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La st n ig h t the White House s itu a t io n Room relayed a request from Mr. Bundy fo r a l l in te rc e p ts which preceded and re la ted to the second attack on the Maddox and Tu rn e r Joy. The attached messages were se lected by CIA and NSA.

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T -e P S E C n S T - C O M IN T10 A ugust 1964

M E M O R A N D U M F O R M R . B U N D Y

S U B J E C T : Chronology of Ev e n ts on Desota P a t ro l and Inc idents Invo lv ing the Maddox and Tu rn e y Joy

Attached i s a m em orandum fo r re c o rd developed by Colonel S te a k le y 's people, p u llin g together the tim in g of 34A actions and the inc id ents in the G u lf of To n k in . W ith resp ec t to the la tte r , the in te rc e p ts fro m the D R V , as w e ll as the key m essages fro m our own fo rc e s , have been included.

Th e evidence in these m essages makes the h o s tile in te n t of the D R V d uring the 2 -4 A ug ust pe riod linm ista ka b le . Fo llo w in g the attack on the 2d of A ugust, the D R V again began to concentrate th e ir fo rc e s and to tra c k the U S v e sse ls . On 4 August, two Swatow boats w ere to ld to prepare fo r opera tions that n ight. Th e Maddox had th is in fo rm a tio n , and when the sh ip s approached on h o stile tra c k s , the action began.

I understand that some additional C O M IN T s if t in g s t i l l i s underway.I f these in ve stig a tio n s tu rn up anything new o r d iffe re n t--a n d I le a rn of i t - - I w i l l pass i t on to you.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

Su b je c t: Chronology o f Events R e la tin g to DESOTO P a tro l In c id e n ts in the G u lf o f To n k in on 2 and 4 August 1964

Backg;ro\ind - By CINCPAC's message 152123Z J u ly , approval was requested to conduct a DESOTO P a tro l in the G u lf o f To nk in d uring the period 31 J u ly through 8 August. The la s t p a tro l in to the area was made by the USS CRAIG (DD 8 8 5 ) d uring the period 28 February th ru 10 March 1964. L im ita t io n s on the c lo se st p o in ts o f approach (CPA) f o r the USS CRAIG inc luded:

a. North Vietnamese (DRV) Coast 4 NM,

b. Chinese Communist (CHICOM) mainland 15NM, and

c. CHICOM o ff-sh o re is la n d s 12NM.

- CINCPAC requested tha t the J u ly - August p a tro l w ith the USS Maddox be cleared f o r CPA's as fo llo w s :

a. North Vietnamese Coast 8 NM,

b. North Vietnamese Is la n d s , 4 NM, and

c. CHICOM Coast 15NM.

- DRV and CHICOM rea ction to the CRAIG p a tro l, noted below, had been q u ite l im ite d :

a. On 28 Feb ruary, a K ronsta d t ~ c la ss p a tro l c ra ft in t e r cepted and paced the CRAIG f o r a sh o rt p e riod ;

b. On 29 Feb ruary, one u n id e n t if ie d a irc ra f t remained 36 m ile s from the CRAIG f o r about two h o u rs,

c. On 1 March, Haiphong a le rte d the M aster o f a DRV sh ip , "The sh ip appearing i s the enemy. Our Navy i s p re se n tl y p u rsu ing and t ra c k in g ,"

d. On 2 March, Peking issu e d 280th se r io u s warning.

- ‘CINCPAC's 15 J u ly proposa l vjas approved as , ’requested by the Sta te Department, Deputy Secj’e ta ry o f iDefense^:ajnd •,th:-e!.

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I 6O7H the MADDOX reported being attacked by three North Vietnamese c ra ft and tha t i t was opening f i r e .

b. Subsequent DRV COMINT sub sta n tia te d re p o rts from the MADDOX tha t an attack had, in fa c t, occurred. COMINT re f le c t io n s ind icated tha t the attack had been c a rrie d out by DRV Torpedo F lo t i l la 135 comprised o f T-333^ T -3 3 6 and T - 339 . DRV communications revealed tha t the T -3 3 9 v;as sunk w h ile the T -336 su sta ined heavy damages; the T -3 3 3 apparently escaped w ith o n ly m inor damages.

