Breaking the Fortress...the story w/Maps

pgnsucks · 10-29-14, 02:34 PM

I tried this mission earlier with no success there were DD's everywhere so I went looking for information. This is a very interesting story in my opinion which catapulted the CO to near star status in Germany. Hitler even personally gave him a medal along with a dinner for his crew.

The link is to the story of 'The Bull of Scapa Flow' about Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien the Commanding Officer, U-47 who commanded the mission. This goes into detail on the timing and some would say luck that played a part in its success.

http://www.donhollway.com/scapaflow/

I also found another map which shows the depths to be found in the area.

Hopefully some members might find this history interesting to read about as I did and will enjoy it.

This is my first posting hopefully I did not break any rules or what not

Sailor Steve · 10-29-14, 03:31 PM

Welcome Aboard!

No, you've done nothing wrong. You might be interested to know that by-and-large most Subsim members are quite familiar with the story. One of the missions in the old Silent Hunter II was to attack Scapa Flow. It was even the subject of the final episode of The Silent Service, a TV show back in the '50s that was otherwise exclusively dedicated to US submarine operations.

That said, this version is well told and well worth reading. Thanks for sharing it.

10-29-14, 02:34 PM	#1
pgnsucks Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 9 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Breaking the Fortress...the story w/Maps I tried this mission earlier with no success there were DD's everywhere so I went looking for information. This is a very interesting story in my opinion which catapulted the CO to near star status in Germany. Hitler even personally gave him a medal along with a dinner for his crew. The link is to the story of 'The Bull of Scapa Flow' about Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien the Commanding Officer, U-47 who commanded the mission. This goes into detail on the timing and some would say luck that played a part in its success. http://www.donhollway.com/scapaflow/ I also found another map which shows the depths to be found in the area. Hopefully some members might find this history interesting to read about as I did and will enjoy it. This is my first posting hopefully I did not break any rules or what not

10-29-14, 03:31 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Welcome Aboard! No, you've done nothing wrong. You might be interested to know that by-and-large most Subsim members are quite familiar with the story. One of the missions in the old Silent Hunter II was to attack Scapa Flow. It was even the subject of the final episode of The Silent Service, a TV show back in the '50s that was otherwise exclusively dedicated to US submarine operations. That said, this version is well told and well worth reading. Thanks for sharing it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo