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Originally Posted by Bill Nichols
"Sometime in the afternoon, as I lay dozing in my bunk, I heard a voice speaking as if from another world, saying, "Propeller sound, bearing three five." It was the soundman, and he had whispered only.
"That had to be the convoy.... [The Captain] ordered the Chief to bring the boat up to periscope depth.... As soon as U-230 rose to about 60 meters, a tremendous upsurge hurled her out of the water like a bouncing ball. The Captain and I leaped to the bridge seconds later. We glanced about as we fastened our cables, then at each other in shock. We had surfaced amidst the convoy!
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Thats exactly why I qualify my sonarman quickly
On topic, storms can sink small-medium sized ships, and make your work harder in general
The next time you see a ship sink don't forget to watch for mines either
