Mobile (CL 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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ULITHI ANCHORAGE: NOVEMBER 20, 1944 lust after sunrise, enemy midget submarines penetrated the nets and torpedoed the Missi- sinewa, a tanker lying at anchor near the en- trance. Alert MOBILE gunners spotted a sec- ond periscope and opened tire. A torpedo tired at the MO from point lolank range tailed to complete its run and Captain Miller coached two DE's into position for an effective depth charge attack. The MOBILE is the only ship of her class Which shares credit for the destruc- tion of a lap submarine. '

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THE BATTLE FOR' LEYTE GULF -OCTOBER,1944' ACTION oFF CAPE ENGANO- I A As CI'L1I'llI ot the most nofthern tosk group, the Mobile helped sink ot Iop corrier ond ot light cruiser, remnonts of the otctions inthe Gult. I - A A TITIE WICHITA E IRES A EULL SALVO SCRATCH ONE IAP ELATTOP TI-IE MOBILE'S MAIN BATTERY GOES INTO ACTION I ' Coppositeb I I A IAP LIGI-IT CRUISER EXPLODES MAGAZINES ON TITIE BURNING PRINCE- TON EXPLODE CLOSE ONE EOR TI-IE LANGLEY I TI-IE LAST OE TI-IAT IAP CRUISER