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1 Your first war patrol starts at
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2 Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6 deg East)
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3 on 5 September 1939 with a brand new
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4 Type VII. The assigned patrol area is
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5 at 0 deg East, 51 deg North. You
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6 should patrol there for three days.
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7 You are then to proceed to 1 deg West,
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8 57 deg North for 19 days. You should
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9 be home well before the 2 of October
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10 1939. Your mission is to sink all
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11 British shipping sighted.
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13 You are to leave Wilhelmshaven (54 deg
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14 North, 4 deg East) in your Type II on
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15 3 November 1939 for an important
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16 patrol. Your patrol starts 8 November
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17 1939 at 4 deg West, 47 deg North.
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18 Your primary mission is to sink all
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19 enemy merchantmen sighted during your
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20 ten days on station. You should
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21 return to Wilhelmshaven when patrol is
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22 complete or torpedoes exhausted.
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23 @
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24 From your base at Bremerhaven (54 deg
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25 North, 6 deg East) you are to leave on
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26 New Year's day 1940, in a Type VII, in
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27 order to sink enemy shipping around 49
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28 deg West, 49 deg North. You will stay
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29 for 10 days and then should return
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30 home before the first of February.
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31 @
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32 After leaving Wilhelmshaven(54 deg
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33 North, 4 deg East) on the 29 February
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34 1940 go to the enemy shipping lanes at
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35 52 deg North, 1 deg East in your Type
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36 II. When you have arrived at this
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37 area, you are to lay mines. As you
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38 will be operating in the Channel,
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39 beware of enemy planes! You will be
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40 on patrol for twenty days after the
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41 mines are laid. You should return to
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42 Wilhelmshaven by 26 March 1940.
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43 @
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44 With the conquest of France nearly
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45 complete, we have more bases allowing
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46 us to patrol more effectively than
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47 before. You will leave St. Nazaire
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48 (47 deg North, 3 deg West) in a type
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49 VII on 28 April 1940 to hunt convoy
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50 shipping around 74 deg West, 38 deg
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51 North for 12 days. Intelligence warns
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52 of large, well-protected convoys in
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53 that vicinity. We expect to see you
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54 again after being gone for about 65
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55 days, sometime around the 3 July 1940.
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56 @
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57 You are to leave Lorient (47 deg
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58 North, 4 deg West) in a Type II
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59 submarine on the 26 June 1940 for your
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60 striking position of 4 deg West, 50
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61 deg North for 12 days. The target
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62 ships will probably be riding empty on
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63 their way to America. You should
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64 return to base by 19 July 1940.
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66 On 7 August 1940 your Type VII is to
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67 leave St. Nazaire (47 deg North, 3
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68 deg West) in search of enemy cargo
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69 shipping heading westbound. You are
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70 to stay for twenty days in the
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71 vicinity of 8 deg West, 58 deg North.
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72 You should return to base by 24
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73 September 1940.
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75 After a lengthy refit, your Type II is
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76 bound for 30 deg West, 48 deg North
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77 for a nine day patrol. Leave Lorient
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78 (47 deg North, 4 deg West) on 27
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79 October 1940. You are to sink
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80 anything you can catch. You should
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81 arrive back in Lorient by 21 November
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82 1940.
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84 A long patrol in a Type VII is
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85 required to meet your mission
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86 objectives. After leaving St.
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87 Nazaire (47 deg North, 3 deg West) on
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88 20 December 1940 you are to proceed to
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89 45 deg West, 49 deg North to patrol
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90 for naval vessels suspected to be in
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91 the area. After eight days you are to
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92 leave for your second destination at
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93 55 deg West, 48 deg North for a two
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94 week patrol. On 8 February 1941 you
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95 should be back in France.
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96 @
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97 Mission Orders dictate you to leave
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98 St. Nazaire (47 deg North, 3 deg
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99 West) in a Type VII on 20 January
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100 1941 to patrol your mission area at 45
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101 deg West, 59 deg North for thirty
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102 days. You should arrive back at St.
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103 Nazaire before 28 February 1941.
