tanker.
24 October 1943 0002 hours - In position 05°25'N, 127°15'E fired four torpedoes from 2500 yards.
0004 hours - Heard a loud roar on the bearing of the target followed by three muffled explosions. It was thought that one or more hits had been obtained but later events showed that this was not the case.
0005 hours - Turned away and continued tracking.
0015 hours - Closed the target again. Radar tracking had showed her starting to zig-zag but not slowing down.
0040 to 0050 hours - Observed the target making radical course changes.
0053 hours - Fired two torpedoes from 2900 yards.
0058 hours - Heard two muffled explosion, possibly end of run detonations.
0103 hours - The target opened fire with her gun. Three rounds were fired apparently blind as the came no where near us. Retired to make a reload forward and analyse the situation.
Decided not to attack again as it was thought that the size of the target was overestimated. The state of the sea made it not possible to fire torpedoes with a shallower depth set.
6 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
21 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) completed her refit period, which had included a docking, at Fremantle.
A training period then followed from 22 to 27 November 1943.
28 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) was docked again at Fremantle for some minor repairs to her torpedo tubes. She was undocked later the same day.
1 Dec 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) departed Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to lay a minefield in the Gulf of Siam and then to patrol in the South China Sea.
Upon departing Fremantle exercises were carried out with USS Isabel (Lt. K.F. Landis, USNR).
For daily and attack positions of USS Cabrilla during this patrol see the map below.
4 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) made a stop at Exmouth Gulf to top off with fuel before proceeding towards her patrol area later the same day.
7 Dec 1943
In the evening, USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN), made the northbound passage of Lombok Strait on the surface.
18 Dec 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) lays mines off Saracen Bay, Cambodia, French Indo-China.
4 Jan 1944 (position 11.05, 109.10)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tamon Maru No.8 (2704 GRT, built 1943) off Cape Padaran, French Indo-China in position 11°05'N, 109°10'E.
A second merchant / transport ship was also attacked but missed. Later the same day this ship was attacked another time, now in position 10°33'N, 109°47'E, but again the ship was missed.
(All times are zone H, -8) 4 January 1944 1530 hours - In position 11°07'N, 109°07'E sighted masts and bridge structure bearing 225°(T), range 16000 yards. Commenced approach.
1535 hours - Sighted a second ship astern and to port of the first one sighted. Both ships were smoking and would have been picked up at greater range with good visibility. Identified both ships as loaded transports, estimate tonnage 4000 - 6000 tons each.
1610 hours - The course of both ships was 075°(T) at a speed of 6 knots. They were not zig-zagging. Planned to fire three torpedoes at each.
1624 hours - The second transport changed course to the right, passed astern of the leading one and then changed back to the left. The plan to fire three torpedoes at each still looked good but now from a greater range.
1646 hours - The farther transport was now overlapping the near one by half a ships lenght. Decided to fire a total of four torpedoes which was done in position 11°05'N, 109°10'E.
1648 hours - Two torpedo hits were observed on the nearest of the transports after the first torpedo had missed ahead. Upon attempting to close the outer door of tube 4 it was noticed that the torpedo was still in the tube - part way out appartently as the door could not be closed. Fired the torpedoes in tubes no. 5 and 6 at the second transport.
1650 hours - Saw torpedo no. 5 hit the first transport directly under the stack. The two previous hits had stopped him right on the track of torpedo no. 5.
1651 hours - Fired tube no. 4 again. The torpedo left the tube now but was not heard running.
1652 hours - Observed the first transport to sink.
1653 hours - The second transport started firing with her gun at our periscope while heading away. Commenced trailing but lost contact with her at 1830 hours. Later she was found again.
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2006 hours - In position 10°40'N, 109°19'E obtained SJ radar and sight contact bearing 070°(T), range 9250 yards. Commenced tracking and end around run. The target was undoubtedly the same as this afternoons contact.
2230 hours - The transports course was 075°(T), speed 6 knots for about two hours. Having gained station 10500 yards ahead and 3000 yards from track, submerged with the transport in sight from the bridge.
2301 hours - Sighted the transport through the periscope.
2314 hours - In position 10°33'N, 109°47'E fired three torpedoes from 1050 yards.
2315 hours - Heard and felt one hit.
2324 hours - The transport started firing her gun down the torpedo tracks in our direction. Could not her the screws of the target at this time.
2328 hours - Heard screws start up and observed the transport change course towards us, still firing her gun in our direction.
2331 hours - The transport came directly towards. Went deep.
2333 hours - The screws stopped.
2335 hours - Screws for about one minute.
2337 hours - Screws for about one minute.
2340 hours - Screws for about two minutes.
2344 hours - Steady slow screws, on constant bearing.
2348 hours - The transport passed directly overhead.
2352 hours - The screws stopped and were not heard again.
5 January 1944 0025 hours - Started to return to periscope depth.
0035 hours - Nothing in sight at periscope depth.
0045 hours - No radar or sound contacts.
0050 hours - Surfaced. No sight or radar contacts. Commenced searching the immediate vicinity.
0200 hours - No contacts.
17 Jan 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the evening, USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN), made the southbound passage of Lombok Strait on the surface.
23 Jan 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.
6 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr., USN) completed her refit period by Submarine Repair Unit no. 137 at Fremantle.
A training period then followed from 6 to 15 February 1944.
Submarine USS Guardfish (217)
26 Nov 1944
USS Guardfish (Lt.Cdr. D.T. Hammond) departed from Guam for her 10th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
24 Jan 1945 (position 15.44, 133.29)
While on the return trip to Guam from an unsuccessful 10th war patrol, USS Guardfish (Lt.Cdr. Douglas T. Hammond) mistakenly sank the US salvage vessel USS Extractor in Philippine Sea in position 15°44'N, 133°29'E. The Extractor sank taking 6 members of her crew with her. The remainder of the crew is picked up by Guardfish and taken to Guam where they arrived on 26 January 1945.
27 Feb 1945
USS Guardfish (Lt.Cdr. D.T. Hammond) departed from Saipan for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kii Suido.
11 Apr 1945
USS Guardfish (Lt.Cdr. D.T. Hammond) ended her 11th war patrol at Midway.
8 May 1945
USS Guardfish (Lt.Cdr. D.T. Hammond) departed from Midway for her 12th war patrol. She was ordered to perform lifeguard duty off the coast of Honshu.
16 Jun 1945 (position 38.23, 145.00)
USS Guardfish (Lt.Cdr. D.T. Hammond) sank a Japanese fishing vessel with gunfire east of Honshu in position 38°23'N, 145°00'E.
26 Jun 1945
USS Guardfish (Lt.Cdr. D.T. Hammond) ended her 12th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was now assigned to training duties.
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