The one that got away...

[Osmium Steele]

No contacts for the first two weeks of patrol in the mid atlantic. Finally cleared to move at my discretion.

Sitting NW of Aberdeen, just off the shelf, I miss a convoy. Couldn't move faster than the 10 knots speed of the convoy due to sea state.

I regroup and hear a single merchant moving at high speed. An hour later, I sink a 10,000 ton troop ship!

Six hours later, I hear another high speed merchant.

Move into position and wait. Raise the TC, and the phone rings.

The contact shoots right past me and is 2200 meters away before I hit pause.

A quick check of the scope to see what I just missed...

44,000 tonne HMT Aquitania moving at 24 knots. :damn::damn::damn:

http://www.google.com/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.worldwar2undersixteens.org/images/HMT-Aquitania.jpg&sa=X&ei=qp2NTq-BH6nh0QG3iKkr&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNE8q-t8Kr9FjD42xyRWs8V5s_nHng

[Fish In The Water]

Move into position and wait. Raise the TC, and the phone rings.

I hope the call was worth it. Anything less than a hearty 'congrats you just won the lottery' and I'd be steamed! :03:

[Osmium Steele]

It was my wife. She's always worth it. :shucks:

I was pissed, but only at myself for not hitting pause before I picked up the phone.

First time I've ever seen the Aquitania too. :wah:

[Jimbuna]

That'll larn ya....take the phone off the hook or purchase a head set :DL

[andwii]

ya people call me, I never hear. Gotta love headsets + gramaphone. If I go into the US navy when im out of college, and go for to be on a submarine, I would be the nerd using the gramaphone instead of a ipod, and when they ordered a change of speed JAWOHL HERR KALEUN! or for a crash dive. ALARM!!!!!!!!!! RING RING RING RING! lol

[postalbyke]

I did USN submarines, it's pretty fun!
Don't go into the "nuclear power" program (they'll offer you money, but it's not worth it, trust me)
It's a real nice gig, and the pay doesn't suck :D
Keep it real, yo!

"submarines once, ..."

[andwii]

Whats wrong with the nucual power program? anyway I would probleby go for sonar.