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MR 460, Sec. 1 - Attacks and Sinkings of Foreign and Enemy Ships January through October, 1944 MR 460, Sec. 1 - Attacks and sinkings of Foreign and enemy ships Map Room Box 134 Jan thru Oct, 1944 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM 7TH FLT of XTENSION NUMBER I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY CINCSWPA RBRRR 4 DATE FOR ACTION COMINCH 5 CINCPAC DEFERRED 6 5 NOV 1944 COM 3RD FLT 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1140 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SMITH PARAPHRASED TURLEY ith INFORMATION M 11 ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BL TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 041255 NCR 2851 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (COM 7TH FLT SENDS TO CINCSWPA COMINCH CINCPAC COM 3RD FLT) 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 ON BASIS BEST EVIDENCE TO DATE ESTIMATE FOLLOWING LOSSES 25 F-02 INFLICTED ON JAP NAVY IN BATTLE LEYTE GULF AND OPERATIONS 26 F-05 27 INCIDENT THERETO INCLUDING DAMAGE REPORTED INFLICTED ON 28 F-07 ENEMY BY THIRD FLT ATTACKS. 29 F-1 30 SUNK: 2 BB FUSO YAMASHIRO F-2 31 1 CV ZUIKAKU 32 2 33 3 CVL CHITOSE CHIYODA ZUIHO - \ to F-20 34 F-3 Southum Group ,1 CA-XCVS MOGAMI 35 F-30 336 6 CA'S CHIKUMA SUZUYA KUMANO ATAGO (N) MAYA (N) AND HAGURO (N) 3 (N) w) F-31 37 allm Ruthum 38 OR MYOKO F-32 39 Goup 060039 F-33 40 3 CL'S NOSHIRD HABAGI AND TAMA OR ABUKUMA 41 9 DD INCLUDING ASAGUMO YAMAGUMO MICHISHIO SHIGURE. F-34 42 BECLASSINED POSSIBLY SUNK: F-4 43 E. C. 11000, 44 1 BB MUSASHI or (E) FX01 45 OLD 1 CA ASHIGARA FX30 46 By SLR Date FEB = 1974 47 DAMAGED: FX37 48 4 BB; 1 BB-XCV; 5 CA; 2 3 STACK CL 7 DD. FX40 49 50 MAJOR UNITS AFLOAT NOT MATERIALLY DAMAGED. IG-00 51 52 1 XCV-BB ISE OR HYUGA VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 460 041255 17 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AG 4 CV AMAGAI KATSUR IKI UNRYU HAYATAKA 1 CVL RYUHO 4 CVE OTAKA UNYO KAIYO JINYO 2 CA NACHI IBUKI 3 CL SAKAWA KISO AND TAMA OR ABUKUMA 30 DESTROYERS 1. COPY TO 20G 3 BECLASSIFIED T(1)) of (E) E. O. 110 FEB 25 1974 By SLR Origination 7TH FLT 041259 roup 285R Page 2 Of Pages. 134100 - Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT WB DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE TU 17.19.2 2 FROM docideded 3 RELEASED BY of 4 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 31 OCT 1944 COMSUBPAC DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 0044 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 TURLEY DECODED BY walp PRIORITY 10 11 PARAPHRASED OLSSON INFORMATION ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 301300 NCR 7590 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (PASSED BY RDO HONOLULU TO COMINCH FOR INFO F-01 24 AS 302328) 25 off Kyurku F-05 f-02 26 Takane Maru 27 BIGGEST SHIP I EVER SAW AT 30-10 NORTH 132-55 EAST. 4 HITS AT 300415 BELIEVED SUNK. SEVERE F-07 28 29 F-1 30 DEPTH CHARGING NO DAMAGES ATTACKS CONTINUING BY CONFF BOYS AND OTHERS. 3 ESCORTS AND 1 AK ESCORT F-2 31 32 F-20 33 LEFT. 14 FISH. 40,000. TRIGGER 4TH. 688284. 34 F-3 35 F-30 B6 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 COPY TO 20G FX01 45 BECLASSIED FX30 46 47 E. O. or (E) FX37 48 FEB 25 1974 49 FX40 By SLR 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original 460 only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) GUNEV 10-87 301300 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT WB DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM TU 17.19.2 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMSUBPAC ROUTINE 5 31 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0037 9 DECODED BY OLSSON LENTHAN /way PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 301612 NCR 7587 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (PASSED BY RDO HONOLULU TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS F-01 24 302248) 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 TRIGGER 5TH. 28 F-07 CORRECTION TO MY SERIAL 4. TIME OF FIRST FIRING 29 F-1 30 Z 300715. TANKER DID NOT SINK. TORPEDOES BLEW 31 F-2 STERN OFF LEAVING DEAD IN WATER. STERLET IN 32 F-20 33 32-10 N 132-48 E JUST PUT 4 MORE IN HER, 34 F-3 35 F-30 6 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 44 COPY TO 20G FX01 45 46 FX30 47 E C. 1(0) or (E) FX37 48 1, 1072 49 FX40 By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 10-87 460 301612 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN WB DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE F-20 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 COMINCH PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 4 L H THEBAUD DATE Jer FOR ACTION COMMAVEU RRRRRR 5 COMNAVNAW DEFERRED 6 30 OCT 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 1533 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY D SMITHI/KNAPP 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 301500 NCR 47648 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 SUBJECT TO FURTHER REVISION AS MORE INFORMATION IS 27 28 RECEIVED FOLLOWING RESULTS RELEASED BY CINCPAC ON SECOND 29 F-1 30 BATTLE OF PHILIPPINES SEA. SUNK 2 BB 4 CARRIERS 6 CA F-2 31 3 CL OR DD 6 DD. DAMAGED 6 BB (1 POSSIBLY SUNK) 7 CA 32 F-20 33 3 CL 17 DD. PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE CARRIER PLANES 34 35 IN SWEEP OVER MANILA AND SOUTHERN LUZON AREAS 29 OCTOBER 36 SHOT DOWN 33 JAP INTERCEPTORS SCORED 2 HITS ON CA 1 F-31 37 38 HIT ON AO. IN ADDITION 12 JAP PLANES DESTROYED F-32 39 F-33 40 VICINITY TF OPERATING AREA. JAP SUICIDE DIVES CAUSED 41 INCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE TO 1 CV KILLED 6 INJURED 10 F-34 42 F-4 43 SERIOUSLY. 27-28 OCTOBER LANDBASED PLANES STRUCK NAURU 44 45 MILLE JALUIT. FX30 46 DECLASSIRED 47 FX37 E. 0. 11002 PM (D) (E) 48 or FX40 49 FEB 25 1974 50 By SLR IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 OPMAY 19-67 301500 004 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT TER CINCSWPA EXTENSION NUMBER PRECE PPPPP 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 30 OCT 1944 4 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE 2356/99 DEFERRED 6 IMRIE CNO PPPP 7 8 TOR CODEROOM CINCPAC 9 CAVETTE/ Pater COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY BY ROLL INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 LIMITED DISTRIBUTION 14 ROUTED BY OTHER PAGE A OF 2 WILL BE TRANSMITTED 291057 PRESEDENCE AND NCR 6735 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR DATE AND JAME CINCSWPA SENDS VIA COM7THFLT ACTION COMINCH INFO GCT 20 CNO CINCPAC COMSOPAC. LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 POW CONFIRMS SINKING OF 2 JAP BB'S YAMASHIRO AND F-02 25 26 F-05 27 FUSO 4 DD MICHISHIO ASAGUMO YAMBNUAVO PLUS F-07 28 29 ADDITIONAL SHIPS IN SOUTHERN LEYTE GOOD 25 OCT/ F-1 30 F-2 31 SUICIDE DIVE BOMBING CONTINUED IN LEYTE AREA. ON 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 27TH LOUISVILLE (CA28) WAS MISSED BY 2 PLANES WHICH 35 F-30 36 CRASHED INTO SEA 50 FEET FROM SHIP NO MATERIAL F-31 37 38 DAMAGE. CALIFORNIA SHOT DOWN ZEKE ATTEMPTING TO F-32 39 F-33 40 41 CRASH ON BRIDGE. FALLING PLANE CARRIED AWAY AFTER F-34 42 43 ARADAR AND FELL INTO SEA NEAR SHIP. DENVER SIMILARLY 44 FX01 45 ATTACKED. CRASH ALONG SIDE CAUSED FLOODED FX30 46 47 FX37 ATHWART SHIP COMPARTMENT ON 1ST PLATFORM DECK. 48 FX40 - 49 BECLASSIFIED 50 IG (R) 51 E. O. 11000, 52 SECRET FEB VCNO 25 1974 By SLR Date only. 460 Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AH COMFORT SIGHTED UNDAMAGED AS RESULT OF AIR ATTACK ON THE 4TH. PT 134 DAMAGED BY NEAR MASS FROM ZEKE IN LEYTE AREA ON 26TH. NORSOLS AIR AND SURFACE CONTINUED NEUTRALIZATION OF NORTHERN SOLOMONS AREA. MOVEMENT OF REINFORCING AND RETURNING ECHELONS CONTINUES. MACARTHUR. BECLASSIFIED LIMITED DISTRIBUTION. E. O. 110/9 (1)) or (E) 1973 COMINCH, ACT By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 16...20G...0P01 SHOW 0P20...00...OPO3... CINCSWPA 291057 6735 2 2 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPMAV-19-51 SECRET 124165 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN PRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM (INDEFINITE CALL) URGENT 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE 28 OCT 1944 FOR ACTION RDO HOLLANDIA 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED VERKLER PRIORITY 10 TYPED 11 BY STEVENS/SEVALD of INFORMATION ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED sin DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 281540 NCR 5149 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 HONOLULU INTERCEPT F-0 22 23 F-01 24 1 MOGAMI CLASS HEAVY CRUISER TIME 1115 I F-02 2: 26 1. RTH LAT 11-40 LAT EAST LONG 119-20 LONG ** F-05 27 F-07 28 SPEED 5 KNOTS EVIDENTLY BADLY DAMAGED LARGE OIL TRAIL. 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 off Palawan. N.U. tip of F-3 34 35 F-30 I 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 Posted 44 FX01 **GRABLED GROUPS 45 MUST FX30 46 E. 47 O. (E) FX37 48 1072 Date FEB ? 1974 FX40 49 By SLR 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 460 281540 05 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE HAVY DEPARTMEN DELIVER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE COMTASKFOR 77 PRIORITY PRIUMITY 28 OCT 1944 & FOX ACTION ROUTINE CINCSWPA DEFERRED WM 2247/28 PRIORITY PRIORITY 10 MC DONALD COMINCH 11 CLENDENIN /minatain CINCPAC DOUTINE 12 COM 3RD FLT ALL TASKFOR AND TASK DEFERRED THOMPSON GROUP COMDRS 3RD & 7TH FLTS 14 ADMINISTRATIVE LF OPERATIONAL 10 CHECK BELOW 271301 NCR 5780 XXXXX 17 19 1N DATE TIME TIME GCT DO LEAVE TOT ACTION F-0 3 23 ACTION CINCSWPA INFO COMUNCH CINCPAC F-01 COM 3RD FLEET ALL TASKFOR AND TASK 21 GROUP COMDRS 3RD AND 7TH FLEETS FROM 23 F-02 20 COMTASKFOR 17 F-05 27 y F-07 HAVE PRISONERS WHICH CONFIRM SINKING OF 2 BB'S 29 F-1 30 31 YAWASHIRO AND FUSO 4 DD'S NAMELY MICHISHIO F-2 32 P-20 23 ASAGUMO YANAGUMO NOWAKE ALL IN SOUTHERN LEYTE 34 F-3 15 GULF IN EARLY MORNING OF 25 OCTOBER. PRISONER E-30 in 37 INFORMATION INDICATES ADDITIONAL SHIPS SUNK F-31 as F-32 30 IN THIS ACTION AND INTELLIGENCE WILL BE F-33 40 11 FORWARDED AS SOON AS IT IS SUFFICIENTLY F-34 42 43 EXPLICIT. F-4 41 FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED 16 FX30 17 E.O. 11000 PM 20 end f(D) or (E) FX37 COMINCH 48 COG C. have Now 1. 1072 10 By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 FX40 50 IC-00 51 52 VCNO - original only. Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS) 460 271361 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CHE EF 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 BAD ROUTINE 5 2931 OCT of 1944 ACHB DATE ROUTINE DEFERRED 6 31 OCT 1944 CHICPAC 7 TOR CODEROOM % 9 DECODED BY DEPARTMENT PRIORITY 10 GOLDEN Strong INFORMATION 11 TYPEB E. O. 11002. ROUTINE BY 12 OSD FEB 25 1974 DEFERRED IS ROUTED BY By SLR Date 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL () CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 17 27051 UCR 1345 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 BY HAND FROM BADO F-01 24 F-02 23 (A) CASUALTIES ON ENEMY NAVAL AND HERCHANT SHIPPING 26 F-05 27 BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING THE FORTNIGHT END- F-07 28 29 11.6 26TH OCTOBER. F-1 30 F-2 31 15TH SEPTEMBER TRADEWIND SANK ONE SAMPAN 32 F-20 33 16TH SEPTEMBER SANK 2 20 TON SCHOONERS WITH DEMOLITION F-3 34 35 CHARGES. F-30 36 F-31 37 18TH SEPTEMBER SANK 5000 TON STEALER SOUTH OF PADANG BY 38 F-32 39 TORPEDO. F-33 40 41 4TH OCTOBER TALLY HO POSSIBLY DAMAGED 201 TON MOTOR F-34 42 F-4 43 VESSEL BY GUNFIRE. SANK SUB CHASER BY GUNFIRE FLOAT 44 FX01 45 PLANE OVERHEAD POSSIBLY DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION OF SUB FX30 46 47 FX37 CHASER WHICH BLEW UP. 48 FX40 49 6TH OCTOBER STATESMAN SANK 2 15 TOM WOODEN MOTOR 50 IG-00 51 ASTERS 3Y GUNFIRE VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 460 275591 or DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 12TH OCTOBER STRONGBOW SANK 2054 TOM SHIP BY TORPEDO IN MALACCA STRAITS. 17TH OCTOBER AIRCRAFT SANK 2556 TON SHIP IN NANCOURY HARBOUR. 24TH OCTOBER STYGIAN PROBABLY SANK ENEMY U-BOAT NORTH EAST OF SABANG BY TORPEDO. (B) LOSSES SUSTAINED BY ALLIED HAVAL AND MERCHANT SHIPPING BASED 0% INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING PAST FORTHIGHT ML. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11052 Dr. - and E(D) or (E) 080 Issue, Now FEB 25 1974 By SLR Date Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. SECRET 2 2 .76100 CINCEF DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT "RAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM URGENT USS BURRFI ISH 74 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 4 FOR ACTION COMSUBPAC ROUTINE 5 DATE 26 OCT 44 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2055 8 9 DECODED BY W STRONG PRIORITY 10 A 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY SAMSON/GOLD INFORMATION 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL HE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 261938 NCR 3750 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 HONO INTERCEPT F-0 22 23 F-01 BURRFISH 1ST TO COMSUBPAC. 24 F-02 21 26 F-05 27 C UNIDENTIFIED MARUS 4 ESCORTS COURSE 030 SPEED 9. POSIT F-07 2- 128-49 E 29-11 N AT 1900Z 26. PROBABLY SUNK 1 MARU WITH 29 F-1 30 3 HITS OF 6 AIR FISH. F-2 31 32 Mananas F-20 33 34 DELIVERED TO 20G. F-3 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 41 DECLASSIFIED FX01 45 FX30 46 E. O. For FOR and D(D) or (E) 47 CD V1072 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 261938 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OF OP FROM COM 3RD FLT PRIORITY CINCPAC it RELEASED BY 1 FOR ACTION ROUTINE COMSOWESPAC A DATE 26 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1917/26 COMINCH 9 OP OP DECODED BY THOMSON THOMSON /Hughed PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION ALL TFC 3RD FLT CTF 77 11 PARAPHRASET ROUTINE B1 COM 7TH FLT 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 1: incits OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DIVIATOR will BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE PO is COMINISTRATIVE 15 261345 IF OPERATIONAL NCR 3623 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATUM FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 COM 3RD FLT SENDS. CINCPAC AND CINCSOWESPAC 23 ACTION. INFO COMINCH ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT CTF 77 F-01 21 COM 7TH FLT, F-02 23 26 27 Posted ONE CRUISER OR LARGE DD SUNK BY TG 34.5 LIGHT FORCES new F-07 28 AT 01451 25TH POSIT 13-02 NORTH 124-54 EAST. 29 F-1 30 YOU HAVE TASK FORCE 38 REPORT 252357. F-2 31 32 F-20 NO WORD YET ON TODAYS STRIKES BY TG'S 38.1 AND 38.2 33 F-3 34 ON FORCE RETIRING THROUGH SIBUYAN SEA AND TOWARDS 35 F-30 36 PALAWAN. TWO POW SURVIVORS PICKED UP OFF SAMAR STATE F-31 37 38 F-32 HARUNA AND KONGO INCLUDED IN FORCE WHICH SORTIED 39 F-33 40 SAN BERNADINO. ONE STATES HE IS SUZUYA SURVIVOR AND THAT 41 F-34 42 KUMANO ALSO SUNK OFF SAMAR. BOTH POWS UNRELIABLE AND F-4 43 41 GARBLED GROUP ) FX01 45 INDUSTRIED FX30 46 E.O.1 (E) 47 DELIVERED TO 20G. FX37 48 C. FEB 25 1974 FX40 49 By SLR 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 only. Deliver to Code Room 261345 in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 4 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFT EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CTF 71 PRIORITY RELEASED BY FOR ACTION BONTINE COM 7TH FLEET RRRRRR 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 27 OCT 44 7 TOR CODEROOM 2237/26 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY HAMILTON/STEARNS BY HAMILTON/ Diebel INFORMATION COMINCH; CINCPAC 11 PARAPHRASEL COMSUBSPAC RRRRRRRR 12 CTF 72; CTG 71.3; DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY CTG 71.4 CTG 71.5 .5 11 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS INVIATOR will BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE IN) as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 260936 CHECK BELOW NCR 3871 17 IX 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CTF 71 SENDS ACTION COM 7TH FLT INFO COMINCH CINCPAC 23 COMSUBSPAC CTF 72 CTG 71.3 CTG 71.4 CTG 71.5 F-01 21 F-02 27 20 BEL F-05 27 FLASHER FOURTH WAR PATROL SUMMARY O. (E) F-07 2< 20 OSD DEPARTED FREMANTLE 30 AUGUST. By SLR Date FEB 2F 1974 30 F-2 31 32 AFTERNOON 11 SEPT SIGHTED PROPERLY MARKED HOSPITAL F-20 33 F-3 34 SHIP NORTHBOUND OFF WEST COAST NEGROS. MORNING P 35 F-30 345 F-31 37 18TH POSIT 14-12 N 120-02 E WITH 4 HITS FROM 38 F-32 39 5 TORPEDOES FIRED IN SUBMERGED ATTACK SANK LARGE F-33 40 11 TROOP LADEN AK ESCORTED BY 4 DD AND FLOATPLANE. F-34 42 F-4 43 41 CLOSELY DEPTH CHARGED. NEXT MORNING AVOIDED 3 DDS FX01 45 FX30 46 MAKING HIGH SPEED SEARCH WEST MANILA. 19TH COMMENCED 47 FX37 48 COORDINATED SEARCH AND ATTACK WITH LAPON VICINITY 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 CAPE BOLINAO. 21ST TOOK STATION NORTHWEST CAPE VCNO 52 Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 260936 12 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 THIS DOCUMENT IS THE BEST AVAILABLE. EVERY TECHNICAL EFFORT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO INSURE LEGIBILITY. HOSPITAL SHIP. PREVENTED FROM JOINING LAPON IN ATTACK ON CONVOY BY LIFEGUARD DUTIES. DAWN 27TH UNABLE GAIN ATTACK POSITION ON CONTACT BELIEVED TWO SOUTHBOUND BATTLESHIPS POSIT 15-41 N 117-08 E BUT ATTACKED 10SHIP NORTHBOUND CONVOY SAME LOCATION. SUBMERGED FIRED 4 TORPEDOES FOR TWO TIMED HITS. LAPON TRAILING ON SURFACE SAW ONE HIT EXPLODE AND SINK MEDIUM AP AND ANOTHER HIT DAMAGED UNIDENT VESSEL. CLOSELY DEPTH CHARGED. SURFACED AT NOON BUT UNABLE REGAIN CONTACT. LAPON REPORTED SINKING LARGE AO AND AK FROM SAME CONVOY. NOON 28TH UNABLE CLOSE SEARCHING CHIDORI OFF CAPE BOLINAO. 30TH BONEFISH JOINED VOLFPACK. 1 OCT UNABLE LOCATE 4 SHIP CONVOY BONEFISH REPORTED. PLANE BOMBING PREVENTED BONEFISH ATTACKING. FEB 25 1974 MORNING 4TH MADE SUBMERGED ATTACK ON 10 SHIP CONVOY ned 2(i) at (E) LEAVING SANTA CRUZ HARBOR WITH HEAVY AIR AND SURFACE $ 1972 ESCORT, FIRED TWO SALVOS THREE TORPEDOES EACH AT TWO Date, MEDIUM AKS. BOTH AKS SANK WITH ONE AND TWO HITS RESPECTIVELY. HEAVY DEPTH CHARGING AND PLANES PREVENTED By SLR FURTHER ATTACKS. NEXT MORNING UNABLE CLOSE SMOKE CONTACT DU ad HEADING NORTH FROM SANTA CRUZ HARBOR: LATER UNABLE CLOSE SEARCHING CHIDORI. MORNING 6TH SUBMERGED ATTACK LARGE CONVOY 8 MILES WEST PALAUIG POINT FLASHER FORCED ACCEPT Originator CTF 71 D/T Group6093 WCR 387 Page 2 Of 3 Pages. OPAAT-10-81 184160 SECRET DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NFAVORABLE TRACK DUE GLASSY SEA AND HEAVY AIR AND SURFACE ESCORT. MISSED WITH 4 STERN TORPEDOES. MORNING 11TH CONVOY 8 SHIPS 3 ESCORTS ESCAPED INTO SHALLOW WATER SOUTH OF PALAUIG POINT. EARLY NEXT MORNING UNABLE CLOSE 3 SHIP CONVOY DUE SHALLOW WATER NORTH OF UFEO ISLANDS. ARRD FREMANTLE 20 OCT. FROM 51 DAY PATROL. 40 DAYS NORTH OF MALAY BARRIER. FIRED 19 TORPEDOES FOR 9 HITS. INFLICTED FOLLOWING DAMAGE ON ENEMY: ALL (EU). SUNK: .N1 LARGE AK 7500. 1 MEDIUM AP 7500. 2 MEDIUM AKS 4000 EACH. TOTAL 23000 TONS. DAMAGED 1 UN 4000. E O. 11 (E) FEB 25 1974 By SLR Date Originator CTF 71 D/T 3871 Page 3 Of Pages DPAAT-19-51 184100 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM USS SEA FOX (CTU 17.1.23) PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE COMSUBPAC 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 26 OCTOBER 1944 7 % TOR CODEROOM 2215 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY GREENE INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY LYNN/ Hughes 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 260330 NCR 3853 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 23 F-0 23 F-01 24 (RADIO HONOLULU PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFORMATION AS 21 262101) F-02 26 F-05 27 28 SEA FOX 1ST AT 0300z TO COMSUBPAC. F-07 29 F-1 30 3 HITS WITH 4 MARK 23'S IN ESCORTED MEDIUM FREIGHTER F-2 31 32 off we ama F-20 33 LAST NIGHT AT 25-48 N 140-50 E. IT BLEW UP SANK. F-3 34 35 PROCEEDING TO MASUEMORGUE ON 2 ENGINES. POSIT 26-00 N F-30 36 37 138-00 E. 20 TORPEDOES 80 GRAND GALS. NO CHAMORROS. F-31 38 F-32 39 SUBFOX GOOD. WX 32101 17568 41163. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20-G... F-4 43 44 FX01 45 BECLASSIFIED FX30 46 E. O. 11602, Sen t(D) of (E) 47 FX37 48 CSD FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 25-1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 unly. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 260330 6 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN: DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COM 3RD FLEET URGENT en PRIORITY 3 CTF 77 4 RELEASED BY DATE 25 OCT 1944 & FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 2143 COMINCH CINCPAC URGENT 9 ALL TFC'S 3RD FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED WOODWARD PARAPHRASED ALL TGC'S 3RD FLEET 11 ROUTINE BY WOODWARD 15 piter ALL CONCERNED SOWESPAC 12 INF OPERATIONS DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL H TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND A) ADMINISTRATIVE 1F OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 251732 NCR 2869 17 IN 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 COM 3RD FLEET SENDS ACTION COMTASKFOR 77 INFO COMINCH F-01 24 CINCPAC ALL TASKFORCOMS TASKGROUPCOMS 3RD FLEET ALL F-02 25 CONCERNED SOWESPAC OPERATIONS. 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 29 TASK GROUP 34.5 02001/26TH OCTOBER POSITION LAT F-1 30 F-2 31 15-RXDSWE* NORTH LONG 125-02 EAST, HAVE JUST FINISHED 32 F-20 33 OFF 1 ENEMY ESTIMATED TO BE CA OR CL STRAGGLER. TASK F-3 34 35 GROUP IS NOW PROCEEDING SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS 1N F-30 36 F-31 37 SEARCH ANY AND ALL CRIPPLES. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 Ported F-4 43 DELIVERED TO 20 G 44 FX01 45 *AS RECEIVED FX30 46 DECLASSIBLED 47 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 E. O. FEB 25 1974 49 FX40 50 By DR Date ammorized IG-00 51 VCNO 52 only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 251732 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL WESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT 2 FROM CTG 17.16 PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CTF 17 P ROUTINE 5 DATE 25 OCT. 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1914 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY THOMASSON SOWERS Band INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 251537 NCR 2771 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 RADIO HONOLULU PASSED TO ALL SUBS GUARDING 23 HAIKU FOX FOR ACTION INFO TO COMINCH AS 251835 F-01 24 25 F-02 26 CLAREY'S CRUSHERS FIRST TO COMSUBPAC. F-05 27 28 F-07 AT 14032 25TH JALLAO SANK NATORI TYPE LIGHT 29 F-1 30 CRUISER WITH 3 PERFECT HITS IN LAT 21-20 31 F-2 32 LONG 127-20. PINTADO SAW TARGET SINK. ORUISER F-20 33 34 F-3 HAD SJ RADAR. NO OTHER CONTACTS. CRUSHERS 35 F-30 36 HEADING NORTH TO LAT 23-00 THEN REVERSING TOWARD F-31 37 38 F-32 SAFETY LANE. 39 F-33 40 WX 02301. 18981. 11183. BECLASSIRED 41 (D) or (E) F-34 E. O. 11032, 42 43 FEB 25 1974 F-4 44 By SLR FX01 45 FX30 46 DELIVERED 20-0 Posted 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 19-67 460 251835 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MARLGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM USS HALIBUT URGENT RELEASED BY DATE 25 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION COMSUBSPAC ROUTINE DEFERRED TOR CODEROOM 2246 DECODED BY SJOSTEN of PRIORITY PARAPHRASED BY INFORMATION ROUTINE SJOSTEN/BENNETT DEFERRED ROUTED BY INDICATED will ET PRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is COMMISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL CHECK BELOW 251530 NCR 2917 DATE TIME GCT (REFER TO THIS AS HALIBUT 251530 ACTION COMSUBSPAC WHO PASSED INFO TO CINCPAC. CINCPAC NOW REENCIPHERS AND PASSES INFO COMINCH CINCSWPA COM 3RD FLT ALL TFC'S AND TGC'S 3RD AND 7TH FLEETS CTF 77.) PASSED BY CINCPAC AS 252139.) "15152 25TH 2 LARGE SHIPS PROBABLY BE'S 3 SMALLER SHIPS COURSE 000 SPEED 20 AM TRAILING. 09432 25TH 1 BB 1 CRUISER 1 DESTROYER COURSE 020 SPEED 13. 5 TIMED MARK 18 HITS IN BATTLESHIP POSSIBLY SINKING 20-35 NORTH 126-30 EAST. 18 FISH LEFT. MY POSIT 21-45 NORTH 126-20 EAST. WX 02202. 99786. 32154." COPY TO 20-G parted DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11012, Sin MD MD) or (E) PX37 C... FX40 FEB 25 1974 By SLR Date IC-00 managed MI VCNO Take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) JPNAV 19-67 460 251530 ) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE ROM 2 COM 3RD FLEET PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR CINCPAC ACTION OP PRIORITY ROUTINE CINCSOWESPAC 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 26 OCTOBER 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM % 0239 9 DECODED BY COMINCH PRIORITY 10 HUGHES INFORMATION CTF 77 OP PRIORITY PARAPHRASED COM 7TH FLT BY HUGHES/ CTF 38 ROUTINE 12 ALL TASKFORCOMS 3RD FLT DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL = TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL in CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 251439 NCR 3042 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOINE DIRECTORES PLEASE REAVE ABOUT ONE INCH STEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 FROM COM 3RD FLEET. ACTION CINCPAC CINCSOWESPAC. INFO F-01 24 COMINCH COMTASKFOR 77 COM 7TH FLEET COMTASKFOR 38 ALL F-02 21 TASKFORCOMS 3RD FLEET. 20 F-05 27 F-07 28 CONTINUING MY 241104. 10 PLANES SHOT DOWN ON 24TH BY TASK 29 30 31 GROUP 38.2 CAP AID SEARCH PLAN 6 20 50 ACTIVITIES. 3 F-2 32 F-20 33 GROUPS CONCENTRATED FOR EARLY MORNING ATTACK ON ENEMY F-3 34 35 CARRIER FORCE NEAR 18-35 NORTH 125-30 EAST. NEGLIBLE F-30 F-31 37 38 AIR OPPOSITION AT TARGET AND NO STRIKES ON OWN FORCE. F-32 39 F-33 40 1ST STRIKE: 1 CARRIER TYPE UNCERTAIN EXPLODED AND SANK. 41 F-34 42 1 CV AND 1 CVL HIT WITH 1 TORPEDOE AND 3 BOMBS EACH AND F-4 43 44 FX01 1 CL BADLY DAMAGED. UPON RECOVERY OF 2ND STRIKE TASK FORCE 45 FX30 46 47 34 AND TASK GROUP 38.2 DEPARTED FOR LEYTE IN RESPONSE TO FX37 48 FX40 49 TASK FORCE 77 REPORTING CRITICAL SITUATION. TASK GROUP 50 IG-00 51 8.3 AND 38.4 CONTINUED AFTERNOON AIR STRIKES AND VCNO 52 BECLASSIFIED Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) S.A. (D) or (E) OSD letter, May, 251439 FEB 25 1974 By SLR Date DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 PROBABLE NIGHT SURFACE ATTACK ON CRIPPLES. COMTASKFOR 38 HEREBY DIRECTED TO MAKE SWEEP UP OF ACTION AGAINST CARRIER FORCE EAST OF SAMAR LEAVING 1 BB 1 CA AND 1 DD DEAD IN WATER. THE CA APPARENTLY IN SINKING CONDITION. 3 OTHER HEAVY SHIPS DAMAGED. AT 2140 SEARCH PLANE REPORTED 14 SHIPS SAN BERNADINO ENTRANCE COURSE 270. THIS REMAINDER OF THE 27 SHIPS SIGHTED EAST OF MINDORO MORNING OF 24TH BUT CON- FLICTING REPORTS PREVENT ESTIMATE OF NUMBER WHICH SORTIED FROM SAN BERNADINO. DELIVERED TO 20-G. - 1.0. or 3 By SLR FEB 25 1974 Originator COM 3RD FLT D/T Group 25143 304 2 Of 2 Pages. Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE (GARBLED CALL) URGENT 7 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY COM 3RD FLEET 4 FOR ACTION COM 7TH FLEET ROUTINE ALL TFC'S 7TH FLEET DATE DEFERRED 6 25 ocT. 1944 ALL TGC'S 7TH FLEET 7 ALL TGC'S 3RD FLEET TOR CODEROOM ALL TFC'S 3RD FLEET 4a URGENT DECODED BY to HUGHES INFORMATION OR 11 PREAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 SOWERS/ SJOSTEN DEFERRED 13 SCATED BY 14 15 THE will - TRANSMETTED WITH REFERRED Approvance ANJ AZ IF OPERATIONAL If CHECK BELOW 17 251224* NCR 2857 IN 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSSING DISPATORES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE IND CLEAR SPACE SEP ORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 2) F-0 22 (RADIO HONOLULU PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFORMATION 23 AS 252102) F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 SQUADRON COMMANDERS REPORT OF LATEST RECONNAISANCE F-07 28 29 F-1 ENEMY FLEET. AT 17301 FOUR 88 (2 TRAILING OIL) 30 F-2 31 2 CA (1 TRAILING 01L BADLY) 2 CL 7 DD ON COURSE 32 F-20 33 280 SPEED 10-12 (ENTERING SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT) F-3 34 35 F-30 AT LAT 12-35 LONG 125-32. AT 18301 1 CA DEAD 36 F-31 37 IN WATER 2 DD STANDING BY LAT 11-35 LONG 126-32. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 ALSO RECEIVED AS 241224 Posted FX01 45 FX30 46 47 FX37 48 DELIVERED 20-0 E C. 11601.5 or (%) FX40 49 OLD 1,1072 50 FEB 25 1974 IG-00 51 lammaryd Put By SLR Date VCNO 52 criginal only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CTG 38.1 PRIORITY RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CTF 38 PPPRPPNE DATE DEFERRED 6 26 OCT 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 0731 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED MONROE D SMITH /walp INFORMATION COM 3RD FLT PPPPPINE 11 BY 12 CTF 77 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE IN) AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL in CHECK BELOW 17 251222 NCR 3198 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 23 23 (RDO HONO PASSED FOR INFO TO COMINCH CTF 38 AND F-01 24 COM 3RD FLT AS 260300) F-02 21 26 (CTG 38.1 SENDS ACTION CTF 38 INFO COM 3RD FLT F-05 27 CTF 77) F-07 24 29 F-1 30 STRIKE B GOT AT LEAST 1 BOMB HIT ON EACH OF 2 BB 2 F-2 31 32 CA 1 CL OR DD. 1 CA WAS STRAGGLER 20 MILES SOUTH F-20 33 F-3 34 MAIN FORCE. 4 BB'S 5 CA'S 10-15 DD'S IN GROUP NOW 35 RETIRING TOWARD SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT. POSIT F-30 I 36 F-31 37 AT 1600 WAS 12-30 N 125-52 E COURSE NORTHWEST. 38 F-32 39 1 CA SEEN TO SINK STRIKE A NO OTHERS SUNK. 24 F-33 40 41 PLANES MISSING. SOME SHOT DOWN SOME IN WATER RETURN- F-34 42 ING. BELIEVE A GROUP OF VB LANDED AT TACLOBAN. F-4 43 41 FX01 DETAILS LATER. 45 FX30 46 47 COPY TO 20G FX37 E. 48 C. or (E) FX40 49 By CLR FEB 25 1974 50 Date IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 251222 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT WETER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTF 77 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OPOPOPOP I FROM PRIORITY X COM THIRD FLEET : RELEASED BY 25 OCTOBER 1944 DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED € 0635 7 TOR CODEROOM ALL TFC'S 7TH FLEET OPOPOPOP 8 SEIFERT Fruind CINCPAC 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SEIFERT ALL TGC'S THIRD FLT 11 PARAPHRASED ALL TGC'S 7TH FLEET ROUTINE 12 BY INFORMATION CINCSOWESPAC DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 WALESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE NCR 1895 IF OPERATIONAL 242203 16 CHECK BELOW 17 Is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 0 PATCHES FORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CTF 77 SENDS. 23 F-01 24 AT 0645 I 25TH OUR FORCES CLOSING TO POLISH OFF FOUR 2% F-02 26 F-05 27 NIP CRIPPLES NEAR KAEIHAAN ISLAND SURIGAO STRAIT. 28 F-07 KANIHAAN 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSISTED FX30 46 47 E. O. 11000 the CT (E) FX37 48 030 49 COPY TO 20G FEB 25 1974 FX40 50 By SLR Date IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only Deliver to Code Room Watch 242203 Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 19-67 460 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTN' DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM USS CROAKER OPOPOPOP 3 (CTU 17.14.3) RELEASED BY 24 OCT 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE CTF 17 DEFERRED 6 COMSUBPAC 7 TOR CODEROOM 1915 9 DECODED BY OLSSON/LENIHAN PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COMINCH 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY OLSSON/ 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNITED OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISTATCH WILL IE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESIDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 241226 NCR 1686 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (CROAKER SENDS FIRST TO COMSUBPAC FOR ACTION) 23 F-01 24 21 ZERO CHAMORROS. F-02 ZERO TORPEDOES. HIT LARGE 26 CONVOY 231900Z 33-00 126-00. SANK 1 DAMAGED 1 F-05 27 24 F-07 POSSIBLY 2 AK'S. PUT PERCH ON THEM. PREVIOUSLY 29 F-1 SANK 1 AO 1 AK 1 MINESWEEPER. 2 MARK 18s 30 F-2 31 32 PREMATURED. PATROLLING ASSIGNED LIFE GUARD F-20 33 STATION UNTIL RELEASED. PORT PROPELLER DAMAGED. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 FUEL SIXTY. WX 2820 3238 6903 898 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 10 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 41 *RADIO HONOLULU PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS FX01 45 FX3C 46 241752. 47 E. or (E) FX37 48 COPY TO 20G Date FEB 25 1974 FX40 49 By SLR 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 only Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 241226 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE ROM USS SNOOK PRIORITY X ddddddd : RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE COMSUBPAC 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 24 OCT 1944 7 % TOR CODEROOM 241906 de 9 PRIORLEY to DECODED BY MCDONOUGH VER Howes INFORMATION dddddddd 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE COMINCH 12 BY DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLISS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE (%) AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL in CHECK BELOW 241133 NCR 1679 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OM OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (SNOOK 6TH TO COMSUBPAC) F-0 22 23 F-01 24 CELEBRATED SHIPS BIRTHDAY BY SINKING 3 PLUS 1 PROBABLY 2: F-02 26 UNK UNIDENTIFIED AK'S. 4 ELECTRIC LEFT AFT. NUMBER 8 TUBE F-05 27 F-07 2- DISABLED BY BLOWN GASKET. POSIT 20-00 N 119-00 E. 29 F-1 30 FUEL 81 WX 0640 1107 8224 133. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 NPM (RDO HONOLULU) PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 241652. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 41 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 FX37 48 E.O. or (B) CODE FX40 40 COPY TO 20G By SLR FEB 25 1974 50 Date IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 241133 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN JAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CTF 71 URGENT PRIORITY COMAF 5 COMAF 13. RELEASED BY CINCPAC ROUTINE 5 COMSUBPAC DATE 23 OCTOBER 1944 ALL CONDRS AND TF COMS DEFERRED 7 3RD AND 7TH FLTS 184 CODEROS 231940 9 FRUIN PRIORITY 16 DECODED INFORMATION 11 FRUIN / S. first ROUTINE 12 DI DEFERRED 13 11 ADYTED EY 10 statement - - united 402 wild NATURER PRESEDENCE DU a IF --ERATIONAL 4.8 CHECK BELOW 231838 NCR 476 us EXPIRATURE FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 on OFFERING DISPATENES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT DNE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REDINAING TEXT ACTION 21 F-O A HONO INTERCEPT 21 F-01 21 CTF 71 GIVES ACTION CINCPAC CONSUBPAC ALL COMDRS AND 21 TF COMS 3RD AND 7TH FLTS COMAF 5 AND COMAF 13. F-02 20, F-05 27 Posted. 2- BREAM REPORTS. F-07 20 2 ADBA (CA) CLASS CRUISERS AND LARGE DD COURSE 070 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 SPEED 19 AT 0430 I 23RD. POSIT 14-05 N 119-40 E. F-20 as 1 CRUISER WITH 2 HITS IN HIDDLE. (heading toward 34 as marila 80 must F-30 I 36 37 as away) F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FXO1 45 I FX30 46 47 E. C. (E) FX37 48 COPY TO 20G 49 By SLR FEB 25 1974 FX40 Dela 50 10-00 51 VCNO SECRET 460 Deliver in Code Room Watch Officer in pener (See to 26 (1) NAVREGS.) 231838 15 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MAYAL MCSSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM USS DACE URGENT PRIORITY CTF 71 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMSUBPAC ROUTINE DATE 23 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED 7 FOR CODEROOM 1801 CINCPAC URGENT DIEBEL COMINCH PRIORITY 141 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED DIEBEL/ROWLAND INFORMATION COM 3RD FLT 11 ROUTINE BY ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT 12 DIFERRED is ALL TGC'S 3RD FLT ti ROUTED EY - INDICITED - EVEN will H. TRANSACTION esta PRESEDENTE Ad. If OPERATIONAL CHECK BELOW 231115* NCR 636 in ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 IN OUTDONS DISPATCHES PLEASE LIM ABOUT DEL ONEM ELEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING RENT ACTION 21 THIS IS DACE 231115 TO CTF 71 WHICH WAS READDRESSED F-0 :f BY COMSUBPAC TO CINCPAC FOR INFO. CINCPAC REENCIPHERS 21 F-01 FOR INFO COMINCH COM 3RD FLT ALL TFC AND TGC 3RD FLT. 21 "DACE 5 TO CTF 71. F-02 21 2n. HITS F-05 27 2- 0600 H 09-29N 117-20E. 4 HIEJ KONGO CLASS BB. MUCH F-07 29 F-1 30 BREAKING UP NOISES, BELIEVED SUNK. TASK FORCE COURSE F-2 31 32 F-20 33 040 SPEED 15. COMPOSITION DOUBTFUL BUT FOR SURE 3 BB, 34 F-3 35 1 ISE KONGO (OUR VICTIM) THIRD UNKNOWN 2 ATAGO OR F-30 36 F-31 37 NACHI CA STLUG FOLLOWING PROBABLES 1 CARRIER PLUS 38 F-32 39 CRUISERS AND DD'S TO COMPLETE 11 SHIPS SHOWN ON RADAR. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 2 COLUMN. HEAVY SHIPS LED AND FLANKED BY LESSER. F-4 43 44 DARTER SCORED NUMEROUS HITS." TOXA 45 FX30 46 47 or (E) *RECEIVED AS 231716 FX37 4% DELIVERED TO 20-G. FEB 25 1974 FX40 = By BLR 50 IG-00 M VCNO Tabe only. Deliver to Code Room Waich Officer in (See M 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 231115 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM USS SEADRAGON OP 00 0° PRIORITY % I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMSUBPAC ROUTINE - DATE 22 OCTOBER 1944 DEFERRED fi 7 & - TOR CODEROOM 1714 9 CINCRAC COMINCH PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY HOCHSTEIN INFORMATION COM 3RD FLT COM 7TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED ALL TFC'S AND TGC'S ROUTINE 12 BY HOCHSTEIN/ SOMERS 3RD FLT CTF 77 DEFERRED 13 COMNAVGROUP CHINA 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNITED GENERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL et TRANSMITTED WITH DIFERRED PREDEDENCE 40 #: ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL in 212140 NCR 1019 CHECK BELOW 17 XXX 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OR OUTDOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ENC INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 SEADRAGON SENT 212140 TO COMSUBPAC WHO GAVE CINCPAC INFO. 23 CINCPAC REENCIPHERS FOR INFO COMINCH COM 3RD FLT COM 7TH FLT F-01 24 ALL TFC AND TGC 3RD FLT CTF 77 AND COMNAVGROUP CHINA WHO GETS IN "ANOTHER SYSTEM. F-02 25 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 29 SEADRAGON FIRST 1 CARRIER AND 1, UNIDENTIFIED WARSHIPS, F-1 30 31 TIME 1435 OCT 21ST. POSIT 21-47 N 118-26 E. COURSE 210 F-2 32 Fin) F-20 33 SPEED 18. FIRED 4 MARK 18's SET AT 10 FEET IN SEA 4 F-3 34 a 2 TIME HITS IN CARRIER, FORCED DOWN BY ESCORTS, RESULTS F-30 as F-31 37 NOT OBSERVED, FUEL 75 GRAND. 16 TORPEDOES,* 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 Posted 41 DELIVERED 20-0 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 PASSED BY CINCPAC TO COMINGH FOR INFO AS 221550 WHICH 46 FX30 47 IS ALSO A REENCIPMENT OF CINCRAST 220255 FX37 48 FX40 49 50 E. O. 00-00 M C ID FEB 251974 52 I Date veicinal unly 460 Deliver to Code Room Waich Office in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE / FROM COMNAVGR CHINA PRIORITY % - RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COM 3RD FLEET ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED = DATE 21 OCTOBER 1944 Ja 7 TOR CODEROOM 1612 9 CINCSWPA PRIORITY to DECODED BY SJOSTEN INFORMATION CINCPAC 11 PARAPHRASED COMINCH ROUTINE 12 BY SJOSTEN/SOWERS DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 INLESS OTHERWOR MONTED THIS WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE IN) is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 141 CHECK BELOW 17 211012 NCR 92 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 04 OUTCOINS DISPATCHES PREASE LERVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 # 23 FROM SIUCHOW. CHENNAULT INFO HERBST HUGHES AND NAVY F-01 21 FROM VINCENT. PASSED FOR INFO. 21 F-02 à F-05 27 THIS IS REST OF RESULTS OF PHOTOS FROM MISSION 4 MB 252 24 F-07 20 THIS SAME DATE 20TH. AT 1015 HOURS HONGKONG HARBOR F-1 30 SHOWED 31 SHIPS AFLOAT ADDING UP TO 127,000 TONS. IN F-2 31 32 F-20 33 DRYDOCK WERE 11 NAVAL CRAFT AND 22,150 TONS OF SHIPPING. 34 F-3 as THIS COMPLETES ABOVE MISSION. F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 COPY TO 20-G F-33 40 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 E. 0. D (E) 47 FX37 COO May, 1072 48 Date FEB 25 1974 49 By SLR FX40 so IG-00 51 2 VCNO SECRET Take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 211012 105 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT VTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 USS TILEFISH-TU 17.1.11 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMSUBPAC ROUTINE 4 DATE DEFERRED 6 17 OCTOBER 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM BBBAKER & 8 1850 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COMINCH ROUTINE ROUTINE 11 PARAPHRASED CTF 17 BY 12 KNAPP/SOWERS DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 170720 NCR 6471 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 TILEFISH FIRST TO COMSUBPAC. F-01 24 Kurile Islands F-02 25 MINE POSIT 46-47 NORTH 151-47 EAST. WILL DEPART AREA 26 F-05 27 VIA 28 /CLUBCAR TONIGHT AFTER WORKING OVER BEACHED FREIGHTERF-OT 29 F-1 30 THIS POSIT. ALL TORPEDOES EXPENDED FOR 3 AK'S. F-2 31 32 1 PC AND 1 TRAWLER SUNK. ALL MARK 18 TORPEDOES. NO F-20 33 F-3 34 CHAMORROS. 