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Old 10-21-06, 05:07 PM   #101
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Originally Posted by Deamon
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I just noticed this. I've read the account of the sinking of U-47, and one of the British destroyermen said that apparently they had damaged one of the boat's propellors, and they could hear odd noises on the hydrophones, and he said that they could see the phosphorescence from the damaged prop deep down in the water.
Didn't he turned that damaged prop off ?
Obviously not. Maybe he was desperate to get as deep as possible as quickly as possible. I'll try to get the full quote tomorrow.
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