- Second Inc id e nt (4 August)

a. On 4 August, DRV naval communications (COMINT, Atch #1) again ind icated p re p a ra tions were underway f o r

• another a ttack tha t n ig h t. The T -1 4 2 and T -1 4 6 (Swatow boats) were ordered to prepare f o r " M i l i t a r y O p e ra tio n s," The T -3 3 3 , which was invo lved in the p re v io u s in c id e n t,

, , was ordered tp obta in o i l to p a rt ic ip a te in the second^ a tta ck. That n ig h t the MADDOX jo ined by the USS TURNER

1, JOY, reported surface and a i r contacts on t h e ir radar sc re e ns. The surface contacts were la t e r id e n t if ie d asf h o s t i le , and at 2240H the MADDOX opened f i r e . Subsequent

^ re p o rts from the d e stro y e rs Ind icated tha t p o s s ib ly two^ PT boats had been sunk. T h is was la t e r confirmed by a

' message s ta t in g , "We sa c rif ic e d two comrades but a l l" are brave and recognize o ur o b lig a t io n s ." The same message

reported tha t two enemy planes had been shot at and at le a s t one damaged. A la t e r re p o rt stated tha t "an enemy v e sse l perhaps wounded."

b. D e b rie fin g o f the p i lo t s , p ro v id in g a i r coverage over the MADDOX and TURNER JOY, revealed tha t d uring the in c id e n t they observed gun f la sh e s on the surface o f the

< ^ water and b u rs t in g l ig h t AA at t h e ir approximate f l ig h ta lt itu d e . I t i s p o ss ib le tha t the DRV PT boats m isto ok the i l lu m in a t io n f la re s being dropped by the a irc ra f t as h i t s on the p lanes.

- In response to J o in t C h ie fs o f S t a f f in s t ru c t io n s , a m odified DESOTO P a tro l was resumed on 7 August and completed on 8 August, The no rthe rn p o in t f o r t h i s m odified tra c k was 1841N. No DRV h o s t i le rea ction to the p a tro l was ind icated d uring 7 - 8 August p e rio d , CINCPAC waa authorize'd to V ita - draw the destroyera from the area due to Typhoon " ID A ", . , hov^ever he was able to cor.plete.'the m odified p a tro l on 8 August p r io r to w ithdraw ing.

- CINCPAC, by h is message O8OI55Z , requested p e rm iss io n to conduct another f u l l scale DESOTO P a tro l in to the G u lf o f To nk in d uring the period 12 - I 7 August, The p a tro l was considered necessary in view o f the recent a tta c ks, the fOTced re tire m e nt from the G ulf due to Typhoon IDA, and tha t the In te llig e n c e o b je c tiv e s f o r the area n o rth o f 20*^N la t t itu d e had not been f u l f i l l e d . The p a tro l has been disapproved at t h is time but w i l l be consideredat a la t e r date.

C onclusions - C o rre la tio n o f DRV cor.munlcr.tlons t r a f f ic and 3 itu c .t lo n tiunimaries from the surfcico and ? . lr u n its , invo lve d , .v e r if ie s th a t the two in c id e n ts not o n ly took

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place but the a tta cks were in s t ig a te d by the DRV u s in g Swatows and motor torpedo boats,

- Exam ination o f tra c ks o f the MADDOX/TURNER JOY and the u n it s o f OPLAN 3^A in d ic a te s tha t there was no mutual in te rfe re n c e . A d d it io n a lly , the MADDOX/TUFINER JOY were not in the 3^A operations area when the two sh ip s were attacked.

RALPH D. STEAKLEY C olonel, USAP C h ie f, J o in t Reconnaissance

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Departed Keelung, Taiv/aii

S ighted 2 PT type c ra ft th a t passed ahead so uth e r ly heading "NASTY CLASii Two nore sig h te d 15 n i i i la t e r one "sane c la s s " o th e r appeared to be S o v ie t P -6 c la s s " . CPA3 n i le s .

UnderwayDANANG

16-20N ̂ ' IO8 - 2OE

17 -OON IO8 - 2OE

18-iiO107-10

19-00106-16

HON ME

HON N IEU

HON ME

HON H IEU

PTP 2 and 5 then p ro ceeded d ire c t to HON N IEU . PTPs 3 and 6 d ire c to HON ME.

