15 January 1943, base time 16:32. Homeport is Pearl, the submarine is USS Gato.
This is the last ship in a convoy of six ships that started several hours ago. The vessel was ID as a 'Medium Split Freighter' which to me is riding a little bit high. The convoy consisted of a 'Destroyer Escort Tachibana, Hospital Ship, Heavy Cruiser Myoko Class, Large Tanker, Large European Tanker & Medium Split Freighter'. The first ship sank at Long. 150° 22' E. Lat. 7° 40' N. at 04:43 hrs. About 96.3 nm, a bearing of 280° from Moen. The convoy's heading was 330°, approximately 7 knots.
To the FotRSU Team. Thank you for the hard work that you continue to put into this project!