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It has been reported that the Nazi fleet of U-boats exceeds 500.

Hitler knows how near disaster Britain was in the last war in 1917 when the U

-boat menaced all but strangled our supply lanes on the sea.

We are an island people. We cannot survive without our communications

across the seas.

Hitler knows this only too well.

These pictures from another captured German newsreel bring home with vivid

reality the daily and nightly threat to all our shipping.

That, gentlemen, is what we've got to stop.

It may seem incredible, but there is at the moment one reason why we cannot stop

it. Tirpitz.

Tirpitz lying 60 miles inland up a Norwegian fjord.

And because of the threat she constitutes, we have to keep half a

fleet watching out for her. Wasted ships, gentlemen.

Ships that we urgently need to protect our Atlantic convoys.

The Royal Air Force have made two attacks without success.

The cliffs of the fjord are so steep that you might as well be lying in an

air raid shelter.

Somehow, gentlemen, Tirpitz has got to be put out of action.

How?

Human torpedoes, sir.

Two men riding across the North Sea sitting on half a ton of high explosive?

It's not practical.

Yes, Reza?

It is practical, sir.

Nobody here seems to realize how simple such an operation could be.

Hardly simple, surely.

I've got the men, sir.

Give us the machines, and we'll put Tirpitz out of action for you.

You seem very sure of that, Commander Fraser.

Yes, sir, I'm sure of it.

Mr. Corbett?

Yes, sir.

Volunteer from shore base, isn't you? Yes, sir.

Too much paper and not enough work, eh?

Yes, sir.

Well, I dare say we can order that.

Mr. Duffy? Sir?

What's that?

It's a pullover, sir.

As worn in the Australian Navy, I suppose. No, sir.

Not in this Navy either, Mr. Duffy.

Now, listen.

Just because you volunteered for special service, it doesn't mean you can dress

up in fancy clothes like a bunch of fighter pilots.

Remember that.

How old did you say you were, Mr. Abercrombie?

Nineteen, sir.

Looking for a bit of excitement?

Yes, sir.

Well, you won't have to look far in this outfit. It'll come slap at you.

We were together in the med, Ramsey, weren't we? Yes, sir.

How's the wife?

Okay now, sir.

Boy or girl?

Boy, sir. Good for you.

Smart?

You don't like this any better than being a steward?

Don't know, sir. Yet.

You'll give us a try, eh?

Try and think once, sir.

We've served together before, Hutchins, haven't we? Yes, sir.

Hmm.

Married yet?

No, sir.

Not found the perfect woman, eh? They're all perfect to me, sir.

Yeah.

Well, keep your mind on the job. This job, Hutchins.

Yes, sir.

No offense to present company, but only an English island officer would think of

putting up a thing like that and filling it with water.

All right, the order of the chef will be Mr. Duffy, Mr.

Corbett, Mr.

Abercrombie, E.R.A. Ramsey. Chief. Stuart Smart.

Chief. Leading seaman Hutchins. Chief.

Right, class ready to ascend, chief.

I'll go see how they are. Yes, sir.

Old Tom marched in as if he was going to the gallows. What about you, Digger?

You went green all over. Where are the doings? I feel as if I hadn't spent a

penny since Christmas. Cheer up, Bernie. It's all over now.

200 stairs.

Next time I'm coming up your way.

Any casualties?

No, sir.

We must think up something else, mustn't we? Thank you very much, sir.

Right, gentlemen, now the other arm.

Come on.

Push.

Push. I am pushing. Nice and comfy, sir.

Blimey. It'll be better when you get in the water, sir. Well, it couldn't be

worse.

Come on. This could be an emergency, Stan.

It is an emergency, sir.

Right, head up.

Right? Come on.

Bush!

How is it, Stan?

Nothing. Eh?

Nothing! Oh.

Fits you like a glove, boy. All right, get him aboard.

See any mermaids, Tom?

Yes, two.

But they wouldn't look at anything under a commander.

Get a move on, Mr. Dovey. Sir, you're next.

Morale... is at its highest level.

What is needed now... is more machines... and real...

Aggressive action.

Stand to attention.

Stand at ease, please. Stand at ease.

Now, I want to read you part of a letter that I received from the Admiralty this

morning.

With regard to your request for aggressive action to be carried out by

the Mark 1 human torpedo...

It has never been naval policy to risk life unnecessarily with untried and

experimental weapons.

