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Ammunition u,p. Order "Set MaterialCenditioh n~t".Radio sil.\nce broken.

All battle stationB mamec1 and readivf-or bat.tle and cttlditlon 1lZE!)" se't3

Changed speed and standard speed t.o20 knots.

Cataplllted one plane to porto

Catapul.ted one plane to starboard.

Order AWe will fire in a few minutes. "

fbisted Battle Flags.

tilanketed gasoline ta.nk3 and pa4.h.tlooker \Ill th CO2as a. satety precaution.

Changed course to lSOO(T) '0

Ohanged course to 0900(T).

Changed speed to 24 knots.

Order fram Task Force Commander,"Play ball". (Commence Attack.)

Chal18ecispeed to 20 knots"

Fran plane: "Two sUbmarinesstanding out. of harbor', {Casablanca}"

Fromplane: "Tbere is an antipaircraftbattel7 open1Dgupon me trom beaoh.One burst came within 12 teet. Bat.terup!"

St.eaming 011 COUl"lie 24SO(T) at aspeed of l~ kno1;e••

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TT!!lE !D!I0652 Cba~ed COQIJe to l.e,oCI).

F1"GlI1 pla.lJ» "~t get Ui ti.e&eEmGugh for good~ott1ng _ iaIrspot the .first SaiLw".

06» Fl'GI1}l'la&o (Dcnlgh8l'tol') • "Havi.0GUAt.el'e4bpstU.e aiJochttw• .

06§.5 FJ'fiD plaBe. ~~~} .• ~_OAoo

.~ ~jj1eJ ait"oraft. f'!i!rare GolI!ng~ oVer you. Stamlbyllt

06'9 Prom plane. (Deer1'l.1D&er). "JIm CMlhlCin pa ~ard!i.boIr wi'h ClO-u;pl!,8 ~.aircraft on lif.v taU. Pick them oft -I am. the 0110 in front".

Qhanged eourse to lSSO(X).

Changed course to 0900(T).GommeMed tiring 011hostil.e aircraft.

.mAll BART and shore batteries OIl Jf;lIIar1k Point were observed to haveopened tire 011us.

6704 Cbr.naM courae to Q5OO(2).Received: i'l\',)m Comm&ader Task Group34.1 0J'der# "Pl.. BaU It.Oemaleaoed tir.l.ng on JlWl BAa!.

SECRtI

Target - tllO fighter- planes tGllow1Dgownphne (DoertJ.~). ll.titude'Veq low. Retlge abOu\. 6.00& ~.Course - wriOl1S in general direRionof ship.Yotmts 1 and .3 on Director 1 fir.1J:lgin automatic contro-l tired a total..of 35 shots. Target wiled awq.Ceased tirins.

Three sal:9Os from. enGlll7 guns (JEAlIlBARf and El. Hank) landed alGB e tothis ship. nag8hip of ComnaDdarTask Group ,,..1.

Target - JlWl BART. Direot&r rue,idireot tollowlng stabl.e Veri.icaleat l"8.Dge keeper using a bas1c beaz'I-in& 1hat had beea obta1aecl en E1 Beak~e. Fire nine ea1.ves of treasix te n.ir1eshots, _eh. Pl.aae spot'was used whentall of sbo~was 01>-88Z"9'«l.. Enemy aaoke aereeus &ad hazeobsoured the target. At least ODehi~ on target aad t'tlO ea 11&18dIl Caa-mere. were reported dlll"iag this pel"-iod. Radars were inoperati va da!'1.ngthese salvos. 110 r~ee were ob-tained. At. Itco_nee rJ-r.l.ngR thenavigational range to JEAJJBABTwas24~400yarde -

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0706 Gbangadepae4 to 24 knots.

0707 Gb.ahge4ccUrie to 060C(J).

07lO Ghangedcouree to D80o(!e).

O'lJ.) SbGt was observed to fall C~SGa.board to port.

07ll+ O-banged course to 050°('1') and epeedto 'Zl 1mots~

0117 »1vided rire ot main battery.Checked tire wi th Turret. ).

0720 CeJ!IIDtilnced. tiring with Turret , 011the shorQ batteJ"ies on h Hank Point.

Q721. Coumeaced firing on host.ile aircratt..

Bli!Wf&o!1 ~ ~l..s'{f). 'fhe aaYig&-id.oml,J·.&1I ~ Ja BaQ~ 3>,.

",,4 . beann, lJ9 •.?ctC12.. T).erause:to . ~~ ~ 2'~.;yards at,07ll u4. ~ iho~ tb 29,600l1U'ds At 07~.

