Lt Cmdr 'Red' Coe and submarine S-39

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Lt Cmdr 'Red' Coe and submarine S-39

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11 December 1941, Japanese minelayer Itsukushima, lays 300 type 93 mines in the San Bernardino Straits. Lt Cdr James W. Coe's USS S-39 attempts to attack but screening destroyers Kuroshio and Oyashio keep USS S-39 at bay with persistent depth charging for most of the day, until she is able to slip away

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Thanks OpanaPointer, although it didn't help me greatly regarding S-39, the ship index is excellent, and a great help with other queries
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Hi Fatboy,
I checked both Clay Blair (Silent Victory) and Roscoe (US Submarine Opns in WW2), but neither mentions the 11 Dec 41 encounter you referenced. The only related comment I could find was a reference to S-39 patrolling in the San Bernardino Strait at the time in question.

Have you checked the Combined Fleet website???

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Hi Fatboy,

The Last Patrol by Harry Holmes confirms
a long and heavy depth charge attack
without even the detail you already have. He says on the 13th she made an unsuccessful attack on a 5,000ton freighter but was again driven off by escorts, returning to Manila on the 21st.

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Re: Lt Cmdr 'Red' Coe and submarine S-39

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From S-39 report dated 21 Dec 1941 covering 11 Dec 1941:
S-39 12-11-1941 01.JPG
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S-39 12-11-1941 02.JPG
S-39 12-11-1941 02.JPG (84.77 KiB) Viewed 2186 times
S-39 12-11-1941 03.JPG
S-39 12-11-1941 03.JPG (84.71 KiB) Viewed 2186 times
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Kudos to you, Mr Leonard!

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Thank you R Leonard, that will do nicely
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