PTPs conraenced bonibard- nent HON ME.

PTPs corninenced bombardment HON N IEU .

PTPs departed from area

PTPs departed from area

Returned to base a lo n t same ro u te as approach

Returned to base v ia 19 -OON, IO6 - I 6E thence d ire c t to Danang

Su ffe re d an engine c a su a lty .

A rr iv e d at base

A rriv e d at base

A rriv e d at base

A rriv e d at base

A rriv e d at P t . ALPHA. S ighted 60-80 Junks apparently f i s h in g .

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011801

MADDOX

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POSITION

18 - 0^ . 9N 1 0 6 - iJ l.B E

012000 MADDOX 19 -OON 105- 5 4 . 3E

012219 DERIVED FROM COMINT SOURCES

012222

020027

DERIVED PROM COMINT SOURCES

DERIVED FROM COMINT SOURCES

020152 DERIVED FROM COMINT SOURCES

020255 DERIVED PROM COMINT SOURCES

REMARKS

A message was inte rcepted being passed from NavkL Hqs at BEN THUY to s u r face v e sse l h u l l #377 vjhich was in te rp re te d as an apparent p lan coordine t lo n o f n a v a l/ a r t i l le r y eleraents f i r e m is s io n s on n a u tic a l c h a rts to support DRV naval p a t ro ls , I t was in te rp re te d as being a p o ss ib le re a c tion to recent "enetiy in c u rs io n in DRV w a te rs"

110 Junks f is h in g c ra ft s ig h te d . USS MADDOX se n t: "Contemplate se r io u s re a c tio n my movements in v ic in i t y P t . C h a rlie in near fu tu re . Received in fo rm a tio n in d ic a t in g p o ss ib le h o s t i le a c t io n s " .

Message inte rcepted in fo rm in g v e sse l T-1^ 2 "T u rn on equipment.Enemy going in course of 52 degrees. Located 9NT-I from HON ME bearing134

V e sse l T-1^ 6 se nt "Enemy located at 9NM from HON ME bearing l4 8 o " .

BEN THUY se nt a message■ to T -255 no ting th a t i t had been "decided to i. lg h t the enemy to n ig h t when you rece ive d ire c t in g o rd e rs " . T -2 5 5 was queries i f she had received "the enemy*s consecutive change from 52/'̂

O bservation p ost on HON r® and Swatow C la ss PGM T-1^ 6 were informed tha t01 1800 p o s it io n o f enemy v e sse l was 11 NM SE o f HON ME bearing I 6 8 .

P o rt W a llu t inform ed same Swatow c la s s v e sse l T-1^ 6 th a t th ree v e s s e ls from BN 135 have been ordered to HON ME.

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020400 MADDOX ig - o S . iN105- 5^2

020^113 DERIVED FROM' COMINT SOURCES

Swatow C la ss PGM T-3 7 7 reported "the x in it was'" launched at 0230G aiid was w a itin g n o rthe a st o f HON NGU.

020448 MADDOX MADDOX se n t; "Have te ra ina te d o rb it . P ro ceeding due E a st from P t . "C" at ten kn o ts u n t i l d a y lig h t. Heavy concentration o f Jui-iks to N o rth ".

020645 MADDOX MADDOX rep orted : "Condit io n s unchanged. U n le ss o therw ise d irected am proceeding to P t . DF.LTA.

021100 MADDOX 19-47N "S ig h te d approxim ately 106-08E 75 ju n k s . W i l l deviate

f ro r j tra c k as necessary to avoid p a ssing • th rough. "

021230 MADDOX MADDOX reported "s ig h te d 3 PT c ra ft 10 m ile s North o f HON ME Is la n d ■ on a S o u th e rly heading - - speed 20K. CPA Evaluated a a P -4 s . "

021244 DERIVED PROM ^OMII'IT SOURCES

T-1 4 2 to P o rt W a llu t "received o rd e rs - 146, - l4 2 DID ( l group m iss in g ) Use h igh speed to go together w ith enemyfo llo w in g to launch torpedoes. "

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021412 DERIVED FROM COMINT SOURCES

021540 MADDOX

021547 DER.IVED FROM COMINT SOURCES

021550

021607

MADDOX 19-47N 106- 3 1 . I E

MADDOX

021608 MADDOX 1 9 -4 1 .5N 106- 3 5 . 6E

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M/J5D0X re p orted : "S ig h t in g 2 p o ss. Swatow c la ss North o f HON ME on Southe r ly heading. Speed 5K . A l l appeared to be headin g f o r v ic in i t y o f HON J.