Continued firing on .t1EAN BMl'l wi.tllT'tU"reta 1 and 2. Fired. thirteen eal.'V01iI(itt from three to siX &bote each.. Atthis pdbtr'-the mrrigatiQDrq8 ••2,,700 yarde. %hebeariDg was 1.5,0(%).

Target - teur sbDre batteries on i1.Hank Point # direCitGr fire. :rUedfive salY08 ot from one to tbree &WJ8each. .Plane spot.'118S used lib_ fallof shot __ obserre4. Tb.eD ba.~eewen temporar1l¥ silenced. The nav1-gaUonaJ. range to l5J. 1:IaDk was 22,,900lards on bearing 173°(',f). The raneethen lAcreaeed to jG,400 yvclB &100740.

Target - one fighter plans folleidngoJ'Uiser pl.ar~e. Alt.1:tude abou:l; lSeof'est. RaPge a.bout 5,000 yards.Course -vario~ on WIGHHAliS pPrt.1I,1I&l'ter. Iounte 6 and 10 on ~tor4. f'1r1ng in autGmatic CO.l1t~ Are4e. total. of' 1+ mow. Target. turnedaway. Ceased firing.

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..• , (Cont'd)on both bents d.1I.1d.ag t,ld. s Pf;lriod.Openecifire again with 'lurre~' ont.he shere batteries on. In. Baak...Pt.

SECREIO8OS SiMted U.s. subJna1oi.JJ.e t.hat. _s

actias in cCX1~otion -..nth this'task GroUP.

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Fsom plane: ''BART ie :fir.ing second--&r7 battery".

Changed.coarse to 2?OO(T).

Changed course to 2500(T)o

0817 Twoene.llW"submarmes leavi.&:lg theharbor.

08~9082;

Changed course to 230° (T) •

Changed course to WO(T).

OS2S Fall ot shot observed close aboardon POri- bow.Conoeat.rated fire of all turretson ~ Hank.

Plane l"eports that 8ftam;y are bluw-iRg up wmmnit10n dumps, inland.

0132, Changedcourse to 2SOO(T).

ossa Fall ot shot observed al.oae aboardon port; bow and beam.

0832 Ohangedcourse to J400(T).

0833 Ceased.nring.EHD or PHASE I.

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Fired .3 sa1'Vosor from aix to nineshots each nth all turrets. Thenavip'ticnal rqe 0was 27,fm yarcis

on a bearing ot l41 (Tl.

Commander Covering Group sant. toOomtaaktCitr 34 the toUowiDg: "Haveceased tiring in order to c1.earsituation in ease Frenoh resis-tance ceases. El Henk stUl t1l-ingno

0840 Ghapged speed to m knots<:I

0845 Changedspeed to 25 knots.

085S QIlJIMJBiEO PRASE Il-A 06htutge4 oourse to 108 (T) to pre-ceed te the assistanoe or AWUs!Aand transports who were beingtlu'M.tened by e~ oruisen nearF~ Colors reported to havebeea p.ierced by en~ shell(qommisaioDing Flag).

0859 ObAngedcourse to UOO(T) andspeed to 27 knots.

0914 _eived orders fram OommaMel"Task -For(e 1:1<> dsst..."OJ" ~ oruisersbetween Gasabiaaca am Fed.al.ao

a,1.6 Obs.~ Oil boariD4 'J.JIP( T) t.breeFreneh CI'Oisers that were tiring.

0918 Commenced tiring on GllEllo/ ships.

0921 :&«!emyships returned our lire.

SEtHET

Targets - six 81.l:U1T ships, DLaand DDs. Visibility reduced by baBeand snoke. Fired thirty-five salvosof from 1ibreo to nine sh9ts each.At Poommenee tiring" navigational.range was 19,IIJO ,yarde on a bea.ri.ogfit 14'fCT). 'the range deereased toll .•SOOyards, at 0935 and 'Ulanin-creased to about. 3) ,000 at 1016.

The six enemy-skips were divided intotwo div.1.siona 01' tares ahips eaell.They were steaming on &.northeaster17ceurss away from Casabl.anea. At thattime we were about 14 miles bearingJ4,s(T) £rgm Caaablanoa. The ~were about six m11ea :tram. Caeablanea.They turned to starboard am. begaa aseries of evasive tacts by _'kingma1\V large cbaages or course and SPeed.Eaoh time a ship emerge4 fram tbe -

0923 Observed firat hit on ommyship.

0924 ChangedC»Ul"S8 to l,2g0('l).

092; ~ 8.h.ell&were fa' J 1ng short.Changed COlU'Se to 13SO(T).

