Patrol area.
Crew morale was listed as "broken" or "shaken" for many after a severe depth charge attack.
Bow of Chidori hit by torpedo. Night surface attack from 3000 yrds. Target slowed in heavy seas, causing torpedo aimed for middle of target to hit the bow. Vessel was badly damage, traveled slow but managed to escape thanks to dawn breaking early in the polar areas, foul weather setting in. Then clearing, arrival of two DE called in to help after dawn, as well as a patrolling aircraft preventing from closing target. (see report) .
Small AK sinking after single torpedo hit (blew up nicely)
DC splashes.
Empty raft after sinking of small merchant. Raft was launched just as vessel capsized. Initially had a lone crew member in it. By time BARB surfaced to close, the raft was empty. Heavy seas so assumed the survivor was washed out.
Lone survivor, soon washed out of raft.
Rendezvous with USS Herring in Sea of Okhotsk 31 May 1944 1000.
(Wolfpack operations)
PBY at Midway
Shaken crew (see cursor on morale)
Storms in sea of Okhotsk
Fired a "up the kilts" shot with AOB 180 but unfortunately the drift of the Chidori in heavy seas, torpedo ran down the port side.
Wolfpack message received on convoy. Entire three ship one escort convoy sunk.
AI sub (packmate) "Herring" damaged one AK (had a hole in side of it when I located it) and crippled the escort (props and rudders blown off, later located). BARB sunk all three AK and the escort. Escort sunk by gunfire after dark after torpedo run below, showing draft too shallow.