Sharks or Wolves?

swdw · 04-20-08, 10:54 AM

Just a random weekend musing.

I know the U-boats are referred to as wolves which a group being called a wolf pack makes sense. But which came first? Wolf or wolfpack?

Since in the PTO, the majority of the war the subs hunted alone, I've seen the fleet boats referred to as sharks. Anyone else run into this reference? It would make sense, as sharks like the great white often cruise alone.

(yeah, the US used the term wolfback later in the war for their groups, because the term had already been coined and had achieved acceptence)

Just pondering:hmm:

04-20-08, 10:54 AM	#1
swdw Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 921 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Sharks or Wolves? Just a random weekend musing. I know the U-boats are referred to as wolves which a group being called a wolf pack makes sense. But which came first? Wolf or wolfpack? Since in the PTO, the majority of the war the subs hunted alone, I've seen the fleet boats referred to as sharks. Anyone else run into this reference? It would make sense, as sharks like the great white often cruise alone. (yeah, the US used the term wolfback later in the war for their groups, because the term had already been coined and had achieved acceptence) Just pondering:hmm: __________________ "There are only two types of ships- submarines...... and targets" Unknown "you wouldn't catch me on a ship that deliberately sinks itself"- comment to me from a surface sailor. System: AMD 6300 3.5 GHz \| 32GB DDR3 \| SATA 300 320GB HD, SATA III 1TB HD, SATA III 1.TB HD \| ASUS Sonar DS sound card NVIDIA 1660 Super OC \| Windows 10