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105 Since the weather in the North
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106 Atlantic is clearing, you are to leave
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107 Bremerhaven(54 deg North, 6 deg East)
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108 in a Type VII on 17 April 1941 for a
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109 patrol at 20 deg West, 48 deg North.
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110 You should patrol for 12 days. We
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111 expect you to arrive back at
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112 Bremerhaven about 18 May 1941.
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114 On 15 June 1941 you will leave
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115 Wilhelmshaven (54 deg North, 4 deg
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116 East) in your Type II submarine to
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117 apply more pressure to the supply
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118 lines of the British Empire. Your
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119 patrol area is south of England, at 2
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120 deg West, 51 deg North. You are to
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121 patrol for 12 days. You should return
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122 to base by 3 July 1941.
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123 @
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124 Leave Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6 deg
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125 East) in a Type VII on 13 August 1941
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126 for 11 deg West, 57 deg North and stay
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127 for two weeks. Report back to
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128 Bremerhaven by 3 September 1941. You
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129 are to seek and destroy enemy naval
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130 vessels.
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132 Our base at Bordeaux (45 deg North, 3
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133 deg West) is located in an effective
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134 position to send you to attack the
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135 southern supply routes to England.
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136 Depart on 11 October 1941 and proceed
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137 to 65 deg West, 40 deg North. Proceed
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138 to destroy all Allied shipping spotted
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139 during your 12 days on patrol. You
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140 should be back by 19 November 1941.
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142 9 December 1941: Our glorious far
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143 eastern allies have dealt the
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144 Americans a crushing blow in the
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145 Pacific! American shipping is now
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146 legitimate targets! Leave St.
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147 Nazaire (47 deg North, 3 deg West)
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148 immediately with a Type VII, proceed
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149 to 54 deg West, 47 deg North, patrol
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150 the area looking for targets of
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151 opportunity. After seven days go to
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152 69 deg West, 41 deg North and mine
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153 this area. Stay in this area for one
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154 week destroying coastal shipping. You
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155 should return to base by 29 January@
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156 942.
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158 You will depart in a Type VII from
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159 Wilhelmshaven (54 deg North, 4 deg
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160 East) on 6 February 1942. Proceed to
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161 52 deg West, 39 deg North and stay in
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162 this vicinity for six days. You
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163 should then move to 79 deg West, 33
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164 deg North and mine the area. You must
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165 leave the area after 7 days and should
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166 return to base by 31 March 1942.
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168 Leave Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6
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169 deg East) in a Type VII on 6 April
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170 1942 and proceed cautiously to the
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171 British Isles at 10 deg West, 43 deg
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172 North. Your mission is to destroy the
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173 well-protected military convoys
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174 re-supplying the Allied effort in the
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175 Mediterranean and mine the area.
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176 Beware of aircraft when around the
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177 British Isles! You must not stay
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178 longer than nineteen days in this
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179 area. You should return to base by 1
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180 May 1942.
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182 Intelligence reports that two empty
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183 merchants are leaving Bristol (51 deg
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184 North, 5 deg West) for the United
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185 States. It is suspected that these
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186 vessels are carrying important
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187 research material for the Americans'
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188 Anti-Submarine Warfare effort. It is
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189 imperative that these vessels be sunk.
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190 Leave Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6 deg
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191 East) on 4 June 1942. If you don't
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192 find them after 12 days at 49 deg
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193 West, 47 deg North, return to base.
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195 Intelligence reports a pair of
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196 American battleships are being
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197 transferred to the British. If you
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198 leave La Rochelle (47 deg North, 2 deg
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199 West) on 2 August 1942 you can ambush
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200 them at 60 deg West, 47 deg North. In
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201 any case, wait no longer than two
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202 weeks and then return to base by 1
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203 September 1942.
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205 An invasion convoy is leaving Cardiff
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206 for the Mediterranean. Our forces
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207 down there need all the help they can
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208 get. Leave Bordeaux (45 deg North, 3
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209 deg West) on 1 October 1942 in a Type
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210 VII and intercept these ships at 7 deg
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211 West, 53 deg North. Stay no longer
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212 than two weeks looking for this convoy
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213 or other shipping. You should return
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214 to base by 28 October 1942.
