favorite anecdote

flag4 · 01-19-11, 04:33 PM

'..In January 1943 part of B5 Group had escorted a convoy of nine tankers on a new convoy route from Trinidad to Gibralter. German U-Boats found this convoy and attacked it, sinking seven of the nine tankers. The four-ship escort was so small that a U-boat trailed the convoy quite openly by day and, at one stage, an officer on the destroyer Havelock ordered a light signal to be flashed to the U-Boat, 'Why dont you go away?'

Back came the reply 'Sorry, we have our orders.'

from the book CONVOY by Martin Middlebrook. it is a very good read

01-19-11, 04:33 PM	#1
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	favorite anecdote '..In January 1943 part of B5 Group had escorted a convoy of nine tankers on a new convoy route from Trinidad to Gibralter. German U-Boats found this convoy and attacked it, sinking seven of the nine tankers. The four-ship escort was so small that a U-boat trailed the convoy quite openly by day and, at one stage, an officer on the destroyer Havelock ordered a light signal to be flashed to the U-Boat, 'Why dont you go away?' Back came the reply 'Sorry, we have our orders.' from the book CONVOY by Martin Middlebrook. it is a very good read __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut