The Flying Dutchman
 

Okay had a radar contact on this and when I saw it I laughed - it is ghost ship moving at high speed looks like the flying dutchman - anyone else ever see it?

Better check your equipment. How do you get radar contact with a ghostly apparition? :ping:

Yep, I have some screenshots of me in the Luzon Straight with the Flying Dutchman on my tail. :arrgh!:

I have never seen it.:hmm:

Elder-Pirate had posted this pic in an earlier thread. Have not seen it myself.


RDP

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1372/28899314tl7.jpg

Not met it yet.

I've patrolled the Luzon area many times starting in Dec.'41, but still haven't seen it. Lookouts are under orders to keep their eyes peeled for it, and my RADAR is on. Isn't there a special 'prize' or sig allowed to those who provide proof of their sighting?

I haven't seen the Flying Dutchman, but I did locate a 'Devils Triangle' near the Molucca Sea. Position: 126 30'E, 2 30'S Entry into this area causes instant CTD. Cause unknown at this time.

Run Silent, Run Deep

:D Yep, I saw this ghost ship last night.
I remember I sunk 2 enemy shipping groups (15 + ships? refit in between.) before I saw this thing.

Gunner won't open fire on it, so I did it myself. After I hit it couple of times and + 1 torpedo hit, it stopped and nothing will hit it ever again. I even drove my sub right through it.

The name of the ship is - "What is it". I guess it's a joke from the developers. :D

I was North of Luzon when I had a radar contact that was moving at very high speed. When I click on the contact on the radar the title said "What is this". I tried to catch it at flank but I never could. All I saw on the bridge was a blue-gray fog. That was the closest I've gotten and it was only the once.

RE:Flying Duchman
 

Yup I have seen it as well.
Pretty weird!

Welcome to SUBSIM :up: kz80

@ tjlegault, nice man, I need to play a little more, find this sucker :yep:


RDP

What is funny, the first time I encountered it I heard it on the sonar. I did not know Capt Kid had two diesels on his tall ship. Anyway, the crew stopped sniffing the fuel and we never saw the ship again.

It has a renown value of 1200 points if you sink it, and a place in ledgened if you succeed!:rock:

Cool!
 

I'm glad the developers have a sense of humour. Anybody know where you have the highest probability of seeing it?

Schnee,

I saw it in a short mission I built with the mission editor

TJL

ghost ship
 

i have never seen this ship is their a specific time or sompthing you have to do to see it i will do enything to spot this ship dose it dock enywhere? it it in one specific place

I saw her several times while on patrol in the Luzon Straits in the first stock version of SH4. Plotted speed at around 35kts if I remember right. Couldn't chase her down. Haven't seen her after later patches and with mods added.

Time wise, don't remember for sure, but I was using gato/balao class on assigned area near Luzon, probably 50 miles out with a 72 hr patrol. Radar Contact only.

Heading NE on one occasion and NW on another.

I did manage to get some screen shots.

It's funny I see this thread. I just spotted the Dutchman for the first time a little bit ago. I posted some shots in the screenshot thread if anyone is interested. I had spotted it while patrolling the Luzon Straits. I picked it up on radar and moved to intercept. To my surprise I saw the Flying Dutchman.


http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=1862

Ok
 

Sounds like the Luzon Straights are the place to be. I've almost finished a game on the U-Boat side and I'll start one up on the Fleet Boats side and go ghost hunting.


Mind you....if I never post again on this forum you'll know why. :arrgh!:

200 points to the first one to sink it!!