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216 You are to leave St. Nazaire (47 deg
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217 North, 3 deg West) by 28 November 1942
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218 in a Type VII. Your patrol station is
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219 centered around 6 deg West, 61 deg
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220 North. You are to stay there for six
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221 days, then should return to base by 15
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222 December 1942.
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223 @
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224 On 26 January 1943 Leave Lorient (47
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225 deg North, 4 deg West) in a Type VII
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226 and proceed to 76 deg West, 37 deg
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227 North. Mine the shipping lane leaving
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228 Charleston, South Carolina and destroy
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229 any other shipping you may find.
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230 Beware of American land-based planes.
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231 After 8 days leave this area and go to
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232 62 deg West, 42 deg North to make a
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233 quick, two day sweep. You should
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234 return to base by 24 March 1943.
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235 @
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236 Depart from Bremerhaven (54 deg North,
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237 6 deg East) in a refurbished Type VII
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238 on 26 March 1943. You are to wait in
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239 the shipping lanes around 35 deg West,
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240 69 deg North for 16 days. Then
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241 proceed to 13 deg West, 68 deg North
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242 for a four day patrol. You should
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243 return to Bremerhaven by 20 May 1943.
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244 @
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245 A barrier mine field must be resown
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246 in the North Sea area. Leave St.
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247 Nazaire (47 deg North, 3 deg West) on
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248 24 May 1943 in a Type II to lay the
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249 field at 0 deg East, 56 deg North.
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250 Stay for 12 days, attacking all
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251 shipping sighted, returning no later
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252 than 5 July 1943.
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254 Leave Wilhelmshaven (54 deg North, 4
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255 deg East) in a Type VII on 22 July
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256 1943. Patrol the waters around 50 deg
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257 West, 48 deg North for enemy vessels.
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258 Stay no more than twelve days. You
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259 should return to base no later than 30
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260 September 1943.
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261 @
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262 Leave Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6 deg
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263 East) on 19 September 1943 in a Type
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264 VII, head for 75 deg West, 35 deg
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265 North. Stay for eight days. Primary
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266 target is enemy merchant shipping.
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267 You should return to base by 30
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268 November 1943.
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270 On 17 November 1943 take a Type VII
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271 and set sail from Bordeaux (45 deg
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272 North, 3 deg West). Your destination
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273 is 0 deg East, 57 deg North, the
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274 channel outside of London. This area
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275 is heavily mined and patrolled, but it
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276 also has very heavy shipping traffic.
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277 Patrol the channel for three weeks,
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278 sinking all shipping sighted. You
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279 should return to base by 24 December
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280 1943.
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282 The Bay of Biscay appears to be safe
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283 for hunting again. In your Type II
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284 leave St. Nazaire (47 deg North, 3
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285 deg West) on 15 January 1944 for 8 deg
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286 West, 60 deg North for a one week
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287 patrol. You should return to base by
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288 31 January 1944.
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289 @
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290 The Type II is finally being phased
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291 out. You have the honor of taking the
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292 last war patrol in one. Your voyage
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293 starts in Bordeaux (45 deg North, 3
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294 deg West) on 14 March 1944 and takes
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295 you to 9 deg West, 37 deg North for an
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296 eight day tour. You should return to
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297 base by 31 March 1944.
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298 @
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299 You have been selected to penetrate a
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300 high risk area and inflict major
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301 damage on the enemy! Leave
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302 Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6 deg East)
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303 in a Type VII on 12 May 1944. Patrol
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304 area 1 is at 27 deg West, 65 deg
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305 North. Patrol here for two weeks.
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306 Patrol area 2 is at 39 deg West, 63
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307 deg North. Patrol this station for
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308 one week returning to base by 6 July
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309 1944.
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310 @
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311 You have been assigned a Type XXI
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312 located at Wilhelmshaven (54 deg
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313 North, 4 deg East). On 10 July 1944
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314 leave for 21 deg West, 50 deg North
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315 and patrol this area for 16 days, then
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316 switch to 40 deg West, 49 deg North
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317 for a four day patrol. You should
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318 return to base by 31 August 1944.
