Cape Pus

Cape that is located to the west of Wewak and Cape Wom.

June 26, 1944
(USN) PT-130 and PT-132 recieve inaccurate 40mm fire from Cape Pus

July 15/16, 1944
(USN) PT-133 Captain Lt. (jg) Fendall M. Clagett (USNR) and PT-128 Captain Ens. T.E. Moran (USNR). On the night of July 15/16, 1944, attacked three barges off Cape Pus, sinking one and damaging the other two on the first run. As they were circling, a 40mm gun opened up from shore, its first round hitting PT-133 amidship setting gas tanks on fire and one crew man went overboard, for five minutes they fought the flames, then abandoned ship. The crew took to rubber rafts and 10 mintues later the boat exploded, split into two sections and sank. PT-128 was holed in four places and had two wounded aboard. PT-143 was called in to pick up the men in the rafts.

 

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