01/29 Mon

Ships damaged in Subic Bay battle!

01/29 Mon. Army forces are landed near San Antonio, northwest of

           Subic Bay, Luzon, P. I., by naval attack group (Rear Adm.

           A. D. Struble).

            United States naval vessel sunk:

             Cargo ship SERPENS (AK-97), by explosion, Guadalcanal,

              Solomon Islands.

            United States naval vessels damaged, Philippine Islands

             area:

             Transport CAVALIER (APA-37), by submarine torpedo,

              14 d. 48'N., 119 d. 18'E.

             Repair ship AMYCUS  (ARL-2), by horizontal bomber,

              16 d. 20'N., 120 d. 10'E.

30 January, Tue. – (Some reports have shown January 29^th as date for Cavalier)
Pacific
TG 78.3 (Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble) lands army troops (38th Infantry) on Grande Island Subic Bay, in Operation MIKE SEVEN; they encounter no enemy opposition. Light cruiser Denver (CL-58) and destroyers Fletcher (DD-445) and Radford (DD-446) provide gunfire support. TG 77.4 (Rear Admiral William D. Sample), consisting of six escort carriers and their screen, provide direct air cover. Attack transport Cavalier (APA-37) is torpedoed by Japanese submarine RO 46 off Subic Bay, 14°48'N, 119°18'E.
Destroyer Burns (DD-588) sinks Japanese guardboat No.2 Hokoku Maru off Ojae, 08°42'N, 167°44'E.
Submarine Bergall (SS-320) damages Japanese storeship Arasaki, 08°26'S, 115°40'E.
Submarine Threadfin (SS-410) sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship I ssei Maru off southern Honshu, 33°30'N, 135°34'E, but although damaged by depth charges fromescorts, 33°20'N, 135°30'E, remains on patrol.

British submarine HMS Tantalus sinks Japanese fishing boat No.12 Taisei Maru in northern approaches to Bangka Strait, 01°26'S, 105°01'E.

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01/29 Mon.

Army forces are landed near San Antonio, northwest of Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I., by naval attack group (Rear Adm. A.D. Struble).

United States naval vessel sunk:

Cargo ship SERPENS (AK-97), by explosion, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

United States naval vessels damaged, Philippine Islands area:

Transport CAVALIER (APA-37), by submarine torpedo, 14 d. 48'N., 119 d. 18'E.

Repair ship AMYCUS (ARL-2), by horizontal bomber, 16 d. 20'N., 120 d. 10'E.