AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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0 y3 ?4 C( U P- W1 Z! S* xNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 6,000 Yards
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6 F( e0 H' d6 N! GJapanese Ships- y: d! I2 y' y3 U& U z( E% }3 e
CL Oi
9 G3 }2 z5 \" v% x, E ^* a3 ] DD Minekaze
5 i( F" j+ [; Z5 m DD Sawakaze% o! z. E$ K8 @! l6 Y- a3 `1 W
DD Shiokaze: o; [) P! n2 N4 i" F0 S
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Allied Ships
8 }$ u1 _" Y9 M* A; F8 l( {5 x1 g& ~ PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 Q X( V: L" K2 M& M4 w
PT-32; {5 _. N, z# b2 A+ l6 W
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' @" q% Z4 ?: r; _! A! e! Z. f4 {* P
PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 |6 G& b: S6 I! H1 M8 ~( D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 i# g3 F* s3 N9 |5 \ PC Take' V( C, Q7 c3 q' c
PC Kaki, Shell hits 3; W* n5 h7 P) s4 `
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1" x% F: W' `; ^
PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 c5 Q9 P" E' K$ U1 B D E Hashidate, Shell hits 1
. ^( y4 n q& \9 F5 r E Uji
' n, F" h- @0 ^9 d TB Chidori
6 v" u" d% v' ]5 b* M( f TB Manazuru5 E: ?1 P2 L r- p- }
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
( Q2 v( N8 i0 _7 T: K TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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Allied Ships8 p V- [5 {/ u4 w
CA Houston, Shell hits 2! c, _! m) z) h: x, B
CL Java, Shell hits 1
/ q% k! @1 B8 h: q' X CL Tromp W. `' D8 V8 K1 B
CL Dragon5 Z. L, m6 V* p# i( b' I
CL Durban1 W4 ?' t: Z6 k/ |" L
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1* d) E9 Z+ n; \( \! n% ^ r
DD Alden
* v" S# S6 k# T' c8 z DD Bulmer. \4 t1 i. V4 A/ s
DD Edsall& N- R. W* z0 @. B6 K' ^, |; i
DD John D. Edwards' z! B/ G% K; _4 R! B4 V9 o
DD John D. Ford# C2 ~1 s! ]: q) u+ |$ A) v
DD Parrott2 i( g* r0 w. S1 m7 T7 b
DD Peary- M5 Q T; f2 p' z2 Z1 N
DD Pope9 C' l, ~9 Y% n; ]9 l# w
DD Whipple
% b7 G6 @9 v+ C; k- Q9 ` DD Stewart7 e8 {5 p% p2 q2 k6 r! o6 y
DD Witte de With( o+ c4 A, ^ B8 R& y( P2 q
DD Evertsen( j& e) Q4 `- v8 a9 n7 F. `% [9 y8 l
DD Van Ghent
2 L8 q2 ?- K; x8 o) F2 { DD Scout
$ x7 z+ U: h4 T! Q$ B8 d1 ~4 B DD Stronghold
) R, f. }! _) O$ D5 Q" |, D DD Thanet
3 [6 D8 I* C: a" N. n DD Express
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1 J6 f& r; w- y2 W$ T: PNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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" f/ ]; S$ }8 L! j4 _- b CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires4 a+ m( _% ~5 Z' [2 B
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
$ w4 r7 e: Z) w" k2 S: M DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
) `) N+ V2 f8 h( u4 a DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1; D3 ] b* P9 G% I0 N! P4 o
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Allied Ships
* z2 a6 i, `' F# n( R CA Houston, Shell hits 3. D( A3 g! k( c7 v/ K. p+ m2 r
CL Java
8 Q8 Y( Y: Y" v( C- K- Y$ u CL Tromp% J" {$ ~% K0 @6 k0 r. `2 X x* c
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& X0 \% O* Y/ D CL Durban, Shell hits 1
, Z! U6 t# ]) ?& G) P: s8 h$ N CL Marblehead
9 e1 b2 ]5 u; l+ Z DD Alden, Shell hits 2- d! t: h9 j2 [* r% ^5 J9 ]
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
% G* s7 \- I# j8 j! D DD Edsall- w+ H# ]: d0 j! e5 \; |. V8 w
DD John D. Edwards* Z! \+ z/ r. ] S) }& w
DD John D. Ford
) C+ W- q3 l0 O( l9 z4 y DD Parrott
! E- D" H$ F+ u" k) Q DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
. y4 h& R5 L$ C DD Pope0 t R5 V8 o+ B& X
DD Whipple
- Y/ x; [. e) U1 h3 D# ` DD Stewart
& I& u' d' [- _2 ?; d) t: o: E, u DD Witte de With8 C* E) P8 x _/ q' p
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1
7 G4 S, f" C2 E( j: | } DD Van Ghent! Q1 P( s1 p) C$ `
DD Scout7 @: V9 _9 z: T- r
DD Stronghold. t! A" U3 y) Z% J
DD Thanet
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