War at Sea #29

"The Hunted" depicts a Pacific naval engagement where the sleek 2200-ton destroyer escort vessel becomes crippled after Japanese aircraft attack the carrier task group it was escorting. Captain Ferrara reports a major engine breakdown to the flagship, and the ship is rendered unable to proceed, forcing it to remain in dangerous waters with only a skeleton crew and no guns to defend itself. The story follows the tension and fear aboard the stricken vessel as the crew awaits repair orders and potential rescue, with one sailor expressing his terror at the prospect of heroic sacrifice he cannot afford to make.