60 GRAND FUEL WX 2024 9099 5411 533. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 DELIVERED TO 20-G 44 FX01 RDO HONOLULU PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 171616. 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 E.O. 11600 or (E) FX37 48 OSD letter. May, FEB 25 1974 FX40 49 50 By SLR Date IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 006 170720 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE -- 2 TU 71.1.4 USS DARTER PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR TION 4 CTF 71 RRPARR 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 13 OCT 44 7 TOR CODEROOM H 2014/12 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 BAKER INFORMATION = PARAPHRASED COMINCH RRRRRR BY 12 JOHNSON/ DEFERRED 13 FONTED EY 14 PACK OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DEPATER WILL BE with GENERNED PRECEDENCE 00 is ADMINISTRATIVE IN If OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 121217 NCR 1971 18 19 FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 0% OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 DARTERS 2ND TO 71 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 3 AO ° S 3 AK'S 1 AP 3 DD'S 1500H HEADED SOUTHEAST F-07 28 29 THROUGH NORTH BALABAC STRAIT SPEED 7. TOTAL 3 F-1 30 HITS IN 2 TANKERS. 20 FISH. 78 WX 9070 1225. F-2 31 20 F-20 33 F-3 34 as F-30 F-31 37 38 F-32 â F-33 40 41 F-34 (2 PASSED BY RDO HONO TO COMINGH FOR INFO AS 121734. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 I.C.: (7) FX37 48 2072 FEB 2E 1974 FX40 49 50 By SLR Date IG-00 51 VCNO SI only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 26 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 121217 8 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAYAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DEAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 COM 7TH FLT ORGRAPOP 3 ALL COMMANDERS RECEIVING 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COM 7TH FLT'S ROUTINE 5 INTELLIGENCE DATE DEFERRED 6 10 OCT 44 SUMMARY 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY STEVENS INFORMATION 11 TYPED ROUTINE 12 BY SEVALD/ STEVENS DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 090329 NCR 8647 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (COM 7TH FLT SENDS) HONO INTERCEPT 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 PHOTOS HONGKONG 4TH SHOW 11350 TONS MERCHANT SHIPPING. NIL F-02 25 26 WASHIPS. KAP AIF* LOOKOUT STATION REPORTED YECHOW ISLAND F-05 27 F-07 28 22-00 NORTH 114-12 EAST. UNUSUALLY HIGH NAVAL ACTIVITY 29 F-1 30 FORMOSAN STRAIT - SOUTH CHINA COAST AREA. BLUE SUB 03301/09 F-2 31 32 BELIEVED SIGHTED 1 CV COURSE 060 SPEED 14 POSIT 18-31 N F-20 33 34 F-3 116-48E. PROBABLY SAME SHIP SIGHTED 7TH. RECOND* SUB REPORTS 35 F-30 36 SINKING 1 LARGE ESCORTED AM VFDKKGT*-33 N 116-38 E 01301/09. F-31 37 38 US SUBS PERIOD 2ND THROUGH 7TH REPORTS SINKING 1 BARGE 3 wholl FA32 ) 39 sea F-35 40 MEDIUM AK 1 MEDIUM AO 1 UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL PROBABLY SINKING 1 41 F-34 42 LARGE AO AND DAMAGING 1 MEDIUM 1 LARGE AO IN CHINA SEA. F-4 43 44 PHOTO BALIKPAPAN* 8TH SHOW 1 MERCHANTMAN 8000 TONS SEVERAL FX01 45 FX30 46 MEDIUM AO AND SMALL AK. NIL WARSHIPS. NIGHT 06/07 LONE B-24 47 FX37 48 STARTED FIRES BALIKPAPAN . MORNING 8TH 1 AK 500 TONS 6 BARGES 49 FX40 50 IG-00 OBSERVED NAMLEA. LATE REPORTS IRLUE STRIKES 7TH. MEDIUM 51 VCNO 52 DECLASSIFIED OSD Letter, 5-3-72 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGSMAY 2 4 1974 OPEAY 14-67 460 090329 0 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AS 43 PLANES DESTROYED FUEL DUMP DOOM ISLAND BOMBERS POUNDED WHKO* RUNWAY. 10 P-38'S BOMBED KAOE STRIP SORONG AREA. 80 NORSOLS AIR RAID* ATTACKED NEW IRELAND HUTS AND BRIDGES. 32 F4U'S DESTROYED SOME HUTS ON DUKE OF YORK ISLAND AND GAZELLE PENINSULA. 2 MITCHELLS BOMBING KAVIENG NIGHT 06-07 INTERCEPTED BY 1 PLANE. NIGHT 07/08 PAIR LIBERATORS STARTED FIRES MENADO FUEL AND STORES DUMPS ## 3 P-38'S BEPJ* HAD ## KILLED 200 10 DAMAGED VEHICLES. DAYLIGHT 7TH MOROTAI PT'S MORTARED VIJUATG* EAST COAST MOROTAI. PREVIOUS NIGHT WOENDI PT'S STRAFED HUTS WEST SHORE GEELVINK BAY. NIGHT 07/08 NORSOLS BOATS SHELLED 2 NEW IRELAND POINTS, INDICATION JAPANESE MARK TA ARMY FIRE CONTROL RADARS IN CURRENT USE. MODELS 1 AND 2 BOTH 200 MCS 5 KW OUTPUT. MODEL 3 FREQUENCY 75 MCS 50 KW OUTPUT. LOW MODEL BLUR* FREQUENCY 187 TO 214 MCS 50 KW OUTPUT. NUMEROUS FREQUENCY 60 TO 80 MCS INTERCEPTS RECENTLY* ASSESSED ** EARLY WARNING RADAR POSSIBLY CONFUSED WITH MARK TA MODEL 35 CONTROL. BLUE SUB NOTED RADAR INTERFERENCE FREQUENCY 214 MCS MARAMPIT ISLAND 04-45N 127-08 E. *AS RECEIVED DECLASSIFIED OSD Letter, 5-3-72 ** GARBLED GROUPS MAY 2 4 1974 COM 7TH FLT 090329 8647 2 2 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPMAY-19-51 184166 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAYAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 ROM PRIORITY a CINCRAC P 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 RRRRRR DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 9 OCTOBER 1944 X TOR CODEROOM 9 0737 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION COM 3RD FLEET 11 TYPES WALP COM 5TH FLEET RRRRRRNE 12 BY WALP, mise COMSOPAC DEFERRED 13 JANCOMCEN ADAK 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 090339 NCR 8916 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 (CINCRAC TALKS TO COMINCH INFO COM 3RD FLEET COM 5TH F-02 23 FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK) 26 F-05 27 28 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 7 OCTOBER. F-07 20 F-1 30 SAWFISH (SS 276) SANK 1 LARGE UNESCORTED AO AT F-2 31 32 163oz 8 OCTOBER POSITION 19-33 N 116-38 E. F-20 33 F-3 34 OTHER INFO PASSED. 35 F-30 I 36 37 F-31 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 COPY TO OP 20G 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 47 E.O. FX37 48 FEB 25 1974 FX40 49 By SLR 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) S OPNAV 160 19-67/ 090339 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY A 3 CINCPAC / 4 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 COMINCH DEFERRED 6 7 8 OCT 44 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 1619 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY ROWLAND INFORMATION 30M 3RD FLT 300M 5TH FLT 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY 000MSOPAC ROUTINE 12 ROWLAND / HARTIGAN #JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 80923 NCR 8372 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COVINCH INFO COM 3RD FLEET COM 5TH 23 F-01 24 FLEET COMSOPAC AND JANCOMCEN ADAK. 23 F-02 26 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 6 OCTOBER. F-05 27 28 F-07 29 F-1 30 THALE 188 2391 ATTACKED LARGE CONVOY 0510Z/6 OCTOBER 31 F-2 west al 32 96 POSITION 19-31 NORTH 118-08 EAST WITH 5 TORPEDO HITS F-20 33 34 F-3 ON LARGE TANKER. 35 F-30 36 SEAHORSE (ss 304) SANK ONE HIBIKI CLASS DD ENGAGED IN 37 F-31 38 PICKING UP SURVIVORS FROM CHALES VICTIM. F-32 39 40 F-33 41 DELIVERED TO 20G F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED 46 FX30 47 E. O. 11600 MD) or (E) FX37 48 49 FX40 By SLR FEB 25 1974 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO CEOREI Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAV 19-67 460 8923 8 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 M TU 71.1.15 I 2 RADIO PERTH PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE 8 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1230 8 9 DECODED BY PETERSON COMINCH PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 TYPED DIEBEL/HARTIGAN ROUTINE BY ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 070730° NCR 8178 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 ASPRO NUMBER 3. OUT OF TORPEDOES. SANK MEDIUM TANKER F-01 24 F-02 25 AND DAMAGED MEDIUM AK ON 2ND. NEXT DAY SANK THE 26 F-05 27 CRIPPLE. HIT AND POSSIBLY SANK LARGE TANKER BURN F-07 28 29 SERIAL 15 ON 6TH, SANK LARGE AK 6500 TODAY 17-55 N F-1 30 F-2 31 119-56 E BELIEVE SERIAL 21. FUEL 72 WIKE. WILL 32 F-20 33 DEPART AREA TONIGHT FOR DREAM. F-3 34 W.CoorD of Logon 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 DELIVERED TO 20-G 38 *PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS RDO HONO'S 080505. F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLARATION FX30 46 47 E.O. (E) FX37 48 OSD letter. FX40 49 By SLR Data FEB 25 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) SPACE 10-07 460 070730 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 DM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE COMINGH DATE 6 OCT 1944 ROUT INE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0456 8 COM 3RD FLT 9 DECODED BY HARTIGAN PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC 11 PARANTIGAN /Rea ROUTINE JANCOMCENADAK ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 13 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 060045 NCR 6466 Is ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 THROWN BY CINCPAC CAUGHT BY COMINCH FOR ACTION WITH F-0 22 INFO TO COM 3RD FLT COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK. 23 F-01 24 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 4 OCTOBER. F-02 21 26 POMFRET (ss 391) REPORTS SINKING 1 MEDIUM AK AND 2 HITS F-05 27 5.04 Formooa F-07 28 ON LARGE AK IN SOUTH BOUND CONVOY BASHI CHANNEL NIGHT 20 F-1 30 OF 2 OCTOBER. OTHER INFO PASSED. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 COPY TO 20G F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 BECUMMED FX01 45 E. P(D) or (E) FX30 46 47 FEB 25 1974 FX37 48 By SLR FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-07 460 060045 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 DM PRIORITY a 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CHO ROUTINE ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 3 OCT 44 7 - TOR CODEROOM 1949/03 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY KOLTEN PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMICH 11 ROUTINE 12 BY ROUTINE SCHERMAN/ DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY WHITTINGTON 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INSIGNED THIS DEPARTMENT with n. TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL If CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 3 NCR 4601 17 18 131536 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (COSINAVEU TC CNO INFO COLINON) 23 F-01 24 25 URDIS 212021 APRIL AILS 1219'6 JUNE 1943. F-02 26 F-05 27 THE FOLLOWING IS REPORT OF ADMIRALTY CNE IY SHIPPING F-07 24 20 LOGGES ASSESS ENT CO. ITTEE COVERING PERIOD 1 F-1 30 31 J.J.U.RY TC 15 SEPTEMBER 1944. F-2 32 F-20 33 MEDITERRANEAN SHIPS UNDER 1000 GROSS TUNS: F-3 34 35 CATEGORY 1 41 TOTALLING 19569 F-30 36 CATEGORY 2 4 TOTALLING 2315 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 CATEGORY 3 11 TOTALLING 5745 F-33 40 41 SHIPS 11.3 GR033 TONS AND OVER: F-34 42 F-4 43 TANKERS 44 FX01 45 CATEGORY 1 8 TOTALLING 41379 FX30 46 47 CATEGORY 2 5 TOTALLINO 24898 FX37 48 ISSUED 49 CATEGORY 3 3 TOTALLING 24110 FX40 E.O. 50 no IC-00 51 CDD Kan FEB 1974 52 SLR VEND GEORET Date Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 460 19767 031536 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVY DEPARTMENT EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 PRIORITY 3 REASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM X 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED E. c. 11632.5 ROUTINE BY 12 OSD DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY By SLR Date FEB 251974 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE IN) is ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 2 OF 3 31536 18 NCR 4601 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 CONTANKERS F-01 24 F-02 21 CATEGORY 1 71 TOTALLING 281875 26 F-05 27 1 CATEGORY 2 13 TOTALLING 125396 F-07 24 20 CATEGORY 3 22 TOTALLING 67156 F-1 30 F-2 31 NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVER AND CALTIC 32 F-20 33 SHIPS UNDER 1011 GROSS TONS F-3 34 as CATEGORY 1 37 TOTALLING 12514 F-30 36 F-31 37 C-TEGORY 2 11 TOTALLING 7174 38 F-32 39 CATEGORY 3 4 TOTALLING 2897 F-33 40 41 SHIPS 1'd GROSS TONS AND OVER F-34 42 F-4 43 TANKERS 44 FX01 45 CATEGORY 1 1 OF 5541 FX30 46 47 FX37 CATEGORY 2 5 TOTALLING 31415 48 FX40 49 CATEGORY 3 3 TOTALLING 15615 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 31536 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVY DEPARTMENT EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 2 PRIORITY 3 EASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AN) AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 3 OF 3 331536 NCR 4601 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 NONTANKERS 24 F-02 21 26 CATEGORY 1 3^ TOTALLING 251785 F-05 27 F-07 24 CATEGORY 2 31 TOTALLING 1 1972 20 F-1 30 CATEGORY 3 36 TOTALLING 117992 F-2 31 32 ALL VESSELS UNDER 1:4 DROSS TUNS AIL ALL UNIDENTI- F-20 33 F-3 34 FILD VESSELS UNDER 511 CROSS TONS ARE EXCLUDED. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 E.O. (2) 44 OSD Joy, 1078 FX01 45 By SLR Date FEB 25,1974 FX30 46 47 16 ACT FX37 48 COLINCH 210P 49 CHO HAVAIIE FX40 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 I Take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 031536 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 HAVY DEPARTMENT F-20 PRECEDENCE ADDRESSEE COMINCH PRODUCT HOWER 2 OCT 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE DEFENRED 0349 COMCARIBSEAFRON URGENT QOUTINE MORRIS ZIMMERMAN Tougary NOB TRINIDAD CINCLANT DEFERRED 020340 NCR 7812 3280 KCS INTERCEPT AT 0202332 FROM KU2PN SUB ATTACK 23-17 N 60-40 W. SHIP BREAKING IN TWO AND BEING ABANDONED FROM TWO TORPEDOES, SHIP NOT IDENTIFIED HERE. DECLASSIFIED COMINCH....ORIG OSD Letter, 5-3-70 FX37 16 20G MAY 24 1974 NAVAIDE CNO 19 19C 460 020340 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 2 OCTOBER 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINENE 4 COMINCH 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0026 5 9 DECODED BY KNAPP PRIORITY 10 TYPED INFORMATION COM 3RD FLEET COM 5TH FLEET ROUTINE 11 KNAPP/SOWERS NE BY COMSOPAC 12 JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 ONLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DEPATCH WILL = TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 012142 NCR 3375 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COMTHIRDFLT F-0 23 COMFIFTHFLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-01 24 25 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 30 SEPT. F-02 26 F-05 27 TREPANG(SS 412) REPORTS AT 301815Z ATTACKED 3 SHIP 3 NW. of Bown F-07 28 29 ESCORT CONVOY 30-32 N 138-17 E COURSE 210 SPEED 7.9. F-1 30 F-2 31 SANK 1 LARGE AO. SNAPPER (ss 185) REPORTS 1 HIT IN AK AT 32 F-20 33 0100132 OCT IN CONVOY POSITION 28-22 N 139-30 E COURSE F-3 34 160. OTHER INFO PASSED. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20-G F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIBED FX30 46 47 E. C. 11000 I(D) er (E) FX37 48 OSD FEB 2.5 1974 FX40 49 50 By SLR Date IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAY 19-67 460 012142 003 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE 30 SEPT 44 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM346 8 COM 3RD FLT 9 DECODED BY MCKEEL COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY 10 11 DORSEY strong INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUTINE TYPED ROUTINE JANCOMCENADAK 12 BY COM 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 THE OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL se TEANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE to AS FORINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 292105 NCR 2018 17 18 19 ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE AND, TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 0⑉ OUTGOINS DISPATENES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (CINCPAC SENDS TO COMINCH INFO COM 3RD FLT COM F-0 22 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK COM 12) 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 28 SEPT. 26 F-05 27 SKATE (SS305) REPORTS AT 2914292 1 HIT IN 5 SHIP 28 F-07 29 7 ESCORT CONVOY POSIT 27-12N 128-24E COURSE 010. F-1 30 F-2 31 OTHER INFO PASSED. 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 COPY DELIVERED TO 20G. F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 E. O. tis 5(D) or (E) 47 1, 1073 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 25,1974 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO Viake original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 5 OPNAV 19-67 460 292105 000 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COM 4TH FLEET 2 CINCLANT OP OP OP OP a RELEASED BY COMINCH ROUTINE & DATE 29 SEPTEMBER 1944 FOR DEFERRED 6. 7 TOR CODEROOR 2140 G DECODED BY DUMMIT NOB RIO OP OP OP to DEPASSIFED 11 TYPES ROUTINE BY DUMMIT INFORMATI 12 E. O. 110%2, - call t(D) or (E) DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY CED Indian May, 5, 1072 11 VALISS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATER WILL " TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED may SWB 41 ADMINISTRATIVE FEB 25 1974 13 IF OPERATIONAL in 291954 NCR 1748 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR AND TIME. DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 AMPLIFICATION 291058: CORRECT TIME OF SINKING F-0 22 23 F-01 24 2907222. LT BURTON IN 107 B-9 VISUALLY SIGHTED FUL- F-02 21 26 SURFACED SUB FROM 4000 FEET 4 MILES AT 10-45 S F-05 27 F-07 28 29 25-30 W. DROPPED 5 BOMBS ON FIRST ATTACK AT 290702Z F-1 30 F-2 31 DAMAGING SUB. 3 ADDITIONAL STRAFING RUNS MADE ON WHICH 32 F-20 33 RUNS BOMB RELEASE MECHANISM FAILED TO OPERATE. LT KRUG 3d F-3 34 35 IN 107 B-7 MADE 2 BOMBING RUNS DROPPING 2 BOMBS SHORT F-30 35 F-31 37 38 IN FIRST RUN AND 3 BOMBS 2 OF WHICH WERE WITHIN LETHAL F-32 39 F-33 40 RANGE IN SECOND RUN. FOLLOWING THIS ATTACK SUB DISIN- 41 F-34 42 TEGRATED AND SANK. 107 B-7 SUSTAINED 5 HITS FROM AA. P-4 43 44 FX01 45 DAMAGE SLIGHT. PLANE OUT OF COMMISSION ABOUT 3 DAYS FX30 46 47 AT BASE. NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL. 107 B-7, 107 B-9 FX37 48 FX40 49 AND 107 B-6 DROPPED LIFE RAFTS TO ABOUT 25 SURVIVORS. 50 IG-00 51 DUE TO FAILURE OF ONLY AVAILABLE K25 CAMERA NO PICTURES VCNO 52 ATTACK OBTAINED. 1 COPY to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) PIA OPNAY 10/060 291954 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 1 2 CINCPOA PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 29 SEPTEMBER 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 0402 des 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 MCDOUGALL INFORMATION COM 3RD FLT 11 PARAPHRASED COM 5TH FLT ROOTINE BY C STRONG/ Johnson 12 COMSOPAC DEFERRED 13 JANCOMCENADAK ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 290041 18 NCR 1205 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 3RD FLT F-01 24 COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 27 SEPT. F-07 28 29 PLAICE (ss 390) OPERATING NANSEI SHOTO REPORTS 1 F-1 30 F-2 31 LARGE AP AND 1 ESCORT SUNK WITH 5 HITS AT 261650Z. 32 F-20 33 GUARDFISH (SS 217) OPERATING YELLOW SEA REPORTS AT F-3 34 35 281015Z DESTROYED 2 FLOATING MINES AND SANK 1 SMALL F-30 16 F-31 37 AO, OTHER INFO PASSED, 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 1 COPY TO 20-G E. C. (D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 Tay, FEB 25 1974 49 FX40 By SLR Date 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 10-67 460 290041 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I M DE CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 COMINCH ROOTINE 5 DATE 28 SEPTEMBER 1944 ip M DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROO 0207 8 9 DECODED BY MCDOUGALL COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED BY C STRONG, Johnson JANCOMCENADAK ROUTHINE 12 COM 3RD FLEET DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEH will BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 45 ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 272112 NCR 389 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 3RD FLEET F-01 24 COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK COM 5TH FLEET) F-02 21 26 F-05 27 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 26 SEPT. F-07 28 29 THRESHER (ss 200) OPERATING SW KYUSHU REPORTS F-1 30 RESULTS. SUNK 1 SUBMARINE TENDER 1 MEDIUM AK AND F-2 31 32 F-20 33 1 MEDIUM AO. DAMAGED 1 MEDIUM AO. OTHER INFO F-3 34 35 YOU HAVE. F-30 - 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSITED FX30 46 47 1 COPY TO 20-G E. O. 110°C, (D) et (E) FX37 48 FEB 25 1974 FX40 49 By SLR 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 460 272112 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 CINCPAC 2 COMINCH PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE 25 SEPTEMBER 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1920 8 COM 3RD FLEET 9 DECODED BY ROWLAND PRIORITY INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET 10 COMSOPAC BY PARAPHRASED STEARNS, ROUTINE 11 JANCOMCEN ADAK 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 250303 NCR 8339 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 - C 0° R E C T E D COPY. ABOUT ONE ao CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 COMINCH GETS ACTION FROM CINCPAC INFO COM 3RD FLT COM 5TH F-0 23 FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 23 SEPT. F-05 27 28 SHAD (ss 235) OPERATING SOUTH HONSHU REPORTS IN 7 ATTACKS F-07 29 F-1 30 SANK 1 MEDIUM AP 1 CHICORI DD AND 1 SAGA TYPE PG. DAMAGED F-2 31 32 1 SMALL AND 1 MEDIUM AK PLUS 1 UNSEEN MEDIUM SHIP. PLAICE F-20 33 (ss 390) AT 232240z POSIT 29-12 NORTH 129-40 EAST ATTACKED x the F-30 ky 2 FUSO CLASS BB'S AND 4 DD'S COURSE 230 SPEED 16. GOT 4 F-31 37 38 HITS IN 1 BB. APOGON (SS 308) SUNK TRAWLER TYPE PATROL F-32 39 VESSEL 640 MILES NORTH MARCUS ON 23 SEPT. OTHER INFO F-33 40 41 F-34 42 PASSED. F-4 43 44 FX01 DECLASSISED 45 DELIVERED TO 20G FX30 46 CORRECTED BY NCR 8680 E. O. 47 or (E) FX37 48 By SLR FX40 49 FEB 25 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 10-07 460 250303 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 )P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM 17 (ALASVA) ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 PRIORITY ca CNO a RELEASED SEPT 25 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 53 DDDD 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 250946 BASEGRAM 6 TOK CODEROOP. 7 KIRKBRIDE COM 11 8 COM 12 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 INFORMATION COM 13 10 PARAPHR WINONTGOMERY CHEC MONTGOMERY ROUTINE D 11 BY MON TGOMERY BY DITIBALDWIN DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL HE TRANSMITTIO with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 250314 NCR 8372 CHECK BELOW 16 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 14 (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 TOP SECRET 21 22 TO CNO FROM COM SEVENTEEN INFO COM ELEVEN COM TWELVE 23 COM THIRTEEN 24 25 REFERENCE 231622. CONCENSUS USSR CAPTAINS CONTACTED IN 26 La Perouse Straet Bawer HONSHU 27 BOARDINGS SOYA KAIKO PROBABLY MINED. TSUGARU MAIKO NO 28 NE. End SHIMUSHIRU To 29 USED BY USSR VESSELS. SHIMUSHU KAIKO AND OTHER XUPILE 30 31 STRAITS NOT BELIEVED TO BE MINED, REPORT OF USS BARB 32 33 (21 MAY TO 9 JULY) MENTIONS MINES LÀ PEROUSE. USS HERRING 34 35 36 MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL DATA 37 38 NCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: BECLASETIED 39 E. O. 11032, I(D) or (E) 40 16(#1) ACT OSD 3, 1972 41 By SLR FEB 251974 42 Date 28(#2) 43 COMINCH (#3T0#10) ACTION 44 45 46 47 48 19 no. I ADMIRAL. 10. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 onl) in 250314 contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 6 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (') MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 COMINCH 4 RELEASED BY DATE 25 SEPT 1944 FOR ACTION RRRRR 5 DEFERRED 6 7 * TOR CODEROOM 0730 9 COM 3RD FLT PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY D SJOSTEN SMITH/ walp INFORMATION COM 5TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED COMSOPAC BY RRRRR 12 JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY is UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL st TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE DD is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 250303 NCR 8339 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (COMINCH GETS ACTION FROM CINCPAC INFO COM 3RD FLT COM F-01 24 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-02 21 26 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 23 SEP (50 GROUPS MISSING) F-05 27 24 RSUGAR 390) AT 232240z POSIT 29-12 N 139-40 E ATTACKED F-07 20 F-1 30 2 FUSO CLASS BB'S AND 4 DD'S COURSE 230 SPEED 16. GOT 4 F-2 31 32 HITS IN 1 BB. APOGON (ss 308) SUNK TRAWLER TYPE PATROL F-20 33 34 VESSEL 640 MILES NORTH MARCUS ON 23 SEPT. OTHER INFO F-3 as F-30 36 PASSED. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 *HAS BEEN SERVICED BECLASSINED 44 FX01 45 of C. 11002, T(D) or (E) FX30 46 47 COPY TO 20G FX37 48 By SEX FEB 2 E 1974 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 1PNAV 19-67 460 250303 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT- DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 2 FROM USS PLAICE PRIORITY 3 COMSUBPAC RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUNINE 5 DATE 24 SEPTEMBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1933 9 COM 3RD FLT DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 C GREEN INFORMATION CINCPAC 11 PARAPHRASED STEARNS thea COMINCH ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL IL TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 241245. NCR 7948 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 PLAICE 3RD TO COMSUBPAC INFO CINCPAC COM 3RD FLEET. 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 24 HITS FROM 6 MARK 18's IN 1 OF 2 FUSO CLASS BATTLESHIPS, 26 F-05 27 4 DESTOYERS, 29-12 NORTH 129-40 EAST COURSE 230 SPEED F-07 28 29 16 AT 2240z 23RD DEPTH SET 20 IN 2 SEA. ALL RAN NORMAL. F-1 30 F-2 31 54000 FUEL. 12 MARK 18's. TACK 2572 1314. 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 *PASSED RY RDO HONO TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 241724. as F-30 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 47 E. O. 11030, - and 5(D) of (E) FX37 48 COD FEB 251974 49 FX40 By SIR 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNEL 10-67 460 241245 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPAC I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE COMINCH 2 ROM PRIORITY RRRRR 3 4 RELEASED BY 24 SEPT 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 0337 2 7 TOR CODEROOM COM 3RD FLT X D MC SMITH/ CORMACK Walp) COM 5TH FLT 9 DECODED BY COMSOPAC RRRRRY 10 INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE INJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 232350 NCR 7443 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 1% 10 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (THIS IS FROM CINCPAC ACTION TO COMINCH INFO COM 3RD F-0 22 FLT COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN old ADAK) 23 F-01 24 21 F-02 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 22 SEPTEMBER. 26 F-05 27 SEARAVEN (SS 196) OPERATING KURILES ATTACKED CONVOY NIGHT F-07 24 20 15 SEPTEMBER. SANK 1 AK AND GOT 2 POSSIBLE HITS OUT OF 4 F-1 30 F-2 31 FIRED AT ONE AK AND ONE DD ESCORT. 1 FISHING TRAWLER SUNK 32 F-20 33 BY GUNFIRE ON 4 SEPTEMBER. ONE DOWNED FLIER FROM LANGLEY F-3 34 35 (CVL 27) RECOVERED UNINJURED BY HADDO (SS 255) MORNING F-30 36 F-31 37 22 SEPT. OTHER INFO PASSED. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 FX37 5(D) 48 or @ May. 1, 1972 FX40 49 COPY TO 20G By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. /6 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 232350 6 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CONSUBPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 23 SEPT. 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 1634 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 BAKER PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMINCH ROUTINE SOWERS/KNAPP ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY UNLESS OTHERWISE TOICITED THIS DISPATCH WILL DE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 80 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 230953 NCR 6949 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 SERIAL 41 Z IS COMSUBPAC'S NEWS LETTER F-0 22 23 SEA RAVEN AFTER CORRECTING HER TRANSMITTER TROUBLE F-01 24 F-02 25 REPORTS SINKING 1 AK AND GETTING 2 POSSIBLE HITS OUT 26 F-05 OF 4 FIRED AT AN AK AND DESTROYER TYPE ESCORT, ALSO 27 F-07 28 29 SUNK A TRAWLER BY GUNFIRE AND PICKED UP 1 PRISONER. F-1 30 31 CONGRATULATIONS MEL. STERLET "ITH TASK UNIT DESIGNAII ON 32 F-20 33 17.1.2 DEPARTED MIDWAY TO HEAD FOR MARU MORGUE TO F-3 34 35 FOLLOW CORONER SCHEDULE. HADDOCK ARRIVED PEARL FROM F-30 16 F-31 F-33 40 RED FISH AND PICUDA DUE DEPART CONVOY COLLEGE FOR F-34 ***** 37 SAN FRANCISCO AND ATULE AND JALLAO ARRIVED FROM 38 F-32 39 PANAMA. FINBACK DUE DEPART DUNKERS DERBY FOR BASE. 41 42 BECLASSIEND MIDWAY AND MAJURO RESPECTIVELY. F-4 43 E. o. (B) 44 FX01 45 DELIVERED TO 20-G C FEB 25 197 AX30 46 By SLR 47 FX37 48 PASSED BY NPM (RDO HONOLULU) TO COVINCH FOR INFO AS FX40 49 50 231440. IG-00 51 VCNO 52 GEORET Malu original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) GENAY 10.67 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1. ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 2 CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE COMINCH RRRR 5 DATE 22 SEPTEMBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 0637 9 DECODED BY Johnson PRIORITY 10 HOFNER INFORMATION COM3RDFLT 11 PARAPHRASED COM5THFLT HOFNER, ROUTINE BY COMSOPAC RRRR 12 JANCOMCENADAK DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATOR WILL IL TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 212129 NCR 5731 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OR OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LIAVE ABOUT ONE IRCN CLEAN SPACE BEFORE REGISNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COMTHIRDFLEET 23 COMFIFTHFLEET COMSOPAC AND JANCOMCENADAK. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 20 SEPTEMBER. R.W. Luzon F-07 28 29 BANG (ss385) AT 2014152 POSIT 25-30 N 124-00 E F-1 30 F-2 31 IN SURFACE ATTACK ON 6 SHIP 3 ESCORT CONVOY SANK 1 32 F-20 as F-3 34 LARGE AO AND 1 AK. DAMAGED 1 UNIDENT. 35 F-30 OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. F-31 37 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 BECAUSURED FX01 45 E.O.H 02 (E) FX30 46 47 FEB 25 1974 FX37 48 By SER FX40 49 50 COPY TO 20G. IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 5 OPJAY 19-67 460 212129 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 USS PICUDA OP:OP:OP 3 (CTU 17.12.1) RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE & COMSUBPAC 22 SEPT 44 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 * TOR CODEROO 0252 9 JOHNSON/ DORSEY of OP-OP-OP 10 DECODED BY ROBERTS INFORMATION COMINCH PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 (4) 14 SOUTED BY OSD Il THIS WILL Il TRANSMETTED with DEFERRED By SLR ADMINISTRATIVE Date FEB 25 16 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 211234 NCR 5604 17 18 18 ORIGINATOR FILL 116 DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GST 20 24 PLEASE HAVE - not ACTION If #: (PICUDA SENDS.) I'-0 n Luzen Strait P-O1 24 a NUMBER 5 FROM LATITUDE 19-33 LONGITUDE 120-56. F-00 26 F-05 27 CONVOY NOT CLOSED ON 19TH WAS INTERCEPTED OFF PPKEYUNG* F-07 24 : BAY 2200Z 20TH. PICUDA REPORTS 2 HITS SANK MEDIUM AK F-1 Я 7-2 31 2 HITS DAMAGED MEDIUM AP. 6 MARK 18's FIXED 6 FEET 2 F-20 a DEPTH. SEAS FORCE 3. REDFISH MADE ATTACK OFF CAPE N,E, Juzer 7-3 14 15 BOJEADOR AND SANK THE OTHER AP DAMAGED THE AO AND F-30 F-31 37 1 OF THE 2 REMAINING AK'S. HE IS NOW SEARCHING SOUTH- 38 F-32 39 WARD FOR DAMAGED SHIPS. UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BOTH F-33 40 If SHIPS LEAVING AREA SUNSET 23RD. PICUDA HAS 12 TORPED- 7-34 = OES 78,000 FUEL. REQUEST PICUDA REFIT BY COMSUBDIV F-4 43 = TOXA 45 222. REDFISH HAS 10 TORPEDOES. CONVOYS APPARENTLY 77.10 46 47 TRAVEL THROUGH ISLANDS IN BASHI BATAN AND BABUYAN FX37 48 GROUPS, SPEND 2 NIGHTS ENROUTE DURING THEIR RUN BETWEEN FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 FORMOSA AND LUZON. THEY CAN BE INTERCEPTED IN BASHI 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 10 REWAY 14-07 460 211234 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 CHANNEL OR BETWEEN BABUYAN CHANNEL AND CAPE BOJEADOR. NOW FOR WEATHER 25 72 14. *AS RECEIVED DELAYED DUE TO GARBLES. RADIO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 220115 DELIVERED TO 20G II (D) or B Ey ELL FEB 25 1974 Originator USS PICUDA D/T Grbdp1234 NCR5604 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. 624108 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 M COMSUBPAC PRIDRITY DECLARATIED a RELEASED BY ROUTINE 4 FOR ACTION (3) E. C. 5 CSD DATE DEFERRED 6 22 SEPTEMBER 1944 By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 7 TOR CODEROOM 0637 * 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY C PETERSON STRONG/ Johnson 11 PARAPHRASED COMINCH ROUTINE 12 BY INFORMATION DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DELPATCH WILL N TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL in CHECK BELOW 17 210917 NCR 5732 IR 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 0* CUTCOINE DISPATERES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 P-O 29 (COMSUBPAC, SENDS) 23 F-01 24 DEEP WATER BULLETIN COMSUBPAC SERIAL 34v. F-02 21 26 BUSY BAKG DEPARTED AREA FOR MAJURO WITH s FISH BUT SANK 1 F-05 27 F-07 24 L GF AO AND 1 AK AND DAMAGED AN UNIDENTIFIED. WE REITERATE & F-1 30 NICE WORK TOMY. F-2 31 22 CABBARDFISH ALSO DID A NICE JOB AND REPORTS PROBABLY SINKING F-20 X3 F-3 34 A SUBMARINE TENDER WITH 2 HITS. (old) 35 F-30 26 BURRFISH LEFT MAJURO 3 DAYS AGO AND SAURY LEFT YESTERDAY BOTH 37 F-31 38 HEADING FOR MARU MORGUE TO FOLLOW THE SHERIFF AND VILLAIN F-32 39 F-33 40 SCHEDULES RESPECTIVELY. TASK UNITS 17.1.5 AND 17.1.3 41 F-34 42 RESPECTIVELY. F-4 43 44 FX01 STERLET IS RETURNING TO MIDWAY FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. 45 FX30 46 PEARL WELCOMED KINGFISH AND HALIBUT BOTH RETURNING FROM 47 FX37 48 OVERHAUL. FX40 49 NO OTHER ADEES INDICATED 50 IG-00 51 PASSED BY RDO HONO TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 211445 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV "T60 5 210917 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE WOM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE COMINCH ROUTINE a DATE 20 SEPT 1944 DEFERRED 6 J. 7 TOR CODEROOM 0558 - 9 DECODED BY HARTZELL COM 3RD FLT PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COM 5TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED BY HARTZELL/ Rea COMSOPAC ROUTINE SOUTINE 12 JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFEREED 13 ROUTED BY 11 is INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH SUDIED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK RELOW 192354 NCR 4355 If is 19 CRIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME OCT 20 ON OUTSOME DEPARTMENT PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE BEFORE RESIMMINE TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 a CINCPAC SENDS ACTION TO COMINCH. INFC TO COM 3RD FLT COM 21 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-01 21 F-02 25 26 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 18 SEPTEMBER, F-05 27 F-07 28 BANG ( SS 385 ) ATTACKED 8 AK 5 ESCORT CONVOY AT 20 F-1 30 182315Z POSITION 25-00 N 122-18 E COURSE 110 SPEED 7. F-2 31 32 SANK 1 AK AND PROBABLY SANK ANOTHER WITH 2 HITS IN EACH. F-20 33 F-3 34 OTHER INFO PASSED. 35 F-30 1 36 F-31 37 as DELIVERED TC 27G. F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 BECLARSITED 45 of (8) FX30 40 E. o. 47 FEB 25 1974 FX57 4s FX40 49 By SIZ 50 IC-00 51 VCNO 82 SECRET only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 8 192354 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 M PRIORITY 3 COMNAVEU 4 RELEASED BY I FOR ACTION CNO RRRRR 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 22 SEPT 1944 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 2114 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY DIEBEL INFORMATION 11 TYPED ARRRAR 12 BY SANDBERG /Parted COMINCH DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE SORENSEN WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 (PAGE 1 OF 2) 191641 NCR 3746 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 (ACTION CIIO INFO COMINCH COMNAVEU SENDS.) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 U F-07 28 S 212021 APRIL AND AIRMAILGRAM 121926 JUNE 1943 THE 29 F-1 30 FOLLOWING IS REPORT OF ADMIRALTY ENEMY SHIPPING LOSSES 31 F-2 12 ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 AUGUST F-20 33 1944. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 DEDITERRANEAN SHIPS UNDER 1000 GROSS TOMS 37 F-31 as CATEGORY 1 36 TOTALING 16046 F-32 39 40 CATEGORY 2 4 TOTALING 2315 F-33 41 F-34 42 CATEGORY 3 10 TOTALING 5745 F-4 43 44 SHIPS 10% GROSS TOUS AND OVER FX01 45 TANKERS FX30 46 E.C.11° (D) oz (E) 47 1,1672 FX37 48 CATEGORY 1 8 TOTALING 41879 FEB 25 1974 49 By SLE Dota FX40 50 CATEGORY 2 5 TOTALING 24898 IG-00 51 52 VCNO CATEGORY 3 3 TOTAL SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 68 TOTALING 207913 CATEGORY 2 18 TOTALING 125896 CATEGORY 3 21 TOTALING 66156 NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS UNDER 1800 GROSS TONS CATEGORY 1 35 TOTALING 11149 CATEGORY 2 9 TOTALING 6227 CATEGORY 3 4 TOTALING 2897 SHIPS 1920 GROSS TONS AND OVER TANKERS CATEGORY 1 1 OF 5540 CATEGORY 2 5 TOTALING 31415 CATEGORY 3 3 TOTALING 15615 NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 75 TOTALING 240359 CATEGORY 2 23 TOTALING 77788 CATEGORY 3 33 TOTALING 105437 ALL VESSELS UNDER 100 GROSS TONS AND ALL UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER 510 GROSS TONS ARE EXCLUDED. 16....ACT COMITCH.... Duta, FEB 25 1974 By SLR Originator COMMAVEU D/T Group 191641 NCR 3746 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. 14100 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COMSUBPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 DEMASSIFIED 4 RELEASED BY ROUTINE DATE 19 SEPT 44 the FOR ACTION 5 E. C. 11002 11 5(D) or (ii) DEFERRED 6 050 1% 1, 1973 7 TOR CODEROOM 1704 By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 8 9 PRIORITY 10 DICODED BY PETERSON COMINCH* ROUTINE PARAPHRASED JOHNSON/ Dosey INFORMATION ROBYINE 12 EY DEFERRED 13 WOTED BY aress STHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMIT WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL CHECK BELOW 190923 NCR 3597 ORIGINATUM FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION (COMSUBPAC SAYS) F-0 F-01 NIGHTLY NEWS SHEET. SERIAL 29 Q F-02 F-05 ERADICATORS GRADUATING FROM CONVOY COLLEGE WITH MASTERS 28 F-07 29 DEGREE REPORT FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL RESULTS. F-1 30 31 F-2 QUEENFISH SANK 1 DESTROYER 1 TRANSPORT AND GOT 2 HITS 32 F-20 33 IN TANKER AND 1 IN LARGE UNIDENTIFIED SHIP. 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 BARB GOT 2 HITS IN TARGE TANKER AND 3 HITS IN PROBABLE 37 F-31 38 OTAKA CLASS ESCORT CARRIER. BEEWEEN THEM THEY HAVE F-32 39 F-33 40 31 BRITISH OR AUSTRALIAN SURVIVORS ON BOARD. 41 F-34 42 ESCOLAR WITH MILLICAN COMMANDING DEPARTED PEARL FOR F-4 43 44 FX01 45 AREAS 9 AND 12. NEEDS MIDWAY ESCORT 22ND. FX30 46 47 WELCOME BACK INTO THE FOLD SANDLANCE. FX37 48 49 FX40 50 IG-00 * RDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 191208. 51 52 NO OTHER ADEES INDICATE VCNO COPY TO 20G Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 5 (IPSAV-19-6) 460 190923 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I ROM CINCPOA 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE I 5 DATE 19 SEPT 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0546 % COM 3RD FLT 9 DECODED BY MC DONOUGH COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUT INE 11 BY REA/ JANCOMCENADAK. 