TBS Log taken in shorthand by C.Y. at General Quarters.
 
CAPTION
  
 
 
 
BB - Blackbird - CCD 21 in USS J.E. CAMPBELL.
         
Pid - Pidgeon - USS PRIDE (DE-323)
         
Part. - Partridge - French DE SENAGALESE.
         
S.P. - Soilpipe - H.M.S. BLANKEY.
         
Pea - Peacock - USS SUSTAIN
         
S.G. - SeaGull - French DD ALYCON.
 
 
 
 
2250 Hawk/Parrot We are running back to investigate target.
  Parrot/Hawk Roger, out.
2300 Hawk/Parrot Target we are investigating has reversed course.
  Parrot/Hawk Roger, out.
2305 Lark/3Fido It appears that you are coming a little close to 1 Fido and crowding us.
2307 Hawk/Parrot Aircraft right over target heading toward you.
2314 Hawk/Parrot Target disappeared at 3500 yds, going in for a sound search.
2329 Hawk/3Fido Surface target 285 - 17 miles. Seems to be on same course as we are.
  3Fido/Hawk Roger, out.
2334 Any Sp/Parrot We have been torpedoed, please advise Hawk.
  Hawk/3Fido Parrot has been torpedoed and thinks she will float. There are two Subs back there.
2335 BB/Hawk Go back towards the rear. I believe Parrot has been torpedoed.
  Hawk/Ringtail We can see smoke back there.
  Ringtail/ Hawk Roger.
  Hawk/Pidgeon Parrot says he has been torpedoed but thought he would float. There is two subs back there.
  Pidgeon/Hawk Stand back by Parrot. BB take charge.
  BB/Pidgeon Are you going all the way back.
  Pidgeon/BB We are going back to where Parrot is hit.
  Any SP/Parrot Please warn BB and Pidgeon to watch their step, one sub was a decoy.
  Hawk/3Fido We have a bogey at C plus 50 (290) CK (20) miles.
  Hawk/Ringtail Did you hear Parrot's last transmission.
  Any SP/Parrot Please advise Hawk that I can barely hear him. We are hit aft - we can make no way - unless we get another torpedo, I think we can float.
  /Hawk I want to get that little tug back there. Falcon direct that small tug to go astern.
  /Parrot Please understand that anyone coming back, there are two enemy subs back here. Please be careful, we are expecting another torpedo.
2350 Parrot/BB I don't seem to have you definitely located. Can you please inform me.
  BB/Parrot We are BG miles, Item plus 30 from the center of your friends.
  Parrot/BB Roger.
  Hawk/BB I assume that you have notified the boys to have some of those flying gadgets out here to assist in the search as soon as it is daylight.
  BB/Hawk I am in the process of doing so now.
  BB/Parrot Algiers has been notified of our position.
  BB/Pidgeon We can see Parrot now.
  Pidgeon/BB Roger, out.
2355 Pigeon/Parrot Be very careful now, I believe there are two or possibly more subs in this vicinity.
  Parrot/Pidgeon We got the message before. We are coming back full now.
  2Fido/Hawk Ease over to port and fill up the gap that's been left.
0005 BB/Parrot We have suddenly seen a target 170 from us, 16 miles.
  Falcon/Hawk Have you contacted the tug yet.
  Hawk/Falcon We are contacting tug now - need more directions for his information in order to find Parrot.
  Falcon/Hawk Do you have him now?
  Hawk/Falcon Yes.
  Hawk/BB If he will come directly aft. Reverse his course for about 18 miles and I will be on the lookout for him.
  Falcon/Hawk You pass that information to him. Reverse course about 18 miles. They will be on the lookout for him.
 
 
 
