AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards, P# F3 [9 j4 v% Q' E2 c" j- A
& Q3 J7 ~, n0 x, aJapanese Ships5 L H# w1 Y, Y/ P
CL Oi. k9 f6 K5 G% t0 t2 T
DD Minekaze; d6 Y9 U+ c* x" i6 t' S
DD Sawakaze
1 [! _4 t4 Q3 G5 u9 h DD Shiokaze/ h# L: _" g# I0 F
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Allied Ships7 k+ V2 G; e( }/ g% d: b
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! d* ?, L4 |( y9 C5 I5 f PT-32
0 o) |/ i7 w0 q( F PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) }2 ]8 i# `% w# O, t4 Q2 l
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 v8 X- q- x. w: o) ]7 g" R: ?! o
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Japanese Ships; N5 m7 K+ F, F' {! H
PC Take+ M* e" f; b4 G, Y: o
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3
( e3 S( m$ @: m, J" V! p. U PC Ashi, Shell hits 1* y, Q; ?" [) W, i7 W
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 T: U& y9 o( g# |
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
, S: j" ~4 _+ y& S; }, w& c E Uji
h1 k1 H+ s. I F1 A- { TB Chidori5 g) W: }0 M9 h
TB Manazuru
7 Z3 e% p) ^; i9 C1 @ TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
# d% G5 G J: Q" G TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships+ [: V( t7 [+ J1 }" ~0 F; o
CA Houston, Shell hits 2/ B7 N4 D0 Y# }* R
CL Java, Shell hits 1
; h6 s* d+ {& G1 l+ ^ CL Tromp6 I, }) E/ o p" ?
CL Dragon. c: u3 X+ n. Y }% D! ?
CL Durban( a- {- D7 @8 V# Q8 P! Q
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1% r( N. Z! a" `
DD Alden, b+ [/ |- |, l/ r& v/ Y+ O, z
DD Bulmer
9 [' H% E8 l( M: Y8 a0 f' J2 N2 d DD Edsall% f7 f8 ]% a- o9 J: _' v: p
DD John D. Edwards
2 I3 X" F3 a x8 q DD John D. Ford3 c* Z+ E9 A( k* [+ D+ A: f, i! b
DD Parrott' y' {) R8 w% H1 D( C, }- Y
DD Peary' k, I* Y1 [) _
DD Pope
' H/ k; [: e j( ^0 r DD Whipple# E2 G2 ?, b7 D8 L
DD Stewart
. D0 D: w3 O$ Z, q DD Witte de With/ }) x7 J; G7 e
DD Evertsen
2 D+ O: b6 I- F7 B* Y" [( h% X DD Van Ghent' I# m7 t' u1 L' T
DD Scout
5 c, l0 N% }6 ^ DD Stronghold) z, I0 G4 z. x; ^# O
DD Thanet0 P, N0 y9 s: Y% c8 N0 P! k+ i
DD Express& p1 F- j7 ^4 M) e+ S* w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! q1 x+ q- d2 [1 A' E
CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires W) j5 y0 t. J: V& U& O% [
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1: H: @3 Y4 |9 j
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 11 ~5 J1 }% u) L, c5 T
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1. d3 U( T! a" `$ p. O7 v
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Allied Ships( E7 `7 j! h5 T6 I) g
CA Houston, Shell hits 3" y; _+ _5 ?/ {& Y
CL Java0 Q5 {" _: Q# M5 Z' z
CL Tromp/ D; Y+ a+ ]4 ]6 d+ x
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 B. v0 N% F7 F# ^/ p" E
CL Durban, Shell hits 1/ i1 G# L3 n( ?( j* \+ a5 S
CL Marblehead
( U9 M8 v( o: q; ? DD Alden, Shell hits 2( _$ x) e) k* D4 q- V( n2 g
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
' c ^, Q: C8 ] DD Edsall& h$ d0 ~1 I4 y
DD John D. Edwards( }- v i9 x; I' s$ H* F9 l9 }
DD John D. Ford/ O6 D5 j p9 h) {9 |
DD Parrott8 o, s* J8 E9 `* k
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
H; g, z1 ~, W. C o2 @0 ] DD Pope
; ?. n% E: q; S/ A1 M. ] DD Whipple# _1 [1 A3 K9 W' u
DD Stewart
7 \8 c4 }6 c# o+ f) z DD Witte de With
4 S3 m% E' y8 D, ?' O; a DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
# ]5 a7 z2 \% E* S7 c: {6 a0 O DD Van Ghent$ C+ @/ ]; y; a; r% k5 L
DD Scout
7 m5 @* B* ^$ X0 B, V DD Stronghold
/ |9 v9 S1 r" }; S1 u1 q DD Thanet1 }7 U- h2 U ^! F9 @
DD Express |