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319 @
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320 Leave the port at Wilhelmshaven (54
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321 deg North, 4 deg East) on 7 September
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322 1944 for 53 deg West, 45 deg North.
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323 After 10 days leave this patrol area,
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324 switching to 55 deg West, 36 deg North
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325 for five days, returning to base by 8
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326 November 1944.
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327 @
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328 As there are only a limited number of
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329 Type XXI available you will have to
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330 use a Type VII when you leave
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331 Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6 deg East)
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332 on 5 November 1944. Proceed to 72 deg
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333 West, 35 deg North and do what damage
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334 you can to anything that floats.
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335 Beware of carrier aircraft. Stay on
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336 station nine days, but be extremely
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337 cautious. You should return to base
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338 by 16 January 1945.
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339 @
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340 Take a Type XXI and depart from
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341 Wilhelmshaven (54 deg North, 4 deg
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342 East) on 3 January 1945. Your
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343 assigned patrol area is 74 deg West,
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344 35 deg North. Stay for six days and
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345 then return to Germany. You should
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346 return to base by 20 March 1945.
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347 @
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348 At Bremerhaven (54 deg North, 6 deg
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349 East) you will find a Type XXI that is
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350 available now. Leave on 3 March 1945
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351 for 8 deg West, 52 deg North for a 26
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352 day patrol. Be especially wary of
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353 Allied aircraft! You should return to
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354 base by 11 April 1945.
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355 @
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356 1 May 1945: MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY:
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357 LEAVE BREMERHAVEN (54 deg NORTH, 6 deg
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358 EAST) IMMEDIATELY. ABERDEEN AREA
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359 CLOUDED OVER. POSSIBLE LACK OF AIR
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360 SUPPORT MEANS GOOD HUNTING AROUND THE
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361 FIFTH. PROCEED TO 54 DEG NORTH, 0 DEG
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362 EAST. DO WHAT DAMAGE YOU CAN AS SOON
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363 AS POSSIBLE! STAY AT SEA UNTIL YOUR
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364 SUPPLIES ARE EXHAUSTED.
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365 %
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366 5 MAY 45 - "CEASE COMBAT ACTIONS
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367 AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING. SURFACE AND
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368 FLY A BLACK FLAG FROM THE MASTHEAD.
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369 PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO NEAREST ALLIED
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370 NAVAL BASE. DO NOT SCUTTLE YOUR
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371 SHIPS. THE WAR IS OVER. "
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373 You and the Seawolf have been ordered
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374 to Corregidor (121 deg East, 14 deg
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375 North) with food and ammunition. You
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376 will leave from Perth (115 deg East,
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377 32 deg South) on 16 January 1942.
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378 Proceed to Corregidor(121 deg East, 14
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379 deg North) via the Sulu Sea(120 deg
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380 East, 8 deg North) being careful of
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381 Japanese Forces. Unload your stores
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382 at Corregidor and reload people and
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383 submarine spares by sending a shore
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384 party, and come home to our new base
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385 at Surabaya (112 deg East, 6 deg
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386 South) via the Celebes Sea.
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387 @
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388 On 17 January 1942, you will take the
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389 S-40 from Surabaya (112 deg East, 6
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390 deg South) and proceed to the Java
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391 Sea, off of Balikpapan (117 deg East,
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392 5 deg South). You are to destroy the
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393 invasion force coming to capture this
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394 important refinery. You should return
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395 to Surabaya after patrolling the area
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396 for 12 days.
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397 @
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398 Depart from Surabaya (112 deg East, 6
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399 deg South) in the S-39 to try to
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400 prevent the Japanese from invading
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401 Java (107 deg East, 5 deg South).
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402 Leave 20 February 1942 for a combat
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403 patrol north of Java's western shore.
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404 You are the last line of defense in
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405 this area, make every shot count. You
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406 should return to base when ordered to
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407 by radio.
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408 %
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409 25 February 42 - Proceed immediately
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410 to Isle of Chebia (106 deg East, 2 deg
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411 North) to pick up British Generals
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412 fleeing Singapore. Wait up to two
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413 days for them to come out in a life
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414 raft then return to patrol area.