 
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  Hawk/Falcon We have passed your message to the tug and he is proceeding back to help Parrot now.
  Falcon/Hawk Roger, you take position astern and cover that area and don't let anything come up from there.
  BB/Parrot We are still conducting a listening search. We have not been able to contact anything.
  Parrot/BB I would like to get a better idea of what happened. As I understand it, you had a surface target and while tracking him down, was hit by torpedo.
  BB/Parrot At first the target appeared at something better than 6 miles. Very shortly it turned the other way and increased speed to about 18 knots. It disappeared at 1800. We never did pick it up on our sound gear. About 8 minutes before we were hit, a plane flew over us and then up toward you.
  Parrot/BB I just wanted to be able to continue. He was about 6 miles on your starboard quarter.
0030 BB/Parrot One other item, a slight second before we were hit, the soundman had a contact and called it just as we were being hit.
  Parrot/BB I am of the belief that he probably shot out there and when you drove up, he let you have it.
  BB/Parrot It is quite possible that two are operating in proximity in this area. We had two pips at approximately the same time.
0040 BB/Penguin Message from Hawk - Tug is on way - Try and get sub if you can.
  BB/Pidgeon We have a contact at 125. We are rolling one charge as a chaser.
  BB/Pidgeon I think we have him now.
  Pidgeon/BB Let us know if you want us to come in.
  BB/Pidgeon That run was a failure.
  Pidgeon/BB We will keep clear of you for the present. Let us know if you want us to do anything in the way of coming in and assisting.
  BB/Pidgeon We just rolled another one here. We had a small pip.
  Pid & Parr/BB We have a friend here trying to help us out. Suppose you saw him.
  BB/Pidgeon What was that flare we saw?
  Pidgeon/BB That was a friendly plane out there assisting us, I reported it to you before.
0119 BB/Pidgeon We have a good contact now and are running in on it.
  Pidgeon/BB Did you use hedgehog on that run that time.
  BB/Pidgeon We had to roll depth charges, our hedgehog failed to fire.
  Pidgeon/BB I was just checking.
  BB/Pidgeon There is no doubt but what we got him that time - we had a good run and was right over him - I'm sure we got him.
  Pidgeon/BB Keep me informed if you want Redwing to come in.
  Pidgeon/Parrot I suggest as soon as you can, put a talked on the TBS, so you can keep BB informed.
  Pidgeon/BB Please keep me informed.
  BB/Pidgeon Wilco, out.
  Pidgeon/Parrot Please keep BB informed of everything you are doing over there.
  Parrot/Pidgeon Roger, out.
  BB/Pidgeon We are attempting to regain contact now.
0135 BB/Pidgeon Regained contact 345 - 1700. We are standing down for a depth charge attack.
  Pidgeon/BB Roger, keep the dope coming and if I don't answer you'll know I received it.
  BB/Pidgeon Range 1300 Bearing 355, Range 500 Bearing 345, Range 450, Range 300.
0138 BB/Pidgeon Apparently this contact we just had is wake.
0141 BB/Pidgeon We are attempting to regain contact.
  Pidgeon/BB If you don't think it's good and you are not too sure, let's start a systematic search. I don't want him to get too damn far away.
  Parrot/BB I believe I have the fellow that's coming down here.
  BB/Parrot Is he going to tow us or otherwise.
  Parrot/BB He will take you in tow.
  BB/Parrot I guess we will be leaving you then and I certainly wish you luck.
  Parrot/BB Thank you, and I'm sorry it had to happen to you.
  BB/Pidgeon Regained contact 090 - 1600.
  BB/Pidgeon We have lost contact.
  Pidgeon/BB Give your best estimate as to the quality of your contact, we can't lose too much time and let this fellow slip away from us.
  BB/Pidgeon The first one was the real thing, moving rapidly to the right and I don't have much doubt but what that was him.
  Pidgeon/BB We will keep you covered for the time being. Just keep me informed what you are doing.
  Pidgeon/BB When you were giving me that dope, you didn't mention anything about doppler. That's pretty damned important.
  BB/Pidgeon There wasn't any doubt about the first one there, the Doppler was down, and he had a good range rate.
  Pidgeon & Parrot fm BB We're going over and direct the assisting fellow here to Parrot, then we will join you, Pidgeon
  BB/Parrot I believe that tug is heading our way now, I think he must spot us.
  Parrot/BB I believe he has. I just want to make sure he has.
  BB/Parrot If he looks like he is not going to find us, I'll give you a buzz. You can go after our joint enemy over there.
  BB/Pidgeon Regained contact 290 - 1200. 1050 - 285, 295 - 900.
    Lost contact at 800, target seems to be very deep.
  Pidgeon/BB What we better do if that's the case. Redwing will come up alongside and you can coach him along. In other words, give him the courses to steer and when to start dropping.
0200 BB/Pidgeon Wilco, as soon as we regain contact, we will give you the information.
  Pidgeon/BB When you get contact again, you will have to slow down plenty slow so that you don't run him down before you coach Redwing in.
0210 BB/Pidgeon Regained contact 090-1200.
  BB/Parrot We will take care of that report requested by Hawk.
  BB/Pigeon Left cut on 097 -1375.
  Pidgeon/BB We're coming in now - just slow down and hang onto him.
  BB/Pidgeon We are stopped now.
  Pidgeon/BB According to your last dope, he seems to be plenty deep.
  BB/Pidgeon 1275 Range steady - moving slowly to the right.
  Pidgeon/BB Redwing has knocked off pinging so as not to interfere with you.
  BB/Pidgeon 1200 Left cut on 105. 1175 Right cut on 110, left cut on 102, Right cut on 105, 1150, Right cut on 110, Left cut on 105.
  Pidgeon/BB We can hear him very plainly - we agree with you that it sounds awful good. What are you heading now.
  BB/Pidgeon Our heading is 110.
  Pidgeon/BB Tell us what course to steer.
  BB/Pidgeon Steer 100 - 105 - 110
0215 Pidgeon/BB We are beginning to drop.
 