0933 Changed oouree to lOO8.('1').

0935 Chaoge4 .U!'Ss to 2SGO(f}J beoau_.of reeVicted watel'S.

094e (;.bangedeourse to 2700('t) 0

W43 ~ sheUs were laJ1.iag w.lth1af'Ut,- yards of the shtp on bethsidf.lS"

~4-; Obeoged ~se to 28;o{T)o Shelltragme.ats are ;tall i ng clese aboard..

0951 Len all targets in ~ke.Qh.anga4 eoune to 260 (T).Fall of e~ shalls beccming heavy.

0953 Opened tire on another target.09;9 Changed.course te 2;0°('1').

Received one hit on Jll8.lll d.eck atframe 48, three teet inboard ot sheerstraka.

1002 Cae eJ:l8Jq ship was obeerved.to besinld.ngo

J.003 Slghtea tour torpedo wakes on portbow.

PAlS1J!o.Jce .,. was il!m!8diatel7 taken under~. .It 1, b8u..,ed. 'thaioat. l~ODe sbip was sunk ud two were badq~ during. We phase. Their&hots fell .fNmlOOO yards abort. to;0 ,..48 over.

Shell eJq>loded when it hit seconddeek and damaged eom.par1Deftt 4-208-L.Planking on main deck oaught fireand. "WaS quickl.;v ext.inguished by a.damage control partoYo

Snip was maneuvered to avoid thetorpedGes b7 paaaing betweu No. ,a&14 4. 111 the spread eeUl'lti.Bg floomthe :Left. Ho. 4 passed about 1.51'eat !'rom the at.arboard aide. Tor-pedoes were I"UIming very ahall. aa4were appare.nt.17 aear the eat or -

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ChJIJIJ Um2~OO(t).

lOO9 Cameto COUl'8e2.4O°(T) after avoid-ing torpedoes.

1011 Obeened ~ ship and submarine onport quariier.

1016 Obse~ EtJ11IIQ' ebip 011 whioh we bad.o8;en ·fbf.nt b.t1l'ning tran st.em tostun. B.rike' Q£l.' aotion.-- or PlIASE IIM.

1018 Ohanged. oourse to 090°('1') 0

loa Observed fire in our direotion tramEl Bank Point and .tree 8D8IIIT ships.SigBW torpedo wake to port.

1022 Ohaagec1 cearae to 060°(%).Prooeedlng to ensase pBIIWlUE'f aDd2 DLsw. left OasablanCa Harborto join DDs remaiaing trom prev1.ousengagement which had been broken oftat 1016.

10.30 CO~CED PHAS~1l...B.Opened tire with main battery onenem,y 8hips. Same ships were engagedat about this tlme by BBOOKLINandAUQuS'fA which were to northeastward.Enemy ships were thus place incross-tire between the lIASSACHU&!.-.crTS,BJiOOilrlN and AUGUSTA.

10.35 Main battery went to rapid fire.

- Their rw1. Bel1~e that submarinetired torpedoes from a range d: be~tweea 4,000 and 5,000 yards. Ap-pft,pr1.ate emargenoY' algn&1s .eremade to cruisers astern.

The torpedc was apparently ~ b7tile sabm.a:r1ne sighted at 1OU. Itpassed ale ar to port bY' about 100yards.

Targets - 1 eL, and 4 or 5 DLs orDDs. Director fire colleotive.Range at neomrnenoefiring" waa30,000 yards on bearil'lg oa6°(T).Ranges decreased to 22,000 ~sat 1105. T,.eaty-three six to ninegun salvos were tired •

.l!;ngagedDJ) ot L'ALCION class atabout this time. Ceased firing onthis ship when 4 hits with twoburst on st.ern were observed amiship had listed over to beam endswith stern awash. AJ.so, laraeoJ"l1iser oame into view at thatinstant.

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10j8 Changed course tQ ~(T).

1040 Ohanged course to 2oo°(T).1045 Changed coarse to 1600('1').

1046 EG~ retired to eastward.

1049 Changed course to OSOO(T).

1050 Shall splashes were observed moviagcloser to the bow.

1052 Chang_ COUl'Se to OJOO(T).Shells hitting about 25 yards ofstarboard beam.

1057 Reoei"a4hit on starboard quarterat tr4mS 85. Shell richochetedbom deck and burst over 20 )0(gz'Gup 13

llOO A direct hit was observed on aDeneDITDD. Another destro~r "'1'8_troa smoke, range approximateg13,000 yaNs I target angle 4sf1,bearing lOOo\ralative) 0

1101. Starboard," batte17 opened tireusing secondary battery director 1.

llO) Ceased tiring with the SecondaryBattery Director No.1.