The Mark 1 human torpedo is an unproven machine.

You are reminded, moreover, that her crew are unproven also.

And don't look so damn sorry for yourselves.

You see that?

You know, the Admiralty oughtn't to write us this sort of a letter,

especially when the home fleet's exercising on our doorstep.

You all safe, sir?

Now, listen.

They've got two anti-submarine nets out and one anti-torpedo.

Watch out for the patrol boat.

Sounds as if they knew we were coming.

No, no, that's just normal procedure.

Now, I want all charges laid by 22, 30 hours, and I want you all in and out by

that time.

All right?

Yes, sir. Now, don't forget, you've got to dive at least a mile from the target.

And it's not going to be easy.

Well, good luck.

Thank you, sir.

I suppose they are dummy charges.

Oh, yes, sir.

Good, because I'm going to be sitting right on top of them.

Hey, feeling all right, copper?

Fine. Stuart's delight, this is, blowing up admirals.

All set?

Lovely.

Come on, Tippy.

We'll be there and back before those boys get through the nets.

The Admiral's waiting for you, sir.

I suppose you've come to pester me about your toy submarines.

Oh, hardly pester, sir.

Well, I don't mind admitting quite frankly that I'm a ginnam.

Well, sorry to hear that, sir.

I think you may be proved wrong.

Now you're talking to me, boy.

Conjecture and enthusiasm are one thing.

Proof's an entirely different kettle of fish. Oh, yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Roll on 12 o'clock. Let's get turned in.

I know the Italians have tried them in the Mediterranean, but they've been

playing about with toy submarines for years.

Whereas, what's the matter, Fraser?

Nothing, sir.

Not boring you, am I? Oh, good Lord, no, sir. Well, then, for heaven's sake, stop

fiddling with that infernal watch. Oh, sorry, sir.

What exactly did you want to see me about?

Well, nothing in particular, sir. I just wanted your general views on the

tactical uses of the chariots.

I'll be quite blunt.

I don't think they have any tactical use.

Why, they remain an unknown quantity.

Unproven. Yes, sir.

You think I ought to give you proof, sir?

Undoubtedly.

What the devil's that?

The proof, sir.

Proof? Yes, sir.

Those were dummy charges on the hull of this ship.

If they hadn't been dummies, you'd be on the bottom now, sir, for the duration.

Damn fine show, Windley, 100%. I think we've sold it.

It's Mr. Abercrombie and Ramsay, sir.

Aren't they back?

Yes.

They all right?

They will be, sir.

Wouldn't have been so funny if we had to kill a man to get our own way, would it?

Have we got our own way, sir?

Yes.

Present.

Sir?

Smart. Yes, sir.

Could I speak to you for a moment, sir?

Well, of course. What's on your mind?

I'm sorry to trouble you so late, sir. Oh, it's not late.

I've thought about this a lot, sir.

And I thought that if I could speak to someone... I'm scared, sir.

Of diving?

Yes, sir.

I'm all right, sir.

I'm quite all right. Until I feel the water pressing down on me.

And then I sort of panic inside like... I haven't noticed it.

No, sir.

Well, that's the point, surely. I haven't noticed it.

It's still there, sir. And I felt... Cigarette?

Oh, thank you very much, sir.

Now, there are two kinds of courage, aren't there?

One fellow's brave because he doesn't know what fear is.

The other fellow's brave because he's afraid and fights it and doesn't show

it.

Supposing I couldn't fight it, sir.

Supposing we'd gotten a jam and I lost my head.

There's two of us on them things, isn't there?

Hmm.

You're not the only one who's come to me with this story, you know.

I'm not, sir? Far from it.

You don't think I ought to back out? Do you want to back out? That's the real

question. No, sir, I don't.

It, well, it sort of fascinates me in spite of being scared stiff.

I tested Cassidy, you know, with Chief Petty Officer Chubb.

Yes, sir, I know.

Frankly, I was scared stiff too.

Thank you, sir.

She's a goner.

How's that? If you put a charge there, my boy, you'll be a genius.

Right on the captain's backside.

Your attention.

Now, carry on, please.

Here he is.

Lieutenant Anderson.

Royal Norwegian Naval Reserve. I am very happy to be here.

He spent the last two years in Norway.

And he's got some very interesting things to tell us.

Have a crumbie.

Sir.

Well, cheer up.