An u n id e n t if ie d source s ta t io n p o s s ib ly SAl̂ I SON 1943 3ON/IO5 - 55E ordered the T - 1^6 to "leave the T - I 35 and tu rn back to the eneiay cind a tta c k ."

MADDOX" " I an being approached by H i speed c ra ft w ith apparent in te n t io n o f torpedo a tta c k. I in tend to open f i r e i f necessary in s e l f d e fense ".

Between 021547 th ru 022230 , DESOTO P a t ro l waf, under continuous su rv e illa n c e by DRV navali e lem ents. Se ve ra l re fe ronc e s to re p u ls in g the enemy were noted. Tra c k data re v e a ls tha t th ree v e s s e ls , the T - l4 2 j T -1 4 6 and the T -1 3 5 c lose and in s t it u t e d the a c tio r on the MADDOX.

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From MADDOX: "3 torpedo boats nearing on bearing 268° range 1 1 .5 NM c lo s i r at 50 K t s , "

MADDOX: "Be ing attacked- by 3 DRV PT c ra f t . I an opening f i. rc v^ith 5 inch b a tte ry . A ir cupport fro rn TICO ETA 15 L iin u to G ."

PT boats closed to 9OOO ya rd s, MADDOX turned to course 150° f i re d 3 warning sh o ts w ith 5 ' guns. Speed 27 k n o ts . Torpedo boats continued to c lo se , tal^en under c c:\ t inuous f : l r 3 .Although receiv3.ng nvu'.ier- ous h i t s and near m is se s ,2 boats closed to about 5000 y a rd s, and because o f volume o f gui:i f i r e made an In e ffe c t iv e launc o f 2 torpedoes. MADDOX turned away and torpedoes passed on sta rboard s id e from a ft to fo rw a rd .

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021608 (Cont*d)

POSITION REMARKS

021608 MADDOX

021621 MADDOX

021622 DERIVED FROM COMINT SOURCES

021629 MADDOX

Machine gun f i r e from PT re su lte d in one h i t . A fte r boats turned away 14ADD0X turned to pursue u n t i l TICO a irc ra f t a rr iv e d , MADDOX d irected a irc ra f t to a tta c k.

Message from CTG 77*5 to COMTTHPLT sa id ;"1 . MADDOX 25K c la im s being pursued by 3 h igh speed 45Kt su rfa ce c ra ft .2 , O rig p ro v id in g ̂ F -B E cover armed w ith Zu n i and aiarao.3 . In s tru c te d not to ope: f i r e u n le ss MADDOX o r a irc ra f t f i re d upon,"

T h ird torpedo boat had p u lle d alm ost abeca:ij and at tim e o f re c e iv in g d ire c t h i t , dropped torpedo in w ater. Was not observed to ru n (to rj:

T -1 4 6 in s t ru c te d T -1 4 2 ( 6157 ) o rder 135 "Do not make war d u ring day- ( Pretend to go to the Bhore then re tu rn to HON ME " , )

Prom MADDOX: ”PT c ra ft completed torpedo attack and re t ire d . Sh ip su sta in e d no damage.S h ip s guns damaged one. A irc ra f t from TICO nov; a tta cking one c ra f t . I am r e t i r in g to the So u th e a st".

021630 MAJDDOX 4 F - 8 s a rr iv e d over MADDC and on ;req\iest by MADDOX attacked 3 motor PT boat.s Boats proceeding avray at h igh speed in N o rth e rly d ire c t io n . 2 PT boats wove aDproxim ately 10 m ile s North o f MADDOX and 1 about 13 m ile s .The f i r s t F -8 s attacked the N o rth e rly p a ir o f P Ts w ith Z u n is . No h i t s on the f i r s t ru n . One a irc ra f t reported b i t but s t i l l in c o n tro l, was to ld to o rb it MADDOX.

