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Laughing Swordfish · 03-08-07, 06:43 PM

Walking astern was a hazardous business. The boys had some of the deck plates up, sparks were fizzing and spitting from a couple of joints, and extra rivets produced and replaced for those places where the enemy last dared to intrude.

"Engines, Otto?"

"Listen, Sir!" The pistons murmered then rumbled and then pounded into life with the engine set to neutral.

"Electric mot..."

"Ahead of you, Sir, all the sea water is out and we've got a whole pallet of new batteries that noone signed for. Shame not to re-fit the U-46 with them.

The electric motor has been rewired and conditioned. The boys have tested it under all stress conditions. Here's the paperwork for BdU and the dockyard, Sir.

"Joachim has signed off his weapon systems. The boys have done a lot of work with the forward tubes and the 88. He's back from leave tomorrow, but I have his certificate"

"OK, what about the Control Room?

"Oh that, well there were some minor dials out of true like depth and speed, and some of the.....

"..What..!"

"Ok, also the whole sonar room has had to be.....

There is a tiny laugh. And then another. And then a huge roar at the kapitan's expense

Otto leads it.

"We've fixed everything, Kap! U-46 is as good as new, tomorrow is the last of the new torpedoes, the fresh water and the provisions, and then we will need to find a bit of water before we go out into the Bay, just to trim the boat"

"Can you and Willi and Cox do all that, apart from the trimming, in twenty four hours, Chief? I want as many of the crew around to hear me before the boat sets sail.

LS

03-08-07, 06:43 PM	#598
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Walking astern was a hazardous business. The boys had some of the deck plates up, sparks were fizzing and spitting from a couple of joints, and extra rivets produced and replaced for those places where the enemy last dared to intrude. "Engines, Otto?" "Listen, Sir!" The pistons murmered then rumbled and then pounded into life with the engine set to neutral. "Electric mot..." "Ahead of you, Sir, all the sea water is out and we've got a whole pallet of new batteries that noone signed for. Shame not to re-fit the U-46 with them. The electric motor has been rewired and conditioned. The boys have tested it under all stress conditions. Here's the paperwork for BdU and the dockyard, Sir. "Joachim has signed off his weapon systems. The boys have done a lot of work with the forward tubes and the 88. He's back from leave tomorrow, but I have his certificate" "OK, what about the Control Room? "Oh that, well there were some minor dials out of true like depth and speed, and some of the..... "..What..!" "Ok, also the whole sonar room has had to be..... There is a tiny laugh. And then another. And then a huge roar at the kapitan's expense Otto leads it. "We've fixed everything, Kap! U-46 is as good as new, tomorrow is the last of the new torpedoes, the fresh water and the provisions, and then we will need to find a bit of water before we go out into the Bay, just to trim the boat" "Can you and Willi and Cox do all that, apart from the trimming, in twenty four hours, Chief? I want as many of the crew around to hear me before the boat sets sail. LS Last edited by Laughing Swordfish; 03-10-07 at 03:14 AM.