▁ 1 ▁December , ▁she ▁sight ed ▁an ▁enemy ▁con voy ▁consisting ▁of ▁two ▁passenger c argo ▁vessels ▁with ▁three ▁small ▁esc ort s . ▁She ▁fired ▁six ▁tor ped o es ▁at ▁K one i ▁Mar u , ▁which ▁broke ▁up ▁and ▁s ank . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁December , ▁while ▁firing ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁in ▁a ▁con voy , ▁her ▁target ▁apparently ▁saw ▁the ▁tor ped o es ▁coming ▁and ▁turned ▁toward ▁them ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁hit . ▁An ▁esc ort ▁then ▁drove ▁Pet o ▁down ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁a ▁thorough ▁depth ▁charg ing . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁Pet o ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Tul agi ▁to ▁emb ark ▁Mar ines , ▁and ▁she ▁land ed ▁them ▁on ▁Bo ang ▁Island , ▁Sol om ons , ▁before ▁sail ing ▁to ▁Br is b ane ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁she ▁set ▁course ▁for ▁Tul agi , ▁arriv ing ▁there ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁for ▁fuel ▁before ▁depart ing ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁for ▁her ▁pat rol ▁area . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁Pet o ▁sa iled ▁to ▁rende z vous ▁with ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁February , ▁she ▁attacked ▁a ▁ship ▁with ▁three ▁esc ort s ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁tor ped o es ▁struck ▁home . ▁The ▁target ▁was ▁immediately ▁eng ulf ed ▁in ▁black ▁smoke ▁and ▁depth ▁charges ▁were ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁distance . ▁Pet o ▁sur fac ed ▁and ▁found