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 NICES DISCONSE INCREATED THIS invator will If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL In PAGE 1 OF 2 182257 CHECK BELOW NCR 3193 17 IN ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 COMINCH GETS ACTION FROM CINCPOA. INFO COM 3RD FLEET COM 5ᵀᴴ 23 FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK. F-01 24 F-02 21 a 26 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 17 SEPT. F-05 Date FEB 25,1974 25 27 By SLR F-07 2° QUEENFISH (SS 393) AND BARB (SS 220) OPERATING CHINA SEA 29 F-1 30 REPORT RESULTS. QUEENFISH ON 9 SEPT SANK 1 DO AND 1 LARGE AP F-2 31 32 WITH 3 HITS PROBABLY SANK 1 AO WITH 2 HITS. NIGHT OF 16TH IN F-20 33 F-3 34 19400 NORTH 116-15 EAST DAMAGED 1 LARGE UNIDENT SHIP. BARB 35 F-30 1 36 NIGHT 16TH GOT 2 HITS OUT OF 3 IN ITUKUSIMA MARU DEEPLY LADEN F-31 37 38 AND 3 OUT OF 3 IN PROBABLE OTAKA ESCORT CARRIER. BARB PICKED F-32 39 F-33 40 UP 31 BRITISH AUSTRALIAN SURVIVORS FROM AP SUNK BY SEALION 41 F-34 42 (SS 315) ON NIGHT 12-13 SEPT. SURVIVORS STATE CHIDORIS F-4 43 44 RESCUED NIPS. 30 KNOT WIND AND HIGH SEAS SCATTERED RAFTS. FX01 45 FX30 46 SPIRITS OF SURVIVORS HIGH BUT STRENGTH LOW. MANY CORPSES AND 47 FX37 48 EMPTY RAFTS OBSERVED BY BARB WHO HAS CEASED SEARCH AND HEADED FX40 49 50 SAIPAN. PICUDA (SS 382) OPERATING BASHI CHANNEL (S FORMOSA) IG-00 51 VCNO 52 CECRET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 182257 5 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 REPORTS SUNK 3 MEDIUM AK'S OF 8 SHIP CONVOY AT 04-32 ON 16TH. REDFISH (SS 395) DAMAGED 1 AO WITH 2 HITS OUT OF 4 IN & SHIP CONVOY VICINITY 22-27 NORTH 121-00 EAST. PIPEFISH (SS 388) REPORTS AT 171842Z DAMAGED 1 AK WITH 1 HIT POSIT 32-46 NORTH 152-26 EAST. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. DELIVERED TO 20G E.O. 11 e FEB 25 1974 By SR Date Originator CINCPOA D/T 182257 NCF3193 Page2 Of 2 Pages. 16-31 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART NI DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPOA PRIORITY 3 COMINCH 4 RELEASED BY DATE 17 SEPT 1944 FOR ACTIO RRRRRRUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1119 9 COM 3RD FLT PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY LAWRENCE COM 5TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED D SMITH/Welf CONSOPAC RRRRRROUTINE 12 BY JANCOMCEN ADAK 13 INF DEFERRED 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE ENDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL if TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 162351 NCR 1632 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT on CUTCOINS DISPATCHES FLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE PERINNING not ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 3RD FLT COM 5TH 90 19 20 F-01 24 FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK) 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 15 SEPTEMBER. 28 F-07 1211 FINBACK (SS 230) OPERATING OFF BONINS REPORTS 1 SMALL F-1 DO MARU SUNK ON 11 SEPTEMBER. HAS ABOARD 5 DOWNED AIRMEN T1 1'-2 20 (3 FROM FRANKLIN 1 FROM SAN JACINTO 1 FROM ENTERPRISE). F-20 33 21 SEADEVIL (400) OPERATING E HONSHU REPORTS ONE I CLASS F-3 35 SUB SUNK MORNING 16TH. F-30 36 F-31 37 YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 E.C. or (E) 47 FX37 48 COPY TO 20G VIA COURIER C. FEB 25 1974 By SLR Date FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) SOR-15 460 162351 12 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COMSUBPAC ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY 18 SEPTEMBER 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE DECLARATED 4 E. C. 11002 5(1) or (E) DEFERRED 5 DATE Can 1072 BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 0237 FEB 251974 7 By SLR Date 8 DECODED BY KURTZ ROUTINE 9 PARAPHRASED BY INFORMATION 10 CHECKSOWERS COMINCH ROUTINE KNAPP 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY KNAPP BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 160954* NCR 2114 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 UNDERWATER BUGLE SERIAL 21N COMSUBPAC. REP STALEMATE SUBS. 22 23 24 PAMPANITO AND SEALION BETWEEN THEM HAVE ON BOARD ABOUT 113 25 26 BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN SURVIVORS THEY WERE PRISONERS OF WAR 27 28 ON BOARD SHIPS SUNK BY BENS BUSTERS. BARB AND QUEEN FISH ARE 29 30 SEARCHING FOR ADDITIONAL SURVIVORS. PAMPANITO REPORTS SINKING 31 32 33 1 TRANSPORT 1 FREIGHTER DAMAGING 1 FREIGHTER. SEALION SAYS 34 35 SANK LARGE TANKER AND 1 TRANSPORT. FINBACK SANK SMALL 36 37 FREIGHTER RESCUED 5 FLYERS AND PLAYED TAG WITH NIP SUBMARINE. 38 39 GUAVINA WORKING IN SOWESPAC DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF COMPLETELY 40 41 42 DEMOLISHING KATORI CLASS LIGHT CRUISER AT ANCHOR WITH 7 43 44 HITS IN 3 ATTACKS. CONGRATULATIONS TO PETERSON IN ICEFISH. 45 46 STORK ARRIVED 13TH WITH NEW SON. MOTHER AND BOY BOTH FINE. 47 48 COMINCH COPIES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE. 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOR-SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. OPNAV 19-78 460 160954 4 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 )P DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 a RELEASED BY ROUTINE DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROO A PRICRITY sa DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTIO WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 PAGE 2 OF 2 160954 NCR 2114 17 14 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 *PASSED BY CINCPAC TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 170505. 37 38 COMINCH COPIES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE. 39 40 41 42 E.C. of (E) 43 1072 14 By SLR Date FEB 25 19/4 45 46 47 18 49 NO. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOR-SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 16, havy Regulations. COPT NO. OPNAV 19-78 160954 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN' DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 174 JM CINCPOA PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DECUMSIFIED 5 DATE of FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE COMINCH RRRRRRED = 16 SEPT 1944 E C. 11002 E-a 200 5(i)) (S) 7 OSD latter, May, 3, 1972 TOR CODER9634-16 SEPT 1944 Date FEB 25 1974 9 By SLR DECODED BY, PRIORITY 10 HARTZELL INFORMATION COM 3RDFLEET 11 PARAPHRASED COM 5THFLEET ROUTINE BY 12 BBBAKER/REA COMSOPAC RRRRR DEFERRED 13 JANCOMCENADAK ROUTED BY 11 15 CRESS THIS WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE IN) AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 160800 NCR 817 18 19 ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE eve TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTDOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CINCPOA SENDS ACTION TO COMINCH AND INFO TO COM 3RD 23 FLEET COM 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC AND JANCOMCENADAK. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 14 SEPTEMBER. SUNFISH (ss 281) F-05 27 F-07 28 OPERATING YELLOW SEA REPORTS AT 141120 GCT SANK 1 AO 29 F-1 30 AND 1 AK. PROBABLY SANK 1 AO AND 1 AK. DAMAGED 1 AO. F-2 31 32 PAMPANITO (ss 383) SEALION (ss 315) AND GROWLER (ss 215) F-20 33 F-3 34 MADE COORDINATED ATTACKS AGAINST LARGE CONVOY ON NIGHTS 35 F-30 26 11-12 AND 12-13 SEPTEMBER (E LONG DATES) VICINITY F-31 37 38 18-40N 114-05E. PAMPANITO SANK 1 LARGE AP AND 1 L'EDIUM F-32 39 F-33 40 AK AND DAMAGED 1 MEDIUM AK. GROWLER RESULTS REPORTED 41 F-34 42 CENPAC SUMMARY 12 SEPT SHOULD READ 2 DD'S SUNK 2 AK'S F-4 43 44 DAMAGED. SEALION SANK 1 LARGE AO AND 1 AP. 1200 FX01 45 FX30 46 AUSTRALIAN AND BRITISH POW'S IN WATER AFTER AP SANK. 47 FX37 48 PAMPANITO HAS RESCUED AT LEAST 60 AUSTRALIAN BRITISH FX40 49 50 POW'S AND IS STILL PICKING UP SURVIVORS. SEALION HAS IC-00 51 VCNO RESCUED 53 THE AD REP S INFECTED MALARIA unly. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 0: 160800 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 BERIBERI AND PALLEGRA. BARB (ss 220) AND QUEENFISH (ss 393) ORDERED TO SCENE TO ASSIST IN RESCUE. D DAY OPERATION AGAINST PELELIU CONTAINED IN CTF 31 SECRET 151237 PASSED TO YOU. OTHER INFO PASSED. DELIVERED TO OP 200 3 ISSUED E. o. 11: 70 - (D) or (II) do. 1, 1072 By SIR Date FEB 25 1974 ) Originator_CINCPOA D/T Grounded NCR 817 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. 174108 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAV MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 PROM 2 ALUSNA ANKARA PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION da 4 ROUTINE CNO RRRRRRRRR 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 8 SEPT 44 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 1812/08 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 SAGER/CLENDENIM INFORMATION 11 TYPED ROUTINE BY KAEMPFER IBaker 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WHITTINGTON 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 081242 NCR 4107 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 MY SERIALS 763 AND 777 AND 788-44 AND 246-44 FORWARDED 24 AUG F-02 25 26 AND 4 SEPT CONTAIN FULL REPORTS ON MEFKURE SINKING. YOUR F-05 27 28 062207. BRITISH LIABON OFFICER BLACK SEA REPORTS TO BRITISH NAVAL F-07 29 F-1 30 ATTACHE RUSSIANS CLAIM TO HAVE SUNK ACAIQUE NIGHT OF F-2 31 32 MEFKURE SINKING AT NEARLY IDENTICAL SPOT MEFKURE WENT DOWN. F-20 33 EVIDENCE OF SURVIVORS INDICATES SINKING WAS BY GUNFIRE F-3 34 35 F-30 36 PROBABLY BY 2 SUBMARINES NATIONALITY UNKNOWN. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 E. 41 F-34 42 1072 F-4 43 By SER Date FEB 2: 1974 44 FX01 45 16...ACT FX30 46 47 FX37 48 COMINCH 200P NAVAIDE.. 20G FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 081242 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 ROM CINCPOA PRIORITY a ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTIRE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 5 SEPTEMBER 1944 7 X TOR CODEROBO8 9 DECODED BROBERTS COM 3RD FLEET PRIORITY 10 C STRONG Charm INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET ROUTINE 11 ROUTINE TYPED JANCOMCEN ADAK 12 BY COMSOPAC 13 DEFERRED 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL in CHECK BELOW 17 042343 NCR 1663 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION COMINCH. INFO COM 3RD FLEET COM 23 5TH FLEET JANCOMCEN ADAK COMSOPAC) F-01 24 2: F-02 2- CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 3 SEPTEMBER. F-05 27 2< F-07 RESULTS TG 12.5 TRAINING STRIKE AGAINST WAKE AND TG 38.4 21 F-1 30 STRIKES AGAINST BONINS CONTAINED IN CTG 12.5 SECRET 31 F-2 32 040738 AND CTG 38.4 SECRET 031229 PASSES TO YOU. PINTADO F-20 33 34 F-3 (SS 387) OPERATING SOUTH KOREA REPORTS SINKING 2 LARGE 35 F-30 36 AO'S AND 1 LARGE WHALE FACTORY, RASHER (SS 269) 37 F-31 38 RETURNING FROM PATROL SOUTH CHINA SEA REPORTS 5 SHIPS F-32 39 40 F-33 SUNK FOR 45,000 TONS AND 4 DAMAGED FOR 22,000 TONS. 41 F-34 42 OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 46 DECLARATED FX30 47 E. O. (i) FX37 48 49 1 COPY TO 20-G FX40 By SLR FEB 2.5 1974 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET- *take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 042343 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 DM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 2 SEPTEMBER 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0712 9 COM 5TH FLT, COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY KIRKBRIDE INFORMATION 11 ROUDINE TYPED JANCOMCEN ADAK 12 BY KIRKBRIDE /KULKA 13 DEFERRED 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 020223 NCR 9513 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH, INFO COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC F-0 23 JANCOMCEN ADAK) F-01 24 25 F-02 CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 31 AUGUST 26 F-05 27 N EVENING 31 AUGUST (E LONG DATE) LARGE JAP CONVOY NORTHWEST 28 F-07 29 LUZON INTERCEPTED AND ATTACKED SIMULTANEOUSLY BY WOLFPACK F-1 30 31 BARB (SS 220) QUEENFISH (SS 393) AND TUNNY (SS 282) AND F-2 32 Fr20 33 WOLFPACK GROWLER (SS 215) SEALION (SS 315) AND PAMPANITO (SS 383). 34 F-3 35 BARB SANK 1 6500-TON AK AND 1 2500-TON AK, F-30 36 37 QUEENFISH SANK 1 AO WITH 2 HITS AND GOT 2 HITS IN AK WITH F-31 38 F-32 39 RESULTS UNOBSERVED. 40 F-33 41 TUNNY UNABLE ATTACK, GROWLER SANK 1 FLEET DD AND 1 AO AND F-34 42 43 F-4 DAMAGED 2 AK'S. 44 FX01 45 SEALION (REPORTED IN YESTERDAY'S SUMMARY) SANK 1 AP AND 1 46 FX30 47 UNIDENT DD AND PROBABLY SANK AO WITH 2 HITS. PAMPANITO RESULTS FX37 48 49 UNKNOWN. BATFISH( SS 310) OPERATING NW PALAU REPORTS AT 311200Z X40 50 IG-00 51 AUGUST SANK 1 MINEKAZE DD WITH 3 HITS. OTHER INFO PASSED. 52 VCNO BECLASSITIED A REC'D E. O. 11002, Son. S(2) and to (E) Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAN Autor, May, 3, 1972 By CT FEB F 1974 020223 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 ROM COM TASK FORGE 57 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 i SEPTEMBER 1944 7 X TOR CODEROOM 2206 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SULLIVAN/HAILE INFORMATION COMINCH PRIORITY 11 TYPED ROUTINE DIEBEL/Rea DIEBEL/ 12 BY DEFERRED 13 1: ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 010415* NCR 9148 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 0N OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 23 23 ATTACKED CONVOY 2 SMALL AK 3 POWERED SAMPANS AT 1110 F-01 24 LOCAL 25-45 N 141-29 E. 1 AK SUNK 1 AK DEAD IN WATER F-02 27 26 F-05 27 BURNING WITH HOLE IN SIDE. AMMUNITION EXPENDED. CON- F-07 28 20 TINUING PATROL. F-1 30 F-2 31 32 *PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS RDO HONOLULU'S 011945 F-20 33 DELIVERED TO 20-G. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 E.O. : FX37 48 (E) FX40 49 By SLR 50 FEB 974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 460 010415 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I CTU 17.16.1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY ROUTINE 3 CTF 17 4 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 1 SEPTEMBER 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0706 8 9 SJOSTEN DECODED BY COMINCH * ROUTINE 10 INFORMATION 11 TYPED SJOSTEN/HOFNER ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL M TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE a) 43 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 311830 * NCR 8767 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 ERADICATORS FIRST. BARB SANK 6500 TON AND 2500 TON AK'S 23 F-01 24 WITH 2 HITS AND 3 HITS. FISH SET AT 6 AND 4 FEET. F-02 25 26 QUEENFISH SANK AO WITH 2 HITS AND GOT 2 HITS IN AK RESULT F-05 27 F-07 28 UNOBSERVED. TUNNY UNABLE ATTACK. BARB SAW 1 ESCORT AND 29 F-1 30 1 AK SUNK BY BENS BUSTERS. BARB AND QUEENFISH HAVE F-2 31 32 18 ELECTRICS. TUNNY 65 GRAND QUEENFISH 68 AND BARB 72. F-20 33 F-3 34 2 PACKS STRUCK SIMULTANEOUSLY. HIRSUTE RISING. JAP 35 F-30 36 VARSITY ENTERED GAME. F-31 37 38 21-00 N 120-00 E WX 9190 1072. F-32 39 F-33 40 41 * PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS NPM'S 010424. F-34 42 F-4 43 WEATHER PASSED AS RDO WASHINGTON 010802. 44 FX01 45 COPY TO 20-G BECAMBER 46 FX30 (i) 47 E.C. FX37 48 FEB 25 1974 49 FX40 By SEE 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Male original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 14.67 460 311830 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 FROM COMNAVEU ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 PRIOF Y CNO 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION KRANK BONDING 25 AUG 1944 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 241935 8 TOR CODEROOM COMINCH 9 KOTEEN PRIORITY in DECODED BY SDERGEL/ Tilshout INFORMATION = PARAPHRASED RRARRNE 12 BY READY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 241443 CHECK BELOW NCR 3282 17 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 (COMNAVED SENDS AC ION CNO INFO COMENCH) ON ONTECIRE DISPATOMES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 JROIS 212021 APR AND AIRMAILGRAM 121906 JUNE 1943 THE F-01 24 F-02 25 RELEVING 15 REPORT OF ADMTY ENEMY SHIPPING LOSSES ASSESS 26 F-05 27 401 CONMITEE COVERING PERIOD 1 JAN TO 31 JULY 1944. F-07 28 29 F-1 30 4EDITERRANCAN SHIPS UNDER 1000GROSS TONS F-2 31 CATEGORY TRI TOTALLING 15093 GT 32 CATEGORY 21 TOTALLING 1815 GT F-20 33 CATEGORY 3:0 TOTALLING 5750 GT F-3 34 as St PS 100000 AND OVER TANKERS F-30 36 CATEGORY 1 TOTAL TOTALING 10583 GT F-31 37 38 CATEGORY 22 "OTALLING 12398 GT F-32 39 CATEGORY 33 TOTALLING 24000 C7 Pages 40 41 1:01 UNERS F-34 42 E. C. (D) or (E) CATEGORY 146 TOTALLING 134310 F-4 43 CATEGORY 217 TOTALLING 118694 GT 44 CATEGORY 3V TOTALLING 49156 GT By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 45 FX30 46 47 13th SE 4 NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS UNDER 1000 ST FX37 48 CATEGORY 129 TOTALLING 8191 GT FX40 49 CATEGORY 29 TOTALLING 6227 50 CATEGORY 34 TOTALLING 2897 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Visho original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 241443 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SHIPS 1000 GT AND OVER TANKERS CATEGORY 11 OF 5540 GT CATEGORY 25 TOTALLING 31415 GT CATEGORY 33 TOTALLING 15615 NONTANKERS CATEGORY 164 TOTALLING 211563 CATEGORY 222 TOTALLING 75788 CATEGORY 328 TOTALLING 95495 ALL VESSELS UNDER 100 GROSS TONS AND ALL UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER 500 TONS ARE EXCLUDED 16 ACT COMINCH FX37 BADO CNO 00 NAVAIDE E. c. B By SLR FEB 251974 Date Originator COMNAVEU D/T Group 443 NCR 3282 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. 10-51 170M Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 - NAVAL MESTAGE ARTM: DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE TIUM STATE DEPT ASTERISM MAILERAM ADDRESITE PRIORITY 1. RELEASED BY CNO DATE 23 AUGUST 1944 FOR ACTION RRRRRR Il ROUTINE DEFERRED = 7 TOR CODEROOM 1937 - " DECODED BY PRIORITY to PARAPHRASED C INFORMATION DEC 11 BY ARNOLD / Stat ROUTINE 12 WHITTINGTON FEB 251974 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 with CTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPARCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE 15 If OPERATIONAL THE PAGE 1 OF 2 CHECK BELOW 23 AUGUST 1944 NCR 2551 17 TH ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE 19 TIME GCT a OR OUTGOING FIRMER LEAVE ABOUT TIME UNITE CLEAN SPACE BEFORE BELINNING ton ACTION 21 (REC'D FROM STATE DEPT BY PRINTER) F-0 It 28 FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM ACAPULCO REC'D AUG 21, 1944 F-01 21 1:20 AM. dd F-02 24 MY 18TH. ALL PASSENGERS ARGENTINE SHIP RIO DE LA PLATA F-05 :) % as BOUND FOR ACAPULCO INCLUDING 48 AMERICANS HAD DISEM I in F-2 - BARKED WITH ALL BAGGAGE BEFORE FIRE BROKE OUT. 40 12 F-20 a AMERICANS BOUND FOR SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS ARE LANDED F-3 31 as F-30 SAFELY WITH OTHER PASSENGERS AND CREW. ALL BAGGAGE OF in F-31 07 214 THESE AND SHIP WITH CARGO ARE COMPLETE LOSS. ARGEN- F-32 30 F-33 to TINE CHARGE DIAFFAIRES AND CONSUL GENERAL FROM MEXICO II F-34 42 CITY ARE IN ACAPULCO DIRECTING RELIEF OF PASSENGERS. THEY 13 44 FX01 HAVE MADE SMALL CASH ADVANCES TO THOSE WITHOUT FUNDS 45 FX30 46 17 AND HAVE HOUSED PASSENGERS IN LOCAL HOTELS AND NOTIFIED PX37 IS FX40 49 ALL RELATIVES AT SHIPOWNERS EXPENSES. SHIPS AGENTS NO IG-00 51 VCNO 52 only. Deliver to Code Road 23 AUG 44°4" (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE PARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK MAILGRAM ADDRESSIE IPOM PRIORITY = RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION I ROUTINE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNITED DIMERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRESEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL In CHECK BELOW PAGE 2 OF 2 17 23 AUGUST 1944 NCR 2551 IN ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 ARE OBTAINING STATEMENTS WITH ESTIMATES OF LOSSES FROM F-01 2% 21 ALL PASSENGERS BUT ARE AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS FROM F-02 25 26 F-05 27 BUENOS AIRES BEFORE MAKING ANY COMMITMENTS CONCERNING F-07 24 29 INDEMNIFICATION OR REFUND OF PASSAGE MONEY. PASSEN - F-1 ao F-2 a: GEPS WILL BE MOVED TO MEXICO CITY 21ST OR 22ND. FULL 2 F-20 If F-3 34 REPORT WILL BE MADE BY DESPATCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 37 F-30 36 (SIGNED) STROM F-31 37 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 DECLASSIFIED Stato Dept 1-11-79 44 FX01 45 Ey FEB 251974 FX30 46 17 16...COG FX37 48 PX40 40 50 COMINCH 13 20G FX37 17 CNO NAVAIDE IC-00 51 200P VCNO 52 only. Deliver in Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ALUSNA CAIRO ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 2 PRIORITY a WSA WASHN RELEASED BY FOR ACTION MRRRR 5 DATE 23 AUGUST 1944 DEFERRED 6 918 7 TOR CODEROOM 9 RISHIN DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 VOSBURGH Kaker INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTHER BY 12 DEFERRED 13 WARRINGTON ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 221052 NCR 1807 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGEING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 FOR HELPISDED AND BRIERLEY WSA FROM MAT 36 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 HENRY DE RBORN ENROUTE SUEZ INDIA COLLIDED WITH AND F-02 21 26 F-05 SANK STATE CAPE CLEAR. DEARBORN RETURNED SUEZ 27 F-07 28 29 EVENING 11 WITH SURVIVORS. NO DEATHS. EXAMINATION F-1 30 F-2 31 CAMAGE FROM EEDING AND DETAILS ALSO PROBABLE DELAY 32 F-20 33 10 VESSO I'ILL BE SENT LATER. F-3 34 as F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 DECLASSIFIES F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FEB 2 5 1974 FX01 45 DELIVERED 0 0 WSA FX30 46 47 COPIES (0 FX37 (PER FX37) ADD 16 (PER 16) FX37 48 FX40 49 50 ft-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAY 19-67 221052 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVA: MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM STATE DEPT = PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 25 AUG 44 FOR ACTION I CNO ROUTINE : DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 29 1929 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED SEVALD/ Baker INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WHITTINGTON 11 15 PAG OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATON WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRITIVE IF OPERATIONAL IG CHECK BELOW 17 18 21 AUG 44 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: ICR 3383 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 FOLLOW 1113 RECEIVED FROM ACAPULCO REC'L 21 AUG 1944 757PM 23 F-01 24 MY TELEGRAM PLAN LANGLAGE AUGUST 19 F-02 25 26 F-05 PRELIMINARY INFORMATI M NAV .L LIAISON OFFICER AN 27 F-07 28 ASSISTANT CIVIL AC// ATTACHE OF THE EMBASSY AND ! HAVE BEEN 29 F-1 30 ABLE TO GETAIN INDICATES THAT THE FIRE 02 THE ARGENTINE F-2 31 32 F-20 SHIP Fio IE LA PLATA WAS DUE 10 ACCIDENTAL CAUSES. 33 F-3 31 35 (SIGNED) STROB F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 DECLASSIFIED FX01 45 State Dept Lotter, 1-11-72 FX30 46 By R. H. Produce Date FEB-251974 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 COG 50 IG-00 COMINCH FX31 13 51 20G 17 CHO...NAVAIDE 2COP VCNO 52 only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS.) 21 AUG 44 46 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM HARSHAW ARCHANGEL 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 20 AUG 44 FOR ACTION 4 CNO ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROO 1126 8 9 DECODED BY HAILE/STERN PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED WIDMAN Has ill INFORMATION ALUSNA MOSCOW 11 BY ALUSNA LONDON ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 READY UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATEO THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE INJ as ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK SELOW 17 191818 NCR 208 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 ACTION CNO INFO ALUSNA МОБСОW ALUSNA LONDON 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 RED NAVY REPORTS ENEMY SUBMARINE OBSERVED F-05 27 F-07 28 WHITE SEA OFF IOKANKA 18TH. CONTACT LOST BEFORE 29 F-1 30 ABLE ATTACK. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 COMINCH....ACTION 39 F-33 40 41 16 20G FX37 BADO NAVAIDE CNO F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 E. C. (E) FX37 48 COD FX40 49 FEB 25 1974 50 By SLR IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver SECRET 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DENAI 10-67 -60 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIDRITY URGENT 3 CINCPAC 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CINCSOWE STPAC ROUTINE 5 COM 7TH FLT DEFERRED 6 DATE COM 5TH FLT 7 18 AUGUST11944 CTF 57 8 TOR CODEROOM CTF 59 9 0056 URGENT 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRAS SCHMICK COM SUBSPAC ROUTINE 12 BY COMINCH DORSEY/JOHNSON DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ 41 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 180030 NCR 8445 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 CINCPAC GIVES ACTION TO CINCSOWESPAC COM 7TH. FLT 21 COM 5TH FLT CTF 57 CTF 59. INFO TO COMSUBSPAC F-02 26 COMINCH. F-05 27 F-07 28 29 F-1 30 HARDHEAD REPORTS DAMAGED 1 BATTLE SHIP SLOWED TO F-2 31 32 3 KNOTS IN LATITUDE 12-23N LONGITUDE 129-49E AT F-20 33 F-3 34 172045Z. (250 mi E San Bunardino IN's 35 F-30 Philippines) 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 COPY DELIVERED TO 20G. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DEPARTMENT FX30 46 E. C. (E) 47 FX37 48 FEB 25 1974 By SIR Date FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 180030 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE USS HARDHEAD PRIORTY 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 CONSUBSPAC 4 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 18 AUGUST 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 1143 8 TOR CODEROOM PRIORITY 9 KNAPP COMINCH* PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY 11 PARAPHRASED KNAPP/SOWERS INFORMATION ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL DE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 172045* NCR 8732 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAT SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 (ACTION COMSUBSPAC SENDER HARDHEAD, ) F-0 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 10 POSSIBLE HITS GUT OF 15 TORPEDOES FIRED. 26 F-05 27 POSIT 12-23 N 129-49 E. DAMAGED 1 EB. HIS SPEED NOW O₂ F-07 28 29 260 miles E. San Bernardino St. (Philippines) F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 $ PASSED BY RDO HONOLULU TO COMINGH FOR INFO AS F-32 39 180551. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20-G. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 E.O. or (E) 47 1972 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 25 1974 25 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 172045 19.67 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY * RELEASED by FOR ACTION # ROUTINE 5 DATE COMINCH ROUTINE DEFERRED 6 AUG 15 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 1708 9 DECORED et PRIORITY to YORK INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET PARAPHRASED 11 BY COMSOPAC ROUTINE 12 YORK/KOTEEN JANCOMCENADAK ROUTINE DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 PUB INDICATED THE DISPATES WILL N TRANSHITTED vita DUERRED PRECEDENCE INJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 11 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 150032 NCR 6662 is ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 19 TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 COMINCH GETS ACTION FROM CINCPAC. INFO COM 5TH FLEET F-01 24 couse AC JANCOMCENADAK F-02 2: 20 F-05 27 FOLLOWS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 13 AUGUST. F-07 24 reported 29 BARBEL (ss 316) OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS F-1 30 F-2 31 SINKING 1 AP 3 AK'S AND 1 WHALE FACTORY SHIP FOR TOTAL 32 F-20 33 TONNAGE 41202. PLUNGER (ss 179) REPORTS AT 1488132 F-3 34 as 2 SURE HITS AND 2 PROBABLES IN EMPTY 4000 TON AK F-30 36 F-31 37 AGROUND EAST SIDE MINTO REEF (TRUK) WHILE SALVAGE as F-32 39 OPERATIONS WERE UNDER WAY. OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20G. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 E. (i) 47 FX37 48 FEB 25 1974 By BLR FX40 40 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COMNAVUNIT 14TH AIRFORCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM URGENT 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 16 OCTOBER 44 FOR ACTION COMMAVGROUP CHINA 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 ALL TFC'S 3RD FLT 7 TOR CODEROOM agas ALL TGC'S 3RD FLT 8 CINCRAC 9 JOHNSON DECODED BY COV3RDFLT URGENTY 10 JOHNSON/ Hoper CINCSOMESPAC 11 TYPED CTF 77 ROUTINE BY INFORMATION 12 COM3RDFLT DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY COVINCH 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 160326 CHECK BELOW NCR 5232 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (ACTION SAVAGE FOR EBERT.) F-0 22 23 F-01 24 FOLLOWING JUST RECEIVED FROM VINCENT. "1 LAB F-02 25 26 F-05 27 PLANE CONTACTED 6 TO 8 ALL NAVAL CONVOY AT F-07 28 29 21-54 N AND 116-30 EAST HEADING TOWARD TAKAO F-1 30 APPARENTLY FROM HONGKONG. CONTACT MADE AT F-2 31 32 F-20 33 0130 LOCAL HOURS TODAY. CONFIRMED SUNK BY F-3 34 35 LAB PLANE IS ONE CRUISER AND PROBABLY SUNK F-30 36 ONE DESTROYER. mm F-31 37 38 F-32 39 B-24 with might Pader F-33 40 41 F-34 42 COMNAVGROHINA PASSED INFO TO COM3RDFLT AND CINCRAC AS 160403. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 CINCPAC PASSED INFO TO CINCSOMESPAC, CTF 77, COM- FX30 46 3RDFLT, COMINCH, ALL TF AND TO COVDRS 3RD FLT, 47 AS 160628. FX37 48 n.c.: (i) FX40 49 000 50 By SLR Date FEB 20 974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make 460 original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 16"326 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRIFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE USS BARBEL 2ND ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 140M COMSUBPAC PRPPP 1 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION I ROUTINE 14 AUG 1944 DATE DEFERRED 6 1616 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 COMINCH FISHER 9 PPPPPP DECODED BY PRIORITY to PARAPHRASED D SMITH/ INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE INJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 131201* NCR 5903 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (BARBEL 2ND TO CONSUBPAC) F-0 22 23 F-01 RETURNING FOR REFIT. NEGATIVE MAJOR REPAIRS. DAMAGED 21 F-02 25 1 AP SANK 3 AK'S AND 1 WHALE FACTORY SHIP TOTAL TONNAGE 26 F-05 27 rysted 41,000. ECM NOT WORKING. ELECTRIC FISH DEPTH SETTINGS F-07 28 29 356 AND 8 FEET LAST 2 USED IN NUMBER 5 SEA. o F-1 30 F-2. 31 TORPEDOES. 60,000 GALLONS. POSIT 29-00 N 134-00 W 32 F-20 33 TACK 43-51 01-24. F-3 34 35 F-30 I 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 (1)) or (E) F-34 42 F-4 43 FEB 26 1974 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 *RDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 140912 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room "131201" in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COMMAVEU ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY 12 AUGUST 1944 FOR ACTION CNO ROUTINE 3 DATE DEFERRED n 7 2130/12 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 KLAFF PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY FARAPHRASED RIEHL 3,1 INFORMATION 11 COMINCH ROUTINE 12 BY NORRIS DEFERRED 13 11 MOUTED BY 15 STATE OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL = TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 121654 NCR 4702 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 OJUGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTSGING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGISTERS TEXT ACTION 21 COMNAVEU SENDS ACTION CNO, INFO COMINCH. P-O 22 23 E. - (15) 24 FEB 26 1974 RESUME OF VESSELS SUNK DURING JULY. By SLR Date 27 P-07 28 BRITISH BY SUBMARINE: TANDA, DIRECTOR, SHAHZADA, KING 29 F-1 30 FREDERICK, NOREEN MARY, GLENDINNING - TOTAL 6 VESSELS OF 31 F-2 25134 TONS. 32 F-20 34 BRITISH BY MINE: EMPIRE BROADSWORD, ROCHESTER, PORTSEA, F-3 35 F-30 AUK - TOTAL 4 VESSELS OF 10263 TONS. an F-31 37 as BRITISH BY SURFACE CRAFT AND FLYING BOMB: NAJA, SAMWAKE 9F-32 39 TOTAL 2 VESSELS OF 7291 TONS. F-33 40 41 F-34 TOTAL BRITISH 12 VESSELS OF 42688 TONS. 42 F-4 43 44 AMERICAN BY SUBMARINE 8 JEAN NICOLET, ESSO HARRISBURG, FX01 45 46 WILLIAM GASTON, ROBIN GOODFELLOW - TOTAL AMERICAN 4 FX30 17 FX37 VESSELS OF 31125 TONS. 48 FX40 40 ALLIED BY SUBMARINE: RINGEN, BEDEGRAVEN TOTAL ALLIED 341 IC-00 51 VCNO 52 only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer-in 121654 person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVY DEPARTMENT EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - y PRIORITY a COMIED BY FOR ACTION I ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED G 7 TOR CODEROOM M D DECODED BY PRIORITY in INFORMATION H PARAPHRASED ROUTINE - 12 DEFERRED 13 NOUTED BY 11 THE DISPATCH RTLE DE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PALGEDINCE AND AS 15 PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES 121654 NOR 4702 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK RELOW 17 TN ORDINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME 10 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTDOINE DISPATORES PLEASE LEAVE ARCUP ONE JACH ULTAR SPACE SEPORT REGINNING TDT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 2 VESSELS OF 7092 TONS. F-01 21 F-02 25 GRAND TOTAL 18 VESSELS OF 80905 TONS. 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 29 F-I an F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 P230 26 F-31 37 38 F-32 30 F-33 40 REPLASSIRED 41 F-34 11. C. 11000 --- - and 5(D) or (E) 42 C... 3, 1972 F-4 43 By SLR FEB 26 1974 44 Date FX01 45 16 ACT FX30 46 47 COMMON CNO FX37 20G..... BADO 00 0000 FX37 48 FX40 49 NAVAIDE 23 30 ADM STARK 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 only, Deliver En Code Room Watch Other in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 121654 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION # RESTINE COMINCH ROUTTNE A DATE AUG 12 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROON 0613Z я 9 DECODED BY YORK COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY in INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED BY YORK/ Doisey JANCOMGENADAK ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEM WILL - TRANSMITTED With DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE is If OPERATIONAL 16 120127 NCR 4271 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 10 DATE TIME GCT 2º ON OUTGOING DISPATENES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT USE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGISTRE TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 ACTION COMINCH FROM CINCPAC INFO COM 5TH FLEET F-01 21 COMSOPAC JANCOMGENADAK, F-02 25 26 F-05 27 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 10 AUGUST. F-07 28 29 BALAO (SS 285) REPORTS AT 101100Z SUNK SAMPAN F-1 30 F-2 31 CARRYING 50 MARINES IN POSIT 09-20 N 133-18 E 32 F-20 33 COURSE 320. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. F-3 34 35 F-30 { F-31 37 38 F-32 39 COPY TO 20-G.. F-33 40 41 F-34 ******** 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 COMMISSIONED FX30 46 47 = FX37 not 48 r(1)) or (E) By, 1, 1072 FX40 49 to By SIR Data FEB 26 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SHORET Male -riginal only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 120127 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE HAVY DEPART. .1 DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM CINCEF 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE BAD RRRR 5 DATE 14 AUG 44 ACNB DEFERRED 6 CINCPAC 7 TOR CODEROOM 0138 % 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 WILLIAMS SLUTZ Toupasy INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DECLASSINED JCS MEMO. 1-17-73 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY BY SR. DATE 261974 11 INLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE be is ADMINISTRATIVE 11 IF OPERATIONAL IN CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 111104Z NCR 12102 17 IN ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCHING DISPATENES PLEASE EAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE BEFORE SEGINNING TUT ACTION 21 F-0 22 BY HAND FROM BAD 23 F-01 24 (A) CASUALTIES ON ENEMY NAVAL AND MERCANTILE SHIPPING F-02 21 BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING FORTNIGHT ENDING 26 10TH AUGUST: F-05 27 F-07 28 HMSUB STOIC 13 JULY SANK 73 TON PETROL BARGE, 17 JULY 29 SANK 2 JUNKS, 33 TONS, 33 TONS. F-1 30 F-2 31 HMSUBMARINE TELEMACHUS 17 JULY SANK ONE I-CLASS U-BOAT 32 F-20 33 HMSUBMARINE SIPDAR 18 JULY SANK 190 TON JUNK, 21 JULY F-3 34 SANK 353 TON COASTER, LEFT 400 TON COASTER ABLAZE AND as F-30 36 CONSIDERED TOTAL LOSS. F-31 37 38 HMSUBMARINE STORM 23 JULY SANK ONE 200 TON COASTER AND F-32 39 2 320 TON PATROL VESSEL. 1 AUGUST SANK 3 COASTERS 350- F-33 40 41 300 - 253 TONS AND 1 MOTOR SCHOONER 130 TONS. F-34 42 F-4 43 (B) LOSSES SUSTAINED BY ALLIED NAVAL AND MERCANTILE 44 SHIPPING BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING PAST FX01 45 FX30 46 FORTNIGHT SUNK BY U-BOATS IN NINE DEGREE CHANNEL 88 KING 47 FREDERICK IN NORTHERN APPROACHES TO MOZAMBIGUE CHANNEL FX37 48 FX40 49 SS EMPIRE CITY. TOTAL TONNAGE 12560 GROSS. 50 IG-00 51 52 SECRET- VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ESTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CINCPAC 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 COMINCH ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 10 AUGUST 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 0416 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 STEARNS COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION ROUTINE = STEARNS / wibel COMSOPAC PARAPHRASED JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL - TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 092351 NCR 2734 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONT INCH CLEAR SPACE REFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH FLEET 22 F-0 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. 23 F-01 24 25 F-02 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 8 AUGUST. 26 F-05 27 SNOOK (ss 279) OPERATING EMP 1RE WATERS REPORTS AT 28 F-07 29 0908002 1 TIMED HIT IN 650C-TON AK OFF SHIOMISAKI. F-1 30 F-2 31 YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 DELIVERED TO 20G. 35 F-30 I 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 COMSUMED FX30 46 (1)) or (E) 47 I C. FX37 48 FEB 26 1974 49 FX40 By SLR 50 IC-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 092351 OPNAV-10-B7 60 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPOA PRIORITY 3 I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 3 AUGUST 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 0233 9 COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY KNAPP INFORMATION CC SOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTOME BY KNAPP/SJOSTEN JANCO CENADAK 12 13 DEFERRED 11 ROUTED BY 13 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 072204 NCR 1193 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION TO COMINCH. INFO TO 21 F-02 COM 5TH FLELT CONSOPAC JANCONCENADAK.) 26 F-05 27 28 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 6 AUCUST. F-07 29 F-1 30 GABILAN (08 252) OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS 31 F-2 32 1 DD SUNK EARLY MORNING 17 JULY 10 WILES F-20 33 34 NY ZENISU ITH 1 HIT. OTHER INFORMATION PASSED. F-3 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20-c F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 = (C) and 5(D) or (E) 47 OLD Ideas, May, 3, 1072 FX37 48 Dy SLR FEB 26 1974 49 Date FX40 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 72204 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTI 1 DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CI NCPAC PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROWT I NE DATE 7 AUGUST 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 - TOR CODEROOM 1645 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY REA REA/ Johnson INFORMATION COM 5TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED COMSOPAC ROBINE 12 BY JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW NCR 796 17 071055 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH FLT F-01 24 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. 21 F-02 26 F-05 27 COMES DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 5 AUGUST. 28 F-07 29 F-1 BARREL (SS 316) OPERATING EAST CHINA SEA REPORTS 30 F-2 31 32 AT 051422Z 1 AK SUNK SOUTH TOKUNO SHIMA. TAUTOG F-20 33 (ss 199) OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS A 200 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 TON COASTAL VESSEL SUNK ON 18 JULY AND 1 SMALL AK F-31 37 SUNK 12 AUGUST. GATO (SS 212) ON LIFEGUARD 38 F-32 39 STATION OFF BONINS REPORTS AT 0612032 3 DOWNED F-33 40 41 F-34 PILOTS ABOARD. RESULTS OF RONINS STRIKE CONTAINED 42 F-4 43 IN CTF 58 060217 PASSED TO YOU. OTHER INFO YOU 44 FX01 45 HAVE. DECLASSISTED FX30 46 47 E 11072 States and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 1072 DELIVERED TO 200 FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 20 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SHORET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R+15 460 071055 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTA I DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY a 1 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 ROUTINE DEFERRED 6 DATE 5 AUGUST 1944 7 X TOR CODEROOM 1159 9 COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY DIEBEL INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 DIEBEL/Rea JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY ROUTINE 13 DEFERRED 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 050429 NCR 9332 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 THIS COMES FROM CINCPAC FOR ACTION COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH 22 F-0 23 FLEET, COMSOPAC, JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-01 24 27 F-02 26 THIS IS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 3 AUGUST. F-05 27 28 SHARK (SS314) REPORTS AT 0407412 RESCUED PILOT AND F-07 29 F-1 RADIOMAN OF LEXINGTON AIR GROUP OFF IWO JIMA. GATO (33212) 30 31 F-2 32 OFF CHICHI JIMA REPORTED 4 AK 4 ESCORT CONVOY AT 040445Z F-20 33 34 POSITION 27-40 N 141-48 E COURSE 300 SPEED 6 BEING ATTACKED F-3 35 F-30 1 36 BY OUR PLANES. 