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Bubblehead1980 · 11-21-09, 05:04 PM

From the book WAHOO by Richard O Kane.

During USS Wahoo's second patrol under command of Marvin G. Kennedy, an I Class submarine(I-15) was spotted, General Quarters were called by the bell and the Captain, who had been in the shower rushed to the conning tower still soapy and wet, wearing only the towel wrapped around his waist.The Captain began his observations, calling bearing, range and AOB, twisting the scope, moving around for good look at target when the towel did it's own version of "down scope", falling off into the periscope well.

The Captain, quite unperturbed, continued his observations "naked as a jaybird" until the mess attendant arrived with pants and a shirt.

The Wahoo soon fired on the I-15 and sank it.

11-21-09, 05:04 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,121 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	From the book WAHOO by Richard O Kane. During USS Wahoo's second patrol under command of Marvin G. Kennedy, an I Class submarine(I-15) was spotted, General Quarters were called by the bell and the Captain, who had been in the shower rushed to the conning tower still soapy and wet, wearing only the towel wrapped around his waist.The Captain began his observations, calling bearing, range and AOB, twisting the scope, moving around for good look at target when the towel did it's own version of "down scope", falling off into the periscope well. The Captain, quite unperturbed, continued his observations "naked as a jaybird" until the mess attendant arrived with pants and a shirt. The Wahoo soon fired on the I-15 and sank it.