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415 %
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416 4 March 42 - You should return to
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417 Perth (115 deg East, 32 deg South) via
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418 the Sundra Straight (106 deg East, 6
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419 deg South).
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420 @
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421 The S-41 is to leave Surabaya (112 deg
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422 East, 6 deg South), Java on 11
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423 February 1942 and take up a barrier
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424 patrol off of Tarakan (120 deg East, 4
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425 deg North) in the Celebes Sea to sink
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426 the approaching Japanese Invasion
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427 forces. Stay on station at least 10
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428 days.
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429 @
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430 S-44 is to leave Brisbane (153 deg
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431 East, 27 deg South) and is to patrol
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432 in the Solomon Island chain, around
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433 Guadalcanal (160 deg East, 8 deg
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434 South) on 1 April 1942. Sink all
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435 shipping sighted. Stay on station no
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436 longer than 20 days before returning
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437 to Brisbane.
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438 @
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439 Take the Grayling and depart
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440 immediately 29 May 1942 from Pearl
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441 Harbor (158 deg West, 22 deg North)
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442 and proceed to the area 400 nautical
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443 miles southeast of Midway Island (180
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444 deg West, 29 deg North). Make all
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445 possible haste, your presence is
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446 immediately required. Observing enemy
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447 activity is critically important.
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448 Attack only after radioing your
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449 position. You should return to base
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450 after 24 days on station or when
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451 torpedoes are exhausted.
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452 @
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453 The Tambor is to depart immediately 29
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454 May 1942 from Pearl Harbor (158 deg
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455 West, 22 deg North) and proceed to the
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456 area 400 nautical miles southeast of
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457 Midway Island. Make all possible
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458 haste, your presence is immediately
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459 required. Observing enemy activity is
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460 critically important. Take up
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461 position at (179 deg East, 28 deg
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462 North) to scout for enemy forces.
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463 Attack only after radioing your
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464 position. You should return to base
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465 after 24 days on station or when
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466 torpedoes are exhausted.
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467 @
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468 The Whale is to go to Kii Suido (136
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469 deg East, 34 deg North) and lay mines
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470 about 20 miles offshore. Leave 1
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471 September 1942 from Pearl Harbor (158
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472 deg West, 22 deg North) and destroy
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473 enemy shipping when finished laying
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474 the field. Stay on station no more
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475 than 14 days before returning to
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476 Pearl.
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477 @
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478 Leave Perth (115 deg East, 32 deg
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479 South), in the Trout, on 3 November
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480 1942 to patrol Camranh Bay (109 deg
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481 East, 12 deg North). Travel through
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482 the Banda(125 deg East, 5 deg South),
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483 Celebes(125 deg East, 5 deg North),
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484 and Sulu Seas(120 deg East, 7 deg
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485 North) hugging their southern waters.
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486 Patrol the bay for 2 weeks and should
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487 return to Perth via the South China
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488 (115 deg East, 12 deg North) and
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489 Java(110 deg East, 7 deg South) Seas.
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490 %
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491 15 November 42 - Trout should shift
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492 to Miri, Brunei (115 deg East, 12 deg
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493 North) to attack a tanker spotted in
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494 that area. Patrol this area for two
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495 days, then return to Camranh Bay(109
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496 deg East, 12 deg North).
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497 %
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498 24 November 42 - Trout should shift
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499 back to Miri, Brunei (115 deg East, 12
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500 deg North) to attack second tanker
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501 spotted there.
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502 @
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503 On 3 December1942 leave Pearl Harbor
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504 (158 deg West, 22 deg North) and
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505 proceed in Trigger to area North of
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506 Tokyo Bay (141 deg East, 35 deg North)
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507 and lay minefield. Stay in the area
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508 of the minefield. Due to rich target
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509 environment, try to maximize usage of
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510 your deck gun and the presence of the
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511 minefield. Time on station should be
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512 limited to 2 weeks. You should return
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513 to Pearl Harbor by 30 January 1943.
