After two months patrolling the Pacific, the Gato-class USS Wahoo submarine had exhibited an underwhelming performance. She had missed an opportunity to engage a Japanese seaplane tender and an aircraft carrier, both precious targets, and had also missed every single torpedo shot she fired. Even fishing boats had escaped her grasp!
Wahoo's commander was eventually relieved of his post, and the new one, Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton, was determined to turn the tables on the submarine’s legacy.
For the following months, USS Wahoo became one of the most aggressive and formidable American submarines serving in World War 2. Her fearless assaults, unrelenting pursuits, and ruthless approach to combat soon became the subject of much fear within the Japanese Navy.
However, Morton and his crew would soon deliver a blow so devastating that it would enrage the enemy to the point of no return. At the height of her run, Wahoo's success would become her undoing…
