Patrol Reports - Not The Caine

In the film *The Caine Mutiny*, we are told that there has never been a mutiny aboard a United States Navy ship. That is true, at least by the letter of the law. But there have been moments that tested the courage, discipline, and endurance of those who serve beneath the waves. This is the story of one such moment. In November 1943, deep in the Makassar Strait, the crew of the submarine USS *Billfish* found themselves fighting not only the enemy above but fear within. Their commanding officer lost his nerve during a relentless sixteen-hour depth charge attack, leaving his men to face the unthinkable. For sixty years, the truth of what happened aboard *Billfish* remained buried in silence. Only decades later would the full story come to light, revealing not rebellion, but a different kind of bravery, born in the darkest depths of war.