Show ALLIED SUBS PERILED i a A jb london one ot of the greatest perils to allied submarines during the war was attack by frie friendly ridly destroyers A submarine was assumed to lie be tin im enemy when nhea sighted by tile the ships ship of any allied nation a and nd it was up to the submarine to show recognition signals it she was not german but if it was a destroyer that sighted tile the submarine she was always making tor for tile alie little craft by tile time tile recognition signals could be sh khoii A slight blight hitch in getting up tip a ilag flag or oring a rocket would mean the lie submarine would be forced to seek seck safety beneath the surface probably the last attack ot of tills this sort was made by american dest destroyers on a new british submarine ot of a large type she was being tested when sighted by tho the destroyers an and they daurt for her full speed peed something happened to the signal ignal sy system find the underwater under water vessel submersed submerged as depth charges began to tear up the water one charge shook her until the crew thought she 5 tie was ivas doomed the submarine was constructed to dive feet but that was forgotten as charge after charge exploded defir by finally she truck struck bottom at teet feet and it was fount found sho she vlas not badly damaged she was kept on tile the bottom until tier commander was certain the destroyers hail had gone then she was cautiously brought to the surface she dont need any more testing after that experience the commander reported to the officer la in charge of the submarine base |