Night surface attack

31st July 1944:The submarine USS Parche gets close in amongst the merchant ships and warships of a Japanese convoy

‘Come and Get It’ - an artists impression of Commander ‘Red’ Ramage on the conning tower of USS Parche during his attack.

Many of the top-scoring German U Boat captains had achieved their scores by getting in amongst the Allied convoys before beginning their attack. It was a risky business. To be successful, they had to by-pass the escorting warships and…