Critical flooding. Stuck on bottom at 90m. Any hope?

SgtSabre · 01-12-10, 01:30 PM

I was lining up a stern shot on a Norwiegian-flagged cargo ship 45km north of the northern coast of England on a clear night in September of 1940. I let two electric torpedoes go, let my speed remain at 2knts in reverse, and watched through the periscope.

Just over one minute later there was a horrendous explosion. I started taking heavy flooding in the control room, radio and listening room, and bow torpedo room. Flank speed and blowing ballast had no effect. I ended up bottomed in 90m of water. And there I sit.

First, I'm almost in shock. The ship was alone. It was night, so no airplanes, right? Was this a circular-run? Second, is there any hope here? Hull damage says "000", the three rooms mentioned above are completely flooded. Before flooding was complete it said "repair time 53 minutes, flood time 2 minutes."

Is it worth it to wait, or is this a lost cause?

01-12-10, 01:30 PM	#1
SgtSabre Seaman Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 42 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Critical flooding. Stuck on bottom at 90m. Any hope? I was lining up a stern shot on a Norwiegian-flagged cargo ship 45km north of the northern coast of England on a clear night in September of 1940. I let two electric torpedoes go, let my speed remain at 2knts in reverse, and watched through the periscope. Just over one minute later there was a horrendous explosion. I started taking heavy flooding in the control room, radio and listening room, and bow torpedo room. Flank speed and blowing ballast had no effect. I ended up bottomed in 90m of water. And there I sit. First, I'm almost in shock. The ship was alone. It was night, so no airplanes, right? Was this a circular-run? Second, is there any hope here? Hull damage says "000", the three rooms mentioned above are completely flooded. Before flooding was complete it said "repair time 53 minutes, flood time 2 minutes." Is it worth it to wait, or is this a lost cause?