▁on ▁her ▁first ▁war ▁pat rol ▁ 1 ▁November , ▁bound ▁for ▁the ▁Kur ile ▁Islands ▁and ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Ok hot sk . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁while ▁sub mer ged ▁south ▁of ▁M ats u wa , ▁Dragon et ▁struck ▁an ▁un chart ed ▁sub mer ged ▁p inn acle , ▁which ▁ho led ▁her ▁pressure ▁h ull ▁in ▁the ▁forward ▁tor ped o ▁room . ▁The ▁space ▁was ▁completely ▁flo oded , ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁surface ▁the ▁sub marine , ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁blow ▁water ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁compart ment ▁with ▁com pressed ▁air . ▁At ▁ 0 8 4 5 ▁she ▁sur fac ed , ▁just ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁air field ▁on ▁M ats u wa , ▁and ▁set ▁course ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁danger ▁area ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁possible . ▁Her ▁bow ▁plan es ▁were ▁rig ged ▁out , ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁r er ig ▁them , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁necessary ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁flo oded ▁compart ment . ▁Next ▁day ▁this ▁was ▁accomplished ▁by ▁putting ▁pressure ▁in ▁the ▁forward ▁battery ▁compart ment , ▁and ▁opening ▁the ▁water - t ight ▁door ▁into ▁the ▁forward ▁tor ped o ▁room . ▁The ▁determ ination ▁and ▁skill ▁of ▁her ▁crew ▁were ▁further ▁tried ▁when ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁run ▁through ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁storm ▁to ▁reach ▁Mid way ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁for ▁emer gency ▁rep airs . ▁ ▁After ▁over ha ul ▁at ▁Mare ▁Island ▁Naval ▁Sh ip