Re: The appeal of Das Boot
Posted by:
ROBERT M.
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Date: August 29, 2002 02:18AM
<HTML>keith:
The scenes of the U-96 riding the heavy seas on the surface. I rode a fleet boat in December/January 1957- '58 in the Faroe Islands choke point on the surface, and those scenes were just like the mean old North Atlantic in the wintertime. We
regularly experienced 10-degree rolls at a depth of 150'. Snorkeling was a blast,
also. When the OOD and lookouts got below, we ran them into cold showers for a minute so they could warm up, and swill down some hot coffee later.
Our boat was 312' LOA compared to U-96. The sea is still the master!
Regards,
ROBERT M.</HTML>
The scenes of the U-96 riding the heavy seas on the surface. I rode a fleet boat in December/January 1957- '58 in the Faroe Islands choke point on the surface, and those scenes were just like the mean old North Atlantic in the wintertime. We
regularly experienced 10-degree rolls at a depth of 150'. Snorkeling was a blast,
also. When the OOD and lookouts got below, we ran them into cold showers for a minute so they could warm up, and swill down some hot coffee later.
Our boat was 312' LOA compared to U-96. The sea is still the master!
Regards,
ROBERT M.</HTML>