something similar happened to my friend tom, when trying to infiltrate scapa flow. His boat, U-46 (one under Gunther Prien's boat, which was what inspired him to make an attempt at the base), made it past the scottish air patrols and the destroyer screens and was only a few yards from the harbor, when a trawler depth charged him. He freaked out and dove, IN SHALLOW WATER! The nose of his boat hit the bottom and it began to flood. Another depth charge attack from the trawler would spell death for him.
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Lieutenant Commander
Ships Sunk:
1x Nipon Maru (Large Tanker)
2x Zinbu Maru (Medium Freighter)
1x Nagara Maru (Large Freighter)
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