Sombers had to stay behind, you know.

Yes, sir.

Incidentally, even if you hadn't done that, I still wouldn't have sent you on

this trip.

You took some pretty big risks the other night, didn't you? Ramsey didn't say

anything that I can guess.

I tried to get under the net, sir. In the deepest part?

Yes, sir. Why?

Well, we...

I wanted to get in there first, sir.

Damn nearly killed yourself doing it.

Ramsey, too.

I know, sir. I'm very sorry. I'm not organizing a race. These things are

planned operations.

I want a team.

Not a lot of characters out collecting gongs.

Now, you can kill yourself any time you like.

But don't go killing other people.

Ramsey's got a wife and kids.

All right?

Yes, sir.

Tirpitz.

Now you can see that she lies a long way inland.

Sixty miles, to be exact.

And every yard of it is going to be tricky.

Damn tricky.

There'll be German patrol boats, shore batteries, and all the rest of it.

But your main danger may well be that in a flat calm, anyone who looks closely

enough... will be able to see the chariot secured below the waterline.

And don't forget, you'll be sailing in a very small boat.

She's unarmed.

And you're going to go through one of the best defended stretches of water we

know. The Ingeborg will have forged papers showing that she's a Norwegian

fishing boat on passage from Edoi to Trondheim with a cargo of peat.

She's loose.

Sounds like it.

Oi!

I think number two's adrift, Molly.

She's putting to port.

Can you go down and fix it?

I can try.

I'd better find you some calmer water.

Big Range, quick.

Do you have my patrol?

Get below.

Get below.

Hey, what about Tom? Leave that to me. Get below.

Hurry.

Sven.

If Mr. Kobe tries to come aboard, stop. It does not matter how, just stop. Yeah.

You hear him? Make a noise. Hammer and keyboard now.

Who are you?

Captain Eriksen.

It's cold.

Do you have schnapps?

Yeah,

engineer.

All right.

Contact.

Touchdown.

Hey!

Well, another 15 minutes.

She's loose again.

I can't tell.

Only 15 minutes.

Trondheim's on the starboard beam now.

That means Tirpitz.

Less than 10 miles away.

Then you attack in this weather?

You can attack in any weather. It'll be dead calm on the bottom.

Better finish getting dressed.

The less we hang about, the better.

Port chariots are gone. Not even a shackle left.

That means both of them gone. Starboard snap, clean as a whistle.

Tirpitz is over there.

If it was light, we could see her.

I'd like to get my hands on the blokes who made those boats.

Could have reached her easy.

They have no papers for the return voyage.

Then we'll have to scuttle her.

Well, boys, let's go for a walk.

Who's for Sweden?

Say anything?

No.

But at this time, they're probably in the guardhouse.

Suppose there must be a guard so near the frontier.

Yeah.

Are we going to walk up that?

Yep.

Right to the top.

Oh, my poor feet.

Well, can't we get moving?

No, it's not time.

Ernie, I almost smell them cooking all those hot dinners down there.

What I couldn't do to a ruddy great steak with onions and chips and egg on

top.

I'll stand it here when we get back.

First time I'm sure.

Two eggs, Stan?

It's a deal. Right, you're on. I'd say we'll be due for a spot of leave when we

get back after this, won't we?

Boy, you've got it bad, haven't you?

Well, being married's different somehow.

You're telling me.

I had three years of it.

Married? Yep.

Three years hard.

She gave me the push.

Well, that was bad luck of you.

Well, maybe I chose the wrong girl.

What happened?

I bought her.

Anyway, she found the other boys more interesting.

Sorry, Doc.

I'm not.

Oh, hell-cubber. You get leave and enjoy yourself. Pay no attention to your Uncle

Duffy. Who said leave?

Don't tell me you want to get married, too.

He's got about six wives already.

Wish I had.

You need to lay off the oatmeal start in Wilkes, mate.

Right. It's time we go now.

Where's the actual frontier?

There.

To the top of the mountain.

Will the Swedes intern us?

Let us reach Sweden first.

And then worry about that.

Oh, I could not fancy that.

The cook or the cookie?

We go now.

next post. You take the front one.

Thank you.

I got a steak and chips out of you, remember?

With two eggs.

Could you manage double work?

What happens?

I don't know. Probably stick us in the neck for the duration.

Your tug.

How long do we get?

What did he say?