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021530 (Cont’d)

POSITION REI4ARKS

0216^11 MADDOX

021659

021700 DERIVED PROMCOMINT SOURCES

021707

Another Zu n l ru n and s t ra f in g a tta cks were rnado. Z u n i d id n o t 'h it ta rg e t but h i t s were otise??ved in the s t ra f in g ru n s , 2 P Ts not observed to slow doim. Second 2 P -8 s attacked S o u th e rly s in g le PT b o a t, Rockets were expended on f i r s t ru n but no h i t s observed. Each a irc ra f t made two s t ra f in g . r u n s , one a irc ra f t a g a inst the N o rth e r ly p a ir . H i t s were observed on a l l s t ra f in g ru n s and s in g le PT boat was reported dead in water and b urn ing near s te rn .

MADDOX se n t: "P T c ra ft conpleted torpedo attack aaid re t ire d . Sh ip susta.ined no damage. S h ip s guns damaged one. A irc ra f t f ro n TICO now a tta cking 1 c ra f t . I am r e t i r in g to S o u th e a st".

COI^THPLT se& t; "To MADDOX; Retix*e from area u n t i l s itu a t io n c le a rs and fu rth e r advised. Do not pursue a tta cking c ra f t . F i r e as necessary in s e l f defense. Report s i t u a t io n " .

The T - 1 ‘̂ 12 and 1^6 turned back to HON ME Is la n d s ,At 022230H, raessages were sent to the T-1^ 6 t e l l in g he r to meet the T - l ‘*i2 and T -135 at HON I®; Is la n d , the i go im m ediately to 19^IN IO637E . A fte r a r r iv in g they should in v e stig a te the area for* a ra d iu s o f lONM f o r a DRV v e sse l which xms wounded and lo s t because of enemy a irc ra f t f i r e o r because o f engine tro u b le ' o r out o f f u e l. A fte r f in d in g i t they were d irected to toT'r .1.t back.

C0M7TIIFLT to TICO: "D ire c t yo ur IW p ic ke t (TURNER JOY) to c lose MADDOX b e st speed. Give MADDOX a l l p ra c tic a b le a i r sup p ort, w h ile mainta in in g own AAW p o s tu re ".

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SH IP S/P TP

MADDOX

021942 DERIVED FROM COMINT SOUROES

031527 MADDOX 19 -OON10553E

031610

031616

031645

03170^

PTPs 1 ,5

PTPs 2 ,6

PTPs 1 ,2 ,5 ,6

DERIVED FROM COMINT SOURCES

DANANG

DANANG

I 62ONIO S2OE

031727 MADDOX

031758

031818

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DERIVED PROM COMINT SOURCES

031845 PTP s 1 ,2 ,5 ,6

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POSITION REMARKS

1921 . 5N MADDOX r e t i r in g at b est j06 iJ6E sneed to rendezvous v/ith

TORNER JO'i' thence TICO. A ntic ip a te rendezvous a p p ro xina te ly 022000H,

DRV v e sse l T~:i42 passed the fo llo w in g recap fro n i t s sh ip s log f o r 2 Aug: "1525 - Saw the 135 attacK the eneny"."1630 - Were ordered to tu rn around and re tu rn to concentrate and to comiunicate w ith I 6 5 " .

lyiADDOX re p o rts : " A i r radar now o p e ra tive . Detected probable s k in head radar bearing 330T at 031420 in d ic a tin g p o ss ib le su rfa ce s u r v e i l i - ance o f ny novenent".

Underway fron i base.

Underway fro a base.

A l l PTPs in company.

The T-1^12 se nt the fo llo w in g message to an unidenti f ie d s ta t io n : "A t 1^20(5 U 520H ) HON m reported2 eneny sh ip s bearing 170° range 25NM course 0 ,

MADDOX re p o rts : "No DRV r j i l i t a r y c ra ft s ig h te d . CTG 77 -5 provided continuous a ir , support throughout patro l.

The T - l^ i2 re p o rts the1845H p o s it io n o f theDESOTO d e stro y e rs as 20NM o f f HON FE .