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  BB/Pidgeon How deep did you go.
  Pidgeon/BB Those were plenty deep.
  BB/Pidgeon That's fine, we'll keep checking here. What do you make of those lights over here?
  Pidgeon/BB Haven't had time to check on them. Keep your eyes open for a pip in case they push him up.
  BB/Pidgeon Did you get enough information that time.
0230 Pidgeon/BB We'll do the same thing again - We'll come around you and you tell Redwing what to steer and then when you think we are 100 yards behind him, give us the word to start rolling.
  BB/Pidgeon We'll go ahead on him here. Range 1200, bearing 110, 1100 - 110, 1100 - 105.
  Pidgeon/BB What is your heading now.
0235 BB/Pidgeon 100. We are not too sure of this echo, it doesn't appear to be as good as the other. Steer 135.
  Pidgeon/BB We'll go through the motions here and you tell us when to drop.
  BB/Pidgeon That's fine, there is a lot of stuff out there and we are waiting for it to clear up. We will give you the word when to go in.
  BB/Pidgeon Come back slow and we will try it again. We are going to move out a little.
  Pidgeon/BB I don't know whether you have had any experience at this creeping attack. To coach us you tell us the course to steer and when we are 100 yards behind where you think the target is, tell us to roll.
  BB/Pidgeon We understand that.
0245 BB/Pidgeon Our contact is now 112 - 1500. Make a big circle back astern of us until we get this fellow plotted in here.
  Pidgeon/BB Maybe you are a little bit close. What do you think? Maybe he is so deep you are missing him when you get too close.
  BB/Pidgeon That may be true - we are stopped at the moment.
  Pidgeon/BB We are going to come around behind you and see if we can pick him up and then we will coach you in for a run.
  BB/Pidgeon Affirmative
  Pidgeon/BB Stay right where you are - we will get right behind you about 500 or 1000 yards and see if we can pick him up and then we will coach you in for a run like you did Redwing.
  BB/Hawk (2410 Frequency) If you can hear me, Parrot made the report.
  BB/Pidgeon Do you wish us to stop pinging now.
  Pidgeon/BB If you haven't got him stop pinging and Redwing will pick him up and direct you in.
  BB/Pidgeon We haven't got him, so we will secure pinging.
  Pidgeon/BB Redwing is coming in behind you now at 1/3 trying to pick him up and as soon as we get him, we will give you the word.
  BB/Pidgeon We have you moved any?
0306 Pidgeon/BB We got him now at 120 - 2700. Come around and get behind Redwing here and go by him at standard speed and when I give you the word, I will tell you the course to steer and when to drop.
  Pidgeon/BB We are going to move in at about 1/3 - range 2500 - 120.
  BB/Pidgeon Roger, out.
  Pidgeon/BB You don't need to answer if you get the transmission.
  BB/Pidgeon We are coming up on your port side.
  Pidgeon/BB Take it easy a little while, will you. We want to close him a little so we can give you some accurate ranges. We are on 110 now. He is just moving slowly to the left. 115 now, seems to be going to the right a little, thought to be in a tight circle.
 
