Submarine sighted glub…glub while funny and trying to be macho was just that. Have known a few AG sailors and as with all us veterans, anyone who says they weren’t scared were either lying or crazy in the head. Our Victory ships sailed faster that Liberty ships and made it harder for the older U-Boats to attack as they had slow submerged speed, and 3 knot gain on surface still had to move fast to catch. Thank god war ended before the newest of the U-boats got into service in bug numbers as they had a submerged speed of 14 knots and even faster on the surface. Also thank god for the sailors on the escorts and Hunter Killer groups. These combined with the AG saved many lives indeed.
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