AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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% e" I$ q# K$ V/ r6 [ DD Minekaze
1 G0 V6 b, r9 F. b' t. t DD Sawakaze; \, B5 _2 v# E) ]
DD Shiokaze
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Allied Ships
& c. }7 S, X7 U' w# C PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- _- D9 c$ _% |4 s5 M; l
PT-32) q5 J; r7 m$ }
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 e( p9 w$ d6 Q
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards/ |. o1 s: C: G) R* d; Z' ~
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PC Take
6 M5 A& V4 a9 j( ^0 h PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
5 G0 r6 _" ?! x0 j PC Ashi, Shell hits 17 q5 ]$ w2 H9 X% \8 A; S
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, a1 G3 S1 e9 K! [" }+ d
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
: N3 Z, n" b1 `; @ E Uji
) e2 b8 n4 f; M1 G6 s; c TB Chidori
2 q4 F! P( w3 D) l/ h9 E& O TB Manazuru
) W% z$ {, I2 r/ [ TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 46 u( T t2 O4 d* Q/ J; t$ A. d R2 N
TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk+ P. z2 O/ J$ P5 w$ V% K
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Allied Ships9 g4 p9 \$ g% z
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
- N2 s) S* \( f4 @6 n CL Java, Shell hits 1
H; l# J! x4 J CL Tromp
) D2 v# }1 T, w8 X CL Dragon
. s) J9 A" I2 k v8 o3 ^7 l6 Q CL Durban
' G" O- O9 }" x. N" A CL Marblehead, Shell hits 19 w' q3 a3 { a2 |0 M R
DD Alden
. V" Q: A5 z8 Q" H8 | DD Bulmer
# w0 v5 A0 S# p2 G4 |9 p4 [7 N DD Edsall" ]* I2 I8 V: ~ z$ A
DD John D. Edwards9 K r, D3 U+ C
DD John D. Ford1 s& d. J1 a/ K( c- o
DD Parrott
9 T u8 ^8 N5 }! E: J DD Peary, J# N. l3 t' O$ B7 Q# {& N
DD Pope, X5 \) X- K1 b
DD Whipple; I# U5 g" O. e" A4 y
DD Stewart
4 I; X2 |* c0 o$ o) w3 I DD Witte de With
$ Y3 X% ]+ I9 k8 V: H ` A) g DD Evertsen
. J6 l" g1 }9 ~ DD Van Ghent/ P$ H+ \4 g( a6 K0 J7 s. }
DD Scout, r0 A( u3 l3 B: Z) l# L
DD Stronghold. Q }, l6 z9 w7 R" f# i9 z
DD Thanet, }! S6 |3 y9 q8 e8 h
DD Express
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
% N0 _! ]5 o W1 D" l& Q: f DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1! N6 K$ W+ K, ]& ~( }8 X4 C6 x
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1( Z# [0 e* U/ j1 K
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
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CA Houston, Shell hits 3
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CL Tromp& L5 K i# Z# W4 r' Q+ O* o
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 I6 b2 V5 T+ a0 l& u) C CL Durban, Shell hits 1) P9 _; I6 u; K; }$ V
CL Marblehead# _: A4 O4 d+ [& ^; }! a
DD Alden, Shell hits 2( q* O& H6 Y" J, k8 f1 U
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires3 N: N( I6 v1 ~2 r! r2 a6 N/ x# _
DD Edsall
9 P' E$ N9 ^7 e8 h DD John D. Edwards
5 B8 h: V1 b( ]2 C5 { DD John D. Ford; c: ]4 b9 I2 g, Y: k+ k
DD Parrott
% g5 L5 l s* @0 E; w9 _: q9 r! r0 m DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire1 t( R6 S8 i4 [# ]' a
DD Pope
4 o3 \& T( ~% i: }& O) {4 h4 _ DD Whipple- M! {/ h/ I$ w9 s [/ Y
DD Stewart
, t% ?" L7 Y: u) G2 p8 k T1 Q& R7 g DD Witte de With
7 b. k, C5 u1 s. t& b! X8 f DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
+ c& I; O; N. N0 X5 ^. y9 R DD Van Ghent5 e/ o1 m, l4 \7 G& S
DD Scout
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DD Express |