Publisher's Synopsis
This book presents the saga of the smallest warship in the US Navy valiantly fighting, sometimes against incredible odds, in the very big war in the Pacific during World War II. The SC class ships were the smallest warships in the US Navy. And, they were tasked with some of the most dangerous missions in the war, from convoy escort duty to the deployment, resupply, and rescuing of coast watchers in islands deep behind Japanese lines. The SC-761 fought in the bloody campaign to capture Guadalcanal, and sailed repeatedly up and down the deadly Ironbottom Sound, chasing submarines and performing vital service rescuing downed airmen and aiding intelligence-gathering coast watchers. It is an incredible story of one of America's most gallant, and unsung ships.
