Line
drawings of Shiratsuyu-class destroyer of the type
encountered by Wahoo off Wewak, New Guinea.
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January
24, 1943 - Japanese destroyer Harusame, commanded
by Captain Masao Kamiyama, broken in two and beached off Mushu
Island, New Guinea. Note crew lining deck as described by
Morton in Report of Third War Patrol. |
January
25, 1943 - Morton orders aid to be given to refugees found
adrift in an open boat having fled from Japanese forces. |
February
26, 1943 - Action! Putting innovation into practice, O'Kane
makes the periscope observations as Captain Morton cons the
boat and follows the attack on the TDC. |
January
26, 1943 - Wahoo's fire control party at work in
the conning tower. Gunnery & Torpedo Officer Roger Paine
follows the developing solution on the Torpedo Data Computer
mounted on the bulkhead. Captain Morton checks the progress
on a hand held "Is-Was" which is out of frame. |
January
26, 1943 - Japanese Transport Buyo Maru torpedoed
and sinking during "Running gun and torpedo battle". Troops
can be seen crowding the decks (in Morton's words, "like ants
off a hot plate"). Light objects on fore and aft well decks
could be tarpaulined boats. |
January
27, 1943 - Wahoo's Control Room during "Destroyer
gunning, Wahoo running" engagement. The boat has dived
and is running silent. A string of depth charges has just
exploded. Note the Planesman's shaved head from the "crossing-the-line"
ceremony of days before. |
January
28, 1943 - A periscope observation of the Japanese phosphorite
works on Fais Island. Morton planned to shell the works but
the untimely appearance of an inter-island steamer with a
rather large deck gun precluded the attack. Instead, they
made for Pearl Harbor. |
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