DD348/A16-3 | U.S.S. Farragut (348) | |
Pearl Harbor, T.H. December 13, 1941. |
From: | The Commanding Officer. |
To: | The Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet |
Subject: | Report on measures taken during raid on December 7, 1941. |
Reference: | (a) CincPac desp 102102 of December 1941. (b) U.S.N.R., 1920 Art. 712. |
0758 | Attack commenced. Went to General Quarters. |
0812 | Opened fire with main battery. Machine guns not employed at this time due to planes being out of range. |
0828 | Monaghan left nest. |
0840 | Dale left nest. |
0852 | Farragut left nest. Maintained continuous fire with main battery and with machine guns when planes were within range. |
0921 | Japanese plane attacked Farragut with machine gun. No casualties. Slight damage to topside, while proceeding through channel and abreast Hickam Field, BUSHE, Daniel, CMC(AA), according to witnesses, brought down a Japanese dive bomber with 50 Caliber Machine gun fire. |
0927 | Cleared channel ceased firing planes out of range. |
[signed]
G.P. HUNTER.
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