1 DAMAGED STREAMING OIL. AT 0412302 GATO 37 F-31 38 REPORTED THIS CONVOY BEING WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY OUR PLANES F-32 39 F-33 40 AND SURFACE FORCES [NO REPORT FROM TASK GROUPS 58.1 AND 41 F-34 58.3 ON RESULTS BONINS STRIKE.] OTHER INFO PASSED. 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DELIVERED TO 20-G. INSURED FX30 46 E C. 11002 C.s. in (1) or (E) 47 No. i, 1972 FX37 48 FEB 26 1974 49 By SLR Date FX40 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 050429 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY x RELEASED BY FOR ACTION I COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DATE 4 AUGUST 1944 DEFERRED fi 7 TOR CODEROOM 0554 N 9 DECODED BY ROBERTS 10 DORSEY/ Johnson INFORMATION COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY PARAPHRASED COMSOPAC 11 ROUTINE BY JANCOMCENADAK 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH vill RE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 11 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 032048 NCR 8405 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (THIS COMES FROM CINCPAC FOR ACTION COMINCH. 23 INFO COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK) F-01 24 F-02 21 26 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 2 AUGUST. F-05 27 F-07 28 TARPON (ss 175) OPERATING OFF TRUK REPORTS AT 29 F-1 30 030950 1 FISHING BOAT PROBABLY SUNK AND 3 PATROL F-2 31 32 F-20 BOATS DAMAGED ALL BY GUNFIRE. OTHER INFO HAS BEEN 33 F-3 34 PASSED. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 1 COPY DELIVERED TO 200. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 or (E) 47 FX37 ONE May, 1, 1072 48 By SLR FX40 49 Date FEB 26-1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SHORET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R-15 460 032048 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY a 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 3 AUGUST 1944 7 % TOR CODEROOM 1346 9 COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY KIRKBRIDE INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 12 PARAPHRASED BY KIRKBRIDE /MC COMB 13 DEFERRED 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 030117 NCR 7704 18 19 DATE TIME GCT ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (COMINCH GETS ACTION INFO GOES TO COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC F-01 24 JANCOMCEN ADAK, CINCPAC ORIGINATES) 25 F-02 26 CENPAC SUMMARY 1 AUGUST. F-05 27 28 F-07 29 232 STEELHEAD (SS 280) AND PERCHE (SS 384) MADE COORDINATED F-1 30 31 F-2 ATTACK ON SOUTHBOUND CONVOY AT 301912Z JUNE IN POSIT 32 F-20 33 19-02 N 120-56 E. north afLergon 34 F-3 35 STEELHEAD SANK 1 AK AND DAMAGED 1 AO, 1 AP AND 1 AK. F-30 36 37 F-31 PERCHE SANK 1 AP, 2 AO'S AND 1 AP OR AK. 38 F-32 39 OTHER INFORMATION PASSED. 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 DEPARTMENT 44 FX01 or (E) 45 FL O. 11000. r(D) 46 FX30 OSD Date 1072 FEB 26 1974 47 FX37 48 By SLR 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTA DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY ROUTINE 3 4 RELEASED BY DATE 3 AUGUST 44 FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0026 X COM5THFLT 9 DECODED BY BAKER COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 11 PARAPHRASED MOVITINE BY JOHNSON/STRONG 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 1.5 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 4NJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 022113 NCR 7375 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (CINCPAC GIVES TO COMINCH. INFO COM5THFLT COMSOPAC 23 F-01 24 JANCOMCEN ADAK) 27 F-02 26 F-05 27 FOLLOWS CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 31 JULY. 28 F-07 29 PERMIT (SS 178) REPORTS AT 0109452 AUGUST 1 800-TON F-1 30 31 F-2 AK SUNK OFF YAP WITH TORPEDO SET AT 5 FEET. OTHER 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 INFO YOU HAVE. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 COPY TO 20G FX30 46 E. C. F(D) or (E) 47 1, 1972 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R-13 022113 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM COMNAVEU PRIORITY a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION - CNO RRRRRR 5 DATE 2 AUGUST 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2126/01 * 9 DECODED BY FISHER PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED KIEHL /THOMPSON INFORMATION 11 COMINCH RRARRR BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY ROLL 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS unrates VILL BE TRANSMITTED site DUERRES PRECEDENCE 483 42 ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PG 1 OF 3 011602 NCR 6569 17 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 2n ON OCTSOME DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEST ACTION 21 INVOICE F-O 22 PART 1 011359 NCR 6594 E. C. 11602 Sea - and 5(1) or (E) 23 PART 2 011413 NCR 6583 CSD Mry, 1, 1072 F-01 24 PART 3 011602 NCR 6569 By SLR 21 Data FEB 26 874 26 F-05 27 COMNAVEU SENDS ACTION CNO. INFO COMINCH F-07 24 20 URDIS 212021 APRIL AND AIRMAILGRAM 121906 JUNE 1943. F-1 30 F-2 31 THE FOLLOWING IS REPORT OF ADMIRALTY ENEMY SHIPPING 32 F-20 33 LOSSES ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JANUARY F-3 34 as F-30 36 1 TO JULY 15 1944. F-31 37 as MEDITERRANEAN SHIPS UNDER 1000 GT CATEGORY 1 F-32 39 F-33 40 29 SHIPS TOTALLING 14089 GT 41 F-34 42 CATEGORY 2 3 SHIPS TOTALLING 1815 GT F-4 43 44 FX01 45 CATEGORY 3 9 SHIPS TOTALLING 4950 TOTAL FX30 46 47 41 SHIPS TOTALLING 20854 GT. FX37 48 FX40 49 50 SHIPS 1000 GT AND OVER TANKERS CATEGORY 1 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Value original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R-15 460 011602 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 E.C.1 - r(1) as CSD May, 1, 1072 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 3 SHIPS TOTALLING 12323 GT CATEGORY 2 4 SHIPS TOTALLING 12898 GT CATEGORY 3 3 SHIPS TOTALLING 24000 GT TOTAL 10 SHIPS TOTALLING 49221 GT NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 46 SHIPS TOTALLING 133993 GT CATEGORY 2 17 SHIPS TOTALLING 118694 GT CATEGORY 3 15 SHIPS TOTALLING 45456 GT TOTAL 78 SHIPS TOTALLING 298143 GT TOTAL FOR MEDITERRANEAN CATEGORY 1 78 SHIPS TOTALLING 160405 GT CATEGORY 2 24 SHIPS TOTALLING 133407 GT CATEGORY 3 27 SHIPS TOTALLING 74406 GT TOTAL 129 SHIPS TOTALLING 368218 GT NORTH SEC NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS UNDER 1000 GT CATEGORY 1 28 SMIPS TOTALLING 8091 GT CATEGORY 2 9 SHIPS TOTALLING 6227 GT CATEGORY 3 4 SHIPS TOTALLING 2897 GaT TOTAL 41 SHIPS TOTALLING 17215 GT. COMNAVEU 011607 6569 IN Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of 3 Pages. OP/AT-16-51 134106 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SHIPS 1000 AND OVER TANKERS CATEGORY 1 1 SHIP TOTALLING 5540 GT CATEGORY 2 5 SHIPS TOTALLING 31415 GT CATEGORY 3 3 SHIPS TOTALLING 15615 GT TOTAL 9 SHIPS TOTALLING 52570 GT. CHTANKERS CATEGORY 1 59 SHIPS TOTALLING 199521 GT CATEGORY 2 21 SHIPS TOTALLING 71922 GT CATEGORY 3 24 SHIPS TOTALLING 76834 GT TOTAL 104 SHIPS TOTALLING 348277 GT TOTAL FOR NORTH CATEGORY 1 88 SHIPS TOTALLING 213152 GT CATEGORY 2 35 SHIPS TOTALLING 109564 GT CATEGORY 3 31 SHIPS TOTALLING 95346 GT TOTAL 154 SHIPS TOTALLING 418062 ALL VESSELS UNDER 100 GROSS TONS AND ALL UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER 500 TONS ARE EXCLUDED. DEPARTED E. o. DA = end D(D) or (E) 16 ACT COD No. 1, 1072 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 COMINCH. .ADMIRAL STARK... COMNAVEU 011602 6569 3 3 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. OPAAT-10-51 124106 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAPTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE FRO CINCPOA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 2 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 COMINCH ROUT IMPETINE A DATI 1. AUGUST 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0302 - 9 DECODE:KIRKBRIDE PRIORITY PARAPHRASED KTRKBRIDE /MC COMB INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET to COMSOPAC 11 BY JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ 45 ADMINISTRATIVE 15 If OPERATIONAL 16 312029 NCR 6064 CHECK BELOW 17 is ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 19 TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (CINCPOA GIVES COMINCH FOR ACTION INFO TO COM 5TH FLT 23 COMSOPAC AND JANCOMCEN ADAK) F-01 21 F-02 27 THIS IS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 30 JULY. à F-05 27 HAMMERHEAD (ss 364) OPERATING LUZON STRAIT REPORTS F-07 2 à SINKING 8600 TON PASSENGER FREIGHTER AND DAMAGING F-1 30 F-2 31 CR SINKING 2 SMALL AK'S. SANK WITH GUNFIRE 32 F-20 33 87 TON SAMNAN PATROL CRAFT. F-3 34 35 OTHER INFO PASSED. F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20G F-4 43 DECLASSITED 41 FX01 45 E.O. 11002 2th D(5) and 5(D) or (E) FX30 46 080 lotter, May, 3, 1972 17 By SLR FEB 26 1974 FX37 Date 4x FX40 = 24) IG-00 51 SECRET VCNO only, Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I CINCPOA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY It 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 30 JULY 1944 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 1708 8 TOR CODEROOM COM 5TH FLEET 0 IMRIE COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY IMRIE/Refunts- INFORMATION JANCOHGENADAK 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 300036 NCR 5088 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 25 F-02 FROM CINCPOA ACTION TO COMINCH INFO TO COM 5TH FLT 26 COMSOPAC JANCONGENADAK. F-05 27 28 F-07 29 FOLLOWS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 28 JULY. F-1 30 31 F-2 DRUM (SS 228) AND BALAO (SS 285) OFF PALAU MADE 32 F-20 33 COORDINATED CUN ATTACK 29 JULY Z EACH SINKING 1 34 F-3 35 F-30 MOTOR SAMPAN BOTH LOADED WITH JAP MARINES. 36 37 F-31 PERCH (SS 313) REPORTS 1 SMALL TRAWLER SUNK WITH 38 F-32 39 GUNFIRE VICINITY 10-40 N 125-51 E. F-33 40 41 F-34 OTHER INFO ALREADY PASSED. 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIED FX30 46 47 E. 0, 11000, See, S(N) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 CoD been May, 3, 1972 FX40 49 By SLR 50 Date IG-00 FEB 26. B 1974 51 VCNO 52 SECRET only. Deliver to Code Room 300036 in person, (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CTU 17.2.19 2 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CTF 17 RRRRRRRR 4 5 DATE 31 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0138 8 9 DECODED BY HOFNER ACCOMB COMINCH PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED HOFNER/ROWLAND INFORMATION 11 BERMSSIFIED ROUTINE BY 12 E. O. 11002. 2.2 C(5) and (E) DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY CSD lotter, May, 1, 1072 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 15.) 41 ADMINISTRATIVE Date FEB 26 1974 IF 15 By SLR OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 291323* IICR 5365 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 2n ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 AIRCRAFT WERE ALL CURS. BALAO 6. 2 EXPLOSIONS 23 F-01 24 OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO EACH PASSAGE OF HELLCAT FICHTER. F-02 21 26 F-05 NO AIRCRAFT SEEN DROP BOMBS HERE. OUR CUESTS STATE 27 F-07 28 THERE WERE NO COUNTERMINING OPERATIONS PLANNED WHEN 20 F-1 30 THEY WERE BRIEFED. CUR IMPRESSION JAS CONTROLLED F-2 31 32 F-20 TIMES BEING USED AS EMERGENCY AA MEASURE. 4 OTHER 33 F-3 34 35 EXPLOSIONS UNDERMEATH OR ASTERN OF FIGHTERS. TIDE F-30 36 APPEARED VERY SHALL. SAME AMOUNT BARBED IRE OBSERVED F-31 37 38 F-32 39 ON BEACHES FROM MORNING TO NIGHT AT OBSERVATION RANGES F-33 40 2 TO 4 MILES. SET 175 DRIFT 1/2 KNOT WX STINKS 41 F-34 42 VISIBILITY CEILING 0. DRUM AND BALAO MADE COORDINATED F-4 43 44 FX01 45 GUN ATTACK TODAY EACH SINKING 1 MOTOR SAMPAN BOTH FX30 46 47 LOADED WITH NIP HARINES. DRUM HAS 2 SAMPLES AND FX37 48 REPORTS 58 MIL* FUEL. *AS RECEIVED. FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 PASSED TC COMINCH FOR INFO BY RDO HONO AS 291841. VCNO 52 DELIVERED TO 20G. Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 291323* DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CINCEF : FROM PRIORITY 3 BAD I RELEASED BY 28 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION ACNB ROUTINE = CINCPAC DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1615 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY DUMMIT/WALP INFORMATION 11 DECLASSIFIED PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY BY SR DATE FEB 26 1974 JCS MEMO. 1-17-73 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL IL TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 270534 NCR 18090 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 RECEIVED FROM BAD BY HAND 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 (A) CASUALTIES ON ENEMY NAVAL AND MERCANTILE SHIPPING, 25 F-02 JULY: BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING FORTNIGHT ENDING 26 26 F-05 27 28 F-07 JUNE 27 'P' 218 SANK 21-TON JUNK. 29 30 'P' 248 SANK 30-TON JUNK. F-1 30 31 F-2 JULY 2 "P" 227 SANK 70-TON JUNK. 32 4 'P' 248 SANK 300-TON TUG AND 2 100-TON LIGHTERS F-20 33 IN TOW AND 200-TON TUG WITH LARGE LIGHT- 34 F-3 ER IN TOW. 35 5 'P' 218 SANK 2 JUNKS OF 40 AND 50 TONS. F-30 36 6 "P" 248 SANK 50-TON TUG AND THE 200-TON PUKET- 37 F-31 TO-KANTANG FERRY. 38 HMS PORPOISE SANK 10-TON JUNK. F-32 39 7 'P' 248 SANK 2 JUNKS OF 30 AND (987) TONS. 40 F-33 8 'P' 245 SCORED 8 HITS WITH GUNFIRE ON 400-TON 41 F-34 TANKER. WHEN LAST SEEN, TANKER WAS ABLAZE 42 AND LISTING. F-4 43 10 up 317 DAMAGED 250-TON MERCHANT SHIP BY 4 HITS 44 WITH GUNFIRE. FX01 45 FX30 46 (B) LOSSES SUSTAINED IN ALLIED NAVAL AND MERCANTILE SHIP- 47 PING BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING PAST FORTNIGHT: FX37 48 49 FX40 SUNK BY U/BOATS OFF WEST COAST OF INDIA: MERCHANT 50 SHIPS SHAHZADA, TANDA. TOTAL TONNAGE 12,624 TONS. IG-00 51 52 VCNO RECEIVED TOP- SECRET; RECLA SIFIED SECRET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 270534 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CINCPOA = FROM PRIORITY 3 RRRRRRR ILEASED BY FOR ACTION HOUTINE COMINCH 3 27 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 TOR CODEROOM 1541 . 9 HOFNER COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED HOFNER. MCCOMB JANCOMCENADAK RRRRRRR 2 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 - OTHERWIDE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL = TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDEDENCE AND 41 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 270115 NCR 2885 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION TO COMINCH INFO TO COM 5TH FLEET F-0 22 COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK.) 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 25 JULY. 26 F-05 27 STERLET (SS 392) REPORTS AT 251330Z SMALL COASTAL F-07 28 20 VESSEL PROBABLY S UNK OFF 11:0 JIMA. F-1 30 F-2 31 YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 as F-30 36 37 F-31 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 47 I.O.! (D) or (R) FX37 48 1072 49 FEB 261974 FX40 Date 50 By SEE IG-00 51 52 VCNO only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPOA PRIORITY COMINCH 3 RRRRRR 1 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 25 JULY 1944 7 - TOR CODEROOM 0143 9 COM 5TH FLT DECODED BY MONROE COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK RRRRR 11 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY D SMITH/WALP DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 242056 NCR 826 XXXX 17 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC F-01 24 JANCOMCEN ADAK) 21 F-02 26 F-05 27 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 23 JULY. 28 F-07 29 SHARK (SS 314) OPERATING BONINS AREA REPORTS AT 231105Z F-1 30 31 1 AK PROBABLY SUNK. YOU HAVE OTHER INFORMATION. F-2 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 F. 0. and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 1972 48 FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 COPY TO 20G IG-00 51 52 VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 460 242056 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 COMINCH 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUT ROOTINE INE & DEFERRED 6 DATE 23 JULY 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 6909 9 COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY LYNN INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUT LNE ROUTINE 11 PARAPHRASED JANCOMCENADAK 12 BY LYNN/REA DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILLING TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE IN) 45 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 230321 NCR 9459 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCM CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING THE ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 25 FROM CINCPAC TO COMINCH WITH INFO TO COM 5TH FLT F-02 26 CONSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-05 27 28 F-07 29 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY 21 JULY. F-1 30 31 STURGEON (ss 187) REPORTS SINKING A 9200 AP IN F-2 32 F-20 33 EMPIRE BOUND CONVOY NAN AMAMI 0 SHIMA ON 3 JULY WITH 34 F-3 35 3 HITS. COBIA (ss 245) OPERATING BONINS AREA REPORTS F-30 36 37 AT 2212022 1-600 TON PATROL VESSEL AND 2 TRAWLERS SUNK F-31 38 F-32 39 BY GUNFIRE. OTHER INFO HAS BEEN PASSED. 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20-G.... 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 47 E O. (11) or (E) FX37 48 1072 49 Dy SLR FED 26 1974 FX40 Date 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC 2 COMINCH PRIORITY a ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION A JULY 22 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1119 9 DECODED BY KOTEEN COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY KOTEEN/ROWLAND JANCOMCEN ADAK 12 ROUT INE DEFERRED 12 11 ROUTED BY 11 OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPAREN will as TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRODUCE ⑉ 11 - IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 220017 NCR 8540 IN IN DIRECTOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT F ON - minon IDM und - - una ACTION 21 F-C If 11 FROM CINCPAC GOES ACTION TO COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET IN E CONSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-CR 2 F-05 07 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 20 JULY. F-ST KILKINS COLFPACK REPORTS AT 210800Z 1 AO 2 TO 4 F-1 30 F-2 11 AP'S 4 DD'S IN POSIT 21-00N 123-06E COURSE 210 SPEED a F-20 31 14. IN SUBMERGED ATTACK ROCK (SS 274) GOT 3 TIVED HITS F-1 31 11 FOR 4 FIRED. 2 IN AO 1 IN AP. GUAVINA (SS 364)* CARRIES 36 F-21 Y, TOTAL 12 DOWNED AIRMEN. 4 OTHERS PICKED UP ON 12 JULY. y F-22 y OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. F-23 in 0 F-34 42 DELIVERED TO 20G. F-4 = " FX01 45 A: Received FX30 46 42 FX37 4x is et (D) or (E) 1% in 1, 1972 FX40 Zei Dy SIR Date FEB 26 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO -- uniginal only, Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 21 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 TOR CODEROOM 0757 8 COM 5TH FLEET 9 DECODED BY BENNETT- PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUTINE 11 ROUTINE 12 BY C STRONG SCHMICK JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 210119 NCR 7426 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (CINCPAC SENDS TO COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC 23 JANCOMCEN ADAK) F-01 21 25 F-02 26 F-05 COMES CENPAC SUMMARY 19 JULY. 27 y F-07 GUARDFISH (SS 217) REPORTS SUNK 1-6100 TON AK AND 29 F-1 30 DAMAGED 1-4000 TON AK IN 6 SHIP N BOUND CONVOY AT F-2 31 32 182243Z POSIT 20-05 N 118-23 E. F-20 33 34 F-3 TINOSA (SS 283) OPERATING YELLOW SEA REPORTS AT 35 F-30 is 191235Z SANK 1 LARGE AP AND 1 AK. WITH GUNFIRE SANK. 37 F-31 38 1 SCHOONER 1 TRAWLER AND 1 SAMPAN. F-32 39 40 F-33 GUAVINA (SS 364)* DURING 18 AND 19 JULY PICKED UP 8 41 F-34 42 DOWNED AIRMEN OFF YAP. 43 F-4 44 YOU HAVE OTHER INFORMATION. FX01 45 DECLASSINED 46 FX30 1 COPY TO 20-G 47 E.O. 11077 E(D) or (E) FX37 48 *AS RECEIVED FEB 26 1974 49 FX40 By SLR Date 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART. 1 DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 WILKINS PRIORITY 3 COMSUBPAC URGENT RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 21 JULY 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 1513 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 FRUIN PARAPHRASED INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 DUMMIT/WALP DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 211245 NCR 7508 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPT 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 THIS IS WILKINS NUMBER 3 TO CONSURPAC. 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 AT 08202 21ST 1 AO, 2 TO 4 AP'S, 4 DD'S IN POSITION 21-05 29 F-1 30 123-06F COURSE 210, SPEED 14. IN SUBMERGED ATTACK ROCK GOT F-2 31 32 3 TIMED HITS FOR 4 FIRED: 2 IN AO, 1 IN AP. SEARCH OF AT- F-20 33 F-3 34 TACK POSITION REVEALED ONLY OIL FIRE. 60ME CONFUSION AT 35 F-30 36 FIRST IN IDENTIFYING ORIGINATOR DUE TO OTHER PACK ON SAME F-31 37 38 FREQUENCY. THIS CORRECTED BY CHANGING DAY INDICATORS. F-32 39 F-33 40 NEGLIGIBLE INTERFERENCE AND NO JAMMING. CONSIDER BEST 41 F-34 4? RESULTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY USING FREQUENCIES TO 2000 BAND F-4 43 44 AND SHIFTING DAILY. RECEPTION FROM CHINA EXCELLENT BOTH FX01 45 FX30 46 FREQUENCIES. COULD NOT BREAK 2 OF NKN'S (RADIO HOCHWAN'S) 47 FX37 48 MESSAGES. BF ITS 6060 FUEL TILEFISH AND 17 FISH. 20-45N FX40 49 50 122-22E WX 4581 9743. IG-00 51 DECLASSIFIED OSD Letter, 5-3-72 VCNO 52 1 COPY OP-200 MAY 24 1974 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTML URAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM4THFLT ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OPOPOPOP FROM PRIORITY * COMINCH RELEASED BY 20 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE A DATE DEFERRED 6 = TOR CODEROD.526 OPOPOPOP 9 DECODED BY D SMITH CINCLANT PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION il PARAPHRASED KIELY COM10THFLTC&R ROUTINE ET 12 BALDWIN DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 NOCITED THE DISPATOR will " TRANSMITTED with SCHOOLD PRESIDENCE DU n OFFICER 13 IF OPERATIONAL 14 CHECK BELOW 201423 NCR 6795 17 is ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME 19 DATE TIME GCT 2n ON OFFICINE DEPARTMENT not LIMIT MOST ONE aor cus PID MIDE BOWN net ACTION 21 F-0 :: 21 F-01 21 F-02 :- AMPLIFICATION MY 201016. 2. F-05 = MARINER REPORTS SIGHTING SURVIVORS IN WATER 22-30 S F-07 : 4 F-1 30 41-00 W. SHIP BELIEVED TO BE BRAZILIAN NAVAL AUX- 2 A 32 ILIARY VITAL DE OLIVEIRA ESCORTED BY BRAZILIAN CS F-20 # F-3 14 as JAVARI ENROUTE VICTORIA TO RIO. AIR GAMBIT AND HOLD F-20 M F-31 37 DOWN IN EFFECT. 34 F-32 39 F-33 to " F-34 42 (U) or (E) F-4 CI 1072 41 FEB 26 1974 FX01 45 Dy SLR Date FX30 $ COMINCH ACT 1: FX57 - FX37 16 OOR 20G CNO NAVAIDE FX40 " IN IG-00 M VCNU SECRET only, Deliver to Code Room Waich Officer in person. (See An. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY COM 4TH FLT OPOPOP 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 20 JULY 44 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1057 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY TOUPASZ INFORMATION COM 10TH FLT CANDR OPANYING 11 PARAPHRASED 12 BY MANUEL CINCLANT DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY MORRIS 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 201016 NCR 6592 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 25 F-02 BRAZILIAN SHIP is REPORTED TORPEDOED WITHIN 26 NE of Rio. F-05 27 28 20 MILES OF CAPE ST THOMA: A APPROXIMATELY MATELY F-07 29 F-1 30 22-20 S 41*00 W 2005002-: 31 F-2 32 AMPLIFICATION LATERD F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 DECUMBER E. O. 11002 Sin ($) and (D) or (E) F-4 43 44 CBD May, 3, 1972 FX01 45 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX30 46 47 COMINCH...ACT FX37 48 FX40 49 FX37- 16...00R 20G CNO. NAVAIDE. 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 19-07 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECISIONE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - FROM CINCRAC 2 PRIORITY 2. RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH RRRRAR 5. DATE 20 JULY 44 DEFERRED 6. : TOR CODEROOM 0854 0 DECODED BY ROBERTS PRIORITY to PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COM5THFLT RPRRRR MOSTINE 11 " JOHNSON/ STRONG COVSOPAC 12 JANCOVCENADAK DEFERRED IS KOITED If 11 VII myself - for DISPAREN WILL " respecting with PREFERENCE - 12 - IF OPERATIONAL 36. CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 200249 NCR 6561 IT is - FILL IN DATE AND TIME 19 DATE TIME OCT & - SUTURNS DISPRICHES LOVE AGGET ONE DIEN COME un BEFORE REGISMING un ACTION in F-O R (CINCRAC GIVES ACTION COMINCH INFO COV5THFLT cov- 21 SOPAC JANCOVCENADAK.) F-O1 = F-02 2: 6 THIS is CENPAC SUMMARY 18 JULY. F-05 27 F-07 2 COBIA (ss 245) OPERATING RONINS AREA REPORTS & F-1 30 AT 181229Z SANK 1 LARGE AND 1 MEDIUM AK. PLAICE F-2 31 20 (ss 397) OPERATING BONINS AREA REPORTS AT 181546Z F-20 E I 31 SANK 1 DD IN SOUTHROUND CONVOY. "ILKINS "OLFPAC as F-30 36 (SA FISH) (ss 276) ROCK (SS 274) TILEFISH (SS 307) F-31 37 25 OPERATING LUZON STRAIT REPORTS AT 1718452 CONVOY IN F-32 go F-33 to POSIT 22-23 N 119-92 E COUPSE 18' SPEED 14. AT 41 F-34 42 DANN FOLLOWING SHIPS SIGHTED 2 SMALL CARRIERS 1 F-4 43 44 HEAVY CRUISER 6 AP'S 6 AO'S 1 DD 1 PC. SHIPS IN FXOL is FX30 46 2 COLUMNS "ITH CA ON CENTER HEAD AND A CARPIER IN 47 FX37 : EACH COLUMN. ESCORTS PATROLLING ON FLANKS. IN FX40 4% to SUBMERGED ATTACK SAMFISH GOT 2 HITS IN 18, aaa TON IG-00 = EASYD VCNO SECRET E. O. 11632, See. 2(7) and (D) or (E) Make unional only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) May i, 1972 10011 460 By SLR Date FEB 00 1974 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AO FOR 9 FIRED DIRECT GOT 5 TIMED HITS FOR 10 FIRED. 1 ON AK 2 IN AP AND 2 IN AO. TILEFISH WITH 2 HITS FOR 7 SANK 1 DD. OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED. COPY TO 200 MAND I(D) or (E) - 24, - 1972 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 CINCPAC Originator D/T Group 202249 NC Page 2 Of 2 Pages. DUE Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM UNAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I ROM AMOON VLADIVOSTOK = PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY ( ROULLARD) DATE 19 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION 4 CND BOUTINE 5 DEFERRED G 7 TOR CODEROON 1932 or 9 DECODED BY KUPLER PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION 11 - BOUTINE BY SHARPE /, 12 ALUSNA DSCOW DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WHITTINGTON 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL IE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 13 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 19,719 NCR 6034 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (FROM AMCON VLAD FOR CNC INFO moscow) F-0 22 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 CELU RUSSIA SURVIVORS NOW HERE SOVIETS F-05 27 F-07 28 STATE THEY ARE STILL PARTIALLY MISANE 20 F-1 30 BUT HAVE ESTABLISHED SIMP SUNK BY F-2 31 32 TORPHICES AFTER REACHING CLEAR WATER F-20 33 F-3 34 YY 220340 JUNE. CONVOY OFFICER STATES 35 F-30 36 NE goodrs WHOLE STORY. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 DECLASSIFIED F-33 40 E.O. 11002. 2% S(T) and 6(D) or (E) 41 F-34 42 3, 1072 FEB 26 1974 F-4 43 16....ACT. Ey SLR Date 14 FX01 45 FX30 46 COMINCH CNO NAVAIDE 20G 200P 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (I) NAVREGS) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE COMINCH RARRAR 6 19 JULY 1944 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 1232 0 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 HOFNER INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY COMSOPAC 12 HOFNER/MDCOMB JANCOMCEN ADAK RBRRRR 13 ROUTED BY 14 WHLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL se TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 4KJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 182341 NCR 5804 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 DII OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE AMOUNT LINE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC F-01 24 JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 FOLLOWS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 17 JULY. 29 F-1 30 GUARDFISH (ss 217) REPORTS SINKING 9800 TON NAVAL AUXILIARY F-2 31 32 OUT OF LARGE CONVOY AT 180922Z POSIT 20-25 N 119-22 E COURSE F-20 33 F-3 34 215 SPEED 15. COMPOSITION 2 CV'S 2 AO °S SEVERAL AP'S AND 35 F-30 36 NAVAL AUXILIARIES. NO CHASE POSSIBLE OWING TO 30 FOOT SEAS. F-31 37 38 OTHER INFO PASSED TO YOU. F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 VERED FX01 45 OP 200 BECLASSIFIED FX30 46 47 E. O. 11000 F(1)) or (E) FX37 48 OSD 1972 FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. Cee Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 OP DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) CAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COMSUBPAC PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY CINCPAC RRRBARRRRRRR DATE 20 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOX CODEROO). 202159 8 DECODED BY LAWRENCE NAVAL FUELING STATION PRIORITY 9 BY MONROE BY INFORMATION AT AKUTAN RRRRRRRRRRR RODIYME PARAPHRASED CHECKED POWLEY COM 17 11 COM 13 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROSTED BY BY MONROE COMINCH BASEGRAM 13 14 046255 OTHERWISE INDICATED 1-13 DISPATCH WILL ne TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 182243* NCR 6635 17 1M Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 30 21 22 NAVAL FUELING STATION AT AKUTAN SECRET 160500. 23 24 AT TIME GIVEN OF USSR 0B ATTACK AND SINKING CLOSEST US 25 26 SUBMARINE WAS 250 MILES SOUTH. US SUBMARINE SANK AN 27 28 UNLIGHTED ZIGZAGGING SHIP 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF 0B SINKING 29 30 ON THE 5TH OF JULY 45.5 HOURS BEFORE REPORTED SINKING OF 31 32 OB. LATER SAW JAPS ON LIFE RAFT FROM SAME SHIP. NO OTHER as U S SUBMARINES IN THIS IMMEDIATE VICINITY. REQUEST CHECKING 34 35 PM 36 ORIGINAL SOURCES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. 37 July 38 39 *RDO HONO PASSED INFO TO COMINCH AS 200621 40 41 42 COMINCH: COPIES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE. 43 44 45 BECLASSITIED 46 E. O. 11005 2½ 3 end 5(D) of (E) 47 1972 48 no. I ADMIRAL. By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 49 No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROO... No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 dendir only in #11P "Top Secret* insfructions contained in Article - 76, Savy Regulations. COPY 10. 6 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM WILKINS PRIORITY PPPPP a COMSUBPAC I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION SUBASE PEARL ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 19 JULY 1944 7 - TOR CODEROOM 0347 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY LAWRENCE INFORMATION COMINCH PPPPP 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY D SMITH/WALP DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 181435* NCR 5462 XXXXX 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (WILKINS NUMBER 2 TO COMSUBPAC) F-01 21 2" F-02 2: AT 1845Z 17TH CONVOY IN POSITION 22-23 N 119-52 E. BASE F-05 2: COURSE 182 SPEED 14. AT DAWN FOLLOWING SHIPS SIGHTED. 2 F-07 1261 SMALL CARRIERS 1 HEAVY CRUISER 6 AP'S 6 AO'S 1 DD 1 PC. AT F-1 20 SUNPISE CONVOY INCREASED SPEED TO 17 AND HAD HEAVY AIR 31 T-S 30 COVERAGE. SHIPS WERE IN 2 COLUMNS WITH CRUISER ON CENTER F-20 as AHEAD AND A CARRIER HEADING EACH COLUMN. ESCORTS PATROLLING F-3 34 as ON FLANKS. IN SUBMERGED ATTACKS SAWFISH GOT 2 HITS IN 10,000 DAD F-30 36 TON TANKER FOR 9 FIRED. ROCK GOT 5 TIMED HITS FOR 18 FIRED. F-31 37 38 1 IN AK 2 IN AP AND 2 IN AO. TILEFISH OBSERVED 1 TANKER F-32 39 BADLY OFF FOLLOWING ROCK'S ATTACK. TILEFISH WITH 2 HITS FOR F-33 40 41 7 SANK A PUBUKI CLASS DESTROYER WHICH HAD BEEN WORKING ON F-34 42 POCK. 2300 1 POSIT 21-35 N 120-34 E WX 4290 9724 F-4 43 DECLASSIFIED 44 FX01 45 E C. NOTE See S(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX30 46 COD May, 3, 1972 47 By SLR FEB 1974 FX37 Date 48 49 FX40 *PDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 182309 50 IG-00 51 COPY TO 20G VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 174 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY 17 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION RRARRRR COMINCH 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 0243 X TOR CODEROOM 9 IMRIE CONFIFTHFLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 BY PARAPHRASED MCKENNA/WALP JANCOMCEN ADAK RRRRRRR 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATOR WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE INS AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 172115 NCR 3601 XXXXXX 18 10 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFC COMFIFTHFLEET 23 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK) F-01 24 2% F-02 26 CENPAC SUMMARY 16 JULY. F-05 27 28 F-07 SKATE (ss 305) OPERATING KURILES REPORTS 2 AK'S 29 SUNK 15 JULY: F-1 30 31 F-2 PLAICE (ss 390) REPORTS 4 OR MORE FREIGHTERS 29-22 32 NORTH 139-14 EAST COURSE 160 SPEED 7.5 AT 1715002. F-20 33 34 F-3 SANK 1 OF 4 RADAR EQUIPPED ESCORTS. 35 PAMPANITO (ss 383) OPERATION EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS F-30 36 37 F-31 15,000 TON AK PROBABLY SUNK WITH 1 HIT 6 JULY. 38 F-32 39 MICKEY FINN WOLFPACK (GUARDEISH (ss 217) THRESHER F-33 40 (SS200) PIRANHA (SS 389) ) REPORTS SINKING 7 AK'S 41 F-34 42 2 AO'S AND 1 ESCORT. PROBABLY SANK 1 AK AND 1 ESCORT. F-4* 43 DAMAGED 1 AK. DETAILS PASSED TO YOU IN GUARDFISH 41 FX01 45 171226 AND THRESHER 171211. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. FX30 46 BECAUSITED 47 FX37 COPY TO 20G E. c. or (E) 48 49 1, 1972 FX40 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER 1 EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE NO FROM CTG 17.16 PRIORITY 3 I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CTF 17 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 18 JULY 1944 7 X TOR CODEROOM 2301 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SCHMICK INFORMATION COMINCH 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DORSEY/ DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE DO is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 171226 NCR 3439 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OM OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 BUB AND MAC HELD FIELD DAY LAST NIGHT. CONSOPAC F-01 24 2% RECEIVES 4TH FROM MICKEY FINN. GUARDFISH MADE 10 F-02 26 F-05 27 HITS FOR 13 FIRED. SANK 4 TOTAL 29,000 PLUS 1 PROBABLE 28 F-07 29 AND DAMAGED 1 FOR 7500 OUT OF 9 SHIP CONVOY. F-1 30 F-2 31 THRESHER WORKING ANOTHER 6 SHIP CONVOY AT THE SAME 32 F-20 33 TIME 55 MILES TO NORTHWARD EXPENDED ALL TORPEDOES F-3 34 35 SINKING 5 AND DAMAGING 1 NOW RETURNING HOME. PIRANHA F-30 36 F-31 37 IN DAY ATTACK SANK 1 TANKER. ALL ATTACKS IN GENERAL as F-32 39 VICINITY 18-45N 119-45E. 45,000. 258824. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 COPY DELIVERED TO 20G. F-4 43 44 FXOI 45 FX30 46 RDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS171953. 47 BECLASSISIED FX37 48 E. O. 31007 :- (1) and 5(D) or (E) 49 FX40 50 000 May, 1. 1972 IG-00 01 By SLR Date FEB 261974 52 VCNO original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) PRAY 19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 24 FROM TU 17.16.2 PRIORITY COMSUBPAC 3 - RELEASED BY 18 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 H TOR CODEROOM 132 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PETERSON INFORMATION COMINCH 11 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY STEARNS /JOHNSON 13 DEFERRED 11 ROUTED BY 15 INLESS GTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL at TRANSMITTED with DIFERRED PRESIDENCE INJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 141 CHECK BELOW 17 171211* NCR 3546 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 on OUTGOING DISPATERES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE EXTINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 THRESHER ANNIHILATED 6 SHIP CONVOY. 3 AK'S 2% F-02 26 1 AO 1 ESCORT SUNK OTHER ESCORT PROBABLY SUNK. F-05 27 28 F-07 16 HITS. DEPARTING AREA. 1 MARK 23 TORPEDO. 20 F-1 30 50 M. NO PATCH.CORK ITEMS. SERIAL 1 TO 31 F-2 32 CONSUBPAC. DSME 3010 XX 62 80 11. F-20 33 34 F-3 35 *PASSED BY RDO HONO TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS F-30 36 172302. 37 F-31 DELIVERED TO 20G. as F-32 EATHER NOT PASSED. 30 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 41 FX01 45 BECLASSITED 46 FX30 E. O. (E) 47 1072 FX37 48 FEB 26 1974 40 By SLR Date FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILCRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM SS SKATE PRIORITY 7 PRIORITY 3 CONSUBPAC RELEASED BY 17 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 SS. SUNFISH DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1211 PRIORITY A to HARTIGAN INCODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COMINCH 11 PARAPHRASED HARTIGAN/GREENE ROUTINE IT 12 DEFERRED 13 ROSTED BY 14 DEB INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL II TRANSMITTED WITH DIFERRED PREZUDENCE au is COMINICTRATIVE 13 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 161007* NCR3085 OPERA 17 14 19 DECINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 - OFFICIAL SIGNATURES PLEASE ant - 241 RCK EIN SPACE REFORE REGIVARE TEST ACTION 21 SKATES SFCOND TO CONSUBPAC AND SUNFISH I 22 21 P-01 21 LAST NIGHT 2 NOFE MARUS BIT THE DUST. JAD SHIPPING PASSES F-CO 25 26 F-00 77 THROUGH 48-07 N 148-00E ON COURSE 215 AND PEVERSE. FUSSIANS E X E. PASS 4d !'ILES TO THE TEST OF THIS TRACT. 15 FISH REMAIN H 30 75000 FUEL. 48-40 N 149-90 E. 17370 KCS NO GOOD HERE. If 31 12 M HAVE 2 PRISONERS. F-1 If as V.X 1°24 43 F-30 / T-31 37 A *PASSED BY CINCPAC TO CO'INCH FOR INFO AS 171245 F-52 in DELIVERED TO 20G 40 KEATHER PASSED AS 171501 F-33 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 BECUMSITIED FXOL 45 E. o. 11000 the = - (11) or (E) FX30 46 OUD Mar. 1,1972 47 FEB 20 1974 FX37 ******* 45 By SLR Date FX40 49 5 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET- original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM NAVAL FUEL STA AKUTAN 2 COM 17 PPPPP 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH 4 ROUTINE CINCPAC 5 DATE 17 JULY 1944 COMSUBPAC DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2259 8 NOB DUTCH HARBOR 9 DECODED BY SAPP 10 INFORMATION COM 13 PPPPP II PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY D SMITH/WALP 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 INLIM OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 160500* NCR 2832 17 XXXX 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 AT 0300 JULY 7TH AT 51-29 N AND 155-11 E 50 MILES WEST 23 OF OZERNOE KAMCHATKA THE 2198 GROSS TON USSR 08 CALL F-01 24 F-02 25 UOYP ENROUTE FROM VLADIVOSTOK TO PETROPAVLOVSK WITH 26 2300 TONS COAL 60 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF 40 WAS F-05 27 F-07 28 TORPEDOED AND SUNK WITHIN 3 MINUTES. RUSSIANS BELIEVE 29 SUBMARINE TO BE AMERICAN. 21 SURVIVORS ARRIVED BY F-1 30 F-2 31 LIFEBOAT AT OZERNOE. 32 F-20 33 JULY 6TH UNIDENTIFIED JAPANESE CARGO SHIP COMPLETELY F-3 34 LOADED WITH FISH WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY AN 35 F-30 76 UNIDENTIFIED SUBMARINE OFF THE JAPANESE CANNERY AT F-31 37 YAVINA. 3 CREW MEMBERS PERISHED UNKNOWN NUMBER OF 38 F-32 39 SURVIVORS REACHED YAVINA BY LIFEBOAT. F-33 40 41 JULY 6TH USSR CHAPAEV WAS APPROACHED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED F-34 42 SURFACED SUBMARINE IN VICINITY OF OZERNOE. SUBMARINE F-4 43 44 CHANGED COURSE AND DISAPPEARED UPON SEEING SOVIET FX01 45 MARKINGS. ALL TIMES AND DATES W. FX30 46 47 FX37 48 *COM 17 PASSED TO COMINCH CINCPAC COMSUBPAC FOR ACTION FX40 49 AS 162150 50 BECLASSIFIED IG-00 a VCNO 52 E. O. 11032, See S(X) and 5(D) or (E) 000 letter, May, i, 1972 only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (1) (NAVREGS.) Bx SLR Date FEB DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAYY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM AMERICAN CONSUL VLADIVOSTOK 2 PRIORITY 3 FOR ACTION CNO 4 RELEASED BYee ROUTINE CON 10TH FLT c ¿ R ROUTINE 5 DATE 17 JULY 44 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1337/16 8 9 DECODED BY MCNEILL ALUSNA MOSCOW PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED BY WIDHAN/WIDHAN INFORMATION ROUTINE 11 ROOTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WIDHAN/WIDNAN 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 15050* NCR 2537 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 21 22 ACTION CNO CON 10TH FLT C & R INFO MOSCOW FROM 23 AMERICAN CONSUL VLADIVOSTOK 24 25 26 STEAMER 03 SUNK BY TORPEDO FIRE TWO DAYS AFTER 27 28 AND TO SOUTHWARD OF JAP SINNEL NARU IN OKHOTSK 29 30 BY 060530. SOVIET PRESUME SAME U. S. SUB BOTH CASES 31 32 CLAIM OB CARRYING PROPER IDENTIFICATION. 