"Joachim, close all bow caps, we've nothing more to deliver. Cox, stand the boys down in the fore ends, good work again, after this tell them when they make their victory pennants they can sign their own name. No swastikas"
"We're not out of this yet, we've still got to do the dirty work". I nodded towards the deck gun ammunition cases. At least a couple who need finishing off, and we can't get away from it forever. Increase the bridge watch; let's sink these last few, and get to the River.
"Signal to Bridge!"
The hastily written scribble is passed up verbatim.
U-971
'Surfaced after long escort contact. Depth charge damage to bow. No forward firing torpedoes. Leaking. Can I go?
I scribbled back:
'Gut gemacht, jetzt nach Sante Nanny. Tiefer aus weg.'
"Get Viktor to send that to Emerson. I want him to get home ..
LS
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