▁res cu ed ▁the ▁boats ▁owner . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁for ▁about ▁an ▁hour , ▁and ▁his ▁only ▁inj uries ▁were ▁sc rap es ▁and ▁bru ises ▁in cur red ▁while ▁being ▁ho isted ▁up ▁the ▁rough ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁sub marine . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁P ogy ▁conducted ▁S IN K EX ▁ 1 - 7 5 , ▁a ▁test ▁of ▁a ▁war shot ▁Mark ▁ 4 8 ▁tor ped o ▁against ▁a ▁target ▁sub marine . ▁She ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁de comm ission ed ▁h ulk ▁of ▁sub marine ▁ ▁dr ifting ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁and ▁carrying ▁a ▁no is em aker ▁for ▁the ▁tor ped o ▁to ▁home ▁on ▁ac oust ically . ▁ ▁P ogy ▁verified ▁positions ▁using ▁her ▁per is cope , ▁then ▁div ed ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁feet ▁( 6 1 ▁meters ) ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁tor ped o . ▁ ▁Inter ior ▁Communic ations ▁Electric ian ▁IC 1 ( SS ) ▁Joseph ▁J . ▁Var ese , ▁who ▁had ▁earned ▁his ▁Sub marine ▁War fare ▁ins ign ia ▁on ▁Car bon ero , ▁and ▁was ▁now ▁leading ▁pet ty ▁officer ▁of ▁P og ys ▁Inter ior ▁Communic ations ▁Division , ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁honor ▁of ▁throwing ▁the ▁firing ▁switch ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁tor ped o . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁minutes ▁later , ▁P ogy ▁transm itted ▁the ▁traditional ▁message : ▁" SI G HT ED ▁SUB MA R INE ▁S AN K ▁SA ME ". ▁ ▁On ▁