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TO COMSUBPAC, COMSUBASIATIC,FROM COMSUBRON 10 A
SUBJECT TASK FORCE 42 OPERATIONS SUMMARY.
MARCH 1942 -MAY 1943
TASK FORCE 42 CONDUCTED OPERATIONS IN THE SOLOMONS FROM APRIL 1942 THROUGH MAY OF 1943.
DURING THAT PERIOD, DESPITE THE WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH TORPEDO'S AND THE
LIMITATIONS OF THE OLD S-BOATS, AN AVERAGE OF 2 MERCHANTS WERE SUNK PER PATROL. ONE
WARSHIP WAS SUNK PER EVERY FIVE PATROLS OR ABOUT ONE PER CYCLE.
REGRETABLY THE S-44, SS-155 UNDER THE COMMAND OF LT CDR. ROBERT BUNTING WAS LOST WITH ALL
HANDS IN AUGUST.
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS VERY BADLY DAMAGED BOATS, THANKS TO THE SKILL AND DETERMINATION OF THEIR CREWS, MANAGED TO LIMP BACK INTO BRISBANE. WHERE THE CREW OF THE GRIFFIN (AS-13) DID AN ADMIRABLE JOB OF REPAIRING THE BOATS AND KEEPING THEM ALL IN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.
SUBRON TOTALS
38 PATROLS COMPLETED
35 REPORTED (3 NOT INCLUDED IN THESE TOTALS)
PATROL PERIODS
| APRIL 1942 | 6 PATROLS | 1 CL DAMAGED | |||
| JUNE 1942 | 5 PATROLS | 1 CL DAMAGED | 1 PHOTO RECON | ||
| AUGUST 1942 | 6 PATROLS | 1 LOST | |||
| OCTOBER 1942 | 5 PATROLS | 1 CA DAMAGED | 2 PILOTS RESCUED | ||
| DECEMBER 1942 | 4 PATROLS | ||||
| FEBRUARY 1943 | 5 PATROLS | 3 PILOTS RESCUED | 1 PHOTO RECON | ||
| APRIL 1943 | 4 PATROLS | 1 BB DAMAGED | |||
SUBRON 10A OPERATIONS APRIL 1942 - MAY 1943
SHIPS SUNK
7 WARSHIPS 49,701 GROSS
TONS 18,285 ADJUSTED TONS 2-CVE, 1-CA 1-SS, 2-CL AND 2-DD
(CREDITED)
8 DD'S
21,012 GROSS TONS 9,565 ADJUSTED TONS - NOT
INCLUDED IN TOTALS
75 MERCHANTS 442,610 GROSS TONS 257,533 ADJUSTED TONS
WARSHIPS DAMAGED
1 BB, 1 CA AND 2 CL'S
OTHER OPERATIONS
2 PHOTO RECONS
5 PILOTS RESCUED
CDR RAY MCNEICE - PTC-II - SUBRON 10 CO - SS-237 TRIGGER
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