A good story. The Naval Institute claims the hit was from an 8" er. They do sometime dramatize.
They did say the waters were only 11-14 fathoms deep there (abouts) which required the surface attack, and retirement.
Because most of the ship made it to Singapore, the "Bergall" was not credited with the sinking. "But that-to Hyde and company-was a mere technicality." Naval Institutes Submarine Actions of WW 2.
Her Record
Oct 13, 1944 Shinshu Maru, Cargo, 4,138 grt
Oct 27, 1944 Nippo Maru, Tanker, 10,528 grt
Jan 27, 1945 Coastal Minesweeper #102, 174 grt
Feb 7, 1945 Coastal Defense Vessel # 53, Frigate-800 grt
4 Vessels-15,684 grt

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