Attacked by two British destroyers, HMS Echo and HMS Wanderer.
The boat was pushed down to 557 feet, by far the deepest a U-boat had ever gone before she escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 119)
"That one over there" - Oswald Boelcke pointing at Manfred von Richthofen when being asked who of the rookies would be the most likely to become a great fighter pilot.
Celeon, reread that. They were stuck 12 feet into the bottom, and at least once a depth charges hit the main deck and rolled off the side of the hull. Many areas of the pacific don't have very deep water. Tambor surfaced with shrapnel stuck in here deck plating, the smell of TNT, and a huge gash in her superstructure.
Originally posted by Ducimus_Rapax: Celeon, reread that. They were stuck 12 feet into the bottom, and at least once a depth charges hit the main deck and rolled off the side of the hull. Many areas of the pacific don't have very deep water. Tambor surfaced with shrapnel stuck in here deck plating, the smell of TNT, and a huge gash in her superstructure.
Oooops sorry
I just glanced over the text and must have missed the important parts.
"That one over there" - Oswald Boelcke pointing at Manfred von Richthofen when being asked who of the rookies would be the most likely to become a great fighter pilot.
I thought the bit about the surface attack and coming within feet of the patrol boat was the best part.
"Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance." "We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds." Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN.
This account sent shivers up & down my spine...Today is Veterans' day...in case some were not aware of this. This story is but a miniscule account of what tens of thousands of men and women went through in the course of this nation's wars. We play at submarining.....I can't begin to fathom the hell these people went through for real. Say thanks to a Veteran today.
The depth wasnt what impressed me, just how well built the sub was, to take all that damage and they still stayed and patroled after damaged repaired.Wild stuff.
they still stayed and patroled after damaged repaired
You're right about that. Their dedication was remarkable. I don't think anyone would have faulted them a bit if they limped home at that point.
"Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance." "We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds." Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN.
Originally posted by nohunt1: ...Today is Veterans' day...in case some were not aware of this.
In the USA Veterans' Day is November 11th.
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In case anyone missed it, the article you are reading is an excerpt from the book "We Were Pirates" (available from Amazon.com). You should pick up a copy!
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if you want more ship stories, history channel website has a segment called hero ships, 2 ww2 carriers, the arizona, the laffey, and the nautalis have segments, the only problem is the one on the sub seems to describe the narwhal version and yet the videos are on the nuclear version, which is rather dissapointing. While I'm sure they were brave for sticking themselves into a metal tube with an untested new reactor and sailed under the icecap and all that...it's nothing compared to what the WW2 one went though...
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