GOING DEEP
LIFE IM A SUBMARINE. DIVING UNDER DESTROYERS. Have you ever thought what life in a submarine is like? Here is a description from a 8.8. C. talk by Commander Anthony Kimmins:— ‘•At the flick of the captain's fingers, the periscope stops dead with its top lens just clear of the surface. A quick glance. round for aircraft and then he searches the horizon. As he concentrates on Green 20 he clasps the two handles just a little tighter. His back suddenly stiffens. Yes, there it is—smoke on the horizon. That’s all he wants to know for the moment, ano ne’s not going to stay up a second longer than necessary. ‘Down periscope, 50 feet.’ For a moment the captain considers his' plan, and glances at the compass. His hand reaches out to a buzzer. ‘Action stations.’ “The leading destroyers are now drawing near. The captain decides to dive underneath and get a close shot on the important targets —the transports. A distant rumble heralds the approach of the destroyers —it grows louder and louder, until, with a deafening din, like the roar of an express train, their propellers go racing overhead. “The moment he’s clear of the enemy destroyers’ screen, the captain gives the familiar sign. Back swings the depth needle 80, 70, 60, 50 . . . His periscope set at the firing angle, he waits for the target to come into view. As it passes the centre wire . . . ‘Stand by . . . Fire one.’ A fraction’s pause, and then a slight jolt of recoil as a torpedo leaves the tube. ‘Fire two . . . Fire three.’ There’s no hesitation about his next order . . . ‘Down periscopego deep.’”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1942, Page 5
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273GOING DEEP Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1942, Page 5
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