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  Pidgeon/BB Your FXR gear is raising hell with our business here.
  BB/Pidgeon I was afraid of that.
  Pidgeon/BB 1300, stop pinging now.
  BB/Pidgeon We are not pinging.
  Pidgeon/BB Steer 132 - target is on 210.
  Pidgeon/BB Come around and make another approach - hold on, stand by to drop - come around and make another approach as I said before.
  Pidgeon/BB We got him again now - take in your FXR gear before this run.
  BB/Pidgeon We are going back there now.
  Pidgeon/BB 134 - 1500 Center bearing 138 Range 1500.
0345 BB/Pidgeon We have just about got our FXR gear in and we will come back in.
  Pidgeon/BB 137 - 1450
  BB/Pidgeon We are ready to go ahead now.
  Pidgeon/BB Let's come up close aboard and get on center bearing and go out on it. 141 - 1470, 141 1/2 - 1480, 141 1/2 - 1525.
0355 Pidgeon/BB Steer 148, 145, 149, 150, 152, 155, 148, 158, 155, 153.
0403 Pidgeon/BB Commence dropping.
  Pidgeon/BB Are you still rolling them over the stern?
  Pidgeon/BB Have you rolled any over the stern?
  Pidgeon/BB Come in please. Did you roll any over the stern?
  BB/Pidgeon We rolled some over - I don't know just what happened back there - something went wrong with the "K" guns and they all fired one right after the other.
0405 Pidgeon/BB Go around to starboard and make another run.
0419 Pidgeon/BB Go ahead, Pidgeon.
  Pidgeon/BB Hold off just a minute.
0422 Pidgeon/BB Go in there now. 141, 145, 144, 158, 156.
0428 Pidgeon/BB Start dropping.
  BB/Pidgeon We got a good one that time and got them well placed.
  Pidgeon/BB I sincerely hope so.
  BB/Pidgeon We see a slight oil slick out there and it looks as if we done a little good all ready.
  Pidgeon/BB Good.
  BB/Pidgeon It looked like I saw something coming up. It looked like it might have been blowing air.
  Pidgeon/BB I saw that but couldn't make it out. We will wait here and see what happens.
  Pidgeon/BB Did you drop a marker that time.
  BB/Pidgeon That was a day marker. Just above that something come up, looked like two big bubbles.
  Pidgeon/BB Lost contact since that last drop. We are going to try to resume it if we can.
  BB/Pidgeon Do you see small target 270 from you. There's three or four 290 over here.
  Parrot/BB There's an L.C.T. here 3 miles away.
  BB/Parrot We think we have a pip bearing 270 - 2000 yards from us.
  Parrot/BB We have a little L.C.T. going by here. We have had him for a couple of hours.
  Pidgeon/BB Redwing is going to make a hedgehog run, so get right behind us and pick him up if you can.
  BB/Pidgeon We have ours all set up now.
  Pidgeon/BB He seems to be closing us now, so we are going to make a hedgehog attack. Stand by headed in the same direction as we are.
  Pidgeon/BB That hedgehog run was no good. He is too deep and we lost contact too quick. Come around and try to pick him up.
 
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  Parrot/BB That report you made - there's a small L.C.T. going by headed in the same direction you are.
  Pidgeon/BB Have you had any success picking him up yet.
  BB/Pidgeon We have several echos in there but we can't tell yet whether its good or not. I'm going to run through the marker very slow to see if he has gone on through just in case.
  Pidgeon/BB He hasn't gotten very far from there, go up very slow and see if you can pick him up.
0458 BB/Pidgeon Contact 230 - 600 yards.
  Pidgeon/BB Stay on it and Redwing will come around and make a run like you made. Make sure you haven't got Redwing's wake.
  Pidgeon/BB Please let me know what you are doing up there. If you aren't doing anything, let me know. We'll never get anything like this.
  BB/Pidgeon I'm still pinging around here now about 800 yards from the markers.
  Pidgeon/BB

