DM15/A16-3/(0238) |
UNITED STATES FLEET MINE DIVISION TWO U.S.S. GAMBLE |
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Pearl Harbor, T.H. December 13, 1941 |
From: | The Commanding Officer. | |
To: | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. | |
Subject: | Japanese Air Raid on Pearl Harbor, T.H., December 7, 1941, Report of. | |
Reference: | (a) CinCPac desptach 102102 of December, 1941. |
0745 | Heard explosions on Ford Island. |
0756 | Wave of about 50 Japanese planes attacked battleships and Naval Air Station, Ford Island, planes flying at low altitudes about 500 feet over battleships from direction of Diamond Head, about 700 feet over Ford Island. Five successive waves of the attack of about 10 planes each. |
0758 | Went to General Quarters, opened fire with .50 cal. machine guns on planes passing over nest at about 800 feet altitude. Set material condition afirm except for certain protected ammunition passages. |
0759 | Opened fire with 3"/23 cal. AA guns, firing as planes came within range, fuses set 3 to 8 secs. |
0805 | Mounted and commenced firing with .30 cal. machine guns on galley deck house. |
0810 | Commenced making preparations to get underway. Lighted off four boilers. |
0925 | One Japanese plane shot down by A.A. fire, falling in water on port beam about 1000 yards away from ship. Believed shot down by ROBERTS, W.L., BM2c, U.S.S. Gamble, port machine gunner (#2 machine gun) .50 cal., and JOOS, H.W., GM3c, U.S.S. Gamble (#1 machine gun) starboard. |
0930 | Division commenced getting underway. U.S.S. Breese underway. |
0930 | U.S.S. gamble got underway and cleared mooring buoy. |
0937 | Japanese planes attacked near main channel entrance. |
0955 | Temporarily anchored, astern of U.S.S. Medusa. |
1005 | Underway proceeding out of channel. |
1015 | Shifted .30 cal. A.A. machine guns to top of pilot house on fire control platform. |
1204 | Established sound contact with submarine and dropped three depth charges. Position bearing 162° T from Diamond Head Light, distant 2.5 miles. |
1255 | Proceeded on course 270° T at 20 knots to join friendly forces upon receipt of orders from CinCPac. |
1412 | Sighted sampan bearing 320° T. |
1435 | Slowed to investigate but did not search. Sampan position approximately 4 miles south of Barbers point. |
1628 | Sighted smoke bomb off port bow. |
1631 | Submarine surfaced. |
1632 | Fired one shot 4" gun and missed, short and to the left. Submarine displayed U.S. colors, and ceased firing. Submarine submerged and fired recognition red smoke bomb. |
1647 | Proceeded west. |
1732 | Sighted Enterprise and exchanged calls. Instructed by Commander Aircraft, Battle Force to join Enterprise. |
1744 | Joined Enterprise and took station as third ship with two other plane guard destroyers. |
[signed]
D.A. CRANDELI.