Das Boot Page #3

"Convoy square at AK 22,46."

"Mean course:
60 degrees.

Speed:
8 knots. U-boat 37."

U- boat 37. That's Marten's boat

moving in to attack.

- Too far away. We'd never make it.

- Bad luck.

Damn it!

When do we get some orders?

Come on, pull it out!

Slap more grease on it!

- For your journal?

- Yes, wonderful stuff.

You there, this way a moment.

It's nicely greased with vaseline.

We're ready to ram it in!

Can you just look this way?

Yes, good.

Not quite so fast. This way. Great!

Stay here in the foreground.

Let's have some with a different...

Who did that?

Who did that?

Tell me now...

Have you got any hairs up your nose?

- Why?

- I've got some up mine.

Maybe we could knit them together.

"2nd November, 1941.

Dear Francoise..."

"20th day at sea."

- Alarm!

- Alarm!

- Hatch secured!

- All main vents open!

- Shadow off the starboard beam.

- Take her down 30 metres.

Bring her up easy.

Planes on zero.

- Anything on the starboard beam?

- Propeller sounds.

Way aft of us.

Contact growing fainter.

Fading fast, sir.

Right... we'd better stay down now.

Steer 120.

A lone ship traveling fast.

We have no chance in this light.

"lt's more than superficial to take

care in personal appearance."

"lt denotes that the inner man

is wholesome and upstanding."

"An officer should be unpretentious

in his dress and deportment."

"ln the old days young officers

were treated indulgently in this."

"Knowing they risked their lives,

their superiors..."

It's comfortable here.

No mail. No telephone.

A well-ventilated boat.

Solid wood panelling.

Free food, too.

We're in clover here.

Like fresh horse droppings.

They're rolling in clover, too.

No need to work.

They're even allowed to smoke.

U- boat special cocktail.

Want some?

Stop that!

Our recent triumphs.

"Dived to evade enemy aircraft."

"Dived to avoid destroyer.

Depth charged."

The British

have stopped making mistakes.

Cut off extra supply of fuel

to the engines!

Torpedo rooms...

check the gyro-angles.

- Watch out!

- Check periscope alignment.

- What's going on?

- Here we go, girls.

U-32 has spotted a British convoy.

We should be there in 10 hours.

U - 32 is operating against a convoy.

We arejoining in the hunt

Contact expected

any time after 18:00 hours.

These beauties

are ready for blast off.

Over 30 freighters.

Berthold is waiting for us to

arrive. He's following the convoy.

For me it's the best thrill

with U-boats and sailing ships.

Skimming across the sea.

I've sailed on a schooner.

Roomy. Holds as big as churches.

- That's a fine way to waste fuel.

- Lunatic!

Damn this weather!

We could pass the British completely

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