Wynnum,
Never trust ANYONE is the wisest counsel. (1) USS CHAUMONT stood out of Darwin on January 23, 1942, NOT January 18, for return to Brisbane. (2) And 'twas USS POPE that left the Soerabaja-bound convoy along with MARBLEHEAD and BULMER on January 9, 1942, before the convoy entered Lombok Strait, nicht USS STEWART. The errors were mine, and sorry 'bout dat.
Nelson
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