0618 PORT PLANE OFF
0620 STRABORD PLANE OFF
0625 7 PLanes off port quarter
0644 admiral requests 20 knots on 1st fire run
0657 enemy planes approaching us
0701open fire on light bombers approaching us
0702 Jean Bart opened fire on us
0706 changed speed to flank speed
0707 turret 1 fired --- turrtet 3 fired shells hit target
lots of missc conversation
0735 all turrets report smooth operation
0736 range on Jean Bart 29000 yrds
0740 last salvo hit on jean bart cease fire temporaliy changed to 180 speed 27 knots
0747 4 landing barges on port qtr Cruiser agusta is dead asternstand by to fire on Jean Bart
0803 shell fire landing between tin can and us
0812 jean bart firing secondary battery
this a few excerpts of action of 11/8 1942
1003 three torpedos wakeson port side
three torpedos missed torpedo on port side missed by 10 feet
1021 shells being fired on us torpedo wake on port side bearing 335 MISSED!!
this log is good readin when i have time i will some how post it in entieity on heret his only from day one!
i know some are going to say jean bart was stationary etc but it was very capable of doing major damage with her 15 inchers
but you all have to take in consideration Mamie was really on her shake down cruise 95 % of crew were green horns and never been to sea let alone seen any type of combat all in all her crew did an exceptional feat in her first action and yea no electrical power loss {SIC}
NUFF SAID
BOBC
0620 STRABORD PLANE OFF
0625 7 PLanes off port quarter
0644 admiral requests 20 knots on 1st fire run
0657 enemy planes approaching us
0701open fire on light bombers approaching us
0702 Jean Bart opened fire on us
0706 changed speed to flank speed
0707 turret 1 fired --- turrtet 3 fired shells hit target
lots of missc conversation
0735 all turrets report smooth operation
0736 range on Jean Bart 29000 yrds
0740 last salvo hit on jean bart cease fire temporaliy changed to 180 speed 27 knots
0747 4 landing barges on port qtr Cruiser agusta is dead asternstand by to fire on Jean Bart
0803 shell fire landing between tin can and us
0812 jean bart firing secondary battery
this a few excerpts of action of 11/8 1942
1003 three torpedos wakeson port side
three torpedos missed torpedo on port side missed by 10 feet
1021 shells being fired on us torpedo wake on port side bearing 335 MISSED!!
this log is good readin when i have time i will some how post it in entieity on heret his only from day one!
i know some are going to say jean bart was stationary etc but it was very capable of doing major damage with her 15 inchers
but you all have to take in consideration Mamie was really on her shake down cruise 95 % of crew were green horns and never been to sea let alone seen any type of combat all in all her crew did an exceptional feat in her first action and yea no electrical power loss {SIC}
NUFF SAID
BOBC