33 34 35 36 *AS RECEIVED 37 NOTE: RECLASSIFIED SEALED SECRET AS REQUEST OF COMINCH. 38 39 DECLASSIFIED 40 ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: State Dept Lotter, 1-11-73 41 is of FEB 26 1974 42 COMINCH (#1-8) ACTION 43 44 16(i)) FX37 (11) 20G (1/11) NAVAIDE (12-13) 45 46 47 48 49 50 No. 1 ADMIRAL No. 2 FILE. No. 3 F-I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL 51 52 COPY 12 Make original only. Deliver to Communication Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) NCR IN 160, DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRATTER 1 EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE PRIORITY ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 16 JULY 1944 DATE DEFERRED - 0312 TOR CODEROOM 9 KNAPP COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY to DECODED BY KNAPP/MCCOMB INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUTINE 11 PARAPHRASED JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 152150 NCR 2287 CHECK BELOW 17 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET 23 F-01 21 CONSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-02 21 26 F-05 27 CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 14 JULY. F-07 2 21 F-1 30 SEA LION 315) OPERATING YELLOW SEA REPORTS AT F-2 31 32 131533Z 4 AK'S SUNK FOR A TOTAL TONNAGE 20000. F-20 33 F-3 31 POMERET (SS 391) REPORTS 3 TIMED HITS IN FUSO BB 35 F-30 36 AT 1318302 POSIT 31-52 N 133-02 E. CUAVINA F-31 37 38 (SS 362) REPORTS 4 DOWNED AIRMEN RESCUED AT F-32 39 F-33 40 1405202 POSIT 08-43 N 138-39 E. OTHER INFO PASSED. 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 DELIVERED TO 20-G BECLASSIFIED FX01 45 FX30 46 (D) or (E) 47 , 1972 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 to IG-00 for VCNO SECRET only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 46R DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME PROCEDENCE DEPT OF STATE CNO RRRRRR NY ROUTINE 15 JULY 1944 - FOR DEFERRED 1303/15 PRICEITY DECLASSINED KIEHL (1EHL/THOMPSON State Dept. Litter 1-11-72 MOUTINE By Parks Date R.H. FEB 28 1974 ROLL 14 JULY 1944 NCR 1736 FOLLOWING RECD FROM BOGOTA DATED JULY 1944 827 PM 1247 JULY 14 4 PM. "PANAMA SEA FRONTIER REPORTS THAT UNITED STATES TANKER ESSO HARRISBURG WAS SUNK AT 7:51 PM Y-1 EASTERN STANDARD TIME JULY 6 ABOUT 100 MILES NNE OF END OF GUAGIRA PENINSULA CREW OF 72 TOOK TO 2 BOATS, 9 STILL MISSING. AMERICAN CONSUL BARANQUILLA REPORTS INDICATIONS THAT GERMAN SUBMARINE WAS RESPONSIBLE AND THAT SURVIVORS LANDED IN LIFEBOAT F-54 AT SIBULLA 4 RESCUED BY NAVY DIRIGIBLE AND TAKEN FTO: TO BARRANQUILLA ALL SENT TO PANAMA BY AIR PAYS LANE" 7X43 COMINCH ACT 16 FX37 00R 23 20G CNO NAVAIDE 39 Chee Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT OWNETER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY RELEASED BY 14 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE ROUT INE DEFERRED DATE TOR CODEROOM 1040 DIEBEL AUTION COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY COMSOPAC DIEBEL/Rea JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 140553 NCR 968 FROM CINCPAC TO COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-02 F-05 THIS IS CENPAC SUMMARY 12 JULY. 27 6 F-07 COBIA (SS245) REPORTS 1 MEDIUM AK SUNK WITH 2 29 F-1 30 HITS AT 122230Z POSIT 27-27 N 140-39 E. 400 TON F-2 31 32 PATROL VESSEL SUNK BY GUNFIRE N OF MARCUS. F-20 33 34 F-3 OTHER INFO PASSED. 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 DELIVERED TO 20-G. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 E. O. 47 (D) or (E) FX37 4% 1972 49 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 50 IG-00 51 VCNO SECRET Make original,only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE (GARBLED CALL) PPPPPP FROM PRIORITY 3 : RELEASED BY 15 JULY 44 FOR ACTION CTF 17 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 TOR CODEROOM 1143 9 DECODED BY JOHNSON PARPPP 10 INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY PARAPHRASED JOHNSON/STRONG 12 COMINCH DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL EE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AN.) AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 131830 NCR 1710 CHECK BELOW 17 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 18302 13TH 31-52 NORTH 133-02 EAST FIRED 27 F-02 20 6 AIR FISH AT FUSO BATTLE WAGON ESCORTED F-05 27 2 3 CANS RANGE 5000 NO CHANCE VISUAL DAMAGE F-07 21/ F-1 30 CHECK. THE 3 EXPLOSIONS CHECK AS FORWARD 31 F-2 32 3 OF SPREAD AND POSSIBLE HITS OTHER 3 F-20 33 F-3 34 NEVER EXPLODED GROUP CONTINUED TOWARDS 35 F-30 36 BUNGONO DEPTH CHARGES INITIAL SPEED 12 37 F-31 38 AND DURING LATTER STAGES 15. DAY BEFORE F-32 39 F-33 40 6 AIR FISH EXCESSIVE SPREAD MISSED MARU 41 F-34 42 AND ESCORT LEAVING BUNGONO PREDICTED DATA F-4 43 44 ESTABLISHED FOR LEOOY CAST POMFRET SERIAL 1 FX01 45 FX30 46 WX 909021. 17 FX37 48 *CALL BEING SERVICED. 40 PASSED BY CINCPAC TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 150630. FX40 so COPY TO 200 IG-00 51 DECLASSITED VCNO SEGRET E. O. 11602, Sea. t(i) ned (D) or (E) OSD lottor, May, 3, 1972 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) By NALREGS.) Date FEB 1974 OPKAY 19-A 1/60 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE os FROM CINCPOA COMINCH PRIORITY 3 ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY DATE 12 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 0133 8 TOR CODEROOM COM 5TH FLEET 9 DECODED BY LYNN COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION ROUTINE JANCONCENADAK 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY LYNN/REA 12 13 DEFERRED 14 ROUTED BY 15 INDICATED THIS DISPATES WILL se TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 11 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 122240 NCR 36 17 18 10 FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT CHE SHICH CLEAN SPACE WEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 CINCPOA SENDS ACTION TO COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH FLEET 23 F-01 24 COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK. 25 F-02 26 F-05 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 11 JULY. 27 28 F-07 TAUTOG OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS SINKING 29 F-1 30 ONE SMALL AK. SANK WI TH GUNFIRE ONE TRAWLER. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 OTHER INFORMATION YOU HAVE. 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 DELIVERED TO 20-G... 37 F-31 as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 E.O.). or (E) FX37 48 COD 1,1072 49 FX40 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO Vake original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) +60 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM I DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COMNAVEU I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 2 PRIORITY a CNO RRRRRRR RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 13 JULY 44 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 1551/12 7 TOR CODEROOM X MONROE COMINCH 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 H MORROS AMILTON /Kenny INFORMATION RRRRRRRR PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 121231 NCR 9642 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 PART 1 121222 NCR 9637 2 121228 9641 F-0 22 23 3 121231 9642 F-01 24 F-02 21 (2) 26 F-05 COMNAVEU TO CNO INFO COMINCH 27 F-07 24 By SLR Date FEB 261974 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 URDIS 212021 APRIL AND AIRMGM 121906 JUNE 1943 32 F-20 33 FOLLOWING IS ADMTY REPORT OF ENEMY SHIPPING LOSSES F-3 34 35 F-30 36 ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JAN 1 TO JUNE 15 F-31 37 38 1944. MEDITERRANEAN SHIPS UNDER 1000 GT CATEGORY F-32 39 F-33 40 1 26 SHIPS 12271 GT CATEGORY 2 3 SHIPS 1815 GT 41 F-34 42 CATEGORY 3 7 SHIPS 3950 GT TOTAL 36 SHIPS 18036 GT F-4 43 44 FX01 45 SHIPS OF 1000 GT AND OVER TANKERS CATEGORY 1 2 SHIPS FX30 46 47 5323 GT CATEGORY 2 4 SHIPS 12898 GT CATEGORY 3 FX37 48 FX40 49 3 SHIPS 24000 GT TOTAL 9 SHIPS 42221 GT 50 IC-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) L/60 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SHJPS OF 1000 GT AND OVER NON TANKERS CATEGORY 1 37 SHIPS 103366 GT CATEGORY 2 13 HIPS 64558 GT CATEGORY 3 14 SHIPS 40456 GT TOTAL 64 SHIPS 208380 GT TOTAL CATEGORY 1 65 SHIPS 120960 GT CATEGORY 2 20 SHIPS 79271 CATEGORY 3 24 SHIPS 28406 GT TOTALING 109 SHIPS 268637 GT NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS UNDER 1000 GT CATEGORY 1 22 SHIPS 6624 GT CATEGORY 2 9 SHIPS 6227 GT CATEGORY 3 4 SHIPS 2897 GT TOTAL 35 SHIPS 15748 GT SHIPS OVER 1000 GT TANKERS CATEGORY 1 1 SHIP 5540 GT CATEGORY 2 5 SHIPS 31415 GT CATEGORY 3 1 SHIP 7824 GT TOTAL 7 SHIPS 44779 GT SHIPS OVER 1000 GT NON TANKERS CATEGORY 1 55 SHIPS 194770 GT CATEGORY 2 18 SHIPS 62715 GT CATEGORY 3 18 SHIPS 57071 GT (E) TOTAL 91 SHIPS 314556 GT FEB 26 1974 TOTAL CATEOGRY 1 78 SHIPS 206934 GT COMNAVEU Originator D/T Grdup231 NCR 9462Page 2 Of Pages. 3 OPEAT-19-81 134106 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 CATEGORY 2 32 SHIPS 100357 CATEGORY 3 23 SHIPS 67792GTTOTALING 133 SHIPS 375083 GT VESSELS UNDER 100 GT AND UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER 500 GT EXCLUDED 16 ACT COMYNCH (i) by SLR FEB 26 1974 Originator COMNAVEU D/T G121231 NC19462 Pagez 3 Of 3 Pages. OP#AY-10-51 124188 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRIFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCEF 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 BAD RELEASED BY 15 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ACNB ROUTINE 5 DATE CINCPAC DEFERRED 6 1120 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 STALLINGS /THOMPSON INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROLL ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS LIMITED OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 110640 DISTRIBUTION NCR 15784 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 PAGE 1 OF 2 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (BY HAND FROM BAD) 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 (4) CASUALTIES CN ENEMY NAVAL ND MERCANTILE SHIPPING 26 F-05 27 28 BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING FORTNIGHT ENDING F-07 29 F-1 30 JULY 10TH. F-2 31 32 1 7TH JUNE P315 SANK 21 TON JUNK, F-20 33 F-3 34 25TH JUNE SANK 18 1/2 TON JUNK. 35 F-30 36 37 26TH JUNE SANK ONE 4,000 TON PASSENGER SHIP IN CONVOY F-31 38 F-32 39 27TH JUNE SANK 22 TON JUNK. HMS CLYDE DROVE DIE- F-33 40 41 F-34 SEL LAUNCH ASHORE BY GUNFIRE AND BOMBARDED BARRACKS ON 42 F-4 43 44 NORTH POINT OF ROSS ISLAND (PORT BLAIR). 19 SOUNDS IN FX01 45 FX30 46 TARGET AREA. P329 BOMBARDED OIL TANKS AT SIBOLGA NO 47 FX37 48 APPARENT DAMAGE BUT BURSTS IN TARGET AREA. MACHINE GUN FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 DECLASSIFIED JCS MEMO, 1-17-73 VCNO 52 SECRET BY DATE FEB 26 1974 Make original only. 460 Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAL 11.57 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 POST SILENCED, SEVERAL CANOES DESTROYED. 28TH JUNE P315 SANK 22 TON JUNK. 29TH JUNE SANK 19 TON JUNK. 1ST JULY P234 SCORED ONE HIT ON 1100 TON MERCHANT SHIP OFF PORT BLAIR RESULTS NOT OBSERVED. 4TH JULY P234 CLAIMED ONE TORPEDO HIT ON MERCHANT SHIP OR SUB CHASER RESULTS NOT SEEN. (B) LOSSES SUSTAINED IN ALLIED NAVAL AND MERCANTILE SHIPPING BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING PAST FORTNIGHT: SUNK BY U-BOATS IN VICINITY OF CHAGOS ISLANDS, MERCHANT SHIPS JEAN NICOLET GAROET NELLORE. TOTAL TONNAGE 21236, CODE HAS BEEN PASSED TO CINCPAC. LIMITED DISTRIBUTION COMINCH...COG 20G...16...SHOW 20...OP01... DECLASSIFIED JCS MEMO. 1-17-73 BYSR DATE 26 1974 110640 Originator CINCEF D/T Group NCR 15784page 2 Of 2 Pages. OPNAV-19-81 194106 SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE RAY! DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY RELEASED BY ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE - ROUTINE DATE JULY 10 1944 DENEPRED TOR CODEROOM 0019 COM 5TH FLEET YORK COMSOPAC DECODED BY BY PARAPHRASED YORK/JOHNSON INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE ROUTING DEFERRED ROUTED BY UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE DD As ADM NISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 092139 NCR 7871 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK DAILY SUMMARY 8 JULY. SUNFISH (SS 281) REPORTS 1 LARGE AK SUNK WITH 2 HITS AND 1. MEDIUM AK PROBABLY SUNK WITH 2 TIMED HITS E-20 AT 090100Z POSIT 20 MILES NORTH ARAIDO T D. TANG (SS 306) OPERATING E CHINA SEA REPORTS SINKING 8 SHIPS FOR TOTAL TONNAGE 50000. OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. : COPY TO 20-G.. F230 46 47 E/D) or (E) FXST 1072 FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IC-00 51 VOID 52 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I 4PHOM CINCPAC : PRIORITY 1 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE I ADOTINE & DATE 8 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0425 9 DECODED BY SJOSTEN COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY to PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUTINE 11 SJOSTEN/KNIGHT JANCONCEN ADAK ROOTINE " 12 DEFERRED 13 NOUTED EY D three - - with se ------------------------- water PRESIDENCE --- IF OPERATIONAL TA CHECK BELOW 12 072248 NCR 6602 ORGINATION FILL (N) DATE AND TIME 19 DATE TIME GCT 24 - EXTCSIBE - THE une UNE INCN cusa SPACE REVIEW RESIMATED BLEE ACTION 21 F-0 22 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH FLEET 23 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-01 21 F-02 21 COMES CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 6 JULY. 20 F-05 27 SUNFISH (SS 281) REPORTS AT 070630 GCT CAUGHT SAMPAN F-07 2 è F-1 CONVOY POSIT 47-28 N. 152-29 E. 12 SUNK 2 LEFT 30 F-2 31 "RECKED. 32 F-20 33 SKATE (SS 305) OPERATING KURILES REPORTS AT 071226 GCT F-3 34 as F-30 36 1 FUBUKI DD SUNK 1 AK PROBABLY DAMAGED. F-31 37 CHALE (ss 239) REPORTS AT 061413 GCT POSIT 33-00 N 35 F-32 39 F-33 40 147-00 E DAMAGED 1 AP AND 1 AK. = F-34 42 REMAINING INFO ALREADY PASSED. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 COPY TO 20-G NEWS 103 of (E) FIJO 46 E.O. 47 1025 FX37 45 FEB 26 1974 By SLR Date FX40 49 to IG-00 51 VCNO SHORET Take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) PRAY 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN, DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM USS MINGO 24 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY 7 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION I ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2013 - COMINCH 9 DECODED BY c GREEN INFORMATION PPPPP to 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY D SMITH/MCCORMACK 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY : - OTHERWISE INDICATED DES supplies will FL TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE 4NJ is ADMINISTRATIVE 1% IF OPERATIONAL TA CHECK BELOW 071105* NCR 6283 17 is 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 08 OFFICINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE APOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (MINGO SENDS) F-01 24 F-02 2: 26 REQUIRED 8 TORPEDOES 3 HITS TO SINK FUBUKI DD THAT F-05 27 F-07 es SAW AND ATTACKED ME. 2200 H 7TH HTNN 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 P-3 34 35 F-30 5, F-31 37 38 F-32 30 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 *RDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 071720 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 E. 0. 11000 Cod. and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 44 CSD lotten, May, 5, 1072 FEB 26 1974 FX40 E COPY TO 200 By SLR Date 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 2 SECRET- original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 ROM COM 7TH FLT 2 PPPPPP a RELEASED BY 7 JULY 44 FOR ACTION COMINCH 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DECLASSIFIED DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROO ₩914 E. O. 11002 Sm 00 and 5(D) or (E) - CSD letter, May, 3, 1972 9 DECODED BY FISHER CNO 10. INFORMATION By SLR Date FEB 26.107 CINCPAC 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY MANUEL COMSOPAC 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY BALDWIN 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 1 OF 2 071013 NCR 6126 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (COM 7TH FLT GIVES ACTION COMINCH INFO CNO 23 F-01 24 CINCPAC COMSOPAC) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 USS BLUEFISH RETURNED FROM PATROL NE 1 HAVING F-07 28 off SUNK 2 AKS'S TOTALLING 7000 TONS. USS GUNNEL 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 AND USS MUSKALLUNGE HAVE ALSO RETURNED FROM 32 PATROLS IN SOUTH CHINA SEAS REPORT NO DAMAGE TO F-20 33 F-3 34 THE ENEMY. BLACKCAT NIGHT 4/5 LEFT 50 TON LUGGER 35 USELESS IN SOUTHWEST GEELVINK BAY. NAVY PB4Y F-30 36 F-31 37 LANDED 1 HIT 3 NEAR MISSES ON M/V ESCORTED BY 38 F-32 39 1 DD AND PLANE SOUTHEAST OF HALMAHERA. SOROL F-33 40 41 AND NGULU ISLANDS STRAFED. NIGHT 5/6 BIAK PTS'S F-34 42 SHELLED NIP BIVOUAC AREA SOUTH SHORE BIAK. F-4 43 44 FX01 2 AITAPE PTS EXPLODED ENEMY SUPPLY DUMPS NORTH 45 FX30 46 ANUMB RIVER WEST OF BUT. 2 OTHER BOATS DAMAGED 47 FX37 48 3 HEAVILY LADEN BARGES WEWAK AREA. 2 EMIRAU PTS FX40 49 DESTROYED 1 BARGE OFF NORTHWEST COAST NEW IRELAND. 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPMAY 19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 4 DD'S L' TANDING BY CLOSE FIRE SUPPORT NOEMFOOR. ECHELON LST'S 2 LCI'S 4 DD'S ARRIVED TOEM FROM NOEMFOOR ECHELON 4 LST 6 DD LEAVING NOEMFOOR DUE AITAPE JULY 10. ECHELON 1 LST 3 DD ENROUTE FROM TOEM DUE NOEMPOOR JULY 8. CONVOY AKS 4 LST'S 12 LCI'S 7 SMALL CRAFT ARRIVED HOLLANDIA FROM FINSCHAVEN. CONVOY : AGP 8 PTS ARRIVED AITAPE FROM FINSCHAVEN. 1 AF 1 IF DUE MYIPS TOMORROW FROM FINSCHAVEN. MERCHAN CONVOY 1 DE 1 PC 1 YP ARRIVED BIAK. MACARTHUR BECLASSINED COMINCH...ACT E.O. 110% and 5(D) or (E) CLD 100% 1972 16...20G OP01 SHOW 200P ..... By SLR Date FEB 2.6 197 ginator COM 7TH FLT D/T Group 071013R 6126 Page 2 Of 2 Pa SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM USS SUNFISH PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY 7 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION CO SUBPAC ROURRARDER 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 % 0020 TOR CODEROOM 9 GREENE COMINCH PRIORITY to DECODED BY PARAPHRASED MCKENNA ,TICORMACK BY INFORMATION 13 DEFERRED 11 WINTED BY 13 INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL NE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 45.3 is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 070630 * NCR 6449 18 10 DATE TIME GCT IDINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 20 OR OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGIANING TOT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (USS SUNFISH TO CONSUBPAC) F-01 24 25 F-02 26 SERIAL 4. CAUGHT SAMPAN CONVOY 12 SUNK 2 LEFT F-05 27 28 F-07 CRECKED 11: 3 HOUR GUNFIGHT AT NMUZ 2829. 29 F-1 30 83,000 GALLONS FUEL LEFT. 31 F-2 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 40 F-33 41 F-34 *RDO HONOLULU PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 071956 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 BECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 48 E. C. P.O. 2(7) and 5(D) or (E) 49 FX40 COPY TO 20G OSD letter, May, i, 1972 FEB 261974 50 IG-00 51 By SLR Date 52 VCNO SECRET State original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY COMINCH ROUTINE 4 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE 7 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0023 - 9 SJOSTEN COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUTINE 11 PARAPHRASED SUOSTEN/KNIGHT JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATER WILL It TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE DU AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 62102 NCR 5668 IN 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET 23 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-01 24 2% F-02 26 F-05 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 5 JULY. 27 28 80/ F-07 PLAICE (SS 390) OPERATING BONINS AREA REPORTS AT 29 F-1 30 041700Z SANK 9500-TON AK WHICH BLEW UP AS THOUGH F-2 31 32 F-20 LOADED WITH AMMUNITION. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 37 COPY TO 20-G F-31 38 F-32 39 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 41 FX01 45 BECAUSITIED 46 FX30 F.O. 11000. P.O. and S(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 080 May, i, 1972 49 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO STORET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 egraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM AMCON VLAD (ROULLARD) 2 CNO PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION RRRBRRRRR 5 DATE 6 JULY 44 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1546 8 9 MOORHEAD PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY TELSHOW 1m Class INFORMATION MOSCOW PARAPHRASED RRRBRRRRR 11 12 BY DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY PIPP 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATER WILL SE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 060530 NCR 5313 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 FROM AMCON VLAD FOR CNO MOSCOW F-0 22 23 F-01 24 JAP MERSHIP SINMEI MARU STEAMING IN CONVOY WAS OBSERVED F-02 25 26 F-05 27 THIN PAST FEW DAYS NORTHEAST OF ERNAYA LIGHT WEST F-07 28 29 ORAT KAMCHATKA TORPEDOED EXPLODED AND SUNK APPROX F-1 30 W KAMSHATKA F-2 31 AT 52-00N LONG 156-00E. CONVOY ESCORT NOT SEEN. 32 F-20 33 1 SOURCE CANNOT BE REVEALED. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 6 ACT F-4 43 41 FX01 45 OMINCH 20G. NAVAIDE. CNO 200P FX30 46 47 FX37 DECLASSIFIED 48 State Dept Lotter, 1-11-72 49 FX40 By it H Parks Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 COMINCH ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 6 JULY 1944 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 0203 7 TOR CODEROOM - HOFNER 9 JANCOMCEN ADAK DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET ROUTINE PARAPHRASED HOFNER/KULKA COMSOPAC ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 18 HOUTED BY 11 Child OTHERWISE INVOICE THIS will : WITH DEFERRED PRECEDINCE INJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 052120 NCR 4936 If OPERATIONAL CHECK BELOW I ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION PLEASE HAVE TO AMOUNT COMINCH CLEAR INFO SPACE BEFORE TO BEGINNING COM TEAT 5TH FLEET ACTION 21 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-G 23 F-01 21 FOLLOWS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 4 JULY. F-02 QUAVINA (ss 362) OPERATING WEST OF PALAUS REPORTS SANK F-05 2" F-07 24 MEDIUM AK WITH 3 HITS ON 4 JULY. SUNFISH (ss 281) RE- 29 F-1 30 PORTS ON 5 JULY Z SANK SMALL ANCHORED AP LOADING FROM F-2 31 32 SAMPANS AT 51-34 N 156-24 E. SANK UNIDENT AK IN FOG F-20 33 F-3 31 POSIT 52-12 N 154-30 E. ALBACORE (ss 218) AMPLIFIES 35 F-30 36 REPORT CENPAC SUMMARY 3 JULY. STATES STEAMER CARRYING F-31 37 38 F-32 80 PASSENGERS YAP TO PALAU. SEAHORSE (ss 304) REPORTS 39 F-33 40 SANK 1 LARGE AK AND 1 MEDIUM AK IN 19-27 N 115-41 E AT 41 F-34 42 031600Z. SANK 1 LARGE AP AND MEDIUM AP BOTH PACKED F-4 43 44 FX01 WITH TROOPS IN 20-19 N 114-54 E AT 0404002. OTHER INFO 45 FX30 46 PASSED. DELASSITED 47 FX37 4% E. C. 11082. E.o. (7) red 5(D) or (E) FX40 49 CSD letter, May, 3, COPY TO 200. 197FEB 261974 50 By SLR Date IG-00 At VCNO SECRET "take original only. 460 Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in (See 76 (1) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CINCPAC 2 FROM COMINCH PRIORITY 3 ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE 5 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 0140 8 TOR CODEROOM COM 5TH FLEET 9 LYNN COMSOPAC PRIORITY to DECODED BY INFORMATION ROUTINE JANCOMCEN ADAK 11 ROUTINE PANAPHRASED LYNN/REA 12 BY 13 DEFERRED 14 AQUTED BY 15 athiewist INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL se TRANSMITTED WITH DIFERRED PRECIDENCE AND 41 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 042045 NCR 4187 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE DECIMMING TEXT ACTION 21 CINCPAC GIVES ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET 22 F-O COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.. 23 F-01 24 25 F-02 THIS IS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 3 JULY. 26 F-05 27 GAR (SS 206) OPERATING BONINS AREA REPORTS 28 F-07 29 DESTROYED 1000 TONNER AND DAMAGED 500 TONNER BY F-1 30 31 F-2 GUNFIRE. PARCHE (SS 384) REPORTS 300 TON PATROL 32 F-20 33 VESSEL SUNK EAST OF BONINS BY GUNFIRE ALBACORE 34 F-3 35 (SS 218) REPORTS AT 0301362 POSIT 08-21 N 136-15 E F-30 RA 37 F-31 DESTROYED WITH GUNS INTER ISLAND DIESEL POWERED 38 F-32 39 STEAMER AND TOOK 5 PRISONERS ABOARD 1 BADLY WOUNDED. 40 F-33 41 F-34 OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 DELIVERED TO 20-G... 45 46 FX30 BERASINED 47 E. C. 11009. For - and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 49 OSD letter, May. 3, 1972 FX40 Date FEB 26 1974 50 By SLR IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Viske original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER TENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM TU 17.1.9 PRIORITY 2 CTF 17 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE 5 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0140 % COMINCH 9 DECODED BY C STRONG PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY STEARNS/REA 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE TS IF OPERATIONAL in 041530 NCR 4183 CHECK BELOW 17 OPERA IS ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON DETCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 Southchna Sea F-0 23 F-01 24 SEAHORSE SANK LARGE FREIGHTER AND MEDIUM FREIGHTER F-02 2% 26 IN 19-27 NORTH 115-41 EAST AT 1600 Z 3RD. SANK LARGE F-05 27 F-07 28 TRANSPORT AND MEDIUM TRANSPORT BOTH PACKED WITH TROOPS 29 F-1 30 IN 20-19 NORTH 114-54 EAST AT 0400 Z 4TH. 4 MARK 18 F-2 31 32 HIT. 6 MARK 14 HIT. 60 MSHE** FUEL. 1 FORWARD 3 F-20 33 AFT. WX 53860 41. 1530 Z 4TH POSIT 19-36 NORTH F-3 34 35 F-30 36 115-53 EAST. PASSING SERIALS 83 AND 84. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 *PASSED BY RDO HONO TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 042220. F-33 40 **AS RECEIVED. 41 DELIVERED TO 20G. F-34 42 WEATHER PASSED AS 050240. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 MASSA FX30 46 E. O. 110.2, Ben B and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 CBD latter, May, 3, 1972 FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 IC-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV 19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 2 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC 3 PRIORITY 4 RELEASED BY COMINCH WRRRRR 5 DATE FOR ACTION ROSTINE 6 4 JULY 1944 DEFERRED 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 032358 9 10 DECODED BY GREENE COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY 11 INFORMATION COMSOPAC RRBRR 12 PARAPHRASED ROOTINE BY GREENE/DIEBEL JANCOMCENADAK 13 14 DEFERRED 15 ROUTED BY 16 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 17 032226 NCR 3303 OPERA 18 19 20 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 21 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 22 23 F-O 24 F-01 25 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC 26 F-02 JANCOMCENADAK. 27 F-05 28 29 F-07 30 COMES CENPAC SUMMARY 2 JULY. F-1 31 32 F-2 ARCHERFISH (ss 311) REPORTS UNIDENT DD SUNK OFF IWO JIMA 33 F-20 34 28 JUNE. AT 0202002 ATTACKED 5 SHIPS 5 ESCORT SOUTHBOUND 35 F-3 36 CONVOY POSIT 27-1ØN 142-05E SPEED 8. 4 TIMED HITS IN F-30 37 38 F-31 1 LARGE AP. 1 HIT IN A SMALL AK. BATFISH (SS 310) 39 F-32 40 OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS AT 021200 ADDITIONAL 41 F-33 42 SINKINGS 1 TRAWLER AND 1 PATROL BOAT BY GUNFIRE. OTHER F-34 43 44 F-4 INFO HAS BEEN PASSED. 45 BREASSIRED FX01 46 47 = 0. 116.2. See (7) and 5(D) or (E) FX30 48 OSD letter, May, 3, 1972 FX37 49 DELIVERED TO 20G By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 FX40 51 IG-00 52 CHORGY VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer In person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 460 A 33052 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPOA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY 3 JULY 1944 FOR ACTION COMINCH 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0227 8 9 FISHER DECODED BY COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION CONSOPAC 11 BY PARAPHRASED FISHER/IMRIE JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 022327 NCR 2734 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OK OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH F-02 25 26 FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) F-05 27 F-07 28 29 F-1 30 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 1 JULY. F-2 31 32 SWORDFISH REPORTS DESTROYED BY GUNFIRE ON F-20 33 NIGHT OF 30 JUNE 1 OUT OF 3 100-TON TRANLERS POSIT F-3 34 35 F-30 36 28-02N 153-24E. OTHER INFO PASSED. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 ( DELIVERED TO FX30 46 20 G E.O. S(i) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 CBD litter, May, i, 1972 FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 , 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION RAHHARR 5 COMINCH DEFERRED 6 DATE 2 JULY 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 020867 9 COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY LAWRENCE PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMSOPAC = JANCOMCENADAK 12 BY ELY/MOCORMACK DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 020101 NCR 2229 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION TO COMINCH IRFO TO COM 5TH FLT F-0 23 CONSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK) F-01 24 F-02 25 26 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 35 JUNE. PLAICE (8839) REPORTS F-05 27 F-07 28 FIRED 4 TORPEDOES AT CONVOY OF 2 AK'S ESCORTED BY 1 29 Southern Islands. F-1 30 TRAILER AT 3007302 POSIT 28-22 N 141-17 E COURSE F-2 31 32 220 SPEED IC. 2 HITS IN ONE AK 1 IN OTHER AK DELIEVE F-20 33 BOTH SANK. ALBACORE (SS218) REPORTS SHELLING PHOSPHATE F-3 34 35 150 tap F-30 36 WORKS FAIS ISLAND 30 JUNE Z. 57 ROUNDS 4 INCH AT DAWN F-31 37 38 24 ROUNDS AT SUNSET. RANGE 1500. SEVERAL BUILDINGS F-32 39 DEROOFED AND FIRES STARTED. NO OPPOSITION. OTHER F-33 40 41 F-34 42 INFO YOU HAVE. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 I FX30 46 E. O. 11029 See S(E) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 COD May, 3, 1972 48 COPY TO 20G By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Deliver to Code Room Waich Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS) 460 DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 ROMCINCPOA PRIORITY 3 ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE1 JULY 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0502 9 COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SJOSTEN INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUTINE 11 ROUTINE 12 PARAPHRASED SJOSTEN/HOCHSTE IN JANCOMCENADAK BY 13 DEFERRED 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 302250 NCR 1356 18 19 DATE TIME GCT ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (COMINCH GETS ACTION FROM CINCPOA. INFO TO COM 5TH FLEET 23 F-01 24 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK.) 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 415 IS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 29 JUNE. F407 STURGEON (SS 187) REPORTS LARGE CONVOY MANY ESCORTS (South western Inlands) F-1 30 INCLUDING AIR COVER AT 282225Z POSIT 27-44 N 129-05 E 31 F-2 32 F420 COURSE 220 SPEED 8. SANK A 9000 TON AK WITH 4 HITS. 33 34 F-3 GROWLER (ss 215) REPORTS 3 HITS DISINTEGRATED AND SANK 35 Jugon Shart F-30 i LARGE AD AT 281731Z POSIT 19-10 N 120-37 E. ONE LUCKY 37 F-31 38 F-32 HIT SANK LARGE ESCORT OF 1 SHIP 4 ESCORT CONVOY. 39 F-33 40 SWORDFISH (ss 193) OPERATING BONINS AREA REPORTS AT 292347Z 41 F-34 42 DESTROYED BY GUNFIRE A 300 TON TRAVILER AND SLIGHTLY DAMAGED F-4 43 44 FX01 45 ANOTHER. BECASSIMED 46 FX30 47 OTHER INFO HAS BEEN PASSED. E. O. 11602 Boa 2(i) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 OSD letter, May, 3, 1972 FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 COPY TO 20-G IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in New AN 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 11-17 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 COMINOM ROUTINE - RELEASED BY 30 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1210 TOR CODEROOM COM 5TH FLEET 9 REA COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 11 PARAPHRASED REA ROUTINE 12 LY DEFERRED 12 NOUTED BY UNDESS STATEMENT subjected THIS WILL 11 DINGOTTO WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE INIM ADMINISTRATIVE NOR 737 If OPERATIONAL 300115 CHECK COLOW OPERA ORIGINATIVE FILE 1% MATE AND TIME DATE TIME OCT - entreme rust une MINIT ONL MM CLEAN SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING - ACTION 21 2-0 CINCPAC SENDS A CTION TO COMINCH INFO TO COM 5TH FLEET F-01 21 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-02 Bith F-05 27 COMES CEMPAC SUMMARY FOR 28TH JUNE. F-07 at F-1 BANG, (ss 385) REPORTS ATTACKED CONVOY 10 MARUS 30 31 w F-2 5 ESCORTS 1 POSSIBLE CVS AT 290600Z POSIT 17-15 N 32 F-20 33 118-20 E COURSE 205 SPEED 14. SANK 2 LARGE AK'S 31 F-3 35 WITH 2 AND 3 HITS RESPECTIVELY. 3 MORE HITS F-30 36 37 F-31 PROBABLY SANK ANOTHER AK. 38 F-32 39 GROUPER, (ss 214) OPERATING MPORE* WATERS REPORTS IN F-33 40 41 NIGHT SURFACE ATTACK 24 JUNE BELIEVES 3500 TONS F-34 42 43 F-4 AK SUNK WITH 2 HITS. POSSIBLY 1 OR 2 SMALLER SHIPS 44 FX01 45 46 HIT. DECUMITED FX30 4: OTHER INFO HAS BEEN PASSED. = O. 11002 See S(7) and E(D) or (E) FX37 - CSD letter. May. 1, 1072 49 FEB 2.6 1974 FX40 50 By SLR Date, IG-00 At DELIVERED TO 200 AS RECEIVED. WILL SERVICE UPON REQUEST. VCNO "take original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in 1501, (See " 76 (1) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER 1 EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 2 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEES 3 FROM CTU 17.1.19 URGENT PRIORITY 4 5 RELEASED BY JUNE 29 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 6 CTF 17 DATE DEFERRED 7 COMSUBPAC 8 9 TOR CODEROOM 1542 10 URGENT COMNAVGROUP CHINA PRIORITY 11 DECODED BY SCHMICK INFORMATION 12 PARAPHRASED COMINCH ROUTINE YORK/BENNETT 13 BY 14 DEFERRED 15 ROUTED BY 16 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 17 18 291300* NCR 64 19 20 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 21 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE EACH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 22 23 F-0 24 BAKER BANG 5TH TO COMSUBPAC. F-01 25 26 F-02 ATTACKED CONVOY AT 0600Z 29TH AFTER DAYLIGHT 27 WILUZON F-05 28 29 END AROUND AT 17-15 N 118-20 E MINIMUM 10 MARUS F-07 30 F-1 31 PLUS 1. POSSIBLE CVS 5 ESCORTS. AIR COVERAGE. BASE 32 F-2 33 COURSE 205 SPEED 14. SANK 2 LARGE AK'S 2 AND 3 HIT F-20 34 35 RESPECTIVELY. 3 MORE HITS PROBABLY SANK ANOTHER. F-3 36 F-30 37 125 DEPTH CHARGES NO DAMAGE. WILL REJOIN SLADE ON 38 F-31 39 1ST SORRY HE EVIDENTLY DID NOT GET MY CONTACT F-32 40 41 REPORTS. 7 FISH FORWARD 4 AFT. 56000 FUEL. F-33 42 F-34 43 17-15 N 118-37 E AT 1200Z 29TH WX 4490 $133.** 44 F-4 45 FX01 46 *PASSED TO COMINCH AND COMNAVGRP CHINA BY CINCPAC 47 AS 291450.. FX30 48 **SEATHER EXCERPT PASSED TO NAVY WEATHER CENTRAL FX37 49 AS 291612.. 50 FX40 DECLASSIFIED 9 51 IG-00 52 SECRET E.O. 11002, See. S(S) and 5(D) or (E) VCNO 03D letter, May, I, 197 By SLR Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer In person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS) Date FEB 26 1974 OPNAV-NCR-15 A 33052 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 mot NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM Persped DRAFTER - EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 2 CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEES 3 FROM PRIORITY 4 COMINCH ROUTJ ROUTIRE NE 5 RELEASED BY 29 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION 6 7 DATE DEFERRED 8 TOR CODEROOM 0449 9 10 KOTEEN DECODED BY COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 11 INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUT!! NE 12 PARAPHRASED REA /DIEBEL JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 13 BY 14 DEFERRED 15 ROUTED BY 16 BHLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 17 282349 NCR 9816 OPERA 18 19 20 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 21 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE IACH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 22 23 F-O CINCPAC SHOOTS TO COMINCH FOR ACTION. INFO COM 5TH 24 FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. F-01 25 26 F-02 27 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 27 JUNE. F-05 28 29 BATFISH (ss 310) REPORTS CONVOY OF 2 AK'S 2 OR 3 LST'S F-07 30 F-1 31 AND 3 DD'S AT 280258 GCT POSIT 3 MILES BEARING 205 32 F-2 33 FROM MIYAKE - SHIMA COURSE SE SPEED 10. 2 MORE SMALL F-20 34 35 AK'S SUNK. OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. F-3 36 F-30 37 38 DELIVERED TO 200. F-31 39 F-32 40 41 F-33 42 F-34 43 44 F-4 45 FX01 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX30 E. O. 11662. Sen. S(I) and 5(D) or (E) 48 FX37 49 000 letter, May, 3, 1972 50 By SLR Date FEB 26-1974 FX40 51 IG-00 52 SECRET VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS) OPNAV-NCR-15 A 33052 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE : ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY a 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 28 JUNE 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM $444 9 COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY LYNN INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED JANCOMCENADAK ROUTINE LYNN Knowled 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 INLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 272259 NCR 9087 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 CINCPAC GIVES ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET F-01 24 COMSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK. F-02 25 26 F-05 27 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 26 JUNE. F-07 28 29 SEAHORSE ($S 304) REPORTS ATTACKED 10 SHIP CONVOY F-1 30 AT DAWN 27 JUNE (EAST LONG DATE) POSIT 21-19 N F-2 31 32 F-20 33 120-25 E COURSE 34¢ SPEED 9. SANK 1 LARGE AO AND F-3 34 35 SANK 1 MEDIUM AK. DAMAGED 1 MEDIUM AK. OTHER F-30 36 F-31 37 INFO PASSED. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 DELIVERED TO 20-G.... 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DEPASSIFIED FX30 46 E. O. 11652. See S(I) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 080 letter, May, 3, "FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET staine original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) apter 12-67 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT TER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE TU 17.1.9 CTF 17 PPPPP RELEASED at DATE 27 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6. I- TOR CODEROOM 1805 N COMINCH 9 DECODED BY LAWRENCE PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED D SMITH/MCCORMACK ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 271158 CHECK BELOW NCR 8696 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 AT DAWN 27TH 3 SEAHORSE MARK FOURTEENS SANK LARGE TANKER 23 F-01 21 1 SANK MEDIUM MARU AND 1 DAMAGED ANOTHER MEDIUM MARU IN F-02 25 26 21-19 N 120-25 E. 10 SHIP CONVOY COURSE 340 SPEED 9. F-05 27 F-07 28 DUE TO TIME AND POSITION OF CONTACT BANG AND GROWLER NOT 29 F-1 30 INFORMED. TELL TONY NOT TO EXPECT US TO BE ON STATION F-2 31 32 UNTIL NIGHT OF 28TH. 18 FISH. WX 729 123** 12002 POSIT F-20 33 F-3 34 020-48 N 120-18 E. