[ijnfleetadmiral]

Originally Posted by donna52522

This has happened to me several times, having the base changed without a signal. Now every patrol when I am out of torpedoes or have the 'Good work, RTB' message, the first thing I do is check for my home port before setting a course.

Seems it always happens with the Australian ports.

I never get the 'RTB' message, even if I sent out a status report saying I've expended all my torpedoes.

Expended all my torpedoes before I even got to my patrol sector...sank four ships (including a Large Modern Tanker) for just under 34,000 tons. Patrolled and then headed for home. Went to Pearl Harbor...nothing. Headed to Midway...nothing. Decided to skip Brisbane, as I already had a feeling as to what that port would say, so I headed S of Australia and stopped at Fremantle...BINGO! Was FINALLY able to dock! Departed Brisbane on 21 March 1943, docked at Fremantle 18 May 1943. Handed out quite a few medals, and commissioned six Master Chiefs as Ensigns. Every officer I started the war (began my career 12/09/41) with are now Lieutenants, and all my enlisted men are Chief Petty Officer or higher (promoted the last three PO1s upon docking at Fremantle).

Thus far, I've not received the message indicating I can be reassigned as a training officer, and even when I do receive it, I'm gonna decline it...I started this war as a submarine skipper, and I'll end it as a submarine skipper!

-Matt