He says arrangements will be made as soon as possible to fly us back to

Scotland. To fly us back? But I thought neutrals were supposed... These days, no

people are neutral.

Well, now that you lot are back from your winter sports holiday in Sweden,

maybe we can settle down and get some work done.

Because this time we've got a real striking power in our hands.

A midget submarine.

You'll attack sitting in it.

Not on it.

And when I say attack, I mean attack.

The midgets carry four tons of high explosive.

We're going to blow such a hole in Tirpitz, she'll never move again.

Why can't it all down there?

Will be, Chief, when Smart finds room for his feet.

Oh, sorry about that, sir.

My head's not your way, is it, sir?

Driver in position.

About time, too. It's all right for you, sir. You're the only one who can stand

up straight.

Yeah, I could if I was six inches shorter.

Who's your number one?

Abercrombie. He's down here. He all right?

Well, he is at the moment, but he's a growing lad.

I doubt if we'd get him out in an hour's time.

Where's that mad Irishman?

No engineer, Chief.

McCleary. Aye, Chief.

Hello. Right in my body.

Sorry to hear any noise.

Pull their socks up! All clear, sir.

Everybody okay? Number one? Aye, aye, sir.

Engine? All set, sir.

Diver? Spare a penny for the diver, sir.

Hey, that's an idea.

How do you spend a penny on this contraption?

Blow, Purchase!

Carefully.

Handsomely!

We ought to blow the dockyard up.

No, sir.

Stop, Purchase!

Wait, unhook.

Is it clear now? Yeah.

Hey!

I thought they gave you three weeks.

They did.

I knew it was too good to be true.

Nobody gets three weeks' leave out of this Navy unless they're too sick to

stand up.

What's new?

That is.

That's a side cargo. I've seen it before.

Yes, except that the others were dummies. This isn't.

Don't hit it, son. Two tons of amatol makes an awful big bang.

No amount of hitting will affect it. But we've been hearing nasty stories about

leaks. Leaks in a side cargo?

Sets it off.

Hey, there's another bit of news, too.

When we do go in, the old man will lead the attack.

Yes, but when?

Why muck up our lead?

Better ask him yourself.

You're early, aren't you? You went due back in 2359.

Yeah, dead keen, sir. Good. You can start work right away.

Chubb, give these boys some net-cutting practice, will you? Aye, aye, sir.

Good blimey, what a welcome.

What'll you do after the war, Tom?

Just what I was doing before, I suppose.

Go back into the family business.

Oh, what's that?

Biscuits. Oh, biscuits.

You'll be bored stiff in peacetime after this.

There's no worse thing than being bored.

Especially if you've got a wife and children.

What about you?

Me?

I'm gonna buy me a little boat and just sail it.

Where? Anywhere.

Any place where the booze is cheap and all the girls have got husbands.

You know, it's dead funny. Here, what is it?

Just as wild as a stove.

It's dead funny, you know. People at home still think I'm a steward in some

perishing destroyer.

Ah, poor old Ernie. A hero in disguise.

Well, it's a bit rough, isn't it?

Oh, blimey. I'll open and play these.

What? I mean, see, I can't even tell my girl.

I wouldn't worry any.

I'll take three.

She'll probably pass you up anyway for some lovely big raft type with wings.

I'll give him flippin' wings if she does, and a ruddy harp and all, mate.

Come on, it's up to you. What are you gonna do?

I'll bet something.

Don't be reckless.

Come in here.

Sit down, gentlemen.

I know where you're going, mate.

Norway.

The passage across the North Sea...

will be made under tow.

His Majesty's submarines Tiger, Tomahawk and Striker are detailed for this

operation. The attack will be carried out by three X-type submarines.

Commander Fraser, Royal Navy, in X-1 will take charge of the entire

operation. For the purpose of the attack, X-1 will therefore become

flotilla leader.

X-2 will be commanded by Lieutenant Duffy, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer

Reserve. X-3 will be commanded by Lieutenant Corbett, Royal Naval

Volunteer Reserve.

During the North Sea passage, Each X-type submarine will be manned by a

passage crew.

The operational crews will rest as much as possible in the towing submarines.

Ship's head?

095, sir.

Steer 098.

Steer 098.

Pomp and head together.

Pomp and head together, sir. Group down. Group down.

Going up a bit, isn't it? Yes, sir.

We're in the right submarine, then.

