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
. o2 c" d: } q! ^) a CL Oi
- G: }. L$ J; n R: o DD Minekaze
. T- Q, t2 l; s; d DD Sawakaze+ g6 j1 j6 I$ G% H
DD Shiokaze& d# v: A( k1 U
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Allied Ships
6 Z* v7 k( C# _3 l2 Q PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ r- @9 ]) O) v5 K+ k: R$ I
PT-32 W8 f! E" a4 R" B( D; i2 G- {
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* N4 M i u2 E3 K' O2 q PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 n$ e- k" J5 R! ^ E0 U0 ^
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~5 j% G6 b' {" M& q. M# o, zNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards8 A0 e! \$ T* D8 r6 N
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Japanese Ships4 R# n, A1 A9 a9 _ s, _
PC Take7 \; N9 V8 x" l3 U# ^4 a+ b+ m6 N
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3% i4 f; |) j9 e! F
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
7 }( P# s5 Q0 Q) Y L' G PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! P8 b d; M9 Q+ u5 t' s+ G
E Hashidate, Shell hits 15 x2 @6 C* U/ T E
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TB Chidori$ c) t9 l7 m! D+ i8 c
TB Manazuru
1 B7 Q0 F: [; B. ? TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
: L6 r3 j7 T* v) F B' [ TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk' e! G( l- Z4 j% w
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Allied Ships/ Q+ F1 y4 j( _+ Q2 A; n m
CA Houston, Shell hits 2" O J. h3 d6 f8 m# x$ c" M9 Q# x
CL Java, Shell hits 19 k# R y7 \( m. D
CL Tromp
1 I3 k* J8 D% |5 g2 _- r CL Dragon4 r9 N3 F' [) X
CL Durban# W8 U1 y1 N. c4 M
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 11 z2 f0 M5 i; k* w) w" t# _
DD Alden" i( S- ~7 b: }8 r- \9 S/ f0 {9 B/ }
DD Bulmer
$ T; y. G& x: W DD Edsall- [! Y: O0 b) d) P5 ?. Q; p7 y" j/ U
DD John D. Edwards% d8 O$ p. D' _8 u( _
DD John D. Ford' ~9 V4 G$ e+ j+ c, S
DD Parrott
1 U* E. x, L3 j* ?; R y DD Peary
1 P# T5 V, d! h5 \5 Y$ { k. p* u9 Y DD Pope1 H' S! y1 d6 O9 b) O2 V" x
DD Whipple
. D; v3 |) m5 I% D DD Stewart7 v; ~0 {- Q! I) V3 a. c
DD Witte de With
( c; r2 j: ^% F3 j' [1 [! v7 y DD Evertsen
) M: J! T* {! q& @ DD Van Ghent
/ R! ?* [/ J; l DD Scout, _& J+ [. R. H0 ~3 C, l
DD Stronghold. ~" y; u, e$ k
DD Thanet
! \8 i( M; H& c2 T e( D* C DD Express
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! u( A9 j2 R+ O! U5 |" FNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires2 P/ I; z3 t- T
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 17 y& W" g( H8 G# R& |
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
2 r6 l A6 V% O, u9 J( C0 |: e# p8 \ DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1 X2 o/ W, @) U, b E. R
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Allied Ships
4 `3 t* V' I* J r- \ CA Houston, Shell hits 38 p0 Q; E u& U8 c: s- `
CL Java0 d& X- I1 M- m* Q- U: i! _
CL Tromp$ b: t0 F3 V- d# ^/ H& [
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& m+ j, ~) R1 E' {% _' A CL Durban, Shell hits 15 ^% c- d- i, G
CL Marblehead
8 B7 c: D: s5 {, O t$ J DD Alden, Shell hits 2
5 N* g3 f3 ?' @! H( b! a DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
' {( J r; b4 i- _& _9 |& m DD Edsall
/ z- s3 a- f7 V* j+ I' q9 S DD John D. Edwards
, x4 d1 |2 o% k7 W DD John D. Ford+ Z1 D& g$ G9 Z* E8 c6 O- E
DD Parrott# t @! W! [# p2 ]) I% d7 n
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire: [# N8 C) @1 G8 z. T6 _+ x3 v) F
DD Pope6 Z1 }% g6 Y4 H- G( I" y3 C$ e" J$ a
DD Whipple' _4 g) H( T" h- R
DD Stewart
- x% X D( t" P' A1 z DD Witte de With7 a1 |6 y; b" E! m/ f3 Y
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
* G+ L: K7 b6 y0 A# {3 Q2 } DD Van Ghent
* R( S/ r: R. m$ } ~ V DD Scout' C+ t, ^8 ^. m) X. v! M3 M
DD Stronghold
4 q" @3 ~$ A, _2 m c DD Thanet
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