The Flying Dutchman

scrag · 11-14-07, 01:15 AM

Okay had a radar contact on this and when I saw it I laughed - it is ghost ship moving at high speed looks like the flying dutchman - anyone else ever see it?

Torplexed · 11-14-07, 01:25 AM

Better check your equipment. How do you get radar contact with a ghostly apparition?

mookiemookie · 11-14-07, 10:23 AM

Yep, I have some screenshots of me in the Luzon Straight with the Flying Dutchman on my tail.

stabiz · 11-14-07, 10:36 AM

I have never seen it.:hmm:

ReallyDedPoet · 11-14-07, 10:40 AM

Elder-Pirate had posted this pic in an earlier thread. Have not seen it myself.

RDP

STEED · 11-14-07, 02:07 PM

Not met it yet.

Roger Dodger · 11-14-07, 02:58 PM

I've patrolled the Luzon area many times starting in Dec.'41, but still haven't seen it. Lookouts are under orders to keep their eyes peeled for it, and my RADAR is on. Isn't there a special 'prize' or sig allowed to those who provide proof of their sighting?

I haven't seen the Flying Dutchman, but I did locate a 'Devils Triangle' near the Molucca Sea. Position: 126 30'E, 2 30'S Entry into this area causes instant CTD. Cause unknown at this time.

Run Silent, Run Deep

kz80 · 12-17-07, 11:16 AM

Yep, I saw this ghost ship last night.
I remember I sunk 2 enemy shipping groups (15 + ships? refit in between.) before I saw this thing.

Gunner won't open fire on it, so I did it myself. After I hit it couple of times and + 1 torpedo hit, it stopped and nothing will hit it ever again. I even drove my sub right through it.

The name of the ship is - "What is it". I guess it's a joke from the developers.

rrmelend · 12-17-07, 02:05 PM

I was North of Luzon when I had a radar contact that was moving at very high speed. When I click on the contact on the radar the title said "What is this". I tried to catch it at flank but I never could. All I saw on the bridge was a blue-gray fog. That was the closest I've gotten and it was only the once.

tjlegault · 12-17-07, 06:06 PM

Yup I have seen it as well.
Pretty weird!

ReallyDedPoet · 12-17-07, 06:22 PM

Welcome to SUBSIM

kz80

@ tjlegault, nice man, I need to play a little more, find this sucker

RDP

AVGWarhawk · 12-17-07, 07:19 PM

What is funny, the first time I encountered it I heard it on the sonar. I did not know Capt Kid had two diesels on his tall ship. Anyway, the crew stopped sniffing the fuel and we never saw the ship again.

bookworm_020 · 12-17-07, 09:30 PM

It has a renown value of 1200 points if you sink it, and a place in ledgened if you succeed!

Schnee · 12-18-07, 09:17 AM

I'm glad the developers have a sense of humour. Anybody know where you have the highest probability of seeing it?

tjlegault · 12-18-07, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schnee

I'm glad the developers have a sense of humour. Anybody know where you have the highest probability of seeing it?

Schnee,

I saw it in a short mission I built with the mission editor

TJL

11-14-07, 01:15 AM	#1
scrag Medic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 161 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	The Flying Dutchman Okay had a radar contact on this and when I saw it I laughed - it is ghost ship moving at high speed looks like the flying dutchman - anyone else ever see it? __________________

11-14-07, 01:25 AM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Better check your equipment. How do you get radar contact with a ghostly apparition? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

11-14-07, 10:23 AM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Yep, I have some screenshots of me in the Luzon Straight with the Flying Dutchman on my tail. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

11-14-07, 10:36 AM	#4
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I have never seen it.:hmm: __________________

11-14-07, 10:40 AM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,887 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Elder-Pirate had posted this pic in an earlier thread. Have not seen it myself. RDP __________________ Back in the Day Last edited by ReallyDedPoet; 11-14-07 at 10:54 AM.

11-14-07, 02:07 PM	#6
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Not met it yet. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-14-07, 02:58 PM	#7
Roger Dodger Sonar Guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 384 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	I've patrolled the Luzon area many times starting in Dec.'41, but still haven't seen it. Lookouts are under orders to keep their eyes peeled for it, and my RADAR is on. Isn't there a special 'prize' or sig allowed to those who provide proof of their sighting? I haven't seen the Flying Dutchman, but I did locate a 'Devils Triangle' near the Molucca Sea. Position: 126 30'E, 2 30'S Entry into this area causes instant CTD. Cause unknown at this time. Run Silent, Run Deep __________________

12-17-07, 11:16 AM	#8
kz80 Nub Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yep, I saw this ghost ship last night. I remember I sunk 2 enemy shipping groups (15 + ships? refit in between.) before I saw this thing. Gunner won't open fire on it, so I did it myself. After I hit it couple of times and + 1 torpedo hit, it stopped and nothing will hit it ever again. I even drove my sub right through it. The name of the ship is - "What is it". I guess it's a joke from the developers.

12-17-07, 02:05 PM	#9
rrmelend Medic Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 162 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I was North of Luzon when I had a radar contact that was moving at very high speed. When I click on the contact on the radar the title said "What is this". I tried to catch it at flank but I never could. All I saw on the bridge was a blue-gray fog. That was the closest I've gotten and it was only the once.

12-17-07, 06:06 PM	#10
tjlegault A-ganger Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 72 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	RE:Flying Duchman Yup I have seen it as well. Pretty weird!

12-17-07, 06:22 PM	#11
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,887 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome to SUBSIM kz80 @ tjlegault, nice man, I need to play a little more, find this sucker RDP __________________ Back in the Day

12-17-07, 07:19 PM	#12
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	What is funny, the first time I encountered it I heard it on the sonar. I did not know Capt Kid had two diesels on his tall ship. Anyway, the crew stopped sniffing the fuel and we never saw the ship again. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-17-07, 09:30 PM	#13
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It has a renown value of 1200 points if you sink it, and a place in ledgened if you succeed! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

12-18-07, 09:17 AM	#14
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Cool! I'm glad the developers have a sense of humour. Anybody know where you have the highest probability of seeing it?

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