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Originally Posted by Randomizer
I have read that one of HMS Courageous' escorting destroyers detected U-29 by hydrophone but misidentified the contact as the other escort. A few minutes later, three torpedo hits confirmed the presence of a U-Boat. Granted, this was 1939, when the War was new but the hydrophone operators would likely have been pre-war, long service professionals and presumably well trained.
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Any mention of asdic beforehand or at all ? I seem to recall Macintyre of "U=Boat Killer" fame was there but would have to look to be sure.
He's one who said they never used hydrophones.