It Was An Effective Strategy
Despite this, this new strategy turned out to be effective. The three vessels collectively sank 38,000 tons of Japanese craft and inflicted damage to 3,300 more tons. Once it used up all the torpedoes, the triad went back to Midway Atoll and arrived on November 10th, 1943. After all the success it saw, Moore became the second skipper on the Grayback to be awarded a Navy Cross. On December 2nd, 1943, the sub left Pearl Harbor for the East China Sea. This was the ninth patrol and saw the sub firing all of its torpedoes in a span of five days. It sank four Japanese vessels before it made its way back to Pearl Harbor. The exploits of Commander Moore during this tour got him yet another Navy Cross.
It Was An Effective Strategy
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