I'm going to head for that place now and keep pinging and see if I can pick him up. I can pick him up.
  BB/Pidgeon Shall we stop pinging now.
  Pidgeon/BB That's not necessary unless it starts to interfere. When contact is made, one of us can stop pinging and stand by to make the attack.
  BB/Robin One of our British friends is on his way over to give you a hand.
  Robin/BB Roger.
0520 Pidgeon/Parrot I can't hear you but I hope you can hear me. When you get through with your business and on your way, I expect you to pick me up as you come by.
0524 BB/Pidgeon Contact 172 - 1200.
  Pidgeon/BB Keep giving us the dope and we will drop back.
  BB/Pidgeon Will you stop pinging just a while.
  Pidgeon/BB Wilco.
  Pidgeon/BB Keep the dope coming. Give us the bearing.
  BB/Pidgeon Range 1400, going away slowly.
  Pidgeon/BB Roger, Redwing is going to get ready for an attack.
  BB/Pidgeon 1700 - 162. Going away. 160 moving slowly left. 160. 160.
0537 BB/Pidgeon Steer 167. Range 1650.
  Pidgeon/BB What do you hear now, pidgeon?
  BB/Pidgeon 170.
0540 BB/Pidgeon Steer 167 - 168 - 170 - 172. Stand by Steer 175.
0542 BB/Pidgeon Start dropping.
  BB/Pidgeon Something is coming up there.
  Pidgeon/BB I believe that was some of our depth charges.
  BB/Pidgeon He may have been a little to the right that time.
0545 Pidgeon/BB We are coming around to get ready for another crack at him. Have you still got him.
  BB/Pidgeon Affirmative, we still have him.
  Pidgeon/BB Hang on, we will come around and take another crack at him.
  BB/Pidgeon Let's wait a while until she clears up here.
0555 Pidgeon/BB How are you getting along, are you having any success in getting him there in that mess.
  BB/Pidgeon We still have him.
0603 BB/Pidgeon Bearing 169 - 2000. Come by on course 170.
0607 Pidgeon/BB What is your course.
  BB/Pidgeon Our course is 181. The target bears 168 - 1950. When you go by steer 180.
0613 BB/Pidgeon Steer 170 - 168 - 166 - 165 - 164 - 170 - 168 - 165 - 170.
  BB/Pidgeon We struck a wake there and didn't get a good ping. Suggest you come back for another run.
 
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  BB/Pidgeon 172 - 2000. He is fish tailing now.
  Pidgeon/BB Are you ready for another run now.
  BB/Pidgeon We are ready.
  BB/Pidgeon Come in and go out on 170.
  BB/Pidgeon Bearing 172.
  BB/Pidgeon Come right just a little bit - 172
  BB/Pidgeon 170 steady now. Start rolling.
  Pidgeon/BB I think we'll come around to try to pick up the contact and let our friend go in. We'll get in pretty close now.
  BB/Pidgeon I still have him. I'll keep him until you pick him up and then turn him over to you.
  Pidgeon/BB You keep him if you have him. You have to get in touch with our friend over 2410. His call is Soilpipe.
  BB/Pidgeon There's sludge or something coming up there now. Do you see that?
  Pidgeon/BB I see it. I think it was probably just one of those deep babies. I'll watch it though.
  Pidgeon/BB What success are you having?
  BB/Pidgeon We still have him and are pushing him in toward the shore, he's got to come up after a while.
  Pidgeon/BB Have Soilpipe make a run.
  BB/Pidgeon I want to be a little more sure of this one, however, we will go right in here a little bit.
  BB/Pidgeon This thing is looking a little doubtful now.
  Pidgeon/BB Roger. We are going to come up to assist you.
  Pidgeon/BB Soilpipe reported he had a contact so don't foul him up there.
  BB/Pidgeon We are stopped now.
  Pidgeon/BB I am trying to check him now to see how good it is. I can't raise him at the moment.
  BB/Pidgeon

We are getting quite a noise on our motor on 090.
  Pidgeon/BB Continue a search.
  BB/Pidgeon There is everything indicating that he is in the shallow water up about us now.
  Pidgeon/BB Roger.
  BB/Pidgeon Listen to this. It is a terrific knock, seems to be in toward the shore.
  Pidgeon/BB We can hear it.
  BB/Pidgeon Don't you think that's him.
  Pidgeon/BB That sounds like him. Can you get in close enough to make an attack.
  BB/Pidgeon We are going to do just that.
  Pidgeon/BB Can you get a bearing on him or whatever that is.
  BB/Pidgeon We can't get a bearing on him. We can just hear him on our JK. Perhaps you could come in and get a bearing on him.
  Pidgeon/BB I'm standing down that way right now.
  Pidgeon/BB Do you still have that noise.
  BB/Pidgeon Negative.
  Peacock/Robin Believe I heard you calling any sparrow.
          "        " Hawk is a long distance from here.
          "        " Robin is badly hurt. BB and Pidgeon is continuing the search.
          "        " Believe you can raise them by TBS.
          "        " As you don't seem to be able to raise these fellows, the last I heard they had run him ashore and may have damaged him.
 
