She ran into several large convoys as she prowled from Formosa to Nagasaki. The elusive submarine, if one indeed ever prowled the area, vanished without a trace. There were frequent air attacks, and submarines prowled the sea-lanes. German auxiliary cruisers prowled the Atlantic and Indian Oceans searching for Allied merchant ships. After transiting the Molucca Strait, "Tuna" prowled in the Java Sea and Flores Sea. Likewise, caribbean boats prowled the contours of the island. He used the flatbed of a truck for a stage and paced and prowled. Material arrived and the units prowled. Throughout it all, Hollywood's caricature of the [Arab] has prowled the silver screen. The group prowled off the Japanese home islands for several days, striking almost at will.