I saw something similar last patrol. Had a brief gun duel with an S-class boat, started taking a few hits and didn't want to lose any crew. I went to PD and fed his stern one of my TII's, figuring a torp to the rear would be a quick end to any reasonable submarine.
Not so! I watched that thing bob around on about 4x TC for quite a few minutes, with nothing but the top of its masts sticking out above the waterline. And, yes, the crew on deck stuck it out the whole time. I swear I could hear them on the hydrophone, whistling like on Bridge on the River Kwai.
I got concerned watching it for so long, and, feeling bad for the soaking wet crew on deck (I assume they had full SCUBA gear or just great lungs) and afraid that somehow they'd fix the leaks and soldier on as if nothing happened, not fully sinking. I set a TI to fast and put it down their bow tubes sideways. That did the job, finally.
They're still whistling as if nothing is wrong, though.
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