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Originally Posted by iambecomelife
It all depended on the commander. Some of them evaded fishing boats; others sank them.
I've read accounts from both World Wars and it was fairly common to sail away from them .... too little tonnage to be worthwhile, plus the danger of them radioing for destroyers. Also, some trawlers worked in combination with submerged enemy subs. Or had guns big enough to breach the pressure hull; I have seen plans for fishing boats of the time with 3" guns....more than enough to sink a sub.
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Interesting. Weren't these called Q-boats? Disguised 'inoffensive' boats?