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  BB/Pidgeon Peacock is coming over to join us. What shall we tell him.
  Pidgeon/BB Give her our position using our voice code.
  BB/Pidgeon Roger, don't know whether he'll understand us though.
  Robin/Pidgeon You said to come and pick you up eventually, where will you be.
  Pidgeon/Robin We are heading for a place about ___ from here. What is the sub situation.
0851 Robin/Pidgeon We made several well-placed attacks but he got into shallow water.
  Pidgeon/Robin Do not discontinue the hunt on my account. When you are through, come pick me up before you leave.
  Pid & BB/Robin We have about DF undamaged charges in case you need them from us.
  Parrot/BB Roger, we got your transmission. We can use them, we will contact you later.
  BB/Parrot Your transmission badly broken but I did understand you needed them. Come up any time and we will have them ready for you.
0904 BB/Peacock We are coming in here from the North. Can you see us and if so, please direct us to you.
  Peacock/BB We cannot see you as yet. We will contact you as soon as we do.
  BB/Peacock Could you give us bearing and distance from you to place Robin was hit.
  Peacock/BB Your bearing from us DFK at NR miles.
1011 Partridge/BB Take position on a line on our starboard beam.
  BB/Peacock Roger, wilco.
  Partridge/BB Take position on a line on the starboard beam of the ship ahead of you.
  Pidgeon/BB Our speed is BK course CHN.
1025 Parrot/Part. What is position from you of our friend and what is name of our friends.
1031         /BB Contact aircraft 070, now lost.
1031 Pidgeon/BB We have a few targets out there, keep in contact.
1040 BB/Part. I am now 10 miles west of you. What station am I to take when joining you.
  Part/BB Take station on beam of outboard ship in line.
  BB/Part Roger out.
1200 BB or Pid/Parrot Before I get out of DDF range, can you give me the latest dope.
1204 All Ships/BB We believe we have a contact.
1206 All Ships/BB Contact proved false.
1111 Parrot/BB There is no change, we are still looking.
  BB/Parrot Thank you very much, out.
1112 BB/Part. Report to you that my friend is not on this circuit. I would like names of our friends from port to starboard, over.
  Part/BB Blackbird, Pidgeon Soilpipe on secondary circuit, unknown, and yourself.
  BB/Part My friend is also on secondary circuit.
  Part/BB What is his call.
  BB/Part He has no call. You can give him a call and I shall pass it on to him.
  Part/BB Assign him a call - Seagull.
  BB/Peacock I am 4th ship in line.
  Peacock/BB My apologies.
  Part/BB Did you receive last transmission. Peacock is 4th ship in line. Between Soilpipe and Seagull.
 
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  BB/Partridge Submarine is surfaced.
  Part/BB Roger.
  BB/Part Sub is rising.
  Part/BB Let's have some ranges and bearings.
  BB/Part 230 - 2 miles.
0125 BB/Part Sub on surface going west at high speed.
  Part/BB Stay right with him and give him hell.
  BB/Pidgeon We have that target at 236 - 6 1/2 miles.
0130 BB/Part We have sub at 225 on course 270 speed 15 knots. We have fired some star shells.
  Part/BB Roger, roger.
0135 SP/BB Sub is surfaced, Partridge is firing on him
  Pea/BB Partridge has the sub on the surfaced and is giving him the works.
  BB/Part The course of the sub is 260 -12. We are following the sub and closing him.
  Part/BB Roger, we are standing up now to assist you.
0140 Pea/BB Partridge has him on the surface and reports he is on course 260 - 12. You and Soilpipe take position to prevent his escape to the North.
  Pid & Pea/BB Sub course is now 190.
0144 BB/SP I'm closing you now.
  SP/Pea Sub on course 270 True now.
  All ships/BB The course of the sub is now 270.
  BB/Part Do you see the sub in your looking glass.
  Part/BB Affirmative - looks like his course is 270..
  BB/Part He is, 270 is his course.
  Pea/Part The sub is only one mile from land.
0150 All ships/Part The sub is now 3000 - 270 from me.
  Pea/Part Can you see the sub in the looking glass.
  Part/Pea Affirmative.
0155 Pea/Part I think he is trying to escape between you and land.
  Pid/BB Do not try to close in front of us. Stay on a westward course until we are all clear of this shallow water.
  BB/Pid Wilco, we are coming around now.
          /Part Sub coming north now.
0157 All ships/BB Sub is heading north now.
0158         /Part We have been hitten by something. We will give you further report.
0159 BB/Part We have lost the sub contact on our looking glass.
  Part/BB He may have submerged.
  BB/Part I think so.
  All ships/BB Believe the sub is submerged so be on the lookout for torpedoes.
  BB/Pea Is smoke from Partridge.
0201         /Part We have been hit by torpedo. Situation not so bad. We have been hit in No. 2 Crew's Quarters aft, nothing else. Engine room good. We will try to go by our own steam.
  Pea & Pid/BB Let's don't crowd. He just hit Partridge, so be very very careful.
  Pea & Pid Wilco.
  Pea & Pea/BB Sub submerged 190 from this ship about 1 1/2 miles off shore.
  Pea & Pea Roger.
0211 Pea/SP Contact 225 - 1750.
  SP/Pea Roger, I have it too.
  Pid/BB SP and Pea. have sound contact so we'll keep clear of him for the moment so we won't crowd him.
  SP/Pea Are you making run now.
  Pea/SP Roger, in a moment.
 
