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Molon Labe · 07-18-22, 11:08 AM

War Record of USS Scamp

Entered service 24 November 1942 on US east coast. Assigned to Indian Ocean to be homeported at British base at Columbo
Arrived in Columbo approx 11 Jan 1943. Assigned to interdict enemy shipping off coast of Burma.
3 February 1943: Penetrates port at Port Blair and sinks enemy tanker Ceram Maru, a 6400 ton Type-1 TM class medium tanker.
8 March 1943: Returns to Columbo for refueling/rearming, assigned to the Maldives island chain with orders to close on enemy warships based on Catalina contact reports.
9 March 1943: Ordered to vicinity of Male to engage Kido Butai
10 March 1943: Locates KB and penetrates ASW screen. Fires 6 Mk14s at IJN Hiryu, scores 3 hits, all 3 detonate. The third torpedo causes a secondary fuel explosion. Scamp is pursued and engaged by multiple destroyers, is forced to surface from depth charge damage, and is gunned down by the destroyers on the surface. The chances the Hiryu survived are virtually zero (tonnage 17,300).

Total tonnage: 23,700

07-18-22, 11:08 AM	#603
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	War Record of USS Scamp Entered service 24 November 1942 on US east coast. Assigned to Indian Ocean to be homeported at British base at Columbo Arrived in Columbo approx 11 Jan 1943. Assigned to interdict enemy shipping off coast of Burma. 3 February 1943: Penetrates port at Port Blair and sinks enemy tanker Ceram Maru, a 6400 ton Type-1 TM class medium tanker. 8 March 1943: Returns to Columbo for refueling/rearming, assigned to the Maldives island chain with orders to close on enemy warships based on Catalina contact reports. 9 March 1943: Ordered to vicinity of Male to engage Kido Butai 10 March 1943: Locates KB and penetrates ASW screen. Fires 6 Mk14s at IJN Hiryu, scores 3 hits, all 3 detonate. The third torpedo causes a secondary fuel explosion. Scamp is pursued and engaged by multiple destroyers, is forced to surface from depth charge damage, and is gunned down by the destroyers on the surface. The chances the Hiryu survived are virtually zero (tonnage 17,300). Total tonnage: 23,700 __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 07-18-22 at 03:01 PM.