DRV nercha jit cargo THONG I'lHAT nassed urgent message to V ie t NENIS !IATH D a rit lo e tra n sp o rt se rv ic e "031625 at a d istance of 18NM from VAL SOV SON, there i s 1 prop a irc ra f t 303 f ro a the d ire c t io n . They w i l l f l y to observe the sh ip maneuver a fte r th a t to f l y d ire c t ly in the d ire c t io n o f the s h i i v ; i l l sn e a k,"

I 7 OON PTP 2 engine c a su a lty ,IO82OE conDenced re tu rn to base.

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032110

032222

P T F 2

P TF s 1 ,5 ,6

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1921 . 2N 10647 .9E

DM.^IG

I 758NIO7 I I E

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REMARKS

MA'DDOX fiGnds; " I li'Ltand to -oroceed Southeast to D.842N 10750s thence North to p o s it io n 1853N 10733E thence X'Jest to P o in t DELI a r r iv in g and coDnencing l in e p e .tro l to P o in t CHARLIE at 04 13 00 ."

Returned to base,

P TF s conraenced independent approach to ta rg e ts .

MADDOX re p o rts? "Ho ld su rfa ce contact 012T range 3 8 .5 n i le s . Conta c t has p a ra lle le d ray laovement in c lu d in g ZIG ZAG f o r past ho u r.TURNER JOY ho ld s ECM contact evaluated as S k in Head rad ar on sarne he s ir in g . S tro n g ly suspect shadow by b lock p a t ro l/P T c ra f t . "

032352 PTF 6 1752NIO627E

Connenced f i r e on m i l i t a r y complex n.ocated at South bank o f RON R iv e r .

032400 PTJb' 1 1757 . 3ON10630 . 20E

Cormenced f i r e on VINH SON radar s i t e .

032400 PTF 5 1758 . OON 10630 . OOE

Comnenced f i r e on 7HC-I SON radar s i t e .

040002 FTP 6 - Cea3 3d f i r e and departed from ai*ea.

040020 P TF 6 - Pursued by enemy c ra f t .

040025 P TF s 1 ,5 Ceased f i r e , departed from area, and commenced re tu rn to base along approach ro u te .

040100 P TF 6 Outdistanced p u rsu in g c ra ft and commenced re tu rn to base along approach ro u te .

040625 P TF 6 DANANG A rriv e d at base.

040650 P TF 5 DAUANG A rriv e d at base.

040715 P TF 1 DANANG /j? rived at base.

041300 MADDOX MADDOX sends: " V ic in it y o f P t . DELTA. Commencing p a tro l to P t . CHARLIE. W i l l remain North of I 91ON per r e f . A. I

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POSITION

0^1400 MADDOX 19^17N IO6 I 9E

041650 DERIVI-X ̂ PROM COMINT SOURCES

041701. DERIVED PROiI C0IIII4T SOmfCES

041710 DERIVED FROM COMINT SOUI^CES

REMARKS

i ite n d withdraw to E a st at 041730. A ir support in the area. No G ig n if - ic a n t s ig h tin g /d e te c tio n . Suspect shadow continued South a f te r niy tu rn N o rtl at 040100. L a s t contact o.t 040400 range 78 n i le s '

MADIjCijC sends: ’’V ic in it y o f P t . DELTA p a t ro ll in g to I 9 ION. S:uspect shadov/ 15 m ile s to the E a st* Contact has p a ra lleled movements f o r the past foxn? h o iir s . Unable to have co ntinuo iis o ve r- hiiad low CAP f ro n the TICO due to d is ta n c e ."

In a s e r ie s o f messages re leased by T -1 4 2 to E A l PONG on 4 Aug s ize d up the a f te r attack re p o rt o f the attack on the 'MADDOX” .

The 3 MT3s x^hich were engaged, T -3 3 3 , T -3 3 6 aiid the T -3 3 9 comprised what i s be lieved to be M'lB Sq 1 3 5 . Damage re s \ il l in our re p o rt i s as fo l lo w s ; "MTB 333 v rith 3 h o le s ; p o ss ib le l i f e boat damage; lube o i l p re ssu re i s low; aux- i. l l ia x -y engine damage, a fte r pipe damage suspected.

