that was not done in the prewar navy. the skipper was the one that manned the periscope and did everything. morton did not believe that was the best way to get things done. he had pretty much mentored o'kane to this finely tuned machine, without a doubt, the finest submarine skipper of the second world war for the united states navy. anyway, o'kane took command of patrolg on her first war and she set sail in 1944. this is a facsimile of the scorecard. she went on five war patrols, from the 22nd of january to the fourth of march, 1944. on her first, she sank five japanese merchant ships. that is a pretty good score for the first patrol. you have to understand a submarine, as any ship or military force, they operate as a team and it took a little while, even though they were well-trained, it took a little while to get them oiled up. and ready to go. the second patrol on the 15th of may, 1944, she was not assigned her normal duty. normal duty was to find any -- enemy ships and sink and kill them. it was the opposite on the s