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Originally Posted by CherryHarbey
I have made many mistakes but worst series of mistakes was..
1st patrol out of Kiel before the war had even started.
Asked Nav to plot course through Kiel canal
Set ahead standard
go to kitchen to make cup of tea
return to find that because I had not told the Nav to follow the plotted course the boat had just ran straight out until it hit the land opposite
boat damaged beyond repair and I died despite being a stone's throw from the shore.
like to think I survived to be shot for gross mis-conduct
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Done that more times than I care to admit
