▁destroyed ▁the ▁Sh im ots uki ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁companion ▁destroy er ▁began ▁depth ▁charge ▁attacks , ▁while ▁Caval la ▁ev aded ▁on ▁the ▁surface . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁pat rol , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Caval la ▁made ▁a ▁night ▁surface ▁attack ▁on ▁an ▁enemy ▁con voy ▁and ▁s ank ▁two ▁converted ▁net ▁tend ers ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁Four th ▁and ▁fifth ▁pat rol s ▁Caval la ▁cru ised ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁and ▁Java ▁Se as ▁on ▁her ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth ▁war ▁pat rol s . ▁Target s ▁were ▁few ▁and ▁far ▁between , ▁but ▁she ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁an ▁al ly ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁A ▁month ▁out ▁on ▁her ▁fifth ▁pat rol , ▁the ▁sub marine ▁sight ed ▁, ▁dam aged ▁by ▁enemy ▁depth ▁charges ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁sub merge ▁or ▁make ▁full ▁speed . ▁Caval la ▁stood ▁by ▁the ▁dam aged ▁sub marine ▁and ▁esc orted ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁to ▁F rem ant le , ▁arriv ing ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Six th ▁pat rol ▁Caval la ▁received ▁the ▁ce ase - fire ▁order ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁while ▁lif egu arding ▁off ▁Japan ▁on ▁her ▁sixth ▁war ▁pat rol . ▁A ▁few ▁minutes ▁later ▁she ▁was ▁bom bed ▁by ▁a ▁Japanese ▁plane ▁that ▁apparently ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁received ▁the ▁same ▁information ▁or ▁heard ▁the ▁Gy oku on - h ō s ō ▁radio ▁broadcast