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514 @
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515 The Wahoo is to patrol the Northern
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516 coast of New Guinea (140 deg East, 2
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517 deg South) for enemy shipping for 20
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518 days after leaving Brisbane (153 deg
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519 East, 27 deg South) on 17 January
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520 1943. While patrolling check the port
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521 of Wewak, New Guinea (144 deg East, 3
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522 deg South) for signs of enemy
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523 activity. There is a known convoy
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524 convergence point slightly "up" the
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525 coast from Wewak, near a town called
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526 Hollandia(144 deg East, 1 deg South).
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527 After your patrol go to Pearl Harbor
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528 (158 deg West, 22 deg North).@or a
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529 major refit.
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530 @
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531 The Tunny is to leave Pearl Harbor
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532 (158 deg West, 22 deg North) on 3
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533 April 1943 for Wake Island (167 deg
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534 East, 19 deg North). You are to
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535 intercept and attack an enemy
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536 amphibious convoy near the island.
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537 You should return to base when ordered
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538 by radio.
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539 %
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540 6 April 43 - Carrier task force
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541 heading for Wake Island (167 deg East,
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542 19 deg North), intercept and destroy.
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543 Composition is 3 carriers with only
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544 two escorts.
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545 %
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546 11 April 43 - Return to Pearl Harbor
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547 immediately.
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548 @
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549 Leave Perth (115 deg East, 32 deg
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550 South) in the Bowfin on 30 October
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551 1943 for Saigon (108 deg East, 11 deg
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552 North). Destroy all shipping
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553 encountered. After 20 days or when
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554 torpedoes are expended return to
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555 Perth.
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556 @
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557 The Skate is to proceed to Wake Island
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558 (166 deg East, 11 deg North) for
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559 airstrike lifeguard duty. You are to
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560 leave Pearl Harbor (158 deg West, 22
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561 deg North) on October 2, 1943 for
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562 Wake. After 24 days return to Pearl
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563 Harbor with any survivors.
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564 @
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565 The Permit is to leave Pearl Harbor
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566 (158 deg West, 22 deg North) on 20
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567 January 1944 for Kwajalein (166 deg
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568 East, 10 deg North) to destroy enemy
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569 naval shipping around the island. You
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570 may stay up to 20 days before
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571 returning to Pearl Harbor.
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572 @
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573 Depart Darwin (131 deg East, 12 deg
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574 South) on 30 January 1944 in the
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575 Bowfin for Balikpapan (117 deg East, 2
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576 deg South) to lay a minefield. When
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577 finished laying the minefield patrol
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578 for one week then return to base.
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579 %
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580 9 February 1944 - Bowfin, change
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581 course to intercept enemy seaplane
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582 tender approaching Makassar (119 deg
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583 East, 5 deg South). Escorts are
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584 alerted to U.S. submarine activity.
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585 Stay only 3 days looking for the
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586 target.
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587 @
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588 The Jack is to leave Pearl Harbor (158
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589 deg West, 22 deg North) 9 February
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590 1944, patrol the Sulu Sea area (120
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591 deg East, 8 deg North) for ten days
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592 and return to Perth (115 deg East, 32
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593 deg South) by April 6th, 1944.
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594 @
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595 Tautog is to leave Pearl Harbor (158
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596 deg West, 22 deg North) on 4 March
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597 1944. for the waters north of Honshu
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598 (Japanese Home Islands). Center
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599 patrol off the port of Muroran (144
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600 deg East, 42 deg North). Stay two
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601 weeks and return to Pearl Harbor.
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602 @
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603 Harder leaves Perth (115 deg East, 32
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604 deg South) on 28 May 1944 for Palima,
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605 Celebes (121 deg East, 5 South) to
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606 intercept a single cargo ship. Stay
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607 up to 20 days in order to destroy this
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608 important vessel. You should return
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609 to Darwin (131 deg East, 12 deg South)
|
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610 when mission is complete. Attempt to
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611 reserve enough torpedoes or deck gun
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612 rounds to destroy cargo ship when she
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613 sails.
