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Originally Posted by Mister_M
Wow ! How did they miss ?  |
From the rest of the U-36 entry at uboat.net that Kongo Otto cited:
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The U-boat was lucky to escape harm, as one of the torpedoes passed directly underneath her. (Sources: Dr. Jürgen Rohwer, Herbert Ritschel)
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I seem to remember reading an account where a uboat had stopped to refuel and had multiple torpedoes pass under her keel. Hardegan maybe? I'm pretty sure it was either in Gannon
Operation Drumbeat or Hickam
Torpedo Junction.
Regardless, there are any number of reasons to miss a stationary target.