I wouldn't be a passage crew for all the gin and pompy.

Depth? 70 feet.

About time for our breath of air, isn't it?

Not half an hour yet.

What a job.

All the work and none of the glory.

Well, someone's got to do it.

What did you do in the war, Dad?

I was towed across the North Sea.

Sitting on my fat bottom, son.

Oh, tosser.

Then take a digger. The orders said no personal effects.

Since when have you been fussy about orders?

All right.

We'll be transferring you to your own craft.

About 1800.

All right?

Noster in the conclera room.

Second coxswain and dinghy party.

Noster in the conclera room.

Jetet 109, sir.

Sir? Yes?

What do you reckon they'll give us for supper tonight? Chicken again, do you

think? Don't you ever think about anything except food?

Well, I'll look at it this way, sir.

Either we get what's coming to us, and then we won't be bothered by food no

more, or else we do the job.

Blow tough its sky, all right? Get nicked by Jerry and stuff in a prisoner

of war camp.

What's all this about prison camps?

Twelve hours after the attack, you'll be back in this sub... stuffing yourself

with fish and chips.

I'll believe that when I do it, sir.

You caps ready?

Yes, sir.

Down periscope.

We transfer crews now while there's a bit of light.

I can tow you in another four miles before you slip.

Fair enough.

Tel X-3, we're sourcing to transfer crews.

Tel X-3, we are sourcing to transfer a crew, sir.

I'm feeling those chaps are going to be very glad to see us.

Stand by to service. Stand by to service.

Diving stations.

Diving stations.

Stand by to service. Report main vents. Report main vents.

Open one, two, three, four, five and six LP master blows.

Open one, two, three, four, five, six LP master blows. Check all LP tank sides.

Check all LP tank sides.

What's that funny smell, Dad?

That's air, son.

All right, stand by to transfer.

Aye, sir.

About time, too.

The ruddy turf is an extra kick from us, eh?

Don't worry, we will.

Good night.

Rather you than me.

Well, that transfer crew's all right.

Stand by.

There's a ruddy great mine caught in the tow.

Hey, hold on to your hats, boys. There's a ruddy great mine caught in our tow.

My God.

It's a mine.

It's piled the tow rope.

Tell the path there's a mine on the tow. Shut all watertight doors.

I never could stand down, Banks.

Right, move along there.

It's all right. You can take out your earplugs.

She's gone.

Corbett and Duffield, transferred crew, sir. Good.

Well, we'd better love you and leave you. Yes, sir.

Ship's head?

1-0-5, sir. Ready to skip, Bip?

32 feet, sir. Up, Periscope.

Well?

Okay, up.

Stand by the surface. Stand by the surface, sir.

Diving stations.

Diving stations.

Check main vents. Check main vents. Check main vents.

Signal X-1, we're surfacing.

Signal X-1, we're surfacing.

Well, thanks for the ride. I hope you float turrets clean out of the water.

Have a go. You'll be waiting for the bang about dawn.

Good luck, sir. Bye.

All right, here we go.

Dive, dive, dive.

Dive, dive, dive, sir. 30 feet.

All ahead, group down. All ahead, group down.

Steer 135.

135 it is, sir.

Give me a course for Stenson, please.

Aye, sir.

Trim for diving, sir.

Fine.

Periscope depth?

10 feet.

Half ahead, group down.

Half ahead, group down, sir.

Time?

22.27.

Not bad.

New course will be 128, sir.

Steer 128.

128 it is, sir.

Steady as she goes.

Steady as she goes.

Half ahead, group down.

Half ahead, group down, sir.

Periscope depth. Periscope depth.

Periscope depth now, sir.

Looks like shore lights.

Fine on Port Bow. Any ideas, pilot?

Could be this island's sildon. There's a fishing village there.

What do you mean, could be?

Could be Southend Pier.

Definitely not Southend, sir.

Our boys are on our way.

Let's pop in quick, blow her sky high, and home in time for bed, eh?

Sounds like a married man talking.

Course?

Course 172, sir.

It's a tanker. Take it down 40 feet. 40 feet, sir. Flood cue.

Flood cue.

Cue flooding.

Cue flooded.

40 feet, sir.

The big sub will be batting his nails when he sees her.

Not allowed to torpedo.

Sounds like a big one, too.

Okay, periscope depth. Periscope depth, sir.

Oh, for a nice torpedo.

