The enemy had already begun to deploy advanced boats, but the U.S.
The Silent Service in World War II tells the story of America's intrepid underwater warriors in the words of the men who lived the war in the Pacific against Japan. Fortunately, with the war in Europe was already two years old and friction with Japan ever-increasing, help from what would become known as the Silent Service in the Pacific was on the way: there were seventy-three of the new fleet submarines under construction. It was mostly a collection of aging boats from the late teens and early twenties, with only a few of the newer, more modern Gato-class boats. However, this fleet was not nearly as impressive as the number suggests.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the U.S.
