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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
on an American boat they don't say "Alarm", they say "Clear the bridge! DIVE! DIVE!" and ring the klaxon twice. Get's peoples' attention real good.
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Indeed, you're correct.
I can sometimes still hear that Klaxon ringing and and Clark Gable yelling "dive! dive!" from Run Silent, Run Deep, during the repeated and lengthy training drill where Gable insists he wants to be level at 50' and be ready to fire.