Can't be keeping much of a watch, or they'd have seen us at that range.

Look out, it's half asleep, I expect.

I can see the Bratholme Islands now.

Course?

182, sir.

Still 176.

176, sir.

176 now, sir.

Fine.

Take it down to 30 feet. 30 feet, sir.

You're sure we're in the right fjord, Skipper? I mean, this is dead easy.

You wait.

I said course 107.

Course is 107, sir.

Well, it isn't, you know.

Bratholme's dead ahead.

Then Jarrah's off the board then, sir.

Any idea what's wrong? No.

I better go off to switch her off and open her up, sir.

Okay. Come on, quickly.

What's the depth here? Five fathoms.

Shingle and mud, sir.

Well, we have to sit on the bottom and wait.

Take her down.

Gently.

Aye, aye, sir.

Slow ahead, group down. Slow ahead, group down, sir.

25 feet, sir. Right, stop motor. Stop motor.

Seems like the chart was right for once.

Stand by to service.

Stand by to surface, sir.

Shut main vents.

Main vent shut, sir.

Ready to surface, sir.

Service.

Any more tea?

Yes, sir.

Just 12 miles over there.

Turpids. Now you mention it, I can almost smell the sauerkraut.

Recharge batteries now. Aye, aye, sir.

Any movement?

I'm not sure.

Listen.

It's funny.

Sounds like music.

That's his voice.

Keep still.

That's it.

You stay on watch.

I'll keep an eye and get moving.

Well, how is it?

Still showing 296, sir. We know that's wrong.

Couldn't we go in by periscope?

It's only about 10 miles. We could take it slow.

Yeah, supposing something goes wrong with the periscope. We can't sail

entirely blind.

We can't surface, because that'll give the game away.

That's about it.

On the other hand, we don't know if the others have even got this far.

We'd look ruddy silly if we turned back and found out we were the only ones who

had a chance of hitting the Tirpitz.

All right, then we'll attack.

It'll mean periscope depth all the way, unless we get too close to a jetty ship.

Aye, aye, sir. Let's take her up. Come on.

All right.

0300.

We're going in.

Dive, dive, dive. Dive, dive, dive, sir.

Oh, this is it.

Dive, dive, dive.

30 feet.

Dive, dive, dive. 30 feet.

Steer 220.

Steer 220, sir.

Steady on 220, sir.

Let's hop you into this.

30 feet now.

Periscope depth.

Periscope depth.

Periscope depth now.

Lit boys, dead ahead.

Small coaster, red 4-5.

Stand by to flood W and D. Shot number two main vent.

Number two main vent shot, sir. Shot number two Kingston.

Number two Kingston shot, sir.

Slow ahead, group down. Slow head group down, sir.

Slow group down. Slow group down, sir.

Small coaster dead ahead.

Well, I'm down there opening the boom for her.

Full ahead group up. Full ahead group up, sir.

If we can get through that gate, it'll save us hours of wire cutting.

I want 20 feet in a minute. 20 feet of lovely water waiting.

Any more urge?

Maximum now, sir.

Don't look now. They're closing the boom.

Quick off the mark, aren't they?

Here we go. Take it down 20 feet. Down 20 feet, sir.

And hang on.

She's not answering, sir.

I got no control here.

Blimey, we're through.

You know, I believe we are.

Periscope depth.

Periscope depth, sir.

Half a head group down. Half a head group down.

Take it slowly.

Open number two, Main Bend.

Number two, Main Bend, open, sir. Open number two, Kingston.

Number two, Kingston, open, sir.

Periscope depth.

Are you all right, Ernie boy?

Yeah, I'm fine, sir. Give me a hand. Okay.

Nice work, Diver.

Have a good swim? The place is lousy with jellyfish.

Periscope depth, now.

There she is.

Largest life.

Larger impact

Butch

if you could see what I could see We're gonna get her after all

Pull ahead, group up, crash dive.

Pull ahead, group up, crash dive. Hooray, boys.

Periscope got, sir.

Well, it's lucky it wasn't us.

I blow cue.

Blow cue, sir.

Cue blowing, sir.

Bring it up slowly.

Periscope depth. Periscope depth.

Cue blown, sir.

Periscope depth now.

I don't see a thing.

We're blind.

No periscope, no compass. Too right, we're blind.

Well, what now?

Now we just sit on the bottom and wait.