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614 %
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615 25 June 1944 - Intercept convoy at
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616 Selayer Straits (121 deg East, 6 deg
|
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|
617 North) wait up to 3 days then return
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618 to base.
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619 @
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620 The Albacore leaves Pearl Harbor (158
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621 deg West, 22 deg North) on 5 June 1944
|
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622 for the Eastern entrance to Surigao
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623 Straight (the Philippines, 126 deg
|
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624 East, 14 deg North) where you will
|
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625 perform an 18 day patrol, searching
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626 for a major Japanese fleet reaction to
|
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627 our landings in the Philippines.
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628 Assume this to be a particularly
|
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629 dangerous and important mission as the
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630 entire Japanese military will probably
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631 react to our liberation of our allies.
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632 %
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633 17 July 1944 - Lifeguard support for
|
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634 airstrikes in the Caroline Islands.
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|
635 Your assigned support station is Yap
|
|
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636 at (136 deg East, 8 deg North).
|
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637 %
|
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|
638 20 July 1944 - Pick up fliers on
|
|
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639 southwest side of island.
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640 @
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641 Archerfish is to leave Pearl Harbor
|
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642 (158 deg West, 22 deg North) on 19
|
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643 November 1944 for a patrol off of
|
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644 Tokyo Bay (141 deg East, 35 deg
|
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645 North). Beware of friendly aircraft
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646 conducting airstrikes against the
|
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647 Japanese homeland. Our pilots tend to
|
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648 attack anything they see. You should
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649 return to base after 24 days on
|
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650 station.
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651 @
|
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652 The Tirante leaves Subic Bay(121 deg
|
|
|
653 East, 14 deg North) on 15 March 1945
|
|
|
654 for the waters off of Nagasaki (129
|
|
|
655 deg East, 33 deg North) to attack
|
|
|
656 possible fleet units approaching U.S.
|
|
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657 forces landing on Okinawa to the
|
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658 south. You should return to base
|
|
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659 after 20 days on station.
|
|
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660 %
|
|
|
661 9 April 1945 - Proceed to Korean
|
|
|
662 coast, vicinity of Wando (126 deg
|
|
|
663 East, 34 deg North) to destroy coastal
|
|
|
664 shipping.
|
|
|
665 %
|
|
|
666 12 April 1945 -Intercept important
|
|
|
667 freighter leaving Quelpart Island
|
|
|
668 (Chuju Do) (127 deg East, 34 deg
|
|
|
669 North) for Japan.
|
|
|
670 @
|
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|
671 Take the Hardhead, leave 22 March 1945
|
|
|
672 from Perth (115 deg East, 32 deg
|
|
|
673 South), go through Lombok and Karimata
|
|
|
674 straits (Indochina). Lay minefield
|
|
|
675 off of Ceram (131 deg East, 5 deg
|
|
|
676 South) in the shipping lanes, and then
|
|
|
677 conduct regular patrol for 4 more
|
|
|
678 days. You should return to new base
|
|
|
679 in Subic Bay (121 deg East, 14 deg
|
|
|
680 North) when complete.
|
|
|
681 @
|
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682 The Tigrone will leave Perth (115 deg
|
|
|
683 East, 32 deg South) on 12 May 1945 for
|
|
|
684 Osaka, Japan (136 deg East, 32 deg
|
|
|
685 North) to lifeguard for B-29's and to
|
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|
686 destroy any shipping found. Stay up
|
|
|
687 to 14 days on station.
|
|
|
688 %
|
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689 5 June 45 - Pick up air crew at 136
|
|
|
690 deg East, 33 deg North.
|
|
|
691 %
|
|
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692 9 June 45 - Pick up air crew at 136
|
|
|
693 deg East, 32 deg North.
|
|
|
694 @
|
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|
695 Your mission is to practice tactics
|
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|
696 against this simulated convoy. Your
|
|
|
697 objective is to damage as many enemy
|
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698 ships as possible without being
|
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699 damaged by any escort ships. Return
|
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|
700 to Pearl Harbor (157 degrees West,
|
|
|
701 22 Degrees North) when you are
|
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|
702 finished for your mission rating.
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