Ah, so the coal ship was just there so the lightship could be spotted? (Although both were completely stationary, and yet you say ships can't stay stationary?)
I'll just assume it was a Royal Navy resupply point or something, even though I question the logic of having a blinking lightship saying "Hey here is a juicy coal ship!". (Or the need of a resupply point a mere 50km from the Scottish coast)
Are lightships even valid targets? I've never seen one fly a flag of any nation, and I can't remember seeing one in the ship recognition book, though they're so obvious I've never bothered to try to look them up.
Good to know about the Echolot and the Gramophone, I'll still probably keep myself from using them just to be "appropriate". Thanks for confirming the periscope too, as well as tips on other malfunctions to watch for. Ironically that same patrol when we left Kiel I specifically raised and lowered the periscopes while still in port to make sure they were working (I also performed a few other tests). Next time I better remember to look through them!
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