That's all we can do.

We could bail out.

Not yet, we couldn't.

We're so near tap, we can only get the game away for the others.

When we hear that bang, we'll bail out.

Not before.

Yes, sir.

Depth, ten fathoms.

Shingle.

Okay, slow ahead.

Group down.

Slow ahead, group down.

Take her down.

Slowly.

There she is.

It'll be anti-torpedo nets in a minute.

Stand by to dive. Stand by to dive.

It's hella shallow about here, sir. We'll have to risk that.

Any sign of activity?

Not a flicker.

They're all still dreaming of their fat frauleins back home. Right, 18 nets

ahead. Take her down. Take her down, sir. Half ahead, group down. Half ahead,

group down.

Hold it.

Hold it.

Right, hold her.

Keep her like this.

We'll pump under an inch if it splits us.

Flood cue.

Flood cue, sir. Don't let her surface.

Well, that's just the way it is.

Hello?

A submarine has been spotted.

Green 30.

Personally, I think it's a dolphin.

Yes, sir.

Death charges.

Someone's in trouble.

Hope they don't pop off out of sight, cargoes.

You won't have to worry about much if they do.

And that means there's nothing between us and that juicy great battle wagon.

Now for it.

Can't see a ready thing.

Wait a minute.

Yeah.

We've got her.

Slow group down.

Slow group down.

Gently, gently, gently.

You may have to wait a little longer than that.

Cobber.

Till we hear the bag, eh?

Yes,

that's an idea.

What about a tune?

I only wish I could.

Jerry, pick it up.

They might get a little suspicious if they heard a dirty British song coming

up from the deck plates.

Are we as near as that, then? Sure.

That's it!

Death charge.

Probably just a routine operation. Nothing to do with our boys at all.

Side cargo makes a bigger bang than that.

Pull the stern group down.

Pull the stern group down.

Ship not moving a stern.

Pull the head group down. Trim out.

Harder port. Pull the head group down. Trim out. Harder port, sir.

Shot one main vent.

One main vent, sir. Blue, one main ballast.

One main ballast, Blue. Yes, sir.

What about Ballast Blown, sir?

No ruddy good.

Fuller Stone, group up. Fuller Stone, group up.

Let's run it, sir.

Open, sir.

She won't go down.

Well, that must have filed the hydroplanes. Don't you flood me

embarrassed. Keep flooded.

Me embarrassed flooding, sir.

Keep her steady.

Steady.

Stop murder.

Stop murder.

That's her.

Set both side cargoes for half an hour.

Set both side cargoes half an hour, sir.

Both side cargoes set 30 minutes.

Release both. Release both.

Both side cargoes released, sir.

Well, let's get the hell out of here, shall we?

It's no good, Skipper.

She won't answer.

What's our depth?

Forty feet.

She's on her side.

All right, then. We'll go on in as we are.

Off ahead, group down.

Off ahead, group down.

Stand by for the bump.

Getting stuffy, isn't it?

You can breathe.

What are you worrying about?

She's moving, isn't she?

She can't be.

Still on the bottom.

Seemed to me she healed over a bit.

Well, she didn't.

Yes, I know.

Go back to the house, and fast.

Attention!

How long will it take until we're under steam?

Half an hour, Captain.

Have you sent them?

Yes, Captain.

What are they doing with the water bomb?

Where's Mr. Schröder?

If you go down now, I want you to go all the way down under the ship and search

everything down below, if not possibly a few small mines down at the bottom.

Yes, Lieutenant.

Search everything very carefully.

But of course, Lieutenant.

Motor stop, sir.

What about it?

Shaft's either bent or broken, sir. I thought things were going too well. Keep

trying.

There she is. Stop motor.

Stop motor.

Set side cargoes for 30 minutes.

Set side cargoes 30 minutes.

Both side cargoes set 30 minutes.

Let them go.

The side cargo is gone, sir.

Well, there's no point in hanging around.

Full astern, group down.

Full astern, group up.

Stop motor.

Stop motor.

Okay, boys.

Blow all main ballast, we're surfacing.

Blow all main ballast?

Surfacing.

Well, we've done our job.

With no hydroplanes and stuck on the Tirpitz, we've had it.

We'll bail out and scuttle her.

All main vent shut, sir.

Blow all main ballast.

All main ballast.

She's not moving.

No good?

She won't budge, sir.