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 **SCR HAS PASSED WEATHER AS 271903 44 *RDO HONO PASSED TO COMINCH FOR INFO AS 271712 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 L. C. 110 S(-) and 6(D) or (E) FX37 48 080 letter, May, 3, 1072 FX40 49 COPY TO 200 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET only) 460 Deliver to Code Room Watch Other in person. (See Art. 75 (4) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN. DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CIRCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE - JM 2 COMICH RRRRRRRR 3 RELEASED BY DATE JUNE 27,1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 556 TON CODEROOM N COM 5TH FLEET 9 3ENNETT CONSOPAC DECODED BY INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK RRRRRRRRR 11 PARAPHRASED BENNETT/ROBERTS ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 MINTED BY 11 ------ INDICATED THE MATER WILL IL WITH PRESIDENCE 452 as 262210 NCR 8361 If OPERATIONAL CHECK BELOW 17 1.5 EXPIRATOR FILL IN DATE IND TIME *** DATE TIME GET 8 on OUTSOME DISPATORES PLEASE LEAVE ABOT EXE mea BLEAR SPACE DECIMENT not ACTION 21 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH F-0 22 FLEST CONSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK, 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 COMES DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 25 JUNE. 26 F-05 27 BARB (SS 223) REPORTS ON 13 JUNE FIRED 2 TORPED- 07 28 29 DES TO SLOWLY SINK LARGE AP WITH 2 IIITS POSIT 52-00 F-1 30 F-2 31 NORTH 154-$0. OTHER INFO PASSED. 22 F-20 33 F-3 34 as IN Sea of OTHOTSIS F-30 in F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 BECLASSIRED F-4 43 44 11. C. 11002 Find 200 and 5(D) or (R) FXO1 45 OSD letter, May, & 1972 FEB 26 1974 FX30 46 By SLR Date, 47 FX37 48 DOC TERRE FX40 49 TO OF 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Vake original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT TER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COMNAVEU I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CNO PRIORITY 3 RRRRRRR 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE 24 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED 6 241321 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 MCCOMB COMINCH PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SOERGEL/ CODEN INFORMATION RRRRRRR DECLASSIFIED 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY HUTCHINSON E. O. 11652, Sec. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) DEFERRED 13 OSD letter, May, 3, 1972 14 ROUTED BY UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED By SLR ANJ AS ADM Date FEB 26 1974 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 240914 NCR 6351 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 0% OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT (COMNAVEU SENDS ACTION CNO INFO COMINCH) ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 PART1 240902 NCR 6390 PART 3 240911 NCR 6374 F-01 24 PART 2 240906 NCR 6376 PART 4 240914 NCR 6351 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 URDIS 212021 APR AND AMGM 121906 JUNE 1943 FOLLOWING F-07 28 29 F-1 30 IS ADMTY REPORT OF ENEMY SHIPPING LOSSES ASSESSMENT F-2 31 32 COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JAN 1 TO MAY 31 1944. F-20 33 F-3 34 MEDITERRANEAN SKIPS 35 F-30 36 UNDER 1000 GT CATEGORY 1 UN CATEGORY 2 F-31 37 22 SHIPS 9100 GT 3 SHIPS 1815 GT 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 CATEGORY 3 41 7 SHIPS 3950 GT TOTAL 32 SHIPS 14865 GT F-34 42 F-4 43 44 SHIPS OF 1000 GT AND OVER TANKERS FX01 45 CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 2 SHIPS 4571 GT FX30 46 1 SHIP. 2530 GT 47 FX37 48 CATEGORY 3 49 FX40 TOTAL 6 SHIPS 31101 GT. 50 3 SHIPS 24000 GT IG-00 51 52 VCNO Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SHIPS OF 1000 GT AND OVER NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 28 SHIPS 83596 GT 10 SHIPS 50334 GT CATEGORY 3 11 SHIPS 35456 GT TOTAL 49 SHIPS 169,386 GT TOTAL CATEGORY ? 51 SHIPS 95226 GT CATEGORY 2 15 SHIPS 56720 GT CATEGORY 3 21 SHIPS 63406 GT BECLASSITIED E. O. 11002, Sec. 3(S) and 5(D) or TOTALING 87 SHIPS 215,352 GI OSD letter, May, 3, 1072 NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS By SLR Date FEB 2 UNDER 1000 GT CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 21 SHIPS 6365 GT 9 SHIPS 6227 GT CATEGORY 3 4 SHIPS 2897 GT TOTAL 34 SHIPS 15489 GT SSHIPS OVER 1000 GT TANKERS CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 1 SHIP 5465 GT 5 SHIPS 28502 GT CATEGORY 3 1 SHIP 7824 GT TOTAL 7 SHIPS 41791 GT SHIPS OVER 1000 GT NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 49 SHIPS 165514 GT 17 SHIPS 60267 GT CATEGORY 3 18 SHIPS 57071 GT TOTAL 84 SHIPS 282,852 GT TOTAL CATEGORY 1 71 SHIPS 177,344 GT 2 31 SHIPS 94,996 GT 3 23 SHIPS 67,792 GT TOTALING 125 SHIPS 340,132 GT VESSELS UNDER 100GT AND UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER 500GI ADD COMINCH ....20G.... BADO CNO... 00 NA EXCLUDED 16 ACT Originator D/T NCR Page Of COMNAVEU 134166 SECRET 2 OPNAV-19-51 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEI DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM USS CAVALLA (INDEF) COMSUBPAC T RELEASED BY DATE 19 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION CINCPAC ROUTINE CTF 17 DEFERRED TOR CODEROOM 1117 DECODED BY LAWRENCE BECLASSINED PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED BY DUMMIT/MCCORMACK INFORMATION E. 0. 11000 Sin S(E) and 5(D) or (E) I: ROUTINE OSD letter, May, 3, 12 FEB By SLR 26 1974 DEFERRED 13 FOUTED BY Date 14 OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 191005 NCR 1601 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 19 TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEAT ACTION 21 F-0 22 HONO INTERCEPI 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 CAVALLA SENDS TO COMSUBPAC AND CINCPAC. 26 (er) F-05 27 F-07 28 HIT SHOKAKU CLASS CARRIER WITH 3 OUT OF 6 TORPEDOES 29 (CA) F--1 30 AT 0215Z RLBG 5052. ACCOMPANIED BY 2 ATAGO CLASS F-2 31 32 CRUISERS, 3 DD'S, POSSIBLY MORE. COURSE 115. SPEED F-20 33 F-3 34 25. CARRIER HAD BED SPRING RADAR ANTENNA. RECEIVED 35 F-30 6 105 DEPTH CHARGES DURING 3-HOUR PERIOD. SUPERSONIC F-31 37 38 GEAR OUT, HULL INDUCTION FLOODED. NO OTHER SERIOUS F-32 39 F-33 40 TROUBLE. SURE WF. CAN HANDLE IT. HEARD 4 TERRIFIC 41 F-34 42 EXPLOSIONS IN DIRECTION OF ATTACK 2 1/2 HOURS AFTER F-4 43 44 ATTACK. BELIEVE THAT BABY SANK. NOTHING SIGHTED ON FX01 45 FX30 46 COMING TO PERISCOPE (GARBLE) MARK 23 HIT. NOTED 47 FX37 48 MXWOECOARTEEN MISSED. DEPTH SET 15 FEET. 18. FX40 49 50 50,000. WEATHER 4578 733. IG-00 51 VCNO 52 1 COPY OP- BORET- Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COM 7TH FLEET ALL COMMANDS RECEIVING PPPPPPPP PRIORITY COM 7TH FLEET INTELLI- RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION GENCE SUMMARY ROUTINE 19 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED TOR CODEROOM 1514 - DECODED BY FRUIN PRIORITY 10 BY PARAPHRASED DUMMIT/MCCORMACK INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 180627 NCR 550 OPERACHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 HONO INTERCEPI F-0 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 COM 7TH FLEET SENDS. 26 F-05 27 28 BLUE SUBMARINE SCORED 1 HIT ON ESCORTED AK, 5000 F-07 29 F--1 30 TONS, EAST MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA. SAME SUB F-2 31 32 NIGHT 16/17 ATTACKED LOADED NORTHBOUND CONVOY WITH F-20 33 F-3 34 ESCORTS SAME AREA. SCORED 2 HITS ON 1 FREIGHTER, 35 F-30 36 6000 TONS. 1 HIT ON AK, 3500 TONS. F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 1 COPY OP-20G 44 BECLASSINED FX01 45 E. O. 11620 See. 1(2) not t(D) or (E) FX30 46 47 CAD May, 3, 1872 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Mak original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAR MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 COIS EASTERN FLT PRIORITY BNILO PEARL HARBOUR RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTANE 19 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED TOR CODEROOM 0574 DECODED et MCCLELLAN/BICKEL DNI MELBOURNE PRIORITY = PARAPHRASED INFORMATION F1 BY DORSEY/JOHNSON ROUTINE BOUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 ONLINE OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PREDUCE ANJ 41 ADMINISTRATIVE 15 If OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES. 183842Z NCR 1350 17 14 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 19 TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATENES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN SPACE REFORE BECIMME TEAT ACTION 21 PART 1 1808332 NCR 1307 F-0 22 PART 2 180842Z NCR 1350 23 P-01 24 (BNILO PEARL HARBOUR INFO DNI MELBOURNE FROM F-02 25 COTS EASTERH FLEET) 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 FOLLOWING FOR CAPTAIN TUFNELL FROM CAPTAIN HILLGARTH: 29 2 30 SUMMARY OF EASTERN FLEET S/M OPERATIONS IN MALACCA F-2 31 = STRAIT 8TH MAY TO 12TH JUNE INCLUSIVE: F-20 33 F-3 34 22ND MAY 1 TORPEDO HIT ON 3230 TON MERCHANT SHIP. as F-30 $ RESULT NOT SEEN. 27TH MAY 2 JUNKS SUNK 26TH MAY 1 F-31 MY as 2770 TON MERCHANT SHIP SUNK BY TORPEDO. TARGETS VERY F-32 $ F-33 40 SCARCE. 41 F-34 42 1ST JUNE BRIEF BUT ACCURATE BOMBARDMENT OF GROUND OF F-4 43 41 COVERNMENT HOUSE, ROSS ISLAND, PORT BLAIR. FXO1 45 FX30 46 (2) AS FROM 26TH JUNE IT IS SET TO SIGNAL THIS INFORMATION 47 FX37 48 FORTNIGHTLY UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADING. FX40 49 8 (A) 1 CASUALTIES INFLICTED ON JAPANESE SHIPPING IG-00 51 BECLASSIFIED VCNO 20 I E.O. 11652 See. S(E) and 5(D) or (8) Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OSD letter, May. 1, 1072 FEB 26 1974 460 By SLR Date Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 DURING P,ST FORTHEANT. (s) CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF MASUALTIES TC JAPARESE SHIPPING INCLUDING NASSRIPS FROM 1ST JANUARY 1944 TO DATE. COPY DELIVERED TC 200. I BECLASSINED E.O. 11012, See 2(1) and (D) or (E) 080 letter, May, 4 1072 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 Orig natapis CASTERN FLT D/T Croup 1836422 NCR 1357 Par 2 Of 2 Pages. PAY 19-11 (3416 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILCRAM ADDRESSEE 2 CINCPAC COMINCH PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY 17 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE RRRRRRRR DEFERRED 6 DATE WS. 7 TOR CODEROOMY $344 8 CON 5TH FLEET 9 DECODED BY BERNER COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION JANCOMGEN ADAK 11 BOMTINE PARAPHRASED DUMMT/MCCORMACK RRRRARRR BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNITED CIVERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL " TRINTMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 40 is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 170512 NCR 9382 OPERA 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BESINKING TEST ACTION 21 22 F-0 CINCPAC SENDS. ACTION TO COMINCH. INFC TO COM 5TH 23 FLEET, CUMSOPAC, JANCONGEN ADAK. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 THIS IS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 15 JUNE: F-05 27 28 F-07 SWORDEISH (38193) REPORTS 1 FUSCFI DD SUNK AT 081900Z 29 F-1 30 POSIT 27-13 :: 143-00 E AND 1 4800-TON AK SUNK AT F-2 31 32 1416002 POSIT 29-00 :1 141-00 E. STINCRAY (SS186) RE- F-20 33 F-3 34 PORTS AT 160150Z RESCUES OFF CUAM 5 DOWNED AIRMEN, 4 35 F-30 36 OFFICERS, 1 ENLISTED MAN. ALL OTHER INFO HAS BEEN 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 PASSED. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 1 COPY CP-200 FX01 MUNE 45 FX30 46 E. O. 11000, You ID and (D) or (E) 47 OSD letter, May, i, 1072 FX37 48 By SLR FEB 26 1974 49 Date FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Viake original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-19-67 461 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MISSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM7THFLT ASTERISK (*) MAILCRAM ADDRESSEE FROM PPPPP 2 COLINCH PRIORITY RELEASE DATE FOR ACTION + ROUTINE 15 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED 6 TOR CODEROOM 1647 di CNC DECORDERY ALTENHCF a (MATION CINCPAC PRRRRY 10 PARAPHING BAKER COM3RDFLT 11 ROUTINE 12 HARRINGTON DEFERRED 13 14 WILL TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. 15 PAGE 1. OF 2 15,731 IF OPERATIONAL NCR 78.05 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 TIME DATE 19 TIME GCT DISPATCHIS PIEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCK CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 ACTION 21 ACTION COMINCH, INFC CNO CINCPAC COM3RDFLT SENT 3Y F-0 22 COM7THFLT. 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 USC CADRILLA RETURNED FROM PATROL NEI HAVING SUNK F-05 27 F-07 28 1 EX-CVS AND 2 SMALL CRAFT FOR A TOTAL OF 848) TONS 29 F--1 30 AND DAMAGED 1 03S0LETE CONVERTED CRUISER CF 55.00 F-2 31 32 TONG. PTS NIGHT 12/13 STAK BOATS SANK 3 BARGES LCA E29 33 F-3 34 SUPPLIES PERSONAL NEAR CAPE PRAISCARI, SAIDOR BCA 35 F-30 36 SHELLED CONDOR. ATTAPE DOATS WORKING WITH DEAU- F-31 % 38 FICHTERS SHOT UP MDEM. NIGHT 13/14 OTHER BOATS F-32 39 F-33 40 ATTACKED SHORE BATTERY CAIDOR AREA. 1 DD AT REQUES 41 F-34 42 CF COMOEN AND WITH ARMY LIAISON OFFICER EMBARKED F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DONBARDED CAVES IN GUN EMPLACEMENTS DEAR BOSNEK FX30 46 47 CLOSING ROAD TC ENEMY TRUCKS. REPAIRD MOKER DROME FX37 48 FX40 49 ABOUT 2/3 COMPLETE. CATALINAS NIGHT 13/14 STRAFFED 50 IG-00 51 DECLASSIFIED VCNO 52 SECRET R O. 11652, Scc. 8(E) and 6(D) or (E) Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OSD letter, May, 3,1072 460 By SIR Date FEB 26 1974 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 3 BARGES EAST OF MANOKWARI. 1 TESS SHOT DOWN NORTH EAST OF HALMAHEUA. FROM ECHEL ON 8 TO 10 LST 5 DD DUE HOLLANDIA TO- MORROW/BIAK. USS NASHVILLE AND 2 DD ENROUTE TO ESPIRITU SANTO. 8 TROOPERS CONTINUE SHUTTLE BETWEEN FINSCHAVEN AND SARMI. MACARTHUR 1 COMINCH ACT. 16 20G OP03 NAME E. C. 11:32 Dis (3) and (D) or (E) Inc. May, & 1072 By SLR Date FEB 261974 150731 Originator COM/THFLT D/T Group NCR 7805 Page 2 Of 2 Pages. 434160 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DEAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINC SOWESPAC I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM (com 7TH FLEET) 2 PRIORITY 3 COMINCH PRTORITY RELEASED BY DATE 14 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1450 - 9 CIIO HARTZELL PRIDBITY. DECODED BY 10 INFORMATION CINCPAC PRIORITY II PARAPHRASED COM 3RD FLEET ROUTINE BY SAMUEL 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WHITTINGTON 14 13 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL " with NO 41 UNIVERSITY IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 14,1715 17 NCR 6721 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DUE TIME GCT 20 CA OUTGOINE INVOICE FUR - - HCK CLIAN - BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 COM 7TH FLEET SENDS FOR CINCSOMESPAC ACTION TO COMINCH F-O 22 INFO TO CND CINCPAC COM 3RD FLEET. 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 USS BLUEGILL RETURNED FROM PATROL NORTH OF HALMAHERA 27 F-07 28 HAVING SUNK 1 SUBARI CLASS CRUISER AND 2 AKS FOR TOTAL 29 F-1 30 OF 13600 TONS. CATALINA NIGHT 12/13 SHOT DOCS 1 BETTY F-2 31 32 F-20 NORTH OF HALDAHERA. USS 0:STER BAY (AGP) ATTACKED BY 33 F-3 34 ENEMY PLANES AT WAKDE AT 0308K/13. 1 NEAR MISS. 3 as F-30 36 WOUNDED. NO APPRECIABLE HULL DAMAGE. USS NASHVILLE F-31 37 38 F-32 LEAVING ADVIRALTIES FOR REPAIRS AT ESPIRITU SANTO. 39 F-33 40 ESCORT IS 2 DD'S. ECHELON 9 LST 3 DD 2 DE PLUS USS KALK 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 ARRIVED HOLLANDIA FROM BOSNEK. ECHELON 8 TO 10 LST 44 FX01 45 5 DESTROVERS LEAVING BOSNEK. DUE HOLLANDIA JUNE 16. FX30 46 47 MACARTHUR FX37 48 COMINCH....ACT. RECLASSIED FX40 49 50 E. C. 11002 Six D(70 and not 16.. .200 OP-03 51 000 May 1, 1072 52 312 Date FEB 26 1974 Mail only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Offret in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTED EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CTG 58.1 2 CINCPAC CP OPRIOFY OP a 4 RELEASED BY 13 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1251 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 DECODED BY JENKINS CON 5TH FLEET OP OPMORY OP 10 LTF 58 11 **************IT/BERNER CONAFADVON 5 ROUTINE 12 SALL TFC'S PACFLT DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 130957 NCR 5441 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT CNE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 HOND INTERCEPI F-0 23 F-01 24 25 CTC 58.1 FLIPS THIS TO CINCPAC FOR ACTION AND COM F-02 26 5TH FLEET, CTF 58, COMARADVON 5. ALL TFC'S PACFLT F-05 27 OR INFO. RADIO RONOLULU PASS TO ALL ADDEES. F-07 28 29 F-1 30 AFTER 2 MISCARRIED TRYS YESTERDAY AT 1330K TODAY HIT F-2 31 32 6-SHIP CONVOY PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WITH 350-MILE FICHT- F-20 33 ER STRIKE USINC 20 VF LOADED WITH 500-POUND BOMBS PLUS F-3 34 35 F-30 36 1 VFN AND SB2C FOR NAVICATION AND RESCUE. HEAVILY F-31 37 38 STRAFED 2 AK'S, 1 LARGE DD, 2 MEDIUM DD'S: *ЛК LEFT F-32 39 F-33 40 BURNING FIERCELY. 1 DIRECT HIT LARGE DD, FIRE AND 41 F-34 42 TRAILING OIL. 1 NEAR WISS MEDIUM DD, FIRE OBSERVED 43 F-4 44 TRAILING O!L. APPROXIMATE POSITION 11-30 N 140-00 E. FX01 45 FX30 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 48 1 COPY OP-20G E. C. 116% See. (E) and 5(D) or (E) FX40 49 COD May, 1, FEB 26 1974 50 *11 GROUPS MISSING Date IG-00 By SLR 51 VCNO 52 I Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) W.M H-15 461 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE = FROM COMINCH PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION RRARR 5 DATE 14 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED G 7 $552/14 - TOR CODEROOM to CHEESE All DECODED BY COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION CONSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED KURTZ /HOCHSTEIN ROUTINE BY JANCOMCEN AIAK 12 RRRRR DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 16 132214 CHECK BELOW NCR 6409 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 ( COMINCH CETS ACTION FRO" CINCPAC INFO COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC JAN30 CEN ADAK. F-O 22 23 F-01 24 THIS IS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 12 JUNE. F-02 25 26 F-05 27 REPORTS OF RESULTS TASKFORCE 53 OPERATIONS HAVE F-07 28 29 BEEN PASSED TO YOU. BATFISH (SS 310) REPORTS SUNK F-1 30 TO DATE 1 MEDIUM MARU OFF BUNCO 32-00 = 133-00 E. F-2 31 32 F-20 33 SARB (ss 220 ) REPORTS ON 11 JUNE CUNNED AND SANK F-3 34 35 2 TRANLERS. FIRED 9 MK 14'S TO SINK 1 LARGE AND 1 F-30 36 37 MEDIUM AP WITH 2 HITS AND 4 HITS POSIT 50-00 N F-31 38 F-32 39 148-00 E. OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 RECLASSIFIED 46 FX30 47 E. C. 11662, See 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 C.D Intion, May, 3, 1972 FX40 49 L; SER Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-19-67 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVY DEPARTME EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE DRAFTER CINOPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILCRAM ADDRESSEE PRIORITY FROM COMINCH ROUTINE FOR ACTION HOUTTNE RELEASE JUNE 1944 DEFERRED DATE 2227 COM 5TH FLEET TO CODEROSM KNAPP COMSOPAC PRIORITY DECODED BY REA/ HARTIGAN INFORMATION GENADAK ROUTINE ROUTINE at DEFERRED ROUTED BY 04:11 INDICATED two QUERTION will BE TRANSMITT 92039 PRECEDENCE au is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL HE NCR 2597 OPERA IN 19 DATE TIME OCT ORGANIZATION FILL IN DATE 140 TIME DE CUTCOING DEPARTMENT PLEASE LEAVE MOST ONE INCH DUE SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING not ACTION E. COMSOPAC JANCOMGENADAK. COMINCH GETS ACTION FROM CINCPAC INFO COM 5TH FLEET = F-0 A F-01 24 F-02 THIS IS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 8 JUNE. 20 F-05 :: FLYING FISH (ss 2291 OPERATING SW. F-07 the PALAU REPORTS 4 HITS SANK 1 6000 TONS AK AND DAMAGED F-1 30 21 F-2 ANOTHER AT 250100 z. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. 23 F-20 di F-1 DELIVERED TO 200. F-71 F-32 T-33 in = F-34 12 F-1 4.1 FIOL 45 10 TX10 17 (E) FX37 14. 000 May, 1022 FEB 26 1974 : By SLR FX40 Date 20 IG-00 at VCNO : SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 92039 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM 1 DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 2 CINCSWPA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEES PPPP 3 FROM PRIORITY 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH Y 5 ROUTINE 6 8 JUNE 44 7 DATE DEFERRED 8 1608 9 TOR CODEROOM PPPP 10 KNAPP CNO PRIORITY 11 DECODED BY INFORMATION CINCPAC 12 PARAPHRASED KULKA/ Killin COM3RDFLT ROUTINE 13 BY 14 HUTCHINSON DEFERRED 15 ROUTED BY 16 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 17 LIMITED DISTRIBUTION 080759 NCR 1533 18 19 20 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 21 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLUSE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 22 23 (COM7THFLT ENCYPHERS FOR CINCSWPA. ACTION COMINCH F-0 24 INFO CNO CINCPAC COM 3RD FLT) F-01 25 26 COVERING FORCE 1 CA 2 CL 14 DD OPERATING VICINITY F-02 27 F-05 28 FIAK TONIGHT. SUBMARINE HOE RETURNED FROM PATROL IN 29 THE F-07 30 CHINA SEA OF 60 DAYS 48 OF WHICH WERE SPENT NORTH OF F-1 31 80d 32 THE BARRIER. SANK 1 AK OF 4000 TONS AND DAMAGED 4 AK'S F-2 33 F-20 34 TOTALING 195000 TONS. ECHELON OF 8 LST'S 7 DD'S AND 35 F-3 36 1 PF LEAVING BOSNEK FOR HOLLANDIA. 3 DE'S ESCORTING F-30 37 38 TROOP CONVOY ENROUTE FROM CAPE CRETIN TO SARMI. F-31 39 F-32 40 3 DE'S ESCORTING 2 AP'S E NROUTE FROM SARMI TO CAPE 41 F-33 42 CRETIN. MACARTHUR. F-34 43 44 F-4 45 FX01 46 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX30 48 E. o. 11612, Bon. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) COMINCH...ACT FX37 49 OND lottor, May, 1, 1972 50 FEB 261974 FX40 16...20G...OP01. By SLR Date 51 IG-00 52 SECRET VCNO Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-18 A 33052 080759 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTED EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSIES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILCRAM ADDRESSEE KOM CINCPAC PRIORITY RELEASE ET 8 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE COMINCH DEFERRED DATE TOR CODERCOM 080603 PRIORITY DECODED BY SCRUGGS in INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET PARAPHRASED COMSOPAC ROUTINE SCRUGGS/ MONROE JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED ROUTED BY pus DESCRIBED INDICETED bij WILL II with PRECIDENCE DO n ADMINISTRATIVE IT OPERATIONAL CHECK BELOW 080129 NCR 1286 14 in ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 04 OSTGONG DISPLTCHES PLEASE LEAVE atust (NL INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION F #: F-0 23 ( SENT BY CINCPAC TO COMINCH AND INFO TO F-01 21 COM 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK ) F-02 :: a F-05 17 HERE IS CENCPAC SUMMARY FOR 6 JUNE. F-07 14 20 FOLLOWS BLAIR COLFPAC SUMMARY RESULTS 1 WEEKS F-1 no OPERATION. INCLUDES ADDS TO AND AMPLIFIES REPORTS F-2 21 32 F-20 24 CONTAINED IN CENPAC SUMMARIES 3 JUNE AND 5 JUNE. 11 I JUNE. SHARK SANK 1 AO, 1 AP, 2 AKS DAMAGED 1 AK. 7-10 PINTADO SANK 3 AKS. MINIMUM TOTAL SUNK 46,000 TONS F-11 DAMAGED 6,000 TONS. GUITARRO OPERATING E FORMOSA F-33 TO " REPORTS MINEKAZE CLASS DD SUNK NIGHT JUNE 2. F-34 47 F-4 43 TUNA REPORTS BOMBARDING FAIS ISLAND 24 HC SHELLS 14 FX01 45 14 MAY. OTHER INFO PASSED. FX30 96 17 E. o. 11012, Con. 500 end 5(D) or (5) FX37 48 OBD lotten, May, 1, 1972 FX-40 49 By SLR Date, FEB 26 1974 so IG-00 A1 VCNO 52 COPY TO SECRET 2dc Make original only. Deliver le Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 080129 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I FROM CINCPOA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 RRRR PMUNHY 3 OMINCH RELEASED BY 7 JUNE 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 35/7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 HOFNER COM 5TH FLT 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED HOFNER/HOCHSTEIN INFORMATION COMSOPAC R RPMORRY 11 JANCONCENADAK ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 062354 NCR 401 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (CINCPOA SENDS FOR ACTION COMINCH AND FOR INFO COM 5TH F-0 22 23 FLT COMSOPAC AND JANCONCENADAK, F-01 24 F-02 25 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 5 JUNE. 26 F-05 27 BILLFISH OPERATING SOUTHMEST GUAM REPORTS 1 PASSENGER F-07 28 29 F-1 30 FREIGHTER SUNK 21 MAY. F-2 31 BLAIR WOLFPACK (PINTADO, SHARK, PILOTFISH) REPORTS AT 32 F-20 33 0513287 SHARK SANK 1 AP AND 2 AK'S POSIT 17-39 N F-3 34 35 F-30 140-51 E COURSE 121 SPEED 8 WITH 5 AK'S AND 7 ESCORTS 36 37 of F-31 REMAINING. OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIRED FX30 46 47 E. 0. 110% Yes, S(I) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 CO be May. 3, 1972 FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 261974 50 COPY TO 20G. IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 062356 NCR-15 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE TROM CMNAVEU 2 PRIORITY 3 I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CNO 5 DATE 6 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM2,11 я 9 DECODED BY SCRUGGS/KRAPP PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COMINCH 11 PARAPHRASED ROUT BY FAGER ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY MORRIS 14 IS CALESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE 4MJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 3 661717 NOR 104 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 PART 1 061557 NOR 1,)5 23 PART 2 061717 NCR 1,4 F-01 F-02 COMMAVED SENDS ACTION ONO INFO COMINCH F-05 F-07 F-1 URDIS 212,21 APRIL AND AIRWAILGRAM 121986 JUNE 1943 F-20 FOL OWING 13 ADMIRALTY REPORT CF ENEMY SHIPPING F-3 ############ 29 F-2 LOSSES ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JANUARY 1 F-30 TO MAY 15 1944. F-31 38 F-32 WEDITERRANDAN SHIPS UNDER 16.0 GT 39 F-33 40 41 CATEGORY 1 2% SHIPS 7900 GT F-34 42 CATEGORY 2 2 SHIPS 1,15 GT F-4 43 44 FX01 45 CATEGORY 3 7 SHIPS 3952 UT FX30 46 47 DECLASSIFIED FX37 48 TOTAL 29 SHIPS 12865 GT E. O. 11012 See 1(1) end 5(D) or (E) FX40 49 May. 1, 1072 50 by SER Date FEB 26 1974° = VCNO 52 New New or Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS) 06/7/7 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SHIPS OF 1002 GT AND OVER TANKERS CATEGORY 1 1 SHIP 2532 GT CATEGORY 2 1 SHIP 1.71 GT CATEGORY 3 3 SHIPS 24000 CT TOTAL 5 SHIPS 27601 GT SHIPS CF 1000 GT AND OVER TANKERS CATEGORY 1 26 SHIPS 79641 QT CATEGORY 2 2 SHIPS 49773 GT CATECORY 3 10 SHIPS 34456 GT TOTAL 45 SHIPS 163670 GT TOTAL CATEGORY 1 47 SHIPS 20071 GT CATEGORY 2 12 SHIPS 51859 GT CATEGORY 3 20 SHIPS 62406 GT TOTALLING 79 SHIPS 204336 CT NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS UNDER 1000 GT CATEGORY 1 20 SHIPS 5765 GT CATEGORY 2 9 SHIPS 6232 GT CATEGORY 3 6 3 SHIPS 2248 GT DECLARATION TOTAL 32 SHIPS 14245 GT E. C. 11002 Fee to and 5(D) or (E) - TAXIS Mo. 1, 1972 SHIPS OVER 1300 GT TANKERS By SLZ Date FEB 26 1974 CATEGORY 1 1 SHIP 5465 GT Oríginator CATEGORY 2 D/P CHIPS 285.2 GT CATEGORY 3 1 81MU Page Of SHIP Pages. OPMAT-19-51 124100 COMNAVEU 061717 1,4 2 3 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 TOTAL 7 SHIPS 41967 GT SHIPS OVER 1000 GT NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 45 SHIPS 149888 CT CATEGORY 2 17 SHIPS 60267 GT CATEGORY 3 17 SHIPS 54798 GT TOTAL 79 SHIPS 264953 GT TOTAL CATEGORY 1 66 SHIPS 161118 GT CATEGORY 2 31 SHIPS 95301 CT CATEGORY 3 21 SHIPS 65,46 GT TOTALLING 118 SHIPS 321165 GT VESSELS UNDER 17$ GT AND UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER 50/ GT EXCLUDED 1= = Sunt 2= = probably sent 3 = damaged 16 ACTION HUND COMINCH. DES (1) or (E) 22. 4 1972 by SLR Date 1924 1 # O₁ ginator COMNAVEU D/161717 NCR04 Page 3 Of 3 Pages. OP#47-19-51 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTA I DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE ROM CINCPOA 24 PRIORITY 3 ROUT NE RELEASED BY COMINCH 4 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE 6 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0342 8 COM 5TH FLEET 9 DECODED BY SJOSTEN COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUT INE 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE SJOSTEN/HOCHSTEIN 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 052232 NCR 9642 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (CINCPOA SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET F-01 24 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. ) 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 FOLLOWS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 4 JUNE. F-07 28 29 FLIER (ss 25() REPORTS ATTACKED CONVOY 3 JUNE F-1 30 31 POSIT 22-55 NORTH 136-44 EAST. 3 HITS IN 2 MEDIUM F-2 32 F-20 33 AK'S. TUNNY OPERATING MARIANAS AREA REPORTS 1 F-3 34 35 5000 TON AK SUNK 17 MAY. OTHER INFO PREVIOUSLY F-30 36 F-31 37 PASSED. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 4% I 43 44 FX01 45 E(D) (E) FX30 46 or 47 ONE may, 3, 1072 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 COPY TO 20-G 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 052232 H-13 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTI DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC 2 1 COMINCH ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE 4 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2359 8 9 SJOSTEN COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUT INE 11 PARAPHRASED SJOSTEN/MCCOMB JANCOMGEN ADAK ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEN WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 42135 NCR 8859 IN 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 on OUTCOME DISPATENES PREASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (CINCPAC ORIGINATES ACTION TO COMINCH. INFO COM 5TH F-01 24 FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMGEN ADAK.) F-02 25 26 F-05 27 COMES CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 3 JUNE. F-07 28 29 BLAIR WOLFPACK (PINTADO, SHARK, PILOTFISH) F-1 30 F-2 31 OPERATING NORTHWEST MARIANAS REPORTS. PINTADO SANK 32 F-20 33 1 LARGE MARU WITH 5 HITS FOR 6 FIRED. SHARK PUT F-3 34 35 2 HITS IN EACH OF 2 SHIPS. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 RECLASSIEND 47 FX37 48 E. C. 110/2 Bon BCD and r(D) or (E) FX40 49 OOD letter, May, 3, 1072 50 IG-00 By SLR Date FEB 2 6 1974 51 VCNO 52 original only. Deliver to Code Item Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS) 12135 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART 1 DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE ROM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUT INE 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE JUNE 4 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0857 8 COM 5TH FLEET 9 DECODED BY HARTZELL COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION JANCOMCENADAK ROUTINE 11 PARAPHRASED BY HARTZELL June ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 040125 NCR 8421 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLT COMSOPAC 23 JANCOMCENADAK. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 COMES DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 2 JUNE. F-05 27 F-07 28 FENNO VOLF PACK. GUITARRO PICUDA ) REPORTS COORDINATED 29 F-1 30 ATTACK ON LARGE CONVOY SOUTH BOUND SPEED 11 POSIT 22-40 N F-2 31 121-17 E AT 0119302. Bashi Channel, S. of Formosa. 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 GUITARRO SANK 1 10,000 TON AO AND ON NIGHT OF 30 MAY 1 35 F-30 36 LARGE AK F-31 37 38 PICUDA SCORED 2 HITS IN LARGE AK AND 1 HIT IN SMALL SHIR. F-32 39 F-33 40 BAFB AND HERRING COORDINATED TO ATTACK 4 SHIP CONVOY ON 31ST 41 F-34 MAY POSIT 48-10 N 151-10 E. w of Kuriles 42 F-4 43 44 BARB REPORTS SUNK 2 AK'S WITH 3 MK 14 HITS EACH. TOOK DECK FX01 45 FX30 46 PETTY OFFICER PRISONER. 47 FX37 48 BALAO OPERATING NE HALMAHANA REPORTS 1 5,000 TON AK WITH 2 MK FX40 49 50 IG-00 PAGE 1 OF 2 51 BECLASSIFIED VCNO 52 SECRET E. O. 11052, Sec. S(E) end 5(D) or E OSD letter, May, 3, 1972 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 By SIREGS.) Date FEB 26 1974 OPNAV-NCR-15 10/25 461 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT 1 MATTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED BY INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE IN) 41 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 040125 NCR 8421 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 14'S. F-0 23 F-01 2 OTHER LARGE ONES WITH 2 ESCORTS CONTINUE COURSE 225 SPEED 8 24 F-02 25 26 POSIT 73-18 N 132-51 E AT 0217032. F-05 27 F-07 28 OTHER INFO PASSED. 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FXO1 45 FX30 46 RECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 48 E. O. 11627, Ree. A(TD and f(D) or (E) FX40 49 OSD letter, May, 1, 1972 50 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY-NCR-15 PAGE 2 OF 2 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 04 FROM CTF 59 Philippy a I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMADVON 5 ROUTINE 5 DATE 5 JUNE 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 0655 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 COMTASKFORCE 13 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY ARTHURS PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMSURPAC 11 ALL TFC'S CENPAC ROUTINE 12 BY REA/HARTIGAN CTF 57 CTG 59.3 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 04135az 17 NCR 9001 OPERA 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 0% OUTGOME DISPATENES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCM CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 RADIO WAHLAWA PASS INFO TO COMTASKFORCE 13 COMSUBPAC 23 ALL TASK FORCE COMMANDERS CENPAC AND ACTION TO COMADVON F-01 24 5. CTF 57 AND CTG 59.3 HAVE INFO. CTF 59 SENDS. 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 OUR SEARCHPLANE ATTACKED 6 AUXILIARIES 1 SUBMARINE F-07 28 29 SINKING 1 AUXILIARY AT 07-25 N 148-08 E COURSE 260 F-1 ##* 30 F-2 31 TRUE SPEED 10 KNOTS AT 0408452. 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 1 COPY DELIVERED TO 200. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 BECLASSIFIED FX30 46 F. O. 11052. Sea. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 030 lesson May, 3, 1972 FEB 26 1974 48 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 50 461 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 ROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROWTNNE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE MAY 29, 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1450 9 COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY NCCOMB INFORMATION 11 CONSOPAC ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY NCCOMB/ MONTGOMERY 13 JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 282355 NOR 3556 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 ( COMISSION ACTION FROM CINCPAC ITH INFO GOING TO COM 25 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC JANCOMCER ADAK.) F-02 26 F-05 27 28 F-07 29 THIS 18 CENPAC CUMMARY FOR 27 MAY. F-1 30 31 ASPRO OPERATING NW PALAU REPORTS 2 AKS SUNK ON 14-15 F-2 32 F-20 33 MAY. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 BECLASSIFIED 46 FX30 47 THE E. O. 11652 Sea S(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 OSD letter, May, 3, 1972 49 FX40 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 original only. Deliver to Code, Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 82358 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE = IOM CINCPAC PRIORITY a 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE & DEFERRED 6 DATE 28 MAY 1944 7 - TOR CODEROOM 2241/27 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY NCCOMB INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET 11 CONSOPAC PARAPHRASED COODWARD/HOCHSTEIN ROUTINE 12 BY JANCOMEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 H ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED Tyle DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE au AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 272072 NCR 2693 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE RESINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 CIRCPAC TALKS TO COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET CONSOPAC F-02 25 JANCOWCEN ADAK. 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 20 FOLLOWS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 26 MAY. F-1 30 F-2 31 PERMIT AT 262330Z REPORTS SINKING 1 OF 2 SUBS LEAVING 32 F-20 33 OTTO PASS (TRUK ATOLL). OTHER INFO PASSED. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 DELIVERED TO 20 C as F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 UNITED FX30 46 El O. 110% the to at (D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 030 letter, May, 3, 1972 By SLR FX40 49 Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Roym Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 72072 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I CINCRAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE A 26 MAY 1944 COMINCH DATE DEFERRED o 7 0301 N. TOR CODEROOM 9 KOTEEN COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 DELODED BY INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 IMRIE/JOHNSON JANGOMGEN ADAK ROUTINE BY DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 ONTINE OTHERWIEF INDICATED the INFORMATION STILL or TRANSMITTED WITH DEFEREED PRECEDENCE AND All ADMINISTRATIVE 11 OPERATIONAL to 252048 NCR 1437 CHECK RELIEW 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 FROM CINCPAC ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET 23 COMSOPAC JANCOMGEN ADAK. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 COMES CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 24 MAY: F-07 28 20 FENNO WOLF PACK (PICUDA, PETO, PERCH) OPERATING F-1 30 F-2 31 SOUTH FORMOSA REPORTS PERCH SCORED 4 HITS IN H F-20 33 UNIDENTIFIED SHIP ON 23 MAY. F-3 34 as PICUDA SANK PASSENGER FREIGHTER REPORTED IN F-30 36 F-31 37 CENPAC SUMMARY 22 MAY. RESULTS MARCUS WAKE 38 1-32 30 STRIKES CONTAINED IN CTG 58.6 SECRET F-33 40 41 240445 PASSED TO YOU. OTHER INFO PASSED. 1-34 42 T-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLARED FX30 46 COPIES DELIVERED TO 47 20 G E. O. 11512 7:0 3(7) - (D) or (E) FX37 48 000 letter, Ruy, 5, 1072 FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 26.1974 50 TG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY-NCR-15 252048 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE / 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE / ROM CINCRAC, PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH WF. ROUTHERNE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 25 MAY 1944 7 - TOR CODEROOM 2306 c. DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 FISHER INFORMATION COM 5TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED COMSOPAC BY ROL ROUTINE TIME 12 FISHER/I:RIE JANCOLCEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 10 CHECK BELOW 17 242306 NCR 686 15 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DUE EVD TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 (CINCPAC CIVES ACTION TC COMINCH INFO TO COM OTH F-01 21 FLEET CONSOPAC JANCOMGEN ADAK.) F-02 2° 2. F-05 27 F-07 2- 21 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 23 MAY. F-1 30 BURRFISH OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS F-2 31 32 F-20 33 AT 231437 GCT 1 MEDIUM TANKER SUNK .ITH 3 HITS. F-3 34 35 SKATE OPERATING BONINS AREA REPORTS AT 241333 GCT F-30 36 F-31 37 SANK SAMPAN TOOK 3 PRISONERS. OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 1 COPY 20-G. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLARATED FX30 46 47 E. O. 11602, Sea 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 08D letter, May, 3, 1972 FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 IG-00 At VCNO SECRET original only, Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 242306 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COMNAVEU - PRIORITY a - RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CNO ROUTINE 5 DATE 25 MAY 1944 DEFERRED 4) DDDDD 7 251041 - TOR CODEROOM 9 DECODED BY FISHER/KNAPP PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED BY TURLEY Therey INFORMATION 11 COMINCH ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 DDDDD 14 ROUTED BY MORRIS 15 INLUSS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 17 241458 NCR 454 is 10 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 PART 1 241452 NCR 845; PART 2 241458 NOR 454 F-0 22 23 (FROM COMNAVEU TO CNO. COMINCH INFO.) F-01 24 F-02 27 26 FOLLOWING IS ADMIRALTY REPORT OF ENEYY SHIPPING LOSSES F-05 27 ABSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO F-07 28 29 APRIL 1943. 37 1944 URDIS 212021 APRIL AND AMCM 121936 JUNE F-1 30 F-2 31 32 MEDITERRANEAN SHIPS UNDER 1090 CT F-20 33 CATEGORY F-3 34 17 3HIPS 6595 GT 35 CATEGORY 2 1015 F-30 36 F-31 37 CATEGORY 3 7 3952 38 TOTAL 26 11560 F-32 39 SHIPS OF 1000 CT AND OVER TANKERS F-33 40 41 CATEGORY 2 1. SHIP 1.071 GT F-34 42 F-4 43 CATEGORY 3 7 3 SHIPS 24000 44 TOTAL 4 I4052 FX01 45 FX30 46 SHIPS OF 1000 GT AND OVER NONTANKERS 47 CATEGORY 1. 22 SHIPS 71403 GT FX37 48 FX40 49 CATEGORY 2 8 40773 50 CATEGORY 3 10 34456 IG-00 51 TOTAL 146632 VCNO 52 E.O. 11002, See. 8(2) and 0(D) or Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAV 656 letter, May, 1972 241458 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 TOTAL CATEGORY 1. 