21 June 0426
TMO Update BH V.20
USS Nautilus SS-168
23 June
Transiting Sibutu Passage West of Tawi Tawi en route to Darwin (new home port) after two back to back patrols (special missions, arrived 11 June, departed 12 June for next)
0421 About half through pass, SJ made contact , two pips. APR-1 detected radar emissions. Attempted to open range but seems were detected. Possible escorts were alerted to presence shore based radar/observation posts (they are now a feature in TMO Update). Unable to outrun them, submerged and attempted "down the throat" shot on closet DD with three MK 23 torpedoes i bow tubes but all missed as skilled DD outmaneuvered them, barely.
Currently at 390 ft, rigged for silent running, and depth charge, being pinging.
40 minutes into attack...count is 54 depth charges, real took shakers.
Last edited by Bubblehead1980; 02-20-22 at 03:12 PM.
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