| The following is a transcript of radio traffic recorded by the US Navy radio station at Bishop's Point in the early hours of December 7th, 1941. It should be noted that Ward transmitted her messages "in the clear" (without encoding) as per her standing orders. The Bishop's Point watch officer, LCDR Harold Kaminski always maintained that all traffic was coded. Only the message to Ward asking for verification (sent by Kaminski) was encoded. Special thanks to Ken hackler for supplying this annotated transcript. | |||
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RADIO LOG SECTION BASE BISHOP'S POINT, T.H. |
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| GREENWICH (ZULU) TIME |
TO | FROM | MESSAGE |
| 1445 (0415) |
Z5Y (CONDOR) |
N3L (WARD) |
ONE MOMENT PLEASE STAND BY |
| N3L (WARD) |
Z5Y (CONDOR) |
COME IN | |
| Z5Y (CONDOR) |
N3L (WARD) |
WHAT IS THE DISTANCE OF THE SUBMARINE | |
| Z5Y (CONDOR) |
N3L (WARD) |
WHAT WAS THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCE AND COURSE OF THE SUBMARINE THAT YOU SIGHTED | |
| 1450 (0420) |
N3L (WARD) |
Z5Y (CONDOR) |
THE COURSE WAS ABOUT WHAT WE WERE STEERING AT THE TIME 020 MAGNETIC AND ABOUT 1000 YARDS FROM THE ENTRANCE APPARENTLY HEADING FOR THE ENTRANCE |
| 1456 (0426) |
Z5Y (CONDOR) |
N3L (WARD) |
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SUB |
| N3L (WARD) |
Z5Y( CONDOR) |
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | |
| Z5Y (CONDOR) |
N3L (WARD) |
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME APPROXIMATELY THAT YOU SAW THE SUBMARINE | |
| N3L (WARD) |
Z5Y (CONDOR) |
APPROXIMATE TIME 0350 AND HE WAS APPARENTLY HEADING FOR THE ENTRANCE | |
| 1505 (0435) |
Z5Y (CONDOR) |
N3L (WARD) |
PLEASE |
| Z5Y (CONDOR) |
N3L (WARD) |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION NOTIFY US IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION WE WILL CONTINUE SEARCH | |
| 1524 (0454) |
Z5Y (CONDOR) |
WE ARE FINISHED | |
| 1525 (0455) |
R7Y (CG-400) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
PM DRBR EARLY 0450 |
| 1539 (0509) |
W2X (14ND) |
B1L (Crossbill ?) |
CLEAR |
| 1555 (0525) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
R7Y (CG-400) |
815 FEMALE 0525 YOU GOT THAT MESSAGE BEFORE DID YOU |
| 1555 (0525) |
R7Y (CG-400) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
BOTH MESSAGES LAST TWO MESSAGES |
| 1714 (0644) |
R7Y (CG-400) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
HAVE YOU ANYTHING FOR ME |
| 1714 (0644) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
R7Y (CG-400) |
YES 2307 COUNTER 0640 VA |
| 1721 (0651) |
W2X (14ND) |
N3L (WARD) |
WE HAVE DROPPED DEPTH CHARGES UPON SUBS OPERATING IN DEFENSIVE SEA AREA |
| W2X (14ND) |
N3L (WARD) |
STAND BY FOR MORE MESSAGES | |
| N3L (WARD) |
W2X (14ND) |
IMI YOUR LAST PRIORITY | |
| 1723 (0653) |
W2X (14ND) |
N3L (WARD) |
WE HAVE ATTACKED FIRED UPON AND DRIPPED DEPTH CHARGES UPON SUBMARINE OPERATING IN DEFENSIVE SEA AREA (*note* "dripped" was a typo in the original radio log) |
| 1723 (0653) |
W2X (14ND) |
N3L (WARD) |
DID YOU GET THAT LAST MESSAGE |
| N3L (WARD) |
STAND BY FOR FURTHER MESSAGES | ||
| 1749 (0719) |
W2X (14ND) |
N3L (WARD) |
BUT STAND BY |
| 1755 (0725) |
W2X (14ND) |
N3L (WARD) |
BUT STAND BY FOR MESSAGE AT ANY TIME |
| 1803 (0733) |
N3L (WARD) |
WE HAVE INTERCEPTED A SAMPAN INTO HONOLULU PLEASE HAVE COAST GUARD SEND CUTTER TO RELIEVE US OF SAMPAN | |
| 1805 (0735) |
W2X (14ND) |
R P K | |
| N3L (WARD) |
1 MINUTE | ||
| N3L (WARD) |
WE HAVE INTERCEPTED SAMPAN AND ESCORTING SAMPAN INTO HONOLULU PLEASE HAVE CUTTER RELIEVE US OF SAMPAN | ||
| N3L (WARD) |
W2X (14ND) |
DW2X 071807 DN3L P GR 11 BT HELID ARUQS QLUAN SVDER LBVQY NEXKQ TPHQX BMMQH LBPBV ARUQS HELID | |
| 1810 (0740) |
R7Y (CG-400) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
IMI GR 1 |
| 1810 (0740) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
R7Y (CG-400) |
GR 1 402 |
| 1821 (0751) |
W2X (14ND) |
DW2X 071820 DE1T Q DN3L P GR 5 BT PROCEED IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT WARD (NOTE: I BELIEVE E1T IS MONAGHAN) | |
| 1826(0756) | R7Y (CG-400) |
J8A (CG RADIO) |
HERE IS A MESSAGE Z DK3K 071801 DR7Y GR 4 BT PROCEED CONTACT HARBOR PATROL (NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW WHO K3K IS. POSSIBLY ANOTHER COAST GUARD VESSEL OR STATION) |
| J8A (CG RADIO) |
N3L (WARD) |
IMI THAT LAST MESSAGE | |
| 1830 (0800) |
AIR RAID BY JAPANESE PLANES | ||