sentences:  Assigned to the Asiatic Fleet as a submarine tender, she was anchored in Mariveles Bay, Philippine Islands, on 7 December 1941.On 10 December 1941 she was slightly damaged during the Japanese air raid on the Cavite Navy Yard, when several bombs landed near her starboard side.Not wanting to risk one of the few tenders in his command, Admiral Hart, Commander Asiatic Fleet ordered "Otus" to leave the Philippines.