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Old 03-24-08, 01:00 PM   #10
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I wonder if a submerged submarine was ever hit by a sinking hulk. Since the sub would probably not survive data might be a bit scarce.
Actually, the highest scoring submarine ace ever, World War 1 Germany's Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere, reported at one time having a sinking merchant land on top of his boat and drag it down. He said that they escaped at all was pure luck.
http://uboat.net/history/wwi/part4.htm

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...5/ai_n16061337
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