39 SHIPS 77998 CT 2 11 42859 3 27 62406 TOTALING 70 183263 NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS UNDER 1093 GT CATEGORY 1 17 SHIPS 5173 CT 2 5 3963 3 1 697 TOTAL 23 9833 SHIPS OVER 1020 CT TANKERS CATEGORY 1 1 SHIPS 5465 CT 2 4 2352 3 1 TOTAL 6 36967 SHIPS OVER 1700 GT NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 37 SHIPS 127966 CT 2 16 56146 3 16 51608 TOTAL 69 235720 TOTAL CATEGORY 1 55 3HIPS 138684 GT 2 25 83611 3 18 62335 TOTAL INC 98 28252 EXCLUDED. VESSELS UNDER 10 GT AND UNIDENT 1: IED VEJSELS UNDER 593 GT 16 ACT E. C. 110% - - and (D) or (E) COMINCH CNO CED MA TO 1, 1072 By SLR Date FEB 261974 COMNAVEU 241458 454 2 2 Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 COMINCH MAY 24 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0234 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY YORK/ROBERTS PARAPHRASED INFORMATION 11 COMSOPAC ROUTINE 12 BY YORK/ROBERTS COM 5TH FLEET JANCOMCEN ADAK DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 232220 NCR 9903 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 CINCPAC SHOOTS TO COMINCH FOR ACTION INFO COM 5TH 25 FLEET JANCOMCEN ADAK COMSOPAC. F-02 26 F-05 27 28 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY 22 MAY. POLLACK OPERATING F-07 29 F-1 30 BONINS AREA REPORTS SINKING 1 DD AND DAMAGING F-2 31 32 1 AK ON 22 MAY. FENNO WOLF PACK (PICUDA, PETO, F-20 33 F-3 34 PERCH) OPERATING EAST FORMOSA REPORTS SINKING 35 F-30 I 36 PASSENGER FREIGHTER ON 21 MAY. SAWF ISH IN EMPIRE F-31 37 38 WATERS REPORTS AT 220847Z SINKING 1 MEDIUM AK F-32 39 F-33 40 WITH 2 MARK 14 HITS. OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 5 Subs m Empere waters 44 FX01 45 COPY TO 20-G.. sunh 1 DD FX30 46 AR 47 AP FX37 48 FX40 49 Daming 1 AK 50 BECLASSIFIED IG-00 51 52 E. O. 11652, See, S(R) and E(D) VCNO or SECRET (E) 030 luttor, May, 3, 1972 By SLR Date FEB 261974 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 232220 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME* DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY COMINCH RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 21 MAY 1944 DEFERRED 7 TOR CODEROOM 0201 " COM 5TH FLEET DECODED BY MONROE PRIORITY 10 BY INFORMATION CONSORAC 11 PARAPHRASED JANCOMCENADAK ROUTINE WOODWARD /KURTZ 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 202147Z NCR 7757 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 27 F-02 26 CINCPAC ORIGINATES. ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH F-05 27 FLEET CONSOPAC JANCOMCENADAK. 24 F-07 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 HERE IS CINCPAC SUMMARY FOR 19 MAY. 32 F-20 33 SEADRAGON ENROUTE MIDWAY FROM EMPIRE WATERS RE- F-3 34 35 PORTS SINKING FITH GUN FIRE ON 17 MAY AN ARMED F-30 36 F-31 37 TRAWLER NORTHEAST BONINS*, OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 *AS RECEIVED 44 FX01 45 DELIVERED TO 20 G FX30 46 BECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 48 E. 0. 11000 Sec. S(E) and 5(D) er (E) FX40 49 COD lotton, May, 3, 1972 FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 By SLR Date 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R+15 202140 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE HOM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY - RELEASED BY DATE 19 MAY 1944 FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE DEFERRED 6 7 0158 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 DECODED BY KNAPP COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION COMSOPAC ROUTINE 11 BY KNAPP /WOODWARD JANCOMCENTPAC 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 1% UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL in CHECK BELOW 182312 NCR 5797 17 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (CINCPAC SHOOTS ACTION COMINCH. INFO COMF (FTHFLEET 23 COMSOPAC JANCOMCENTPAC. ) F-01 21 25 F-02 COMES CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 17 MAY. 26 F-05 27 28 F-07 SPEARFISH REPORTS 1 LARGE AK 1 MEDIUM AK SUNK WITH 5 29 F-1 400 males s.w. Yohahuma 30 TORPEDOES POSIT 31-00 N 146-00 E. SAND LANCE OPERATING F-2 31 32 OFF SAIFAN REPORTS SINKING 5 MARUS FOR 29000 TONS. F-20 33 F-3 34 POGY OPERATING OFF HONSHU REPORTS SINKING JAP SUB NIGHT 35 F-30 36 OF 29 APRIL OUTBOUND FROM FUKA SHIMA ON COURSE F-31 37 38 F-32 135. AT 33-00 N 140-00 E DAMAGED AND PROBABLY SANK 2 39 F-33 40 MEDIUM MARUS 1 CARRIED GASOLINE. 5 PRISONERS FROM 41 F-34 42 SAMPAN ABOARD. STEELHEAD OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS F-4 43 44 FX01 REPORTS 1 TRAWLER SUNK WITH GUNFIRE. HAVE PASSED 45 FX30 46 OTHER INFO. 47 RECLASIFIED FX37 48 E. C. 11008. Bon. 8(S) and 5(D) or (E) FX40 49 CSD letter, May, 3, 1972 50 FEB 26 1974 IG-00 DELIVERED TO 20-G 51 By SLR Date VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 182312 NCR-15 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROWT INE 5 COMINCH DATE 17 MAY 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0201 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY KNAPP INFORMATION COM 5TH FLEET 11 COMSOPAC BOUTIME PARAPHRASED 12 BY REA/LYNN JANCOMCEN ADAK 13 DEFERRED 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 162249 NCR 3997 OPERA 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLEET COMSOPAC F-01 24 JANCOMCEN ADAK. OTHER INFO PREVIOUSLY PASSED. 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 FOLLOWS DAILY CINCPAC SUMMARY 15TH MAY. 28 F-07 29 TILEFISH OPERATING EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS DAMAGING 1 NITTA F-1 30 31 F-2 MARU AND 1 WAKATAKE DF. 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 1 COPY DELIVERED TO 20G 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 E.O. 11000 (a) and f(D) or (E) FX37 48 OBD letter, May, 3, 1972 49 By SLR FEB 26 1974 FX40 Date 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer In person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) \V-NCR-15 162249 461 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM AGGRESSEE ROM CINCPAC : PRIORITY 1 COMINCH I RELEASED BY DATE 16 MAS 1944 FOR ACTION BOUTINE ROUTINE & DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0115 9 YORK COM 5TH FLT PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION JANCOMCEN ADAK 11 PARAPHRASED CONSOPAC BY DORSEY/IMRIE ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED ET IS INCESS CTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEN will = TAANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE (N) AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 1ª CHECK BELOW 1: 152120Z NCR 3216 is 15 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 (IN OUTSSINE DISPATCHES PLEASE LLAVE ABOUT ONE INC# CLEAR SPACE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 = 21 (CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO cor 5TH F-01 24 FLT COMSOPE JANCOMCEN ADAK) F-02 25 24 F-05 27 HERE IS CINCPAC SUMMARY FOR 14 MAY. F-07 24 20 STURGEON REPORTS AFTER 16 HOUR CHASE ON 10 MAY SANK F-1 30 F-2 31 3 MEDIUM AK'S TOTALING 13700 TONS OUT OF 5 SHIP 32 F-20 33 ESCORTED CONVOY POSIT 29-44 NORTH 141-44 EAST. F-3 34 as 3 OUT OF 4 ELECTRIC HITS. SEADRAGON ON ROTATING F-30 36 F-31 37 PATROL EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS A 3682 TON MARU as F-32 30 DAMAGED ON 23 APRIL WITH 1 MK 14 HIT. 1 BK 18 F-33 40 41 HIT IN MEDIUM AK ON 27 APRIL BELIEVED SUNK. F-34 42 OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 BATED FX30 46 47 n. c. This 5(2) end t(D) or (E) FX37 48 COPY TO 200. - Inter May, 4, 1972 Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR 50 IG-00 M VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 152/20 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE URGENT I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CTF 71 2 /ROM COMSOWESPAC PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE 15 MAY 1944 FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM URGENT 9 DECODED BY MONROE COMINCH PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION COM 1ST, 3RD, 5TH FLT 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTIME BY SAPP/DUMMIT 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMITISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 150101 NCR 2637 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 SUBMARINE BONEFISH REPORTS. F-0 22 23 F-01 NINE 24 SIGHTED 3 BB 1CV 3 CA 1 CL PLUS DESTROYERS POSIT FIVE F-02 25 26 F-05 30° NORTH 119-40 EAST AT 1300 H 14TH HEADED FOR SIBUTU PASSAGE 27 F-07 28 SPEED 17. HEAVY DD PATROL THAT PASSAGE LATER INDICATES 29 F-1 30 FORCE A' CHORED TAWI TAWI BAY. SAME SUB SANK ONE OF THREE F-2 31 32 F-20 LARGE SOUTHBOUND AO'S ESCORTED BY 3 DD'S IN SAME VICINITY 33 F-3 34 0300 H 14TH. 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 1 COPY TO 20G. E. C. 11002 ": S(1) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 CBD letter, May, 3, 1972 FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 150/01 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM BRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEET PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CINCPAC TH ROM POUTINE 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE COMINCH 5 15 MAY 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 142302 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 FISHER COM 5TH FLT ROUTINE 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION COMSOPAC 11 PARAPHRASED BY SPENCE/IMRIE/FISHER JANCOMCEN ADAK ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 if ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 142035 NCR 2500 CHECK BELOW 17 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH INFO COM 5TH FLT F-01 21 COMSOPAC JANCOMCEN ADAK. OTHER INFO PASSED. 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 13 MAYs F-07 28 29 BOWFIN REPORTS 1 LARGE AK SUNK AT 1321002 F-1 30 F-2 31 POSIT: 08-52N 133-29E. 32 F-20 33 CHASING REMAINING AK PLUS 2 ESCORTS AT 1413252 34 F-3 35 POSIT: 09-32N 132-07E COURSE 320 SPEED 9. F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 1 COPY TO 20 G. FX01 45 FX30 46 E C. line. ( and 5(D) or (E) 47 CAD letter, May, 3, 1972 FX37 48 By SLR Date FEB 26-1974 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 142035 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM RECIFE, AZIL PRIORITY RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CNO ROUTINE DATE 14 MAY 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROGS22/14 8 9 DECODED BY BROWN 10 PARAPHRASERICE INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY FIPP 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 141803 NOR 2362 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 FRENCH VESSEL ANADUR SUNK 06200*Z AT F-02 25 26 F-05 27 10-553 27-30W 2 TORPEDOES DOCUMENTS LEFT 28 F-07 29 ABOARD IN PEGULATION METAL BOX NO LIKELIHOOD F-1 30 F-2 31 COMPROMISE AS VESSEL SANK IN 15 INNUTES. 32 F-20 33 NUTTON, ROBERT A. SEA/30 208 62 08 USN F-3 34 35 ONLY AMERICAN ABOARD NOW THIS PORT F-30 36 CONDITION GOOD. F-31 37 38 BECLASSIFIED F-32 39 40 *AS RECEIVED E. O. 11052, See. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) F-33 41 0.00 letter, May, 3, 1972 F-34 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 42 F-4 43 COMINOH...ACTION 44 FX01 45 16 FX-37 200 CNO NAVAIDE 20R FX30 46 47 201 BUPERS FX37 48 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 141803 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CINCPAC PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE COMINCH RRRR 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE MAY 14 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 0600/14 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SJOSTEN CORMATION COM 5TH FLEET 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE COMSOPAC 12 BY WJMONTGOMERY/MONTGOMERY JANCOCEN ADAK DEFERRED R R 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 140139 NCR 1992 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 CINCPAC TALKS TO COMINCH INFO COMFIFTHFLEET F-01 24 21 F-02 COMSOPAC JANCOCEN ADAK X 26 F-05 27 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 12 MAY. 28 F-07 29 TAUTOG OPERATING KURILES AND EMPIRE WATERS REPORTS F-1 30 F-2 31 1 MARU ON BOTTOM IN SHALLOW WATER AT MATSUWA WITH 32 F-20 33 2 HITS. 34 F-3 35 F-30 3 MORE MARUS SUNK WITH 2 HITS EACH AS FOLLOWS. EAST OF 36 37 F-31 URUPPU ISLAND. AT ESAN SAKI HOKKAIDO. AT KURO SAKI 38 F-32 39 HONSHU. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FXQ1 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 COPY DELIVERED TO 20-G. E. C. 11602, Boa S(E) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 CSD letter, May, 3, 1972 49 By SLR Date FEB 26.1974 FX10 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY-NCR-I5 140139 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAWTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE . ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE AUM CINCPAC PRIORITY a COMINCH RELEASED BY DATE MAY 11 1944 FOR ACTION ROUTINE & DEFERRED F, 7 TOR CODEROOM 0652 1) DECODED BY KOTEEN COM 5TH FLEET PRIORITY 10 INF MATION COMSOPAC 11 PARA/HRASED BY JANCOM ADAK ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUIED BY 11 ONLES: OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DILPATCH WILL as TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE DO is ADMINISTRATIVE LA IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 102126Z NCR 9449 17 IN 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON ORTGONS HERIDING PLEASE une ABOUT ONE INCM CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING not ACTION 28 ACTION COMINCH FROM CINCPAC. INFO COMFIFTHFLEET F-0 22 COMSOPAC, JANCOM ADAK. 23 F-01 24 F-02 21 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 9 MAY: 21) F-05 27 TAMBOR REPORTS ATT/CKED CONVOY 8 SHIPS 5 DD'S F-07 24 430 MI NW GUAM 29 2 OR MORE ESCORTS AT 100900Z POSIT 19-26N 140-19E F-1 30 F-2 31 COURSE 13C SPEED 8. 2 HITS IN 6,000 TON AK. SARGO 22 P-20 31 OPERATING SE YOKOHAMA REPORTS 1 MEDIUM AK SUNK ANOTHER F-3 31 as POSSIBLY SUNK. MISSED WITH 4 ELECTRONICS 4 AK 5 ESCORT F-30 an F-31 37 CONVOY AT C82000Z POSIT 33-CON 141-30E COURSE 170 as F-32 30 SPEED 8. OTHER INFO PASSED. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 41 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 E C. 11010, The ID not I(D) or (E) FX37 48 OED letter, May, 1, 1972 FX40 49 DELIVERED TO 2(G. By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 A1 VCNO 52 Vale original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 102/26 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVA: MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM ALUSNA BEYOGLU PRIORITY a CNO 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION DECLASSING RRRRR 5 E. O. 11602, Sec. S(3) and (10) or (E) DEFERRED 6 DATE 4 AY 1944 08D letter, May, 3, 1972 7 TOR CODEROOM 2015 By SLR Date FEB 2 6 1974 8 9 As PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY SLUTZ 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY PICK /LJH 12 DEFERRED 13 BALDWIN 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PG 1 OF 2 041850 NCR 4869 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 DURING 12-27 APRIL RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT BLACK SEA F-02 25 26 SANK 19 MERCHANT VESSELS OF 48,100 TONS, 6 F LIGHTERS F-05 27 F-07 28 3 R BOATS, E BOAT,1 ESCORT VESSEL, 1 MINESWEEPER, 29 F-1 30 1 AUXILIARY VESSEL. SUBMARINE AND E BOATSSANK F-2 31 32 4 MERCHANT VESSELS 14,300 TONS, 5 F LIGHTERS, 1 R F-20 33 F-3 34 AND 1. E BOAT. DAMAGED BY AIRCRAFT 9 MERCHANT SHIPS, 35 F-30 36 14, 000 TONS, 4 F LIGHTERS, 3 R BOATS. 17 ENEMY F-31 37 38 AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN. BRITISH LIAISON OFFICER BLACK F-32 39 F-33 40 SCA ADVISES AGAINST TOO MUCH RELIANCE ADOVE RUSSIAN 41 F-34 42 REPORT. HE BELIEVES RUSSIAN UNITS OTHER THAN SUBS F-4 43 44 AND a BOATS REMAINED IN PORT BECAUSE SUBMARINES. FX01 45 46 FX30 AVERAGE ABOUT 50 TRANSPORT PLANE FLIGHTS OBSERVED 47 FX37 48 DAILY BUTWEEN CRIMEA AND RUMANIA. BEFORE LEAVING FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS.) 41850 460. DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVA MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION 11 BY ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLISE OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 PAGE 2 OF 04185$ NCR 4869 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 19 TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 F-07 28 ODESSA GERMANS SANK AT LEAST 10 BARGES IN HARBOR BUT 20 F-1 30 ALL SHIPS SUNK THERE BY RUSSIANS 1941 WERE RAISED F-2 31 32 AND TAKEN AWAY. F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 BECLASSIFIED F-33 40 41 E. 0. 11052, Sec. 8(E) and 5(D) or F-34 42 OED letter, May, 3, 1972 F-4 43 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 44 FX01 45 16...ACT FX30 46 17 FX37 COMINGH CNO .200P 200 NAVAIDE 48 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE IROM CTC 17.15 URGENT PRIORITY 1 I RELEASED BY APRIL 30, 1944 FOR ACTION CTF 71 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6) 7 TOR CODEROOM 1605 COMSUBPAC URGENT 9 DECODED BY MONTGOMERY PRIORITY to PARAPHRASED INFORMATION ALL SUBS COPYING " ROUTINE MCCOMB/VER 12 ST KPM (RDO HONO ) FOX DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 1% UNLISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND is ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 12 301330 NCR 759 IN 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTDONS DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE YEGRAING not ACTION 21 F-0 22 INTERCEPT 21 ( ACTION CTF 71 PASS TO COMSUBPAC.) F-01 21 F-02 21 26. PETERSON ROLF PACK ATTACKED 10 SHIP CONVOY 18-30 N F-05 27 F-07 24 119-20 E AT ZERO HOURS ZEBRA 30TH. 2 SUNK 3 DAMAGED. : F-1 30 BELIEVE REMAINDER ENROUTE MANILA SPEED 11. CONTIN- F-2 31 32 UING SEARCH. F-20 aa 250 M, NNW monils F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 TG 17.15 F-32 39 Tirgra F-33 40 41 Porele F-34 42 F-4 43 Bong 44 FXO1 €5 BECLASSITED FX30 = E. 0, 11002, From S(E) and 5(D) or (E) 47 FE37 45 CED letter, May, 1, 1972 By SLR FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 Date 50 10-00 At DELIVERED TO OP-200 VOID E Valor sticinal only. Deliver is Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R-13 301330 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART A DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM CINCPAC 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE 28 APRIL 1944 FOR ACTION COMINCH 4 RRARRR 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 7511 8 9 DECODED BY MCCOMB 10 INFORMATION COM 5TH FLT PRiORITY 11 BY PARAPHRASED MOCOMB/VER RRARRR COMSOPAC 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 280137 - NCR 9098 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 ( THIS IS CINCPAC THROWING ACTION TO COMINCH AND F-01 24 PITCHING INFO TO COMFIFTHFLEET COMSOPAC. OTHER INFO PASSE S)₂ 25 26 FOLLOWS DAILY CENPAC SUMMARY 26 APRIL. F-05 27 F-07 28 SCAHORSE REPORTS ATTACKED 4 SHIP 4 ESCORT CONVOY AT 29 F-1 30 161515 Z. SANK LARGE FREIGHTER WITH THREE HITS IN POSIT F-2 31 32 14-50 N 143-23 E COURSE 235 SPEED 8.4. SANK RO CLASS F-20 33 F-3 34 SUB ENTERING TANAPAG ( SAIPAN ) ON 20 APRIL. TRICGER 35 F-30 36 REPORTS ATTACKING 5 SHIP 5 ESCORT CONVOY NORTH BOUND F-31 37 38 EAST OF PALAU SPEED 12 ON NIGHT 25-26 APRIL. SANK 4 F-32 39 F-33 40 MARUS AND 1 DD. REMMANTS CONVOY HEADED BACK TOWARD MALA- 41 F-34 42 KAL PASS. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 47 E. C. 11002 See. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 OSE lotter, May, 3, 1972 FX40 49 DELIVERED By SLR Date 50 TO OP-20G FEB 26 z 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 280137 461 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COMIAVEU 2 PRIORITY a RELEASED BY CNO RR8RR 4 DATE FOR ACTION 5 26 APR 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 231723 - 9 DECODED BY KNAPP PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED BY INFORMATION COMINCH RABAR 11 TURLEY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY MORRIS 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW NCR 7903 17 26,959 15 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE SEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 P-0 22 23 F-01 21 \COMNAVEU SENDS CND PIFO COMINCH.) F-02 27, 26 F-05 27 URDIS 212721 APRIL AND AIRMAILGRAM 121926 JUNE 1943 FOLLOWING IS ADMIRALTY REPORT OF ENEMY SHIPPING LOSSES F-07 24 29 F-1 30 ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JAN 1 TO MARCH 31 1944. MEDITERRANEAN SHIPS UNDER 1936 GT F-2 31 32 F-20 33 CATEGORY 1 14 SHIPS 5316 CT CATEGORY 2 2 SHIPS 1015 GT F-3 34 35 F-30 36 CATEGORY 3 6 SHIPS 3150 GT F-31 37 TOTAL 22 SHIPS 9481 GT 38 F-32 39 SHIPS OF 1,000 GT AND OVER TANKERS F-33 40 CATEGORY 2 1 SHIP 1071 GT 41 F-34 42 CATEGORY 3 3 SHIPS 24070 GT 43 TOTAL 4 SHIPS 25071 GT F-4 44 FX01 45 SHIPS OF 1,000 GT AND OVER NON-TATKERS CATEGORY 1 19SHIPS 63726 GT FX30 44 BECLASSITED 47 FX37 48 CATEGORY 2 8 SHIPS 43773 GT E. O. 11000, See S(E) and 5(D) or (E) OBD letter, May, 3, 1972 FX40 49 CATEGORY 3 9 SHIPS 31456 GT By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 TO-00 so 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AGE NAVY DEPARTME EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 JM PRIORITY 3 4 FOR ACTION ROUTINE RELEASED BY 5 DEFERRED = DATE 7 X TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY 13 DEFERRED 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 NCR 7903 CHECK BELOW PAGE 2 260959 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE SEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 21 TOTAL 36 SHIPS 135935 GT 2% F-02 TOTAL CATEGORY 1 33 SHIPS 69222 GT 26 F-05 27 CATEGORY 2 11 SHIPS 42859 GT 28 F-07 CATEGORY 3 18 SHIPS 58636 GT 29 F-1 30 TOTALING 62 SI!IPS 170487 GT 31 F-2 32 NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVER AND BALTIC SHIPS F-20 33 34 UNDER 1,033 GT F-3 35 F-30 CATEGORY 1 14 SHIPS 4218 GT 36 CATEGORY 2 2 SHIPS 1398 GT 37 F-31 38 F-32 697 GT 39 CATEGORY 3 1 SHIP 40 TOTAL 17 SHIPS 6313 GT F-33 41 F-34 42 SHIPS OVER 1,000 GT -TANKERS CATEGORY 1 1 SHIP 5540 GT F-4 43 44 FX01 45 CATEGORY 2 2 SHIPS 7553 GT CATEGORY 3 FX30 46 NIL 47 BECLASSIFIED FX37 TOTAL 12540 GT 48 3 SHIPS E. O. 11032, Boo. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 40 FX40 OUD letter, May, 3, 1972 50 Date FEB 261974 IG-00 51 By SLR 2 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R-15 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 GE NAVY DEPARTME EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE / JM PRIORITY X I FOR ACTION ROUTINE RELEASED BY 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 * TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 PARAPHRASED BY 13 DEFERRED 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNITS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL II TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AMJ as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 3 260959 NCR 7903 17 is 19 ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 :: F-0 23 F-01 21 NON-TANKERS 21 F-02 CATEGORY 1 28 SHIPS 93513 GT 26 F-05 27 CATEGORY 2 11 SHIPS 35634 GT 24 F-07 20 CATEGORY 3 11 SHIPS 26699 CT F-1 30 TOTAL 50 SHIPS 158813 GT 31 F-2 106268 GT 32 TOTAL CATEGORY 1 43 SHIPS F-20 33 CATEGORY 2 15 SHIPS 44002 GT 34 F-3 35 CATEGORY 3 12 SHIPS 27396 GT F-30 36 TOTALLING 70 SHIPS 177666 GT 37 F-31 VESSELS UNDER 100 GT AND UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER 50 GT 38 F-32 39 EXCLUDED. 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 43 F-4 11 DEPARTMENT FX01 45 46 E. C. 11019 Bin (D) and E(D) or (E) FX30 47 0.00 letter, May, 1, 1072 FX37 48 16 ACT By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 49 FX40 MY COMINCH FX37 20G CNO 200P NAVAIDE. IG-00 A1 BADO NO VONO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) A-SCRIBIS DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMEN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE CINCPAC 2 FROM COMINCH PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION RRANKRRR 5 22 APRIL 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 0851 8 TOR CODEROOM COMCENPACFOR 9 MONROE COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION 11 BY PARAPHRASED DUMMIT/WALP RRRRRRRR 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 212346 NCR 4620 OPERA CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 CINCPAC TELLS COMINCH. INFO COMCENPACFOR, COMSOPAC. 23 F-01 24 SS F-02 25 FOLLOWS CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 20TH TH APRIL: TAMBOR REPORTS 26 wo Mi N.W. wake F-05 27 ENCOUNTERED SMALL JAP CRAFT IN 21-55 N 162-35 E. SHEL 28 F-07 29 LED BOARDED AND SEARCHED HER. LEFT IT AFIRE AND WITH F-1 30 31 F-2 PILOT HOUSE AWASH. 2ND OFFICER TAKEN PRISONER. KILLED 32 F-20 33 ALL OTHERS FOUND. THIS IS SAME CRAFT REFERRED TO IN F-3 34 ss 35 CENPAC SUMMARY 18 APRIL. FINBACK SHELLED OROLUK 16THZ F-30 36 37 F-31 OTHER INFO YOU HAVE. 200 of Truh 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 BECLASSIFIED 46 FX30 E. O. 11652 See S(E) and 5(D) or (E) 47 1 COPY OP-20G OND letter, May, 3, 1972FEB 26 1974 FX37 48 49 By SLR Date FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 212346 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE to FROM ALUSNA MADRID PRIORITY 3 CNO 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMNAVNAW ARRAR 5 DATE 22 APRIL 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 220135 9 DECODED BY GIDEON PRIORITY to INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY D SMITH 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY ROONEY 14 IS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THE DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND 44 ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 211330 NCR 4352 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 OR OUTSOING DISPATERES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT DIE ace CLEAN IPACE BEFORE BEGINNING no ACTION 21 F-0 22 (ALUSNA MADRID TO CNO AND COMMAVNAW) 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 600 TON SPANISH MERSHIP JOSE ILLUECA SUNK ABOUT 1830A 26 F-05 27 19 APRIL FRENCH WATERS NEAR PORT VENDRES. ATTACKED F-07 28 29 F-1 BY BRITISH PLANES, 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 NOTE: REC'D CONFIDENTIAL RAISED TO SECRET BY NCRWO 39 F-33 40 41 BECAMSITED F-34 42 E. 0. 11072 Box end 5(D) or (E) F-4 43 CGD Intion, May, 1, 1972 44 FEB 26 1974 FX01 45 By SLR Date 16 ... ACT FX30 46 47 FX37 COMINCH ... CNO ... 13 NAVAIDE ... 20G ... 200P ... 48 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 original only. Deliver to Code lioom Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 211330 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE From: US Military Attache Stockholm, Sweden To: War Department No: 277 19 April, 1944 277 from Hardison repeated London. Interesting Information from Norwegian escapee arrived Stock- holm April 18 rated B2 who was eye witness to recent aerial attack against German Tirpitz: 80 killed, 300 badly wounded and 900 to 1000 requiring medical attention. Most wounds result of fire and explosives. Germans used aircraft and trains to evacuate wounded. Source stated Marship would be out for duration. Two explosions occurred aboard warship one of which damaged Norwegian Whaler C A Larson anchored nearby. German sailor morale reported very low. Rayens ACTION: G-2 BECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) INFO : CG AAF OPD OSD letter, May, 3, 1972 FEB 26 1974 Col. Park By SLR Date Log CM-IN-14340 (20 Apr 44) 0442Z vh 40 460 COPY NO. 300M THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CINCSOWESPAC 2 (VIA COM 7TH FLT) PPPPPP 3 RELEASED BY 15 APRIL 1944 FOR ACTION COMINCH I ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED n 7 TOR CODEROOM 151321 * 9 DECODED BY SCHNEIDER INFORMATION CNC PPPPPPP 10 PARAPHRASED CINCPAC 11 ROUTINE BY MCKENNA COM 3RD FLEET 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY MORRIS 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE DO AS ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 150703 NCR 9147 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 (CINCSOWESPAC SENDS VIA COM 7TH FLEET. ACTION 23 COMINCH INFC CNC CINCPAC COM 3RD FLEET) F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 350 TON NIP FUEL SHIP WAS SUNK AND 153 TONNER F-07 28 WAS BEACHED AND LEFT BURNING BY NAVY LIBERATOR 29 F-1 30 OFF MAPIA ISLAND ON 14TH. PT'S DESTROYED F-2 31 4 AND DAMAGED 2TA BARGES AT WIDE BAY NIGHT OF 32 F-20 33 13-14. 1 AK 1 DD ARRIVED SEEADLER FROM EMIRAU F-3 34 EVENING 14TH AND 1 AF AND 1 DD ARRIVED NOON 35 F-30 36 15TH. MACARTHUR F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 4: DECLASSINED F-4 43 = C. 11002, Etc. S(E) and 5(D) or (E) 44 FX01 45 OSD lotter, May, 3, 1972 FX30 46 COMINGH ACT By SLR Date FEB 26_1974 47 FX37 48 16 OP$3 20G FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Vake original only. Deliver to Code Review Watch Officer to pet-on. (See 11. 75 (1) NAVERGE 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE From: US Military Attache London England To: War Department No: 12588 12 April 1944 To MILID serial number 12588 From most reliable Norwegien source learn only. 3 hits were scord on Tirpitz. 2 different Ground reports state 3 hits. One report gives more than 3 hits, CA Larsen , repair ship of 13200 tone, severely damaged or sunk. British losses probably not more than 3 planes. Peabody ACTION: G-2 BECLASSIFIED INFO : CG AAF OPD E. O. 11002, Sec. 2(R) and 5(D) or (E) Orl. Perk OSD letter, May, 5, 1972 Log By SLR Date, FEB 261974 CM-IN-8638 (12 Apr 44) 2129Z mcs 45 460 COPY NO. 300M THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NA. MESSAGE NAVY DEPART. il DRAFTE EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 12 FROM PRIORITY 3 RRRRRR < RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTINE 5 APRIL 11, 1544 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 (535 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 BENNETT COMCENPACFOR PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION CONSOPAC RRRRARR 11 PARAPHRASED BENNETT ROUTINE 12 BY 13 DEFERRED 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 FISHER 102256 NCR 6185 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 COMINCH GETS ACTION FROM CINCPAC. COMCENPACFOR F-01 24 COMSOPAC CET FOR INFO. 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 9 APRIL. TRIGGER REPORTS 28 F-07 29 2 HITS 111 LARGE TANKER AT 6715902 119-06 N, 142-31 E. F-1 30 31 F-2 YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 1 COPY DELIVERED TO 20G I $ 4d TOXA 4a 46 FX30 DECLASSIFIED 47 FX37 E. O. 11052, See. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 48 49 Can letter, May, 3, 1972 FX40 FEB 26 1974 50 By SLR Date IG-00 51 52 VCNO Valer original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (Sec Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 102256 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM CTG 21.12 (INDEF CALL) OP PRIORITY PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CINCLANT 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE 16 APRIL 1944 DECLASSITED DEFERRED 6 E. C. 11652, Ser. 3(7) and 5(D) or (E) 7 TOR CODEROOM 2043 08D letter, May, 9072 INFORMATION LAST Date 8 9 DECODED BY REA By SLR OP TY PARAPHRASED COMINCH 11 BY HARTZELL/KNOWLES ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 ROWLAND 101725 NCR 5879 CHECK. OPERA BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE 19 TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 21 22 CTG 21.12 SHOOTS TO CINCLANT FOR ACTION AND COMINCH INFO. 23 21 25 AT 90225 DURING HUNT FOR U515 1 ESCORT DETACHED TO HOLD 26 27 DOWN ANOTHER SOUND CONTACT. AT 09075* MARK 24 MINE 28 29 ATTACK ON NOISY SONDBUDY NEAR THIS SPOT PRODUCED NO 30 31 RESULTS. INTENSIVE AIR COVER KEPT SUB DOWN REST OF DAY 32 33 WHILE 515 WAS BEING KILLED. CONTINUOUS AIR PATROLS NIGHT 34 35 9TH, 16TH PRODUCED RADAR BLIP RESULTING IN SIGHTING DEPTH 36 37 CHARGE AND MINE ATTACK LAT 33-40 NORTH LONG 18-39 WEST AT 38 39 100358 RESULT UNDBSERVED IN DARKNESS. AT 100625 BY THE 40 41 DAWNS EARLY LIGHT 3 MORE PLANES ATTACKED SURFACED SUB IN 42 43 HAIL OF ANTI AIRCRAFT FIRE WITH DEPTH CHARGES ROCKETS MINES 44 45 AND MACHINE GUNS. BOTH MINES EXPLODED 6 ROCKET HITS 46 47 ESTIMATED. SUB SANK IN MASS OF WRECKAGE OIL AIR FLASKS 48 49 PAGE 1 OF 2 50 No. 1 ADMIRAL No. 2 FILE No. , F-I.OR CHARTROOM. 4 SPECIAL 51 52 Make original only. Deliver to Communication Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) sections a NCR 18 101725 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 / MAYY DEPARTM. EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES 1 PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE is IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 2 OF 2 101725 NCR 5879 17 IN ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OSTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 21 22 23 AND INJURED. LAT 33-31 NORTH LONG 18-43 WEST. ONLY 24 25 1 SURVIVOR ALIVE WHEN ESCORTS ARRIVED 4 HOURS LATER. 26 27 HE SAYS U-BOAT 68 CAPTAIN EDWARD LOUTZINAS OUTWARD 28 29 BOUND. ALL TIMES Z. ao 31 32 33 34 AS RECEIVED. 33 36 SCR HAS DELIVERED TO NAVCOM FOR TRANSMISSION TO CINCLANT 37 28 1,2102 38 39 HAVCOM TOR 102127 40 41 42 BUTO 43 E O. 11002 For 20 and I(D) of (E) 44 45 - 1, 1972 FEB 261974 46 By SLR part, 47 48 49 50 No. I ADMIRAL No. 2 FILE No. ) F-I OR CHARTROOM. Me. 4 SPECIAL 51 SEALEDSECRET 52 Make original only. Deliver to Communication Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) a NCR 19 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 ADMIRALTY PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 BAD 9 APRIL 1944 WDL ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 WS. 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 1818 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION CINCEF 11 PARAPHRASED SBNO NORTH RUSSIA ROUTINE BY 12 KNAPP DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 WOODWARD 0817138 NCR 18050 18 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BERINNING TEXT ACTION 21 RECEIVED BY HAND FROM BAD F-0 22 23 FOLLOWING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ATTACK ON TIRPITZ F-01 24 ON MONDAY, 3RD APRIL. F-02 25 26 F-05 27 2. FULL INTERPRETATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS IS NOT YET F-07 28 29 COMPLETE. PRELI INARY ASSESSMENT SHOWS 16 HITS F-1 30 IDENTIFIED CERTAIN AS 3 WITH 1600 LB. S.A.P. BOMBS, F-2 31 32 F-20 33 8 WITH 500 LB. S.A.P. AND 5 WITH 500 LB. M.C. AND F-3 34 600 LB. A/S BOMBS INSTANTANEOUS FUZEDAM. IN 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 ADDITION THERE ARE JUDGED TO BE 8 OTHER VISIBLE 38 F-32 39 HITS WHICH CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED FOR CERTAIN. F-33 40 41 3. APART FROM DIRECT EVIDENCE OF 24 HITS IN PARA. 2 F-34 42 F-4 43 THE SMALL NUMBER OF "CHOSTS" OF MISSES IN WATER 44 FX01 45 SUGGESTS MORE HITS. FX30 46 47 4, 98 BOMBS WERE DROPPED. FX37 48 5. PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW WAVES CREATED BY SHIPPING OF FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 TIRPITZ'S STERN. TWO OF THE EXPLOSIONS OBSERVED VCNO 52 PAGE 1 OF 4 DECLASSIFIED JCS MEMO, 1-17-73 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NATREGS) SP DATE FEB 26 1974 OPNAY-NCR-15 08/7/3 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM AFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 0817138 NCR 18050 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 WERE PARTICULARLY LARGE. 23 F-01 24 6. CARRIERS TAKING PART WERE- F-02 25 26 (A) VICTORIOUS WITH BARRACUDA AND CORSAIR. F-05 27 F-07 28 (B) FURIOUS WITH BARRACUDA AND SEAFIRE 29 F-1 30 (c) EMPEROR WITH HELLCAT, F-2 31 32 (D) SEARCHER AND PURSUER WITH WILDCAT. F-20 33 F-3 34 (E) FENCER WITH SWORDFISH AND WILDCAT AS A/U 35 F-30 36 CARRIER AND TO ASSIST IN FIGHTER F-31 37 38 DIRECTION OF FORCE. F-32 39 F-33 40 7. STRIKING FORCE WAS ORGANIZED IN 2 WAVES OF 24 41 F-34 42 AND 18 BARRA UDAS, OF THESE 40 ATTACKED, 1 WAS U/S F-4 43 44 AND NOT FLOWN OFF AND 1 FORCED LANDED IN SEA AFTER FX01 45 FX30 46 TAKE OFF. 47 FX37 48 8. 21 CORSAIRS, 23 HELLCATS AND 43 WILDCATS FX40 49 50 PROVIDED ESCORT AND COVER FOR STRIKES. AIR IG-00 51 VCNO 52 PAGE 2 OF SECRET DECLASSIFIED JCS MEMO, 1-17-73 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGSYS BYSR PATEFEB DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM AFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 0817138 NCR 18650 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 OPPOSITION WAS EXPECTED BUT NONE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND 23 F-01 24 25 HELLCATS AND WILDCATS CONCENTRATED MOST EFFECTIVELY F-02 26 F-05 ON SHIP AND SHORE FLAK. 27 F-07 28 29 9. SEAFIRES AND SOME CORSAIRS PROVIDED FIGHTER F-1 30 PROTECTION FOR SHIPS. F-2 31 32 F-20 10. BOMB LOADS USED WERE 10 AIRCRAFT WITH 1 1600 LB. 33 F-3 34 S.A.P. EACH FOR CARRIAGE OF CHICH SPECIAL FITTINGS 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 HAD BEEN EXTEMPORIZED. 10 AIRCRAFT WITH 3 533 LB. 38 F-32 M.C. OR 2 600 LB. A/P, EACH LATTER FUZED HYDRO- 39 F-33 40 STATICALLY FOR 30 FEET AND TO BURST ON IMPACT FOR DRY 41 F-34 42 HIT. 20 WITH 3 500 LB. S.A.P. EACH. F-4 43 44 FX01 45 11. DIVING ATTACKS WERE MADE AND HEICHT OF RELEASE FX30 46 47 WAS ABOUT 3300 FEET FOR 1600 LB. BOMBS AND 2500 FEET FX37 48 49 FOR OTHERS. UNLIKELY THAT 1603 LB. DOMBS WOULD FX40 50 IG-00 51 PENETRATE VITALS FROM THIS HEIGHT. DECLASSIFIED VCNO 52 PAGE 3 OF 4 JC5 MEMO, 1-17-73 BYSR DATE FEB 261974 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY-SCR-15 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 RAYT AU EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED EY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLISS CTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL 1£ TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE INJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 0817138 NCR 18050 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BERINNING TEXT ACTION 2) F-0 22 23 F-01 24 F-02 25 12. FLAK WAS WELL KEPT DOWN BY FIGHTERS AND BY 26 F-05 27 M/C AND A/S BOMB HITS. ONLY TWO BARRACUDAS F-07 28 29 F-1 SHOT DOWN 111 THE ATTACKS. ONE WILDCAT FORCED 30 F-2 31 LANDED IN SEA ON RETURN TO CARRIER FORCE. 32 F-20 33 13. BEATHER CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-22 30 F-33 40 41 7-34 12 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 PAGE 4 OF 4 47 FX37 48 DECLASSIFIED JCS MEMO, 1-17-73 FX40 49 BY SR DATE FEB 26 1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECRET WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING MESSAGE PRIORITY From: CG US Forces in the European Theater of Operations London England To I War Department CO Strategic Air Forces in Europe London England Nr I EX 22226 7 April 1944 0-2 report April 070900 to WDGBI from ETGBI. From Conrad signed Eisenhower EX22226. Examination of photos together with reports of crews taking part has shown 16 bomb hits identified as certain on Tirptis as result of 3 April attack. In addition there are judged to be 8 other hite giving total of 24 dits out of 98 bombs dropped. Among hits were 3 from 1600 pound armor pier ing bombs. 5 March American destroyer attacked sub 48 miles north of San Miguel. British frigate detected sub on sur- face position 47 degrees north 33 degrees west. Attack made and 3 explosions heard and sub is claimed to have been de- stroyed. 6 March Liberator sighted 2 subs on surface 65 miles northeast Santander. 5/6 April 140 Lancasters 1 Mosquito attacked Toulouse dropping 542 tone high explosives, including 17 by 8000 It and 30 by 4000 pound bombs, and 119 tons of incendicries. Air- craft attacked in clear weather at 7 minutes past midnight dropping load in 34 minutes. Indicated that attack vas suc- cessful with considerable damage to buildings and large fires ITEM CM-IN-5118 (7 Apr 44) in 5(3) and MD) or (E) Cop Insur, May, 1, 1072 By SLR Date FEB 26.1974 460 COPY Colonel No. 61 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE is FORBIDDEN Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 SECRET WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING MESSAGE From: CG US Forces in the European Theater of Operations London England Page 2 Nr : EX22226 7 April 1944 observed. Slight heavy and moderate light flak were on- countered but no enemy airoraft seen. 1 Lancaster is mis- sing. 23 Stirlings laid 86 seamines southwest coast of France without loss. 6/7 April 3 Mosquitoes completed uneventful patrols northwest France Germany end a fourth 18 missing from Coulommiers France Area. 45 of 49 Bomber Command Nosquitoes completed missions dropping total of 59 tons high explosives all targets including 16 by 4000 pound bombs. 31 attacked Hamburg in cloudless conditions many bursts seen dooks area. Flak moderate to intense end heavy with many searchlights coming over the city. 2 bombed Duren Light Metal Casting Works and 1 attacked the town area no opposition. 2 bombed Rheinhausen Steel Works experiencing elight to moderate heavy flak but no searchlights. 2 attacked Anchen 2 Hagen 2 Cologne slight heavy flak no searchlight all targets. 1 attacked Essen no defenses and 2 Elberfeld/Cologne encountering mod- Hamburg attack. erate to intenso heavy flak. 1 Mosquito is missing from 6 April 46 British Spitfires svept the Breat Penin- sula encountering no enemy aircraft. 