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Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler?
Posted by: Rainer ()
Date: February 19, 2014 10:28PM

Seems the part about ramming the trawler was made up by the press, because no such action is mentioned in the report about the Fourth War Patrol by USS WAHOO:

27 March 1943 in 33°39N/125°23E
1012H Sighted trawler.
1020H Opened up with 20mm guns and 4 inch on a diesel trawler of about 100 tons. Holed him several times. A few fires started, but was so water-soaked they soon died out. Threw aboard some home made Molotov cocktails concocted and manufactured by the Midway Marines. They did not burn well, due probably to the water-soaked wood. This trawler had a nice radio antenna which he probably opened up on.
1050H Departed leaving the trawler in pretty much a wrecked condition. It was too rough to board her. Otherwise we could have had fresh fish and also opened up some sea valves in her.
Expended ammunition: 11 rounds 4" (8 hits), 900 rounds 20mm and 7 Molotovs

Best regards
Rainer

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Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? TF 02/16/2014 01:59PM
Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? jcrt 02/16/2014 02:18PM
Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? Ken Dunn 02/16/2014 03:10PM
Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? TF 02/16/2014 08:50PM
Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? Don Prince 02/17/2014 04:06AM
Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? TF 02/19/2014 10:13PM
Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? Rainer 02/19/2014 10:28PM
Re: Can name be read on picture of rammed Japanese trawler? TF 02/19/2014 10:49PM


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