Shakespeare had fought a Japanese surface vessel while surfaced, an unusually hazardous choice for a submarine. The gun action near the Andaman Islands left the boat damaged and unable to return independently. Whelp relieved HMS Raider and took over the tow toward Trincomalee. The episode turns rescue, towing, and seamanship into part of Philip's operational experience and shows how destroyer work could shift abruptly from screening a carrier force to recovering another warship.
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Whelp towed the damaged submarine Shakespeare
A surface gun action left HMS Shakespeare damaged, forcing Whelp to take over a difficult tow near the Andaman Islands.