1104 Reported to Comtaskgroup 34.1 thatwe had expended 59.2% of our 16"6!lB!!!Qoitionand had 5.3 rounds pergun remaining ot which there wasiDJmedia:tel,y available to Turret 1,114 rounds, Turret 2, 1,8 rounds,and Turret 3, 129 rounds. Therest ot the 8RIIlunition wa_ in thereserve stowage in Turret 2 andwould require some tiIDs tor distri-bution. A later recheck shoW8dthat we had two more rounds thanwas first repo rt.ed..

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Small tire cansed b7 burst brought1JIuoed.iatel7 undtlr cootrol. by DamageOontrol Repair party. He pElrSaR.D81C&8Q81.U:es were sustained as person-nel at group 1) had previously beensh1.tted. to uaeagageG side.

Target DD. Pired with mounts 1,3,5.,7, aBi 9 on SecondarT battery diree-to r No. 1 in automatic. Expended.105 rounds.

RTIWiJ~ 7'1n1"eUa48. Target reversedao1U"88 and wi tbdrew i"rom the a ct.ion.

Opened tire with ste.rbo&rd Sit,battery uS1Ag Secondar,y Batter,yDirector No.3.Changed. course to 34CO(T) I with-c:irew to recover plane and to con-serve ammunitiOA.

Plaae (Doerflinger) wa80Ut ot gasand had. landed to await recovery.Other plane (Dougnerly) could not

S E en ff' ~~ located.

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Changed. speed to 20 knots.

lllO Changedspeed to 15 knots.Gaanged course to J.600(T) 0

ComMsacedmane~ering to recoverplane.lfumsrutor reading tor tuel oiltank B-32 , reported to indioateeasn of tuel oil in t.hia spaceand. poseibUitq ot rupture.

mo Recovered pJ.ane (Lfl. l}qerfliager).

ll.32 Chqed course to 25Qo{T)anispeed to 20 knots.

ll40 Changed course to 22Oo(T).1147 0hanged course to 270°('1').

n5, Piped crew to dinner by watches.

l225 De-gaussing cable reported J'Ilpturedby previous hit on port bow.

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Damage Control Repair Party undertookrepairs whioh were satisfactori.qeompl.eted wi thin one hour.

1239 Uhangedcou.rse to 160G(T).

1245 CommanderCovering Group sct tollow-. ing despatch to CommanderTuk Force34: fti'lagship has 53 16" proJeotiles&Bd.charges per gun 1'_1 ning whileWIOHi'lA and. 'lUSCAl.OOSA have _ otthe,ir allowance main armament re-mrd,na. Shall I retain 16" torprobable scrt.ie ot IUCHELIEU or re-d_. El Hank".

130l Changed CGl1I'se to caG°('!').

~ PHASEUI-.A.Sounded. General Quarters.Changed speed to 27 knots.

Oatapul.ted one plane, POrt catapult.Pilot Easign J .A. Cotton, U.S.B.R.

CommenOedtiring on en8llQ"ship withJi.a1n batte17.

1336

1341 Batteries on Point El Hank openedfire.

1345 Changed cour.,e to Ol,O°(T).001lllllGl1oedtiring on E1 Hank.

1346 Sh&ts from.El. Hank reported fa.ll.ingclose aboard..

1350 Plane dr&pped smoke bomb and I4A.YRAIitreported soomarine contact.

un Ceased tiring on Point El Hank.END 0F PIlASE rn-s,

13'3 Conngave orders to search for othertargets.

l405 ~ ship observed on fire wasbeaohed in the harbor.

1408 Reduced speed to 20 knots.

1415 Changed course to 3000(T).

l423 Oomtaskgroup 34.1 received fromComtasktor 34 the lol.loldiJ8:"Your 1245 reta.1n tor possible80rtie or RIOHELIBUn II

Target - DD. Fired two salvos.Second one was close miBs ahead.Range tor both salvos liaS 22,000

yards on a bearing ot 136°{T) 0

Fired. all t.urrets director tire col-leoti ve. FjJted 7 !line gun sab&s.TbHe of tbese salvos .81'8 Ob8ervedto tall on the target (Point .&1 Hank),~e near the ta7get, and one short.Raage to .Iiij. Hank 19,000 ,ards, bear-1710('1). The range increased. to2.3,.300 yards.

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Continued .t'eedin.g the crew bY'watcbes.

