C2 Cargo Lights. Opinions.

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Originally Posted by rascal101

I think you will find it unlikely that cargo ships in convoy or alone would be cruising about with lights on just asking for UBoats to attack. I think there were strikt rules even governing smoking outside as it was felt even striking a light would giove away the ships position to any lurking UBoat.

Nice mod, great to look at but not for me.

Jonathan

PS Of course I could be wrong

My father served on the military staff of a troopship that brought POWs back to the UK from North Africa. One of the prisoners was a general officer, and, as such, should have been given the best available cabin on the ship. However such was the fear of U-boats seeing a light that the ship's master refused to allow him a cabin with a window or deadlight, in case he took the opportunity to show a light to the "ever present" U-boat.