1202
CTF 8 To CINCPAC: Your 2100 refers Task Force 8 with 13 ships X re-
quest all units be notified.
1204
GAMBLE Established sound contact with submarine and dropped three
depth charges. Position bearing 16S T from Diamond Head light, dis-
tance 2.6 miles.
1205 MUGFORD Discontinued fueling. 115000 gallons on board.
1205 Comdesbatfor to Comdesflot ONE: About nine thirty witnessed MANAG-
HAN sink enemy submarine by ramming and depth charges. Excellent
piece of work.
1205 SIGNAL TOWER About 0930 witnessed MONAGHAN sink enemy sub.
by ramming and depth charges. Excellent piece of work. Believe
RALEIGH accounted for three planes.
1205 Com 11 To KENNISON: Submarine reported twenty miles bearing 23;
from Pt. Loma investigate.
1205 Com 14 All lights extinguished except control lights.
1209 MUGFORD. Oil barge cleared starboard side.
1209 COMBATSHIPS To CINCPAC: Design cast desig king baker jib.
1209 COMBATSHIPS To Cruisers and Destroyers: Sortie in accordance until
plan indicated.
1210
TENNESSEE Draft of ship (internal): Fwd. 34'6, Aft, 35'101/4- Mean
35'4 l/2". Enemy transport reported 40 miles off Barber's Point. Para-
chute troops landing on Barber's Point later proved false). After
Battle Dressing Station send stretcher party to left gun, turret III, and
remove casualties. Three planes on starboard beam coming this way
(do not know whether enemy or not) Said planes flying low; appar-
ently, turning away. Organize a crew of about 30 men to relieve men
of Turret IV who are fighting fire on water.
1213
SOLACE To Com 14: Expedite your boat all tannic acid, tannic acid
jelly. pecric acid, tetanus anti-toxin, gas gangrene combined serum
morphine sulphate, morphine syretts, sutures, needles, hypo needles and
adhesive tape can be spared.
1214
MUGFORD Underway. Standing out in channel.
1215
HELM Rejoined DETROIT. Ceased patrolling.
1216 SIGNAL TOWER These ships have cleared Pearl Harbor Chan-
nel: DALE HANLEY, PATTERSON. PHOENIX, WASMUTH, RAM-
SAY, ST. LOUIS, DETROIT, MONTGOMERY, WORDEN, CUMMINGS.
1217
CTF 9 To PW 21,23,19: Search to 300 miles.
1219
Combatships To Com 14 Serious oil fire alongside W. VA. menaces
TENNESSEE and MARYLAND send fire boats.
1221
RDO WAILUPE To all stations: Nine unidentified aircraft over-Guam.
1223 CTF 8 To Cincpac: 21 VSB from ENTERPRISE should have landed
Ford Island about 0830. Request information.
1223 RDO Wailupe To ASP: Air alarm standby.
1226
BOBOLINK Moored alongside coal dock to take wire aboard.
1228 CINCPAC To ASP Hawaiian Area: If NPM fox goes out guard harbor
circuit.
1228 Combatships To Cincpac: PENNSYLVANIA Dive bomb hit starboard
side frame 86 drydock now flooded. MARYLAND magazines flooded-
TENNESSEE fire in wardroom country. OKLAHOMA capsized. WEST
VIRGINIA sunk but upright. CALIFORNIA down by the head and
heavy list to port probably on bottom. ARIZONA sunk. NEVADA
beached off Hospital Point.
Unknown CPW 2 To VP 23: Search to 200 miles any instructions.
1229
SIGNAL TOWER THORNTON is underway and standing up.
1230 CURTISS To Cincpac. Unable to sortie because of damage.
1230 MUGFORD Japanese plane crashed on beach of HICKAM FIELD.
(Note: It is believed the ship observed this at this time (wreckage), not
that the crash occurred at this time.
1230 TENNESSEE Secure all fresh water, except galley and drinking.
1230 ----- While GAMBLE conducting depth charge attack off Diamond
Head, received three despatehes from Cinc addressed to ASP. Ships
ordered to attack transports reported four miles off Barber's Point. All
vessels having departed Pearl Harbor organized as Task Force ONE
to report to CTF 8 clearing harbor and to report position, composition,
and speed. GAMBLE continued with depth charge attack until contact
was lost then proceeded to Barber's Point where no transports were
found Continued westward.
1232
CINCPAC To ASP: Enemy transport s reported four miles off Barbers
Point. Attack.
1235 CTF 12 To CTF 3 & 8: Cancel Midway Marine flight.
1235 CTF 12 To Cincpac: Is Midway flight canceled.
1235 MUGFORD Passed entrance to channel. Four 50 cal. and four 5"/38
cal guns during the entire period 0809 to 1159 whenever any planes
came within range and bearing maintained fire.
1235 COMBATSHIPS To Combatfor: Combatship in Maryland.
1235 RALEIGH To Cincpac: Two fire rooms and engine room and stern compt.
flooded. Damage under control at present. Unable to get underway.
1240 MU" HE SARA HAHO On 4780 BRG 186 (Believed Submarine).
1240 MU" HE SARA HAHO on 4580 BRG 181 (Believed Submarine).
1244
Plane 12 VP 23 Two CPW2: Approaching 300 able to search more gas
400 25 I request instructions.
1245
TENNESSEE Planes on port bow (do not know whether enemy or not).