Friday, December 5, 2025

Friday, 5 December 1941

US NAVY

PACIFIC—Japan assures the U.S. that her troop movements in French Indochina are only precautionary.

            Carrier Lexington (CV‑2) in TF 12 (Rear Admiral John H. Newton) sails for Midway to ferry USMC SB2Us (VMSB231) to that atoll. Like Enterprise (CV‑6)'s deployment to Wake, Lexington's to Midway is in response to the "War Warning" of 27 November.

ATLANTIC—TU 4.1.3 (Commander George W. Johnson) assumes escort duty for convoy HX 163 in North Atlantic.

            Destroyer Babbitt (DD‑128), in TU 4.1.5 escorting convoy ON 41, depth‑charges suspected submarine contact without result.  

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