1944.E2.80.9345 USS Torsk
sail , boat s mascot emblem on 13 august, patrolled off ando saki and, after sighting number of fishing boats during morning, sighted small freighter, kaiho maru, promptly sank. later same day, made unsuccessful attack on cargo ship entered wakasa wan; dodged through 75-boat fishing fleet, , outdistanced maru s escort. off amarubi saki on morning of 14 august, torsk sighted medium cargo ship , took chase. 745-ton kaibokan-class patrol escort vessel accompanied freighter seaward, presenting submarine tempting target. @ 1035, freighter , escort approached kasumi ko, torsk launched 1 of new experimental mark 28 torpedoes @ escorting ship kaibokan 13. minutes later, fish found mark; explosion bent stern of frigate 30-degree angle, , shortly thereafter target sank. freighter entered harbor half hour later, torsk attempted sink unsuccessful, possibly because torpedoes struck undetected reefs near mouth of harbor. around noon, frigate appeared, apparently reinforcement had been called in. c...