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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2 U) h2 K2 u* a- P) w0 v CL Oi9 a" P& b6 b" s& F' p; B. e
DD Minekaze
5 w5 B3 ^. S( _, J5 K2 H6 q DD Sawakaze+ {5 H) i" D. y
DD Shiokaze. R3 f# t# \ B c/ T
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Allied Ships/ j1 A- Z3 U5 e- L$ i L7 @
PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 [4 w/ u0 f1 a) H8 _ PT-32& w$ }3 U' E8 l- t- m6 @9 }; L. T
PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 f/ S, G+ T% c! O' {7 c PT Q-113, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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* V1 Y1 g/ p; m8 {* sNight Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards6 \& ]6 ?9 A( ]1 `# b
Y1 Q2 ^+ B% O3 VJapanese Ships
]1 [3 Q4 t8 m1 x) Q( d PC Take$ ^# o+ S/ H$ S5 P( ~
PC Kaki, Shell hits 30 t: D0 h/ n/ U& a; p, E6 @
PC Ashi, Shell hits 1
# ?5 H+ c& R0 r. R PC Sumire, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 F+ `% [4 {5 A) |
E Hashidate, Shell hits 1$ X9 x2 a6 J4 t# G$ X
E Uji
' J9 M ~% j8 N TB Chidori
4 r' l" N) W$ X) P" k1 | TB Manazuru1 ]7 X, ~ y/ L; v$ d8 t
TB Hatsukari, Shell hits 4
0 F& e, R' G( t7 Q7 Z+ c TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
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' A: t% Q& u* n7 e& D# M+ q g2 mAllied Ships% \& C+ V& N& ^" C
CA Houston, Shell hits 20 I9 o3 O" ^0 i4 R6 a* W/ X
CL Java, Shell hits 1" H; z3 [$ ?& T' h% @) l
CL Tromp
- N4 V2 k: n- \6 `5 ~, c CL Dragon
8 \5 y1 b f) _ CL Durban
! u$ e" S2 x* Z" L CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
9 E) v1 e6 S3 i& |- }4 |3 v# ] DD Alden- l- ~; E" l$ H+ V, I, v
DD Bulmer
/ K1 N/ E! x1 r- x- a DD Edsall1 c, f/ \7 b2 x) c4 w2 Z
DD John D. Edwards: h/ {9 F1 |! Q$ D( F+ a% Y
DD John D. Ford
J- I; C( e3 ~) A i# L; B DD Parrott
) a! V6 N' q6 m2 k0 r. }" ` DD Peary. t( b2 G4 v8 g
DD Pope A& M5 ~: |! M# k' M5 W
DD Whipple
8 D1 B" o0 m7 N) B3 h5 y DD Stewart4 K4 ]$ E! w- D% n2 p, Z2 |9 [2 b
DD Witte de With
/ \$ q% ~! u: _9 a) Y+ U. M8 Q DD Evertsen
6 e2 R1 O# o2 e( c0 u' F0 e# w DD Van Ghent d+ n" Q' p4 A5 N- A4 Q
DD Scout. ~5 ~) t! h! V3 H( S
DD Stronghold
; B- b' T2 e8 B0 M DD Thanet
4 p* b) x% A6 R3 H DD Express
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: K X5 q6 ^) Q0 d. g; K' ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ L8 l! i2 t" Z0 r' ?% O; ~& u CL Oi, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
: D- z- i, g, [6 I DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
* m# J2 {$ ~' A' B2 o2 B1 T DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1# A/ h; W, {; C9 _8 m
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 19 G! _( ?1 u( B0 a1 d, n. ~6 i
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Allied Ships1 J* b' U2 M# k. n
CA Houston, Shell hits 3
1 p) i c! A% @$ ]$ P" L CL Java
+ _; R {/ q2 w+ d8 H& q: ], Q6 ` CL Tromp* |( y$ L5 b( q% X! H3 w
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, i1 y7 O% U" U- C; \6 l0 }
CL Durban, Shell hits 1$ C; Q% p9 k# A3 V. E$ H+ Y f
CL Marblehead
" i- Q: W& Y0 C P* [. }2 n DD Alden, Shell hits 2
2 q% `9 `, C# O5 Y DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
; Z- t' @# I: s5 N4 G! y' S DD Edsall6 i% b+ O2 f) s& N
DD John D. Edwards
6 J% X0 l! _0 ^/ B; Z" [& z* K DD John D. Ford
, I' x1 v& d4 W8 N DD Parrott" @/ `: B+ ?! L, L
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire7 ~% G2 i. R% R. H- l( p3 Z0 v5 L
DD Pope
% Z8 H2 k. q) f DD Whipple
7 v% W3 D, |; J9 S4 }. c) v( Z DD Stewart5 r5 L, g4 V% t' E
DD Witte de With
4 p6 h$ @/ |; H( A/ Z: h DD Evertsen, Shell hits 11 ^+ \! q2 {4 }# u6 ?- T+ @0 ~
DD Van Ghent
$ r; O% W% q: C8 P/ {0 d, l7 @# J DD Scout
7 g4 t4 c2 d; E: m$ k; D DD Stronghold
8 ^5 A( A9 b2 [ DD Thanet
$ I/ g' |/ z8 F" Z) g3 n2 P" S7 Y DD Express |