 
 
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0214 BB/Part Impossible to proceed by myself. Request assistance.
  Part/BB I don't know who I can get right now. Can Seagull take you in?
  BB/Part I shall try.
  Part/BB I don/t want anything to happen to you, Partridge, but at the same time I don't want this other guy to get away.
  BB/Part I understand.
  Part/BB If you can give me approximate damage, we will report immediately on your situation.
  BB/Part Roger, wait.
0216 Pea/SP I am about to carry out an attack.
  SP/Pea Roger, out.
0218 Part/BB Are you calling?
  BB/Part This is the situation. Torpedoed astern, propellers and steering gear out. Think can stay afloat.
  Part/BB Roger, out.
  Pea/BB Have you contact.
  BB/Pea Affirmative. We are preparing to make run. We have to make change in course before we can and we are preparing now.
  Pea/BB Roger.
  BB/Pea This target is now at 1500 yds at 115.
  SP/Pea We are coming about preparing to make run on good target bearing 115 - 1500 yds from us.
0228 SP/Pea We are starting run.
  Pea/SP Roger, out.
0229 BB/Part My friend Seagull, is taking care of me.
  Part/BB Good luck, out.
  BB/Part Good luck to you and good hunting.
0232 BB/Pea We have completed attack. We have lost contact.
  SP/Pea Have completed attack, have lost contact.
  Pea/SP Roger, out.
  BB/Pea We have survivors in the water on our port bow, shall we pick them up.
  Pea/BB Survivors from what?
  BB/Pea We do not know yet, we will let you know just as soon as we can.
  Pea/BB I will check with Part. on that. You might throw a small light in the water if you are that close to them, if you feel it is safe.
  BB/Pea We are picking them up now, we will let you know when we get them aboard.
  BB/Part I heard your last transmission, some men are missing on our boat.
  Part/BB I thought that may be the case, I will let you know in a minute.
0237 BB/Part During our attack on the sub, we are sure to observed at least one hit on it.
0242 Pid/BB Please go to the right and stay a little to the westward in case this fellow tries to come out.
  BB/Pid Roger, out.
  Pid/BB Do you have a target just on the other side of you, just about on your starboard beam.
  BB/Pid I believe that Seagull is over there.
0245 BB/Pea The survivors are GERMAN.
  Pea/BB That's excellent news. Have you been able to find out anything?
  BB/Pea We do not have any German-speaking personnel aboard.
  Part/BB Did you hear last conversation with Pea.
  BB/Part Affirmative.
  Part/BB Apparently they found none of your men, however, it looks as if we have done some good with this other fellow. I'm sorry you had to get it.
  BB/Part Roger, out.
 
 
 
