The Long Haul — J.E. MacDonnell

HMAS Wind Rode had been a long time on the receiving end ... helpless under the bombers, helpless against that prowling submarine. Under tow, you were expected to sheer off from danger, not stick your nose smack into it, And yet Captain Bently had sent in an unarmed cutter against this Japanese enemy base—because his men needed the fillip of success. Could the foolhardy gamble pay off?