ion ▁and ▁saw ▁a ▁large ▁flash . ▁A ▁burning ▁ship ▁with ▁h ull ▁down ▁was ▁seen ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁assumed ▁, ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity , ▁had ▁connected . ▁Pet o ▁sent ▁her ▁crew ▁to ▁their ▁battle ▁stations ▁and ▁sent ▁four ▁tor ped o es ▁at ▁the ▁nearest ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁con voy . ▁Two ▁hits ▁were ▁heard ▁and ▁the ▁target ▁slow ed ▁down ▁and ▁dropped ▁back , ▁though ▁it ▁didn ’ t ▁stop . ▁Pet o ▁fired ▁her ▁remaining ▁two ▁forward ▁tor ped o es ▁at ▁a ▁second ▁target ▁and ▁sw ung ▁around ▁to ▁bring ▁her ▁stern ▁tub es ▁to ▁bear . ▁She ▁fired ▁four ▁tor ped o es ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁target . ▁The ▁tor ped o es ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁bow ▁tub es ▁struck ▁home ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁ship , ▁T ats u aki ▁Mar u , ▁ble w ▁up ▁and ▁prompt ly ▁s ank . ▁Two ▁hits ▁were ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁target ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁immediately ▁eng ulf ed ▁in ▁dense ▁black ▁smoke . ▁Pet o ▁then ▁sc ur ried ▁for ▁cover , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁getting ▁light ▁fast . ▁She ▁took ▁her ▁last ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁target ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁ab la ze . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November , ▁Pet o ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁one ▁ship ▁which ▁was ▁apparently ▁lost ▁and ▁without ▁an ▁esc ort . ▁She ▁fired ▁three ▁tor ped o es , ▁the ▁first ▁hitting ▁and ▁setting ▁the ▁target ▁ab la ze . ▁The