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  BB/Pea We will wait. We would appreciate a little protection here. We are dead in the water.
  Pea/BB Redwing will be right over there.
0252 BB/Pea There is a very large amount of fuel oil in this area. Did Part. lose any oil?
  Part./BB Come in please (Called several times - no answer).
0259 Pea/BB Have you finished your work?
  BB/Pea We have most of the . One is almost into the beach and one is dead ahead.
  Pea/BB Roger, Redwing will circle you while you are doing this.
  BB/Pea Thank you, Roger, out.
0305 BB/Pea The only ones left that I know of are in closer to the beach, I'd rather wait until daylight to go in there.
  Pea/BB I think you are right on that. Let's continue our search.
  BB/Pea Roger.
  BB/Pea We are continuing search. We have seven Aboard, 6 enlisted men and one officer who can speak a little English. We think the sub has been sunk, we are not sure. They claim it has. They all seem to be plenty happy to be going back to the states.
  Pea/BB When it is daylight, see if we can take a chance for those people, and try to find from the ones you have aboard if there are any more in the water.
  BB/Pea Roger.
  BB/Part If it could be of some help, I have some men and one officer aboard who can speak fluently German.
  Part/BB Thank you, Partridge. In addition, Peacock believes two or three prisoners swam ashore. When Seagull gets you in, you might make a report to that effect.
  BB/Part Roger, out.
0318 BB/Pea What do you make of that light over there about 300.
  Pea/BB Is that relative or true.
  BB/Pea I'm sorry, that was relative. Do you see what I mean.
  Pea/BB We did see it, we think it is on the beach.
0335 Part/BB When you were torpedoed, did you lose any fuel oil.
  BB/Part I don't think so.
  Part/BB Thank you, because there is considerable oil on the water where Peacock made his attack.
  BB/Part I think it is sub.
  Part/BB If you lost no oil, then the sub must have been sunk.
  BB/Part I think the sub is sunk. He did not fire any shots against me while I was chasing him and I think he was sick.
  Pea/BB Did you hear that transmission from Partridge.
  BB/Pea Affirmative.
  Pea/BB If that's the case, we believe we must have him.
  BB/Pea We hope so, however, he might just have a ruptured tank and he might still be around with some live fish in him.
  Pea/BB Don't worry, Peacock, I'm going to stick around until I'm damn sure.
0343 SP/BB Partridge reports at least one hit on uncle boat. Peacock has on board several prisoners and there are large quantities of oil in the vicinity of yours and peacock's attacks. Part. reports no loss of oil, however, we will keep full search for more survivors and keep screening this area until we are convinced.
  BB/SP Roger.
  Part/BB How are you and Seagull coming along? Is he giving you assistance.
  BB/Part I saw some men in the water and I am putting my boat over to pick them up.
 
 
 
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0350 BB/SP I think prisoners were left on surface when sub crash-dived. I saw three small lights in the water near our contacts before we made the runs.
  SP/BB Roger.
0400 Part/Pea If your boat is in the water, can you pick it up or do you want us to pick it up for you.
  Pea/Part Roger, wait. Thank you, our boat is ordered to follow us.
  Part/Pea Roger, out.
  BB/Pea Also we do have some officers aboard. We have a J.G. of the line and the rest of them confirm what they told us a while ago, they say the sub is definitely finished. If we get any more information, we will pass it on to you.
  Pea/BB Have you any additional survivors other than those last reported. In other words, do you have more than 7?
  BB/Pea We don't right now but we have six ahead of us. They claim there were fifty in the entire crew of the boat.
  Pea/BB Roger, Redwing will stand up there by you to protect you and assist you.
0414 BB/Part Did you make a report to Algiers about our case?
  Part/BB Affirmative, it is about to go out now. I also told them where SG was taking you. I gave them the approximate damage.
  BB/Part Thank you, and don't forget to tell the story of the sub.
  Part/BB Don't you worry Partridge, I will tell them.
  Pea/BB Redwing is going to lower his boat to assist you in picking those people up.
  BB/Pea Roger.
  BB/Pea The water up ahead is quite shallow, we just passed a five-fathom spot.
  Pea/BB Roger, out.
0419 SP/BB Peacock and BB are picking up about 8 or 10 more survivors in our immediate vicinity.
  BB/SP Roger, thank you. We are coming over to you now.
  SP/BB Roger, out.
  BB/Pea Dead ahead of you a little to the right of the rock, there is at least 4 men in the water.
  Pea/BB Roger. Redwing has his boat in the water and we will go after those people first.
0427 Pid/BB It looks as though we have clipped off this fellow, however, please continue your patrol east and west near us.
  BB/Pid We will go ahead and go in as far as we can east and west of you.
  BB/Pea How about getting back, are we going to have about 12 of these people here and we don't have much room.
  Pea/BB You have done a good job, please send those prisoners over to Redwing.
  BB/Pea Do you want them right now or shall we take them aboard and send the boat back to assist you.
  Pea/BB I believe you'd better send them over to me now.
  SP/BB Peacock has picked up a grand total of 15 survivors, another boat is picking up about six or eight more, so it appears that the Uncle Boat has been sunk.
  BB/SP Roger, thank you. My small boat is going in now to assist.
 
 
 
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  BB/SP Roger, out.
  Part/BB It is almost definite, in fact it is definite, that the sub was sunk.
  BB/Part Roger, out.
0450 Pea & Pid/BB As near as I can find out, we gave this little fellow hell yesterday morning and this morning and they say they just got tired of it all.
  Pea & Pid Roger, out.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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