▁second ▁missed ▁but ▁the ▁third ▁hit ▁and ▁the ▁target ▁ble w ▁up ▁and ▁burn ed ▁much ▁br ighter . ▁Pet o ▁came ▁around ▁for ▁a ▁coup ▁de ▁grace ▁but ▁saw ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁unnecessary ▁as ▁only ▁the ▁stern ▁of ▁A is ak as an ▁Mar u ▁was ▁above ▁the ▁water , ▁still ▁burning ▁like ▁an ▁infer no . ▁She ▁contact ed ▁another ▁enemy ▁ship , ▁dead ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁with ▁two ▁esc ort s ▁near , ▁and ▁sent ▁three ▁tor ped o es ▁stre aking ▁after ▁the ▁cargo ▁ship . ▁One ▁tor ped o ▁hit ▁the ▁target ▁and ▁Ch ink ai ▁Mar a ▁s ank ▁in ▁four ▁minutes . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁November , ▁Pet o ▁attacked ▁a ▁small ▁coast al ▁tank er ▁with ▁her ▁last ▁tor ped o es ▁and ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁home . ▁ ▁Pet o ▁arrived ▁at ▁Gu am ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁ref it ▁before ▁sail ing ▁for ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁where ▁she ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Pet o ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁ ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January , ▁to pped ▁off ▁at ▁Sa ip an ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February , ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁her ▁pat rol ▁area ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁However , ▁she ▁met ▁no ▁suitable ▁targets ▁on ▁her ▁ 8 th ▁war ▁pat rol , ▁and ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Mid way ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April . ▁ ▁On