Plane- (Easign Cottoll) reco.tmoiteredharbor, :reported JEANBARl ~'4ao1'ts'.l pe.it1o~,llG Jtir1ous· Umagevid.bl.e ell t.opatde. Three ~Sbips- lust O1lt.s.1cle harbor. Gne, ofthese,' a Wi is 'on tire. Dovts1bl,.activIty 011 ~o1nt El Hank.

C~ed course te 350°(1').

c::em.mNCEDPHASE III-B.SoW1d~ General Quarters.

152G Ohanged. oourse to 260o(T).

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1522 Condition "ZEDuset throughout theship.

1524 Ohanged course to 170°(1').

1525 Two enemy submarines surfaced offPoint E1 Hank. One of theseneaded. for Harbor entrance (Casa-blanca).

15" Beth sUbmarines submerged. afterattack by aircraft.

1542 Plane (Fttsign Cotten) reported oneen;~ DDstandirig out of RerOO:r.

1.553 Changed course to 080°(1').

1558 Opened tire on Point EJ. Hank batteries. Fired one gun ranging salvo fromTurrett II fallwed bY'a six gun salvo

from TU1T9te 1 and 3. This lattersalvo hit and exploded a quantityof military stores, probably an am-munition dump. Range to l!I.J.. Hank.30,.300 yard8 on bearing l4O.~(T).These .shots were fired to unloat.iloaded gas through the JllUzzl.e.

1601 Cijanged course to 070°(1).Ceased tiring.

l.6G5 Cban.ged course to 0400(T) ••Secured from material condition "ZEOh.Seeured from General ~uarter8.Recalled plane.

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1618 Changed speed to 15 knots.162; Hoist. 18planenWllber 5805. ,

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~- ~p~ of the Batt.l.e 11'8 ha4,,' - '~ -. 9t 1.6-/45- c&l.1n

, . N&8 an ave~of S., -at.. fb1aiiiOl:04es 17

sU~8 El.mite,fto three iUft6 beoauseof~~ J!jre whalih can onlT beo~de_ a8 an.~ll.~ pertoa-

_ano$.1a e~ l"8'Spe!t. At. the eACiif ~ e.ogag~ ~'fi17 P.Il OA theBh1p was in 8~. -and. read7 tofi1oe. At the end'of the Battl.e Turret1 ~ 84 munds,; T,..ret 2) ~o roundsav~-]ahle aDd94 reunds in reserve.TUI1'8t 3J 99 JQtl1'!d8. The reAm am-mlll'li tion was &tribated 1:0 the threeturrets in _OURUs to equalize thetrsupply. The diBtl'ibution requiredsllght,q in 8X.OeSS ot 1.4hovs 1Ih1Ghis ant~ too long for a. conditioaot continuous engagflmea&. The prob-lem or ftnpmmi Uon. distr1bution duria&batt.1.e should be given serious CGn-sideratioa tor tutare sip design.

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- ~~lflsh to Bt£l1"'i)oarU ••',J116 .• £'0 ot>..M,f1~ fr<m .,..~tl'~ looks 'fI67:'Y 11.0~.

o~p~i:l:()p~ttTH'lg &p»l"ooa-hing f:ram th~ l~a~t. illiu"ri ••118 ..•o;pa:nlngtire {)~ ;oint. >1'1 !1e..fik.

- ~lp,'l:rt ¥llUI'~ on to e port Ofm.Or.W - ''':''lAne gi[lhte<i M-mtd on the r: r't bow.

- .nor"y plmlsl; on the pot't how"•• l't~ lOa on J :-:.~j 13n? 11.

0721 •. 1rt"'Offil:<i:»"Qe" • ndo1" to vOVerl,••.Left 200 no ~bangf$ n if '.1.1' ~"ro

- y UJ' :}emtroY~i'9 on stel"ooarl'il bow.•. Jrocllor ~i>~~ ili~, iJ~ f'P'Gm 09;0. 18,1(,)0 yal""lo •.• , i1hl~ befld~ 11,0 '1'. 16,000 ~r.c'.Ia i"fUJg9.- 2-8, ,Qt.) p.mge on ,r \;1 r~An'f'.

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- 1 transJ,o t. .,'1 1 dantroyer betU·1l'1.~ }4)0.~7),e. - . i;Mrnft. oo~lRi" In on port. oo~.013; - , .J'\9 on J .Alii H•.•.prr> 29,00 ye.Ftl.96- Sll1p (:Jl tht6 hm2'izon b~i1\8 31~ •0736 - ~la~~ h~r1n. )10°.

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