OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 12, 42

SS Herring reports having been sighted by the enemy at 112 , 111
Panggoe is occupied by the Allies
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Nisshun Maru reported in port at Torokina
Task Force 147 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 147 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 10 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 10 arrives at Cape Town
CV Lexington in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on DD Sherwood at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Chatanooga City at Auckland, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: LSD Bizen Maru reported in port at Torokina
Task Force 228 arrives at Cape Town
TF 18 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 30 sighted by Japanese Aircraft at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 60 shadowed by H6K4 Mavis at 111,134 near Munda
TF 137 detected by Japanese Recon at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 6 detected by Japanese Aircraft at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 5 snooped by Japanese Recon at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 60 snooped by Japanese Level Bomber at 111,134 near Munda
TF 127 detects H6K4 Mavis at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 178 detected by Japanese Float Plane at 111,134 near Munda
PF Honolulan observes Japanese Float Plane at 116,134 near Auki
TF 326 sights Japanese Recon at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 30 followed by Japanese Aircraft at 114,137 near Tulagi
xAK Unicoi observes Japanese Float Plane at 189,107 near Lahaina
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 173,120 near Palmyra, speed 17, Moving West
B-17E Fortress reports suspected submarine at 112, 144 near Rennell Island
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chungking 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/436th BS at Sydney grounded due to maintenance
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-5 is damaged on landing
TF 41 sights Japanese Float Plane at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 5 detects Japanese Recon at 114,137 near Tulagi
xAKL Georgian snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 158,91 near Midway Island
TF 65 detects Japanese Float Plane at 189,107 near Lahaina
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 117,138 near Stewart Island, speed 13, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 167,130 near Palmyra, speed 18, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 41,40 near Vizagapatnam, speed 15, Moving East
B-17D Fortress sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 90,167 near Sydney, speed 11, Moving Northwest
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
P-40E Warhawk from 49th FG/8th FS is damaged on landing
Wellington Ic from No.215 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
Hurricane IIa Trop from No.605 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
Wellington Ic from No.113 Sqn RAF at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 20th FG/55th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-40B Warhawk from 24th FG/20th FS at Adelaide grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/370th BS  at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38F Lightning from 1st FG/71st FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
Repairs completed on xAK Steel Inventor at Sydney, ship returned to service
TF 118 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 169 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 237 begins loading Supplies at Vava'u for delivery to Tongatapu
Ominato expands port to size 9
Fukuoka expands airfield to size 6
Iwo-jima expands airfield to size 4
Dili expands airfield to size 6
Blagoveshchensk expands airfield to size 9
xAK Time taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
5th Marine Defense Battalion - some devices have been upgraded at Kirakira
45th Chinese Corps - some devices have been upgraded at Changteh
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  7 (28) x Blenheim IV, 3 (4) x B-17E Fortress, 4 (4) x C-33
Repairs completed on xAK Trevilley at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Maetsuycker at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Skagerak at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Bundaleer at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Cycle at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Loss of DD McCall on Sep 12, 1942 is admitted
xAK Clan Macindoe arrives at Cape Town
3rd Marine Regiment arrives at San Diego