Take this, get out and have a look. All right, sir.

Don't get your feet wet, sir.

Flood him out.

Dry them out. Right.

What the hell's that?

No wonder she won't ready move. We're stuck right underneath her keel. And it

looks like the tide's going out. She's settling down on us all the time. What?

Yeah, I've got better than that.

We're right on top of eight tons of high explosive.

Eight?

Yes, yes. Quick. Shall I flood W and D, sir?

Well, no. Flood the whole ship.

Catch Lever jammed. Got a battleship on it, that's why.

We'll keep trying. No good, sir. We've had it.

Depth? Fifteen feet, sir.

She's rising. Flood cue. Flood cue's up. All the tanks are full, sir. Can't hold

her.

Any drift?

If the jar is not busted, we swung round and back towards Tirpitz. Oh, that'll be

lovely. Right back on top of our own side cargoes.

She's still rising, sir.

No sign of any of the others. No.

What good's he supposed to be?

They think we were using limpets. He's not gonna have a headache if he's down

there when those Georgies go off.

Don't be like that.

Half hour, she'll see us out of here.

She's floating.

No, she isn't.

Then what's this? Side cargo.

It's flooding.

Not necessarily.

Couldn't be anything else. It might be a tide or a strong current.

There's one way of finding out.

Start the motor.

Aye, sir.

We're surfacing, sir?

No, we're not.

Take it up ten feet when you can.

Ten feet, sir.

Slow ahead, group down.

Slow ahead.

Brute down.

She's not moving, sir.

I knew it. The side cargo's flooded. That's why it's heeled over.

We're not bailing out. But it'll blow up. We're not giving the game away.

All right?

They must have got him by now, sir. We can't be sure.

One peep out of us and the whole attack could fail.

All right, stop motor.

Stop motor, sir.

Ten feet now.

Going up.

Ironmongery and hardware.

Seven feet now, sir.

I can't hold her.

All right.

Stand by the surface. Stand by the surface, sir. Can you blow any tanks?

Only number two, sir. Now?

Right, now.

And keep your ruddy heads down.

Right, sir.

Grief, look at her.

What the fuck?

Oh, blimey, they got the ruddy cooks on that gun.

Stand by to bail out.

Might as well be shot as drowned, I suppose.

Bail out.

They're picking him up.

Here comes the executioner.

Hans!

Snaps. Look, look.

Here, I'll skip over talk.

Quite

a

tea party.

What happened?

We got stuck under this hulk.

You parked yours all right, sir? Yep.

Dead under number one engine room. And you?

Right on top of yours.

Oh, it'll be quite a bang.

So they've got eight tons of amytol underneath them.

What are they going to do about it? They're getting up steam, sir. What?

Yes, sir.

Hell, 15 minutes to go, yeah?

No sign of Duffy?

No, sir.

Still planning?

Can't tell.

There's no more list.

They don't always explode when they flatter.

Yes, they bloody well do, and we all know it.

I'm all right.

Sure you're all right.

No, no, no, we can't go on yet!

Excuse me? Are you commander of this party?

Oh, yes, yes, I am.

We wish to know immediately what kind of charge you have employed.

I beg your pardon?

We want to know what kind of explosives you have used.

Yes, I'm sure you do.

You realize that you are in danger with us?

Do you realize that, Corbett?

No, sir, I didn't. What's the time?

Ten minutes to sir. Yes, we do Now listen all of you

You'll be sent to prison camp in any case If you tell us the nature and

position of your explosives, we can make things easier for you

Eight

minutes to go

They must move her.

They're not crazy.

Here. Do you think we could move along the deck a bit?

Not a chance. Why?

I reckon we plumb on top of the charges, that's all.

What's the matter? You're tired of swimming, Ernie?

Engines. Feel them?

Yeah.

Five minutes.

They must get her moving.

I wish to hell we had used limpets.

Three minutes.

She's moving.

No, she's not.

Props are turning anyway.

Stand by and hold on tight.

Flatter up, number one. Open everything.

That must have broken her back.

She won't move from here until this morning. Hey, look, it's giving me a

nosebleed. You think they are, Daddy Wado, sir?

As soon as he's flooded.

I

hope

he's got a smashing sense of humor.

The captain says...

You are a brave man.

He salutes you.

Thank you, sir.

Come on, keep going!

Get out!

Get out!

Get out!

Come on, move it!