1 Spitfire vas hit by flak 20 miles northwest of Porspoder and is missing. 6 Ty- phoons patrolled over Rennes/St Malo area destroying 1: Junkers 88 and silencing 1 flak tower without loss. 4 Spitfires aban- doned patrol to southwest of Paris due weather. Enemy effort British Isles home waters 5 April 15 long range recon over routine sea areas. Defensive fightere re- acted to Allied raids on negligible scale. 5/6 April 1 long range recon over Atlantic to west of Brest. Defensive night fighters reacted comparatively strongly to Toulouse raid. 6 April 3 recon flights south of Lyme Bay. 6/7 April 2 defensive sorties over Holland. No offensive sorties plotted. ACTION: 0-2 No Sig INFO: CCS, CGAAF, OPD, Adm King Col Park JEIA, Log CM-IN-5118 (7 Apr 44) 22562 IIVE O. 11612, Eac. 3(2) ml MD) or (E) OSD letter, May, 3, 1972 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 61 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE / FROM CG USAF ETO LOIDON PRIORITY 3 LAR DEPARTMENT I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CG STRATEGIC AIR FORCES ROUTINE 5 IN EUROPE LONDON EMOLAND DEFERRED 6 DATE 8 APRIL 1944 7 - TOR CODEROOM 465 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED INFORMATION DECLASSIFIED 11 O. 11652, Sea. 3(E) and MD) or (E) ROUTINE 12 BY DUMMT OSD letter, May. 1, FEB 26 1974 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY By SLR Date 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DESPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 BERNER NUMBER EX 22226 7 APRIL 1944 NOR 18638 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATORES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 RECEIVED FROM THE ARMY BY HAND 23 F-01 24 21 F-02 G-2 REPORT APRIL 070900 TO WDGBI FROM ETGBI. FROM 26 CONRAD SIGNED EISENHOMER EX 22226. F-05 27 28 F-07 29 EXAMINATION OF PHOTOS TOGETHER WITH REPORTS OF CREWS F-1 30 F-2 31 TAKING PART HAS SHOWN 16 BOMB HITS DESTIFIED AS CERTAIN 32 F-20 33 ON TIRPITZ AS RESULT OF 3 APRIL ATTACK. 11 ADITION THERE 34 35 ARE JUDGED TO BE 8 OTHER HITS GIVING TOTAL OF 24 HITS OUT F-30 36 F-31 37 OF 98 BOMBS DROPPED. AMONG HITS MORE 3 FROM 1600 POUND 38 F-32 39 ARMOR PIERCING BOMBS. 5 MARCH AMERICAN DESTROYER ATTACK- F-33 40 41 ED SUB 48 MILES NORTH OF SAM DIGUEL. BRITISH FRIGATE JIE- F-34 42 F-4 43 TECTED SUB ON SURFACE POSITION 47 DEGREES NORTH 33 DEGREE 44 9X01 45 WEST. ATTACK MADE AND 3 EXPLOSIONS HEARD AND SUD IS CLAI FX30 46 47 ED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. 6 MARCH LIBERATOR SIGHTED 2 FX37 48 FX40 49 SUBS ON SURFACE 65 MILES NORTHEAST SANTANDER. 5/6 APRIL 50 IG-00 51 140 LANCASTERS, 1 MOSQUITO ATTACKED TOIN OUSE DROPPING 542 VCNO 52 PAGE 1 OF 3 MAKE original Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) AV-NCR-13 460 Dive Tomber DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 AL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM PRIORITY 3 I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 X TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION BECAUSES 11 PARAPHRASED O. 11652 Sea we (K) ROUTINE 12 BY OSD letter, May. 3, FEB 26 1974 DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY By SLE Date 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 BERNER NUMBER EX 22226 7 APRIL 1944 NOR 18,33 IS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEMIT ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 TOMS HIGH EXPLOSIVES, RECLUDING 17 BY 8000 LB AND 30 23 F-01 24 BY 4313 POUND BOMBS, AND 119 TONS OF INCENDIARIES. AIR- 21 F-02 26 CRAFT ATTACKED IN CLEAR WEATHER AT ? MINUTES PAST MIDMIGHT 27 28 F-07 DROPPING LOAD IN 34 MINUTES. INDICATED THAT ATTACK EAS 29 F-1 30 SUCCESSFUL 11TH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND LARGE-2 31 32 FIRES OBSERVED. SLIGHT HEAVY AND MODERATE LIGHT FLAK MERE 33 34 F-3 ENCOUNTERED BUT NO ENEMY AIRCRAFT SEEN. 1 LANGASTER IS 35 F-30 36 MISSING. 23 STIRLINGS LAID 86 SEAWINES SOUTHMEST COAST OF F-31 37 38 FRANCE WITHOUT LOSS. 6/7 APRIL 3 MOSCUITOES COMPLETED UN- F-32 39 F-33 40 EVENTFUL PATROLS NORTHWEST FRANCE, GERMANY AND A 4TH IS 41 F-34 42 MISSING FROM COULOMMIERS, FRANCE, AREA. 45 OF 49 BOMBER dox- 43 44 EX01 MAND MOSQUITOES COMPLETED MISCIONS DROPPING TOAL OF 59 TONS 45 FX30 46 HIGH EXPLOSIVES ALL TARGETS INCLUDING 16 BY 4303 POUND BONES. 47 48 31 ATTACKED HAMBURG IN CLOUDLESS CONDITONS. MANY SURETS FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 SEEN DOCKS AREA. FLAK MODERATE TO INTENSE AND NEAVY WITH 52 VCNO PAGE 2 OF 3 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 /AL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE / FROM PRIORITY a 1 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 - TOR CODEROOM -9 BEGLASSINED PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED INFORMATION E. O. 11602, See, S(E) and 5(0) or (E) 11 ROUTINE BY 03D letter, May. 1973 12 FEB 26 1974 By SLR Date DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ IS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 DERNER NUMBER EX 22226 7 APRIL 1944 NC2 18:30 1% 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATOMES PLEASE LEME ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 MANY SEARCHLIGHTS COMING OVER THE CITY. 2 BONDED ANE: LIGHT F-0 23 F-01 24 METAL CASTING WORKS WD 1 ATTACKED THE TO: AREA. NO 21 26 TION. 2 BOWBED STEEL FORKS EXPERIENCING FLIGHT 27 24 TO HODERATE HEAVY FLAK CUT NO SEARCHLICHTS. 2 ATTACKED ANDIEN, F-07 20 30 2 HACEN, 2 COLOCNE. SLICHT HEAVY FLAK, NC CERRONLICHTS ALF-2 31 32 TARCETS. 1 ATTACKED ESSEN, NO DEFENSED, AND 2 ELDERFELD/ F-20 33 F-3 34 COLOGNE, ENCOUNTERING NO ERATE TO INTENCE HEAVY FLAK. 1 35 F-30 36 CUITO K MISSING FROM HARBURD ATTACK. 6 PRIL 46 ITISH SPIT+ 37 38 FIRES SWEPT THE CRECT PERTICULA ENCOUNTERING NO ENC Y AIRC: F-32 IFT 39 F-33 40 1 SPITFIRE WAS IIIT BY FLAK 2,3 TILES CORTINECT OF PORS PODER 41 PASH 42 IS DISSING. 6 TYPHOONS PATROLLED OVER REWIED/ST TALL TREA F- 43 44 STROYING 1 JUNKERS sa AND GILENCING 1 FLAK TO ER WITHOUT LONE, EXOL 45 FX30 46 4 SPITFIRES ABARDONED PATROL TO SOUTHGEST CF PARK UF 47 FXST 48 ENEMY EFFORT DRITISH ISLES HOME LATERS 5 APRIL 15 LONG RANCE 49 50 RECCO OVER ROUTINE SEA AREAS. DEFENSIVE FICHTERS REACTED To IG-00 51 ALLIED RAIDS ON NEGLICIBLE SCALE 5/6 APRIL 1 LONC RANGE REGICO 52 OVER ATLANTIC TO WIGHT FIGHTERS REACTED COMPARATIVELY STR APRIL 3 NECCS FLIGHTS NO OFFERSIVE SORTILY PLUTTED. SOUTH OF LYNE SAY 6/7 16 (4) NATREGN). HOLLAWD. page 3 OF a DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I <DM CINCPAC 2 COMINCH PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE RRRRRRRR 6 APRIL 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 0341 8 COMSOPAC 9 DECODED BY MONROE PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION CONCENPACFOR 11 PARAPHRASED DUMMIT ROUTINE BY RRRRRRRR DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 WMLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATED WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AX) AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 -IF OPERATIONAL 16 BERNER CHECK BELOW 052231 NCR 2816 OPERA 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 CENPACFOR. CINCPAC SENDS ACTION COMINCH. INFO CONSOPAC, COM- F-01 24 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 4 APRIL: F-07 28 29 SWORDFISH REPORTS DAMAGING 2 MARUS FROM 5-SHIP CONVOY 30 F-2 31 BITH 2 DD'S AND 2 SPITKITS. AT 050400Z CONVOY AT 21 32 F-20 33 19 N 141-10 E COURSE 000 SPEED OF ADVANCE 8 KNOTS ? 34 35 OTHER INFO PASSED. F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 1 COPY OP-23G F-4 43 44 FX01 45 CAND FX30 46 E. C. 11002 Sec. 3(3) and E(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 C.D May, 1, 1972 FX40 49 By SLR Date FEB 261974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 26 (4) NAVREGS.) 052231 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA BEYOGLU ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FPOM TA PRIORITY CNO RRR 1 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION - ROUTINE 1 APRIL 1944 & DATE DEFERRED fi 011755 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 ROLL 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED ADAMS INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE BY 12 WHITTINGTON DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATEH WILL or TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 011522 NCR 9316 IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 10 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OBTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE SEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 LIASON F-0 22 BRITISH LISBON OFFICER BLACK SEA REPORTED SUNR VICINITY 23 F-01 24 CRIMEA DURING WEEK ENDING 22 MARCH -1 MERCHANT VESSEL F-02 25 26 1600 TONS AND 15 SMALL CRAFT. IN SAME OPERATIONS 13 F-05 27 F-07 28 AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. 29 F-1 an SELF PROPELLED BARGES STILL ARRIVING SEVASTOPOL WITH F-2 31 32 F-20 MILITARY SUPPLIES. THEY CARRY AWAY MALE POPULATION 33 F-3 34 METAL SCRAP FACTORY EQUIPMENT CATTLEAND DISASSEMBLED 35 F-30 36 LOCOMOTIVES. 32,000 CIVILIAN POPULATION ASSEMBLED F-31 37 38 F-32 FOR EVACUATION. 30 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 16...ACT 44 FX01 45 COMINCH 20G CNO NAVAI DE 200P FX30 46 BECLASSITED 47 FX37 48 E O. 11002, Ent. D - (D) or (E) FX40 40 0.00 : 1873 50 By SLR Date FEB 26 61974 IG-00 At VCNO 52 Stube original only. Deliver to Code home Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGSJ 011522 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT 1 HMCS NORANDO 2 ROM PRIORITY CINCONA 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DATE 30 MAR 1944 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 301812 8 URGENT CLM 1.1TH FLT C&R 9 DECODED BY SMITH/SOUDREAD ADMYY ACIC CINCRA PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION NSHC FONE 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY PARKER/ COMMANDER (") ARGENTIA 12 RFCC DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WIDMAN COM ORORE (D) WESTERN APPROACHES TS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 301708Z 17 NCR 7645 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 FROM HMCS NURANDO. ACT CINCONA. 23 F-01 24 INFO COM 10TH FLT C&R ADSTY ACIC, CINCWA NSHC FORF COM ANDER(D) 25 F-02 ARGENTIA HCCC, Cod ODORE(D) MESTERN 26 F-05 APPROACHES. 27 RUB 28 F-07 29 F-1 HMCS MATAPEDIA CARRI_D COUNTER ATTACK 30 F-2 31 32 PROBABLY U-BOAT (GLR) IN POSITION F-20 33 34 41-55N 63-47W AT 15102, 30 MARCH F-3 35 F-30 36 HMCS MATAPEDIA REMAINING VICINITY AND F-31 37 as SEARCHING TITH NET CLASCOP ASSISTING F-32 39 F-33 40 MIL ICE. MEATHER 947 2571 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 MEATHER PASSED AS 301112 DECLASSIFIED 44 JCS MEMO. 1-17-73 FX01 45 BY SR DATE FEB 26 1974 FX30 46 47 COMINON CCG FX37 48 FX37 16 BADO CNO RAVAIDE FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 CHORET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 301708 460 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM 7TH FLEET ASTERISH (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 110M PRIORITY 26 I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ALL SYMBOLS CURRENTLY ROUTINE 30 MARCH 1944 RECEIVING COM 7TH FLT 5 INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY DEFERRED 6 DATE (Z4X) 7 TOR CODEROOM 1047 9 KIRKBRIDE PRIORITY 10 OFCODED BY INFORMATION 11 REA ROUTINE 12 13 DEFERRED 11 LOUIED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERA se INDICATED this DISPATCH WILL " TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AN.) AS ADM MISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW HARTIGAN 300157 17 NCR 7262 18 19 IRINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE SEGINN TEXT ACTION 21 INTERCEPT DEPARTMENT 22 F-0 E. O. 11662, See S(S) and 6(D) or (E) 23 F-01 21 COM 7TH FLT EXPOUNDS. OED letter, May, 3, 1972, FEB 26 1974 21 By SLR Date F-02 26 F-05 27 BLUE SUB 29TH REPORTS i 1130K 19 SHIP CONVOY 2< F-07 20 LEFT HITS PALAU COURSE 310 SPEED 9. 1840 K 2 PROBABLE F-1 30 F-2 31 BATS MADE IT KONGO CLASS BB ACCOMPANIED BY 1 CL 32 F-20 33 2 DD'S LEAVING PALAU COURSE 330 SPEED 16. 2 31 F-3 3 CATALINA AGAIN NIGHT 28TH/29TH STARTED FIRES BABO F-30 I a F-31 3. DROME. 29TH BOSTONS AND MITCHELLS SUCCESSFULLY 3 F-32 30 POUNDED WEWAK FROF° 3 SMALL SHIPS SIGHTED IN P-33 40 41 P-31 THAT VICINITY. 1 SMALL SHIP OFF ARFA CGR* MIDDAY 4. F-4 41 K 29TH 19 SIGHTING PROBABLE SMALL NAVAL VESSEL 41 FXC HNPRIECRKEXFI TH* 148 DEGREES EAST NORTHBOUND. FX3 47 FX3 1900K 28TH 3 UNIDENT SHIPS REPORTED HUMBOLDT BAY. 4% FX40 4° P 40's AND BEAUFORTS 28TH PASS OVER JAP POSITIONS M) IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET PAGE 1 OF 2 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 300157 R-15 451 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAV'L MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE : -011 PRIORITY X - RELEASED BY TISTE FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 - TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 orconed BY 1201 HEASED INFORMATION = ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 12 11 COUTED BY 15 UNIESS DIVERAGE INDICATED THIS DISPATER WILL NI TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADM HISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 10 300157 NCR 7262 CHICK BELOW 17 16 19 SIGNATURE HILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAN DACE 11/OR: OLLINA - TEXT ACTION 21 P-0 22 GAROVE ISLAND, UBILI, OPEN BAY AND JACQUINOI BAY. 23 F-01 21 SOPAC AIRCRAFT 28TH AGAIN POUNDED RABAUL SUPPLIES F-02 21 26 LAKUNAI AND TOBERA DROMES INSTALLATIONS LBW01* F-05 27 28 F-07 ISLAND. AIR SMTINT TODAY MITCHELLS AND LIBERATORS 20 F-1 30 STRIKING MER GUINEA TARGETS CATALINAS ON RESCUE AND F-2 31 32 SEARCH MISSION. F-20 33 F-3 31 a F-30 a *AS RECEIVED. F-31 3. COPY TO 23G. 3 F-32 39 F-33 40 11 F-31 4.1 DECLASSIFIED - V-1 E. C. 11012 Een. 3(7) and 5(D) or (E) 41 VXC C. letter, May, :, 1972 4 4 by SLR Date FEB 26.1974 FX3 4, FXJ. 4° FX40 40 so PAGE 2 OF 2 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) R-D DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVY DEPART NT NAVAL MESSAGE PRECEDENCE EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES of DRAFTER ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 USS TUNNY (CTU 17.2.1) PRIORITY a FROM CTF 17 U R ROUTINE G.E. N T I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 5 DEFERRED 6 29 MARCH 1944 7 DATE - 1706 9 TOR CODEROOM COM 5TH FLEET U R Q10ETYN T 10 TURLEY COMSUBPAC 11 DECODED BY INFORMATION ROUTINE 12 13 DEFERRED BY 11 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL IL TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE ROUTED BY IF OPERATIONAL In CHECK BELOW 17 BERNER 291425 NCR 6614 IS 10 TIME GCT 20 DATE ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 INTERCEPI F-01 21 2% F-02 à TUNNY SENDS TO COM 5TH FLEET INFO COMSUBPAC. F-05 27 West Intrance to Palaus 2. F-07 20 TACKED KONGO CLASS BB LEAVING TOAGEL AT 08402. F-1 30 31 F-2 BASE COURSE 330, SPEED 16. 2 PROBABLE HITS. HE 32 F-20 33 WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 1 KUMA CL AND 2 DD'S. LARGE 34 F-3 35 CONVOY OF MISCELLANEOUS AK'S DEPARTED 003 (GROUP F-30 36 37 F-31 MISSING) Z. COURSE 310, SPEED 9. AT 1100Z CONTACTED 38 F-32 39 AND FORCED DOWN BY HEAVY UNIT ACCOMPANYING LIGHT FORCE 40 F-33 41 AND 1 AIRCRAFT. POSSIBLE SAME TASK FORCE HEADING SOUTH F-34 42 43 F-4 20 MILES WEST OF PASSAGE IX 448023. 44 FX01 45 40 FX30 : E. C. MD) or (E) FX37 48 40 and lotter, 1, 1972 FX40 1 COPY OP-20G By SLR FEB 26 1974 50 Data IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 291425 R-13 461 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 egraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - COMSUBPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM FOX ALL SUBS ON HAIKU N T 3 I RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 29 MARCH 1944 DATE DEFERRED e 1920 7 8 TOR CODEROOM TABB 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 DUSNIT INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY 12 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 11 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 BERNER CHECK BELOW 291849 17 NCR 6891 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 2: INTERCELI 23 F-01 21 F-02 2: 26 COMSUBRAC SENDS. F-05 27 F-07 28 20 TUNNY ALSO REPORTS BEING FORCED DEEP AT 11,00Z F-1 30 31 BY HEAVY UNITS ACCOMPANYING LICHT FORCE AND F-2 32 F-20 33 POSSIBLY THIS TASK FORCE TURNED SOUTH CHEN 29 F-3 34 35 TILES TEST CF TOACEL ALUNGUI. F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 BECLASSIFIED FX30 4d 47 E. O. 11002, See 2(7) and F(D) or (E) FX37 1 COPY CP-2CG 48 COD 1, 1973 Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) AV-NCR-15 291849 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART* NT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM RADIO HONOLULU URGEWT 3. - RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE ALL SUBS ON HAIKU & FOX DEFERRED 6 DATE 29 MARCH 1944 7 N. TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY TABB INFORMATION = ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY FISHER DEFERRED 13 11 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL NE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 10 CHECK BELOW 17 IS BERNER 291812 NCR 6625 19 ORIGINATION FILL IN DATE AND TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPICE BEFORE REGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 # F-0 21 F-01 INTERCEPT 21 23 F-02 6 F-05 27 2. TUNNY REPORTS HE GOT 2 PROBABLE HITS IN KONGO F-07 PALAU g F-1 30 CLASS EATTLESHIP DEPARTING TOAGEL MLUNGUI PASS 7-2 31 32 AT $84,2 SPEED 16 EAST COURSE 330. HE ALSO T-20 R 34 REPORTS 19 SHIP CONVOY DEPARTED ABOUT 00002 F-3 35 F-30 36 SPEED 9 COURSE 310. 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 1 COPY 23-0. F-34 42 7-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 = c. the 100 and 5(D) or (E) FX37 48 0- in 1, 1972 40 FX40 By SER Duta FEB 26 2 6 1974 a IG-00 ST VCNO 20 Make sricinal only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 11-13 291812 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART) IT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM COMMAVEU 2 PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY DATE 28 MARCH 1944 FOR ACTION RRRRR CNO 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1413 X 9 DECODED BY STRICKLAND PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRASED BAKER INFORMATION COMINCH RRRRR 11 12 BY DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY WIDMAN 11 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 271407 NCR 5723 17 TS 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTCOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 COMNAVEU SENDS ACTION CNO INFO COMINCH. F-0 22 23 F-01 21 2% F-02 URDIS 212021 APRIL AND AMGM 121906 JUNE 1943. 26 F-05 27 FOLLOWING I8 ADMTY REPORT OF ENEMY SHIPPING LOSSES 28 F-07. 29 ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO F-1 30 F-2 31 FEBRUARY 29, 1944: 32 F-20 33 MEDI TERRANEAN F-3 34 35 SHIPS UNDER 1000 GT F-30 36 11 SHIPS(SUNK) 4216 GT F-31 37 CATEGORY 1 38 F-32 39 CATEGORY 2 1 SHIP (PROB) 215 GT F-33 40 41 CATEGORY 3 2 SHI (DAMAG)13(0) GT F-34 42 F-4 43 TOTAL 14 SHIPS 5731 GT 41 FXO1 45 SHIPS OF 1000 GT AND OVER FX30 46 47 TANKERS CATEGORY 3 2 (DAMBGED) 19000 GT FX37 48 FX40 49 NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 15 SHI (SUNK) 54645 GT 50 IG-00 51 CATEGORY 2 3 SHI PS(ROB) 6500 GT VCNO 52 RECLASSARED Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 26 (1) NAVREGS.)?(E) and 5(D) or (E) AV-NCR-15 OSD alas, 1, 1972 271407 461 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM ER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE - ASTERICK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 ROM PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED INFORMATION 11 (CD) or (E) ROUTINE 12 BY 1, 1072 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY By SLR Date FEB 26 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 PAGE 2 271407 NCR 5723 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 CATEGORY 3 9 SHI (DAM) 32254 CT 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 TOTAL 27 SHIPS 93399 GT F-02 25 26 TOTAL CATEGORY 1 26 SHI BUNK) 53,361 CT F-05 27 F-07 28 CATEGORY 2 4 SHIPS (TROBK) 6715 GT 29 F-1 30 CATEGORY 3 13 SHIPS (DAM) 52554 GT F-2 31 32 TOTALING 43 SHIPS 113130 GT F-20 33 34 F-3 35 NORTH SEA NORTH OF F-30 36 DOVER AND BALTIC F-31 37 38 SHIPS UNDER 1933 GT F-32 39 8 SHIPS(SUNK) (SUNK) 2854 GT F-33 40 CATEGORY 1 41 F-34 42 SHIPS OVER 1013 GT F-4 43 44 TANKERS ALL CATEGORIES 3 0 FX01 45 FX30 46 NONTANKERS CATEGORY 1 15 3HI PS (SUNR) 52665 CT 47 FX37 48 CATEGORY 2 6 SHIPS PROM) 16365 GT FX40 49 50 CATEGORY 3 3 SHIPS (DAM) 19795 GT IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ESSAGE NAVY DEPART I ER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE n ROM 2 PRIORITY 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 INFORMATION RECLASSITED 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE BY I. 6(D) or (E) 12 1972 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY FEB 26 1974 14 by SLR UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED This DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE 15 IF OPERATIONAL 16 PAGE 3 271407 NCR 5723 CHECK BELOW 17 18 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: 19 DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 TOTAL 29 SHIPS 89325 GT F-0 22 23 TOTAL CATEGORY 1 23 SHI PS (SUNK) 55519 GT F-01 24 CATEGORY 2 6 SHIPS (PROB) 16865 GT F-02 25 26 F-05 27 CATEGORY 3 8 SHIPS (DAM) 19795 GT F-07 28 29 TOTALING 37 SHIPS 92179 GT F-1 30 VESSEL8 UNDER 100 GT AND UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS UNDER F-2 31 32 F-20 33 509 GT EXCLUDED. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 16 ADT. F-34 42 COMINCH BADO CNO 00 F-4 43 FX37 2 OG 44 FX01 45 NAVAIDE FX30 46 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I CINCPAC ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH ROUTHENE 5 20 MARCH 1944 DATE DEFERRED 6° 7 1807 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 WALP DECODED BY COMSOPAC PRIORITY 10 PARAPHRISED DORSEY INFORMATION 11 COMCENTPACFOR ROUTINE ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE WOODWARD IF OPERATIONAL 16 200041 CHECK BELOW NCR 722 17 18 10 DIE NO TIME DATE TIME GGI 20 ex TGON DISPAICHES (ASE IVE A OF ONL INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE DEGINNIA TOT (FROM CINCPAC COMES ACTION COMINCH INFO COMSOPAC CONCENTPACFOR) E. OMES CENPAC DAILY SUMMARY 18 MARCH. ⑉ PON OPERATING SOUTH OF HONG KONG REPORTS SINKING F-07 " 29 F-1 30 1 LOADED AO AND OBTAINING 3 HITS ON LOADED AK ON F-2 31 32 17 MARCH. YOU HAVE OTHER INFO. F-20 an 1-3 M as F-30 a F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 11 12 COPY TO 20 G. 4. + FX01 45 MUST FX30 46 47 E. O. and (D) or (E) FX37 48 May, 3, 1972 49 FEB 26 1974 FX40 By BLD Data 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 200041 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME GRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (1) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE I FOM HE PRIORITY a ALUSTA MADRID ITTEASED BY LATE FOR ACTION I ROUTINE CNO RRRR COMORSEAFRON DEFERRED 4) 18 MARCH 1944 7 COMMAVNAW TOR CODEBOOM F: COMMAVEU 10 ECCODED BY 0543 PRIORITY in PANAPHRASED INFORMATION 11 ROLL ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 RODIED KY ROLL 14 PARKATED TAIS WILL SOBEL 100 WITH DEFERED PRICEDERES ASS at LE OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 IN 172034 NCR 8988 ORGINETOR THE IN DATE AND TIME 19 DATE TIME GET 2n ON INSPATIONS (CLASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR 1790 TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 (FROM ALUSNA MADRID TO ONO COMORSEAFFON F-02 25 26 COMMANDATI COMMAVEU) F-05 27 German ship meditionanian F-07 28 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 RELIABLY REPORTED KILISSI REF BY 161/145 TORPEDOED PY F-20 33 AIRCRAFT SUNK SHALL :: WATER OFF AMETLLA. ONE MAST SHOW- F-3 34 35 F-30 36 12G. 5 OF CREW KILLED. 23 COUNDED IN HOSPITAL AT TOR- F-31 37 38 TOSA. F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 14 FX01 45 E. (+i) FX30 46 050 May, 1, 1072 47 By SLR Date FEB 261974 FX37 IN 16 ACTION FX40 49 50 COMINGH IG-00 FX37 200 51 OP03 CNO NAVAIDE VCNO 12 I enginal only. Deliver to Code Runm Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS.) 172004 N-16 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM COMNAVEU PRIORITY RRRRR 3 CNO 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 16 MARCH 1944 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1649 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY GRUNEWALD INFORMATION COMINCH RRRRR 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY SANDBERG/REBER DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY REEGAN 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 161319 NCR 7845 (PAGE 1 OF S) 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 (COMNAVEU SENDS ACTION CNC INFO COMINCH.) F-01 24 F-02 25 26 URDIS 212021 ARIL AND AIRMAILGRAM 121916 JUNE 1943 F-05 27 28 FOLLOWING is ADMIRALTY REPORT OF ENEMY SHIPPINGLOSSES F-07 29 F-1 30 ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE COVERING PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO F-2 31 32 FEBRUARY 15 1944. F-20 33 F-3 34 PEDITERRANEAN SHIPS UNDER 1000 GT 35 F-30 36 CATEGORY 1 7 SHIPS 2480 GT 37 F-31 38 CATEGORY 2 1. SHIP 215 GT F-32 39 3195 GT. 40 530 GT TOTAL 9 SHIPS F-33 CATEGORY 3 1 SHIP 41 F-34 42 SHIPS OF 1000 GT AND OVER TANKERS F-4 43 44 CATEGORY 3 1. 12300 GT FX01 POLICY 45 FX30 46 MONTANKERS E. O. 11000, 202 S(1) and 6(D) or (R) 47 OSD lotter, May, 1, 1972 FX37 48 CATEGORY i 9 SHIPS 36523 GT By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 50 CATEGORY 2 3 SHIPS 6530 GT IG-00 51 CATEGORY 3 8 SHIPS 28510 GT TOTAL 21 SHIPS 83523 GT. VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 161319 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTME FTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE COMNAVEU 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 4. RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED BY INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW (PACE 2 CF 3 161319 17 NCR 7845 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 TOTAL CATEGORY 1 16 SHIPS 39003 GT 25 F-02 26 CATEGORY 2 4 SHIPS 6715 GT F-05 27 28 CATEGORY 3 1. SHIPS 41000 GT TOTALLING 33 SHIPS F-07 29 F-1 30 86718 GT 31 F-2 32 NORTH SEA NORTH OF DOVET AND BALTIC SHIPS UNDER 1000GT F-20 33 34 F-3 CATEGORY 1 7 SHIPS 2158 GT 35 F-30 36 SHIPS OVER 1990 GT TANKERS ALL CATEGORIES NIL WONTANKER 37 F-31 as CATEGORY 1 13 SHIPS 46284 GT F-32 39 F-33 40 CATEGORY 2 4 SHIPS 11818 GT 41 F-34 42 CATEGORY 3 3 SHIPS 8162 GT TOTAL 20 SHIPS 66264 GT. 43 if F-4 44 TOTAL CATEGORY 1 22 SHIPS 48442 GT FX01 45 FX30 46 CATEGORY 2 4 SHIPS 11818 CT 47 FX37 48 CATEGORY 3 3 SHIPS 8162 TOTALING 27 SHIPS 49 FX40 50 68422 GT. DECLARED IG-00 51 veN(E) 52 O. 11652, 5% S(S) and E(D) SECRET 05D letter, May, 3, 1972 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM FTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE COMNAVEU 7 FROM PRIORITY a + RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 PAGE 3 OF 3) 161319 NCR 7845 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 VESSELS UNDER 170 GT AND UNIDENTIFIED VESSELS 25 F-02 26 UNDER 500 GI EXCLUDED. F-05 27 F-07 28 29 F-1 30 31 F-2 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 16....ACT F-31 37 38 COMICH F-32 39 40 F-33 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSITED 46 FX30 O. S(E) and F(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 3, 1972 49 FX40 FEB #6 1974 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) It-13 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ENEMY SHIP LOSSES IN THE BALTIC AND NORTH SEA JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 15, 1944 Number Total Total of Ships Ships GRT GRT A. Under 1,000 GRT Category I 7 2,158 Category II -- -- Category III -- -- Total 7 2,158 B. 1,000 GRT or over (tankers) Category I 13 46,284 Category II 4 11,818 Category III 3 8,162 Total 20 66,264 C. 1,000 GRT and over (non-tankers) Category I - -- Category II -- -- Category III -- Total 0 o GRAND TOTAL 27 68,422 D. Recap Total Category I 20 48,442 Total Category II 4 11,818 Total Category III 3 8,162 GRAND TOTAL 27 68,422 (NOTE: Figures exclude barges and other small craft of less than 100 GT and unidentified vessels under 500 GT). CATEGORY I -- Sunk, captured or constructive loss. CATEGORY II -- Seriously damaged. CATEGORY III -- -- Damaged. or (E) 5, 1972 By SLR Date FEB 26 1974 2/60 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ENEMY SHIP LOSSES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 15, 1944 Number Total Tot al of Ships Ships GRT GRT A. Under 1,000 GRT Category I 7 2,480 Category II 1 215 Category III 1 500 Total 9 3,195 B. 1,000 GRT or over (Tankers) Category I -- I Category II -- -- Category III 1 12,000 Total 1 12,000 C. 1,000 GRT or over (Non-Tankers) Category I 9 36,523 Category II 3 6,500 Category III 8 28,500 Total 20 71,523 GRAND TOTAL 30 86,718 D. Recap Total Category I 16 39,003 Total Category II 4 6,715 Total Category III 10 41,000 GRAND TOTAL 30 86,718 CATEGORY I -- Sunk, captured or constructive loss. CATEGORY II -- Seriously damaged. CATEGORY III -- -- Damaged. DECLASSINED E(D) or (E) BAR Date FEB 26 1974 SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 Regraded Unclassified NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 COMPUNITAL la reply refer la Initials and No. NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Op-16-FT can WASHINGTON 14 March 1944 MEMORANIZUM FOR THE DIRECTOR Via: Op-16-1-P SUBJECT: Spanish SS CABO SAN SERASTIAN, 2661 g.r.t. 1. Attacked by undentifified aircraft 1700 12 March off Villa lhueva Y Geltrou (30 riles west of Barcelona) per Alusna Hadrid dispatch 131810. 2. Freighter owned by Ybarra and Company in constant use in coastal trade between Hilbao, Vigo and Malaga. According to ONI records has not been in Mediterrensan service east of Halaga since August, 1941. Ship last reported arriving Malaga 1 March from Bilbao via Couta. No information as to reason for unusual voyage to Barcelona area. Dt. D. FROTHINGHAM CC: Cominoh F-20 Naval Aide Op-13 Op-16-FA-3 Op-16-PP (5) 1572 FEB 261974 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ALUSNA CADRID CNO RRRRR 15 MARCH 1944 15/1254 MOORHEAD MAC CLINCHIE SOBEL 141900 NCR 6836 ALUSNA MADRID SENDA TO CNO (Ger) COUNAVEU COMNAVNAW COLORSEAFRON. SINKING KILISS CONFIRMED BY A2 SOURCE. REF CY attached- 131816 GERMAN SHIP SWUMUR WHICH WAS IN COMPANY BITH KILISS TOOK REFUGE IN TARRAGONA 13TH NOW REPORTED IN OUTER HARBOR BARCELONA. Kiliss: (?) Kilini- bunch Refrequator - 37237 10) or (E) below, May 1, 1072 By SIZ. Date, FEB 26 1974 16 ACT COMINCH CNO 20G FX37 NAVAIDE 141900 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM GRATTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA MADRID ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM 2 CNO ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMMANIA I ROUTINE 14 MARCH 1944 COMNAVEU 5 DATE COMORSEAFRON DEFERRED 6 140230 TO# CODEROOM X MOORHEAD 9 DECODED BY PRIORITY 10 GOLDEN Marry INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE : 12 ROLL DEFERRED 13 5 11 THE CAFRIOR WILL " TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRESIDENCE DD AI ADMINISTRATIVE is 131811 NCR 6795 IF OPERATIONAL In CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 18 DATE END TIME DATE TIME GCT 20 0% GUICOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LDA ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE REGINNING 1611 ACTION ALUSNA MADRID SENDS TO CTC COMNAVNA COMNAVEU 21 F-0 22 COMORSEAFROU. 23 F-01 21 F-02 25 26 F-05 27 SPANISH MERCHANT SHIP CABO SAN SEBASTIAN F-07 28 29 ATTACKED BY UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT 1700 41-1511 01.45E (sear Baradona) F-1 30 31 12TH OFF VILLA NUEVA GELTRU. 1 ROMB HIT F-2 32 F-20 33 A'ID STRAFFED 3V MACHINE GUNS. 6 CRE" MEMBERS F-3 31 as MOUNDED. SHIP GROUNDED OFF VALLECIACA. ALSO F-30 36 F-31 37 REPORTED CERMAN KILISS ATTACKED SAME LOCALITY. as F-32 39 CRE" ABANDOUFD SHIP "HICH IS BELIEVED SUNK. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 11 16...ACT FX01 45 COMINGH CND 2GG FX30 46 FX37 VAIDE 13 17 DECLASSIFIED FX37 18 E. O. 11002, - 3(T) and 5(D) or (E) FX40 19 50 May, 3, 1072 FEB 26 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person, (See Art. 76 (1) NAVREGS.) 131810 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTN DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALGIERS ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 2 FROM PARAPP 3 RELEASED BY 9 MARCH 1944 FOR ACTION 4 WAR ROUTINE 5 DATE DEFERRED 6 7 90156 8 TOR CODEROOM DECLASSIFIED 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED HILL TOUPASZ Musica INFORMATION E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 11 OSD letter, May, 3, 1072 ROUTINE 12 BY By SLR Date FEB 261974 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CM-IN-5453 W 4627 8 MARCH 1944 NCR 1314C CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE 'EAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 (ACTION ACHAR CITE SPXPC FROM NAAGP SIGNED DEVERS.) F-0 22 old 23 F-01 24 FRENCH VESSEL DANIEL CHESTER ENROUTE PERSIAN CULF F-02 25 26 TORPEDOES SUNK ABOUT 2( MINUTES 6 MARCH BETWEEN DIZERTE F-05 27 F-07 28 AND TUNIS. PASSENGER LIST NOT AVAILABLE HER DEPARTED 29 HAMPTON HOADS 13 FEBRUARY, A30ARD ME THINK WAs 87 ARMY, F-1 30 F-2 31 28 NAVY, AND 76 MERCHANT MARINE SO FAR SURVIVORS 71 ARMY 32 24 NAVY AND 36 MERCHANT MARINE. PLEASE OBTAIN COMPLETE F-20 33 F-3 34 TYPEWRITTEN PAS ENGER LIST AND RUSH AIR MAIL ATTENTION 35 CASU LTY CRANCH so MISSING CAL BE DETERMINED BY NAME. F-30 36 F-31 37 CASUALTY REPORTS THOSE WOUNDED WILL COME USUAL CHANNELS 38 AND WILL 3E IDENTIFIED ITI! VESSEL PER YOUR RECENT F-32 39 F-33 40 INSTRUCTIONS. REQUEST REPLY IF PASSERCER LIST .ILL BE 41 SENT. F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 COMINCH COG FX37 NATAIDE O FX30 46 47 16 13 21.G CHO FX37 48 FX40 49 50 (RECIEVED BY TEX FROM ARMY) IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SHORET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer In person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY-NCR-15 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 CINCPAC (RDO HONO) ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM COMINCH PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION RRRR ROUTINE 5 5 MARCH 44 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 0220 8 TOR CODEROOM COMSOPAC 9 MITCHELL DECODED BY COMCENPACFOR PRIORITY 10 11 PARAPHRASED MITCHELL INFORMATION RRRRROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE WOODWARD IF OPERATIONAL $42127 16 NCR 483 CHECK BELOW 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 ACTION COMINCH FROM CINCPAC INFO COMCENPACFOR 23 COMSOPAC. F-01 24 F-02 25 26 CENPAC SUMMARY FOR 3 MARCH. F-05 27 F-07 28 29 ASPRO REPORTS 1 HIT IN LARGE TENDER ENROUTE F-1 30 F-2 31 TRUK, NO OBSERVED DAMAGE. 32 F-20 33 OTHER INFO HAS BEEN PASSED. F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 DELIVERED TO 2/-G. F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 BECLASSIFIED FX30 46 E. 0. 11652, Bon 3(E) and E(D) or (E) 47 FX37 48 OLD letter, May, 3, 1672 FEB 26 1974 FX40 49 By SLR Date 50 IG-JO 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 042127 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF PRESENT ESTIMATE OF CHANGE DAMAGE TO TRUK DAMAGE BASED ON PHOTOS COMBAT SHIPS SUNK 2 CL 2 CL o 3 DD 3 DD 0 2 PG 2 PG o AUXILIARY SHIPS SUNK 1 AE 1 AE o 1 AV -1 2 AO 7 AO +5 8 AK 8 AK o PROBABLY SUNK AND DAMAGED SEVERLY 1 CL or DD 1 CL or DD o 2 AO 3 AO +1 4 AK 7 AK +3 1 AP +1 1 AV +1 460 Regraded Unclassified DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVCO NAVY DEPARTM 1 DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM S.O.E.G. 6 OP OP OP 2 PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY 24 FEB 1944 FOR ACTION CINCWA ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1521 8 TOR CODEROOM COM 10TH FLT CANDR 9 DECODED BY BATES/SCHNEIDER ADMIRALTY NSHC FONF OP PRIORITYP 10 INFORMATION CINCONA AC IC HQCC 11 PARAPHRASED WHITE (1) ROUTINE COM (D) ARGENTIA C5 12 BY CDRE (D) MA SOEG 3 DEFERRED 13 ROUTED BY LT. HOFFMAN /AS SBNO AZORES 14 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL IC TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 241115Z NCR 24275 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE AMOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 F-0 (CINCIA REPEATED COM 1,TH FLT CANDR ADMIRALTY NSHQ 23 F-01 24 FONF CINCONA ACIC HQCC 001: (D) ARGENTIA CDRE (D) NA 25 SBIND AZORES SOEG 3 C5 FROM SOEG 6). F-02 26 F-05 27 28 MY 240618. F-07 29 F-1 30 HMS WASKESIU OBTAINED ASDIC CONTACT AT 36 12 POSITION F-2 31 32 265 DEGREES ZZ 15 AND CARRIED OUT HEDGEHOG ATTACK AT F-20 33 34 0203 AND DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK AT 0225 AND 0247 CONTACT F-3 35 F-30 36 LOST. JOINED BY HMS NENE AND LINE ADREAST SWEEP CARRIED F-31 37 38 OUT AND CONTACT REGAINED. F-32 39 DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK BY HMS WASKESIU AT 0552 FORCED 500 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 TON U-BOAT TO THE SURFACE. U-BOAT BELIEVED TO DE U-257 F-4 43 44 SANK FUEL EXPENDED 10. GERMAN PRISONER HMS MENE 1 OFFICE EX01 45 FX30 46 14 RATINGS HMS WASKESIU 4 PATINGS. 47 FX37 48 49 DECLASSIFIED FX40 50 JCS MEMO. 1-17-73 BY SR DATE FEB 26 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY-NCR-15 41115 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 MESSAGE NAVY DEPART NT AFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED BY INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND IS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 17 241115Z NCR 24275 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE AMOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 F-0 22 23 F-01 24 25 F-02 MCR DELIVERED TO FX37 CCG 26 PASSED BY ICR TO NCR FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION. F-05 27 F-07 28 FURTHER DISTRIBUTION 3¥ NCR: TOR ICR 1641 29 F-1 30 COMINCH 20G MAVAIDE 16 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 as F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 46 FX30 47 FX37 48 FX40 49 DECLASSIFIED 50 JC5 MEMO. 1-17-73 BYSR BY. I DATE FEB 26 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY-NCR-15 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE I USS SUNF ISH ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM CONSUBFORPAC UROTE N 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ALL SUBS ON HAIKU F ROJTINE 5 22 FEBRUARY 1944 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1940 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 SCHULTZ PRIORITY 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION 11 PARAPHRASED DUMMIT ROUTINE 12 BY DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 221815 NCR 1569 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 INTERCEPI 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 SUNFISH 2 TO CONSUBFORPAC. 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 DAMAGED CARRIER BELIEVED STOPPED. 290 DISTANCE F-07 28 29 35 MILES FROM SAIPAN. ФЗЗОК. F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 F-31 37 38 F-32 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 1 COPY OP-20G DECLASSIFIED FX30 46 47 E. O. 11662, Een 3(7) and t.(D) or (E) FX37 48 OLD May. 3, 1972 FX40 49 50 By SLR Date FEB 1974 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAV-NCR-15 221815 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPART iT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CONTASKO ^U" 39.4 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT C+ FROM COM 3RD FLEET PRIORITY 3 4 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE & 22 F : BRUARY 1044 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1727/22 TOR CODEROOM URGENT e MEISTER ALL SHIPS AND STA- PRIORITY to DECODED BY INFORMATION TIONS 902 AC AREA. 11 PURDY ROUTINE PARAPHRASED 12 BY ALL SOPAC COMMANDS DEFERRED 13 INTERESTED AIR OP INTELLIGENCE ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE ANJ AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 220612 NCR 1481 CHECK BELOW 17 15 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTDOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 INTERCET F-0 22 23 30 MI. W. NEW HANOUSA 201 24 FROM CONTASKOROUP 39. is 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 HIS 19 MY FIRST REPORT THIS FORCE, 02-47 149-31 28 F-07 29 ATTACKING ONE ENEMY DESTROYER TIME 1721 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 F-3 34 35 F-30 36 37 F-31 38 F-32 39 COPY TO 26-G. F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 DECLASSISTED FX30 46 E. C. 11002, S(E) and (D) or (R) 47 FX37 CBD letter, May, 3, 1972 48 49 By SLR FX40 Date FEB 26.1974 50 IG-00 51 VCNO 52 SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in - 1.1 2206/2 460 DECLASSIFIED Regraded Unclassified E. O. 12356, Sec. 3.3 or Sec. 3.4 NLR 101 By RT, NARA, Date 4/13/94