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Noteable events involving Bergall include:

15 Jul 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. John Milton Hyde) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbor.

13 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hyde) arrives at Pearl Harbor.

8 Sep 1944
USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hyde) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

19 Sep 1944
USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hyde) toppes off with fuel at Saipan. She departs that base the next day.

13 Oct 1944
USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hyde) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Shinshu Maru (4182 GRT) off Nha Trang, French Indo-China in position 11º52'N, 109º20'E. (see map)

27 Oct 1944
USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hyde) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tankers Nichiho Maru (10528 GRT) and Itsukushima Maru (10007 GRT, offsite link) west of Balabac Strait in position 07º09'N, 116º40'E. (see map)

8 Nov 1944
USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hyde) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

2 Dec 1944
USS Bergall (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hyde) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

5 Dec 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) toppes off with fuel at Exmouth Gulf.

13 Dec 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. John Milton Hyde) hit the Japanese heavy cruiser Myoko (offsite link) with 2 torpedoes from a salvo of 3, off the Royalist Bank, South China Sea in position 08º10'N, 105º31'E.

Bergall retired and reloaded but on coming in for a second attack on the surface due to shallow water, was taken under fire by the Ushio main battery: a shell from a salvo of 4, fired at over 9000-metres range, landed on the forward casing, pierced the torpedo loading hatch, tore off some 6 m² of plating, punched a hole in the pressure hull over the forward torpedo room but luckily failed to detonate, though it started several electrical fires in the forward compartments.
Incredibly, nobody was injured. Another shell landed less than 30 metres from the stern, tripping electrical relays inside the boat. The hole in the hull was stuffed with hammocks and whatever was available, Bergall retreated and the fires were brought under control during the night but she was still 2000 nm from the nearest friendly port.
She transited Karimata Strait and sailed the length of Java after transfering part of the crew to Angler, and the boats sailed to Australia together, arriving Fremantle on 15 February. (see map)

23 Dec 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.

19 Jan 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to off Lombok Strait and later move on to the South China Sea.

27 Jan 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Wa 102 (174 tons) in Lombok Strait in position 08º34'S, 115º50'E. (see map)

30 Jan 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) torpedoes and damages the Japanese storeship Arasaki (920 GRT, offsite link) off Lombok Strait in position 08º26', 115º40'E. (see map)

7 Feb 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 53 (745 tons, offsite link) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Toho Maru (10238 GRT) off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indo-China in position 11º56'N, 109º18'E. (see map)

13 Feb 1945
Off Hainan island, Bergall intercepted a Japanese Task Force with hybrid battleship/carriers Ise and Hyuga heading north. Unable to close the range, Cdr Hyde fired a full bow salvo from 4800 yds but none of the torpedoes found the mark.

17 Feb 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) ends her 3rd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.

5 Mar 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) departs Subic Bay for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea off the French Indo-China coast.

17 Apr 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.

12 May 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.

30 May 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) sinks 2 Japanese tugs and 5 small vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam in position 10º44'N, 99º30'E. (see map)

13 Jun 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) is damaged by a mine in the Gulf of Siam in position 11º45'N, 99º50'E. She is forced to terminate her patrol. (see map)

17 Jun 1945
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines. She was sent to the Portsmouth Navy Yard for repairs.

31 Oct 1954
During war games off Norfolk, Va., her sail was rammed by DD.859 Norris. The destroyer suffered 5 flooded compartments while Bergall suffered damage to the sail structure. Both vessels proceeded to port under own power for repairs.