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// CONFIDENTIAL //

TO                COMSUBPAC, COMSUBASIATIC,

FROM         COMSUBRON 10 A

SUBJECT    APR 01 - 2 REPORT.

                    OCTOBER 1942 -NOVEMBER 1942

FOUR OF THE BOATS USE MANUAL TDC, SS-185 (USS SNAPPER), SS-154 (S-43), SS-142 (S-37) AND SS-158 (S-47) ALL OTHER BOATS USE AUTO-TDC.

BECAUSE OF OUR HIGH NUMBER OF BOATS, THE PRESENCE OF ENEMY SUBS IN THE AREA AND LIMITED PATROL AREA WE CYCLED THE BOATS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ZONES. HALF OF THE BOATS SAILED IN EARLY OCTOBER THE OTHERS WILL SAILED IN EARLY NOVEMBER.

SJ RADAR WAS INSTALLED IN THE FOLLOWING BOATS FOR THE NOVEMBER PATROLS. SS-185 SNAPPER, SS-146 S-45 AND SS-143 S-38.

SS-158 (S-47) HAS NOT REPORTED IN YET FROM MAR 01 - 2 CYCLE COMPUTER PROBLEM.

ALL BOATS OPERATED IN THE SOLOMONS WITH A ZONE ASSIGNED FROM THE SOLOMONS CHART AS INDICATED.

TORPEDO'S ARE STILL A PROBLEM. WERE CONSISTENTLY HITTING TARGETS WITH FAILURE TO EXPLODE OR EXPLODING EARLY.

JAP ASW IS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE AND MUCH IMPROVED. THE S-BOATS ARE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN EVADING THE ENEMY DUE TO THEIR LIMITED DEPTH, SPEED AND RANGE WHILE SUBMERGED.

INDIVIDUAL SHIP TOTALS

SS-237 TRIGGER - SI-3 - OCTOBER ON PATROL 10/4- 10/18
0 WARSHIPS
5 MERCHANT 23850 GROSS TONS 7950 ADJUSTED TONS

SS-185 SNAPPER - SI-3 - NOVEMBER ON PATROL 11/4 - 11/18
1 WARSHIPS 2564 GROSS TONS 2564 ADJUSTED TONS B-TYPE SUBMARINE
0 MERCHANT

SS-142 S-37 - SI-1 - OCTOBER ON PATROL 10/8 - 11/1
0 WARSHIPS
6 MERCHANT 29020 GROSS TONS 29020 ADJUSTED TONS

SS-143 S-38 - SI-6 - NOVEMBER ON PATROL 11/4 - 11/14
1 PILOT RESCUED
0 WARSHIPS
3 WARSHIPS 6842 GROSS TONS 2280 ADJUSTED TONS 3 DD'S  - NOT INCLUDED IN TOTALS
0 MERCHANT

SS-146 S-41 - SI-2 - OCTOBER
0 WARSHIPS
0 MERCHANT

SS-153 S-42 - SI-6 - OCTOBER
0 WARSHIPS
0 MERCHANT

SS-154 S-43 - SI-1 - NOVEMBER
0 WARSHIPS
0 MERCHANT

SS-156 S-45 - SI-2 - NOVEMBER ON PATROL 11/7 - 11/13
0 WARSHIP 1 (CA) MYOKO CLASS DAMAGED
0 MERCHANTS

SS-157 S-46 - SI-6 - NOVEMBER RWCL ?
0 WARSHIPS
0 MERCHANTS

SS-158 S-47 - SI-2 - NOVEMBER
0 WARSHIPS
0 MERCHANTS

SUBRON TOTALS

9 PATROLS ASSIGNED, 1 MIA FROM LAST CYCLE, 1 RWCL LEAVE
5 COMPLETED

DAMAGE TO SHIPS AS FOLLOWS

SS-237 NO DAMAGE
SS-185 SYSTEM LIGHT 8% REPAIR TIME FOUR DAYS
SS-142 NO DAMAGE
SS-143 HEAVY 95%
SS-146
SS-153
SS-154
SS-156 LIGHT DAMAGE REPAIR TIME FOUR DAYS
SS-157 RWCL
SS-158 MIA

SUBRON 10A DAMAGE INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY

1 (CA) MYOKO CLASS DAMAGED
(3 WARSHIPS 6842 GROSS TONS 2280 ADJUSTED TONS DD'S  -  NOT INCLUDED IN TOTALS)
1 WARSHIPS 2564 GROSS TONS 2564 ADJUSTED TONS    B-TYPE SUBMARINE
11 MERCHANTS 52870 GROSS TONS 36970 ADJUSTED TONS

OTHER OPERATIONS

1 PILOT RESCUED

SUBRON 10A DAMAGE INFLICTED TO THE ENEMY DECEMBER 1941 - NOVEMBER 1942

  5 WARSHIPS         18,351 GROSS TONS     7,830 ADJUSTED TONS   1-SS, 2-CL AND 2-DD (CREDITED)
5 DD'S                     10,682 GROSS TONS       6,120 ADJUSTED TONS - NOT INCLUDED IN TOTALS
57 MERCHANTS 341,620 GROSS TONS  170,688 ADJUSTED TONS

 

CDR RAY MCNEICE - PTC-II - SUBRON 10 CO - SS-237 TRIGGER

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