M'iB 339: Sunk as reported by T -3 3 3 .

MTB-336: H e a v ily damaged V7ith many h o le s . Ouro i l l in e s damaged and p o ss ib le o i l contamina-' t io n . Tank gun b a rre l dai:iaged; 2 men wounded. ( T h is MTB was towed to p o s s ib ly VAN NOA.) "

HAI PHOilG had iivTonjcd Si;atoisf OlaoD PGII T -1 4 6 ai-̂ d BACH DANG there are tv/o o b joctivco , cnorjy attack vc sa o ls located at 1952 . 25N 10629 . 25E £,t 132 IH aî d -at I 936N 10519 .25E at 1 4 4 5 K .■

KA I PHOITG in fo ri-o d VG3C01G T -1 4 2 o f DESCTO doctroycro lo c a tio n :Ti::ic. lil4 5 H p o r jit io n1935 .2311 '10619 . 301: .

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0^2049

042136

042208

042234

042240 MADDOX

POSITION REMARKS

HAI PHONG informed vesseS T -1 4 2 (Swatow C la ss )to raake ready fo r n i l i t a r y operations f o r the n ig h t o f 4 Aug. The s i s t e r sh i]:T-1^ 6 has a lso received s i i i i i l a r o rd e rs.COMMENT: Message ind icated tha t a l l e f fo r t s were being made to inc lude MTB T -3 3 3 in t h i s operation as soon as a d d itio n a l o i l can be obtained f o r tha t v e s s e l.(I'HB T -3 3 3 p a rtic ip a te d in o r ig in a l a tta c k ,)

1S10.7N Pi'oa MADDOX; "ReceivedI 0700E in fo rm a tio n in d ic a tin g

attack by PGN/P-4 .c'Pu or Proceeding Southeast at h .b est speed".

7TH PLT se nt to MADDOX: ”At f i r s t l ig h t 5‘ Aug proceed to in te rc e p t o r ig in a l tra c k betx-jeen P t . CHARLIE and DELTA at I 91ON. Remain on t h i s tra c k d u ring dayl ig h t h o u rs . F u rth e r in s t ru c t io n s to fo l lo w " .

TICO re p o rts : "MADDOX re p o rts two u n id e n t if ie d su rfa ce v e s se ls (Sku n ks) and three u n id e n t if ie d a irc ra f t (B o g ie s ) . "

MADriOX re p o rts : "IJn id entifil.ed a irc ra f t disappeared fro n radar sc reen. U n id e n tif ie d surface contacts not c lo s in g t h i s t in e , m a in ta in ing d istance o f 27 m ile s .

TICO re p o rts : "Two o r ig in a l Skunks opened to 40 m ile s . Three new Skui-iks contacted at 13 m ile s . Closed to 11 m ile s evaluated as h o s t i le , CAP/STRIKE/PHOTO overhead lender c o n tro l o f MADDOX."

MADDOX re p o rts ;"Commenced f i r i n g on c lo s in g PT b o a ts ."

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042315

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042350

042354

MADDOX

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MADDOX re p o rt s : "Two Skunks on beam closed to 10 ra ile s , 2 South at 4o n l le s c lo s in g at re la t iv e speed o f 70 k n o ts , ”

MADDOX re p o rts : "Am under continuous torpedo attacK.

MADDOX re p o rts : "Have th u s f a r su c c e ss fu lly avoided at le a s t s i x torpedoes. Sm a ll c ra ft c o ntinu ing a tta c ks. B e lie v e one sunk by TURNER JOY. At le a s t two re m a in ".

MADDOX re p o rts : "P T from West continued a tta cking ru n . MADDOX opened f i r e . P T laxmched to rp ed o",

MADDOX re p o rt s : "Am under attack a g a in ."

Swatow C la ss PGN T -1 4 2 reported to MY DUG (1952 . 45N 10557E) "We shot at two enemy a irp la n e s and at le a s t one was damaged, \‘1q sa c rif ic e d two comrade (p o s s ib ly two boats) but a l l are brave and recognize oxii? o b lig a tio ne

A lso reported to same s ta t io n tha t "an enemy a irc ra f t was observed

; f a l l in g in to the sea. Enemy v e sse l perhaps wounded."

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