Enemy activity expected at Position Oboe.. Hes alongside of us. Modified zigzag.. Right standard rudder, I need a bearing on this target, Charlie. Negative, Dicky. I checked everything. Will run it down. Aye, aye, sir. [talker 2] All stop. The Germans might miss a message Left full rudder. Conn, Combat. Uh, 203. two miles from intercept, sir. Please use utmost efforts to conserve fuel.. U-boat bearing 012, range 1,000! Port bow! Presumed bearing 196. Its German for something. Yes, sir, we got two skunks [messenger] Return message from Cadena, sir. Aye, aye, sir. Stragglers are mistiming the course change. Based upon the novel The Good Shepherd by C S Forester, this is the thrilling story of the leader of an Allied convoy crossing the North Atlantic in 1942 as he faces relentless attack by a Nazi submarine wolf pack. We have enemy contact bearing 087, range 15 to 20 miles. Thats 0800 Bonnor. Oil and debris, starboard beam! Nothin but the captains trousers will do, Im afraid. Marx, seaman, second. [Watson] Make turns for 22 knots, aye, aye, sir. Lay a course to open the arcs I have This is what weve trained for. [Watson] Looks damaged, sir. Port to starboard. I knew after Pearl Harbor they would be needing men like you. [talker] Slow to one-third. We have a 15-degree list now, Your women will learn of your dying Ill put it on my tree. Aye, sir. I see tracer fire over on your side. Aye. Aye, aye, sir. [lookout] Hes diving! Aye, aye, sir. Dicky, Greyhound. Its not enough, Charlie. Steer course 270. Contact bearing starboard 012, range 600 yards, sir. How soon can we reach air cover? Left standard rudder. What is the relevance of Captain Krause asking for his slippers?In the book, it was made clear that he had been on his feet for over 48 hours, his feet were sore and his slippers were more comfortable. Or Harry? Damage Control reports fire, Assumes its hull of ship Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cuba. Shes been a good home, sir. [talker] Combat reports sub bearing 036. After all those years of being fitted and retained, a Fletcher-class destroyer. Greyhound, Eagle. Will run it down., Wait, wait. Theyre frozen. All they could see or hear, sir. to the convoy. Or will Dicky die next? [Ernie] Left full rudder. In the beginning of the movie, we see the escort plane and the ships communicating by light signals, not to break radio silence. Only four? Escorts would ring the merchantmen and use sonar ('Asdic') to locate U-boats and attack them with underwater bombs known as depth charges and occasionally by ramming. Our next pattern will be medium. Looks like hes dived, sir, by the way the pips faded out. Cartman locks horns with his mom and has a battle of wills, while an epic conflict threatens South Parks existence. and the conn. No contacts at present. Warm salt water, not boiling. Aye, sir. Diamond, Greyhound. One and a half miles, sir. Aye, aye, sir. Range 1,500, sir. Our last contact had him bearing 295, directly for the convoy. Holding course. He mustve seen us, sir. Aye, sir. Contact inside minimum sonar range, sir. [Churchill] The brunt of the war has fallen upon the sailormen, and we have lost nearly 3,000 lives in a hard, unrelenting struggle, which goes on night and day and is going on now without a moments respite. Request your earliest assistance.. [helmsman] Left standard rudder, steering course 190. through our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose second coming Sonar reports no contact, sir. Did the German U-boats really mock the Allied destroyers over the radio during WWII? [Ernie] Veer off, Dicky, veer off. Attack imminent. Rear of convoy! Indications confused. Underwater explosion. Aye, aye, sir. Amen., Your email address will not be published. Its the greatest feeling in the world. Aye, aye, sir. Second torpedo to starboard beam! Aye, aye, sir. Well have our holes patched, [man on radio] Captain, need to slow in the sea, or we risk blowing a turbine. Eagle, Greyhound. [repeating command]. [Lopez] Fire, fire! Rapid maneuvers. [talker] Combat reports two pips, Well, lets hope next times a bit easier, eh? Between us and the freighters! Left full rudder. [man] General quarters. Two distress rockets. Nine miles to one pip at 090. Left full rudder. All ahead standard. Loop around and help Dicky. Sonar reports no contacts. [helmsman] Come left to 091. Hmm. Huff Duff. High-frequency direction finding. Aye, aye, sir. Right hard rudder, hard over! [helmsman] Get those guns around! The Kong Gustav was hit first, Sonar reports contact indefinite, no propeller noise. Reports 42 men rescued from Despotiko. Sonar, Bridge. Escorts Eagle and Harry are out of position, six miles from convoy. in the CIC. Still waiting on reports from Dodge, but Viktor and James are reporting diminishing reserves. [Charlie] All right, stay sharp. I wouldnt need to take this risk We watch your ships sinking into the deep. The other bears 101, U-boat, starboard bow! [Ernie] Escorts, Greyhound. Did the USN call the submarine detection equipment SONAR or ASDIC in 1942? and the main deck is underwater. understood? The list gets worse if we make any speed. Mister Carling has the deck and the conn. Mister Carling, Then the Caribbean for training and tactics. if we shift to a direct course, sir. as they die. Man hasnt had a bite to eat Roll two, fire. Just two hours to the rendezvous point, When or by whom was the fourth U-boat destroyed? The night cometh when no man can work, Ernie. Make turns for 36 knots. [crewman shouting] Merchant ships vulnerable at rear of convoy. Took a hit at the portside 40-millimeter Bring us up to general quarters. You can pick up a long wave radio signal coming from hundreds of miles away. We can be at our station in 20 minutes. Gave me something more to do. Commodore is signaling five minutes to course change, Captain. Aye, sir. Target sighted. [Dicky] [man] XO requested, bridge. Edit, The helmet what is used, is the the US Navy Mk II Talker helmet.It was specially designed for communications of that time, which tend to be quite bulky in comparison with systems, what are used these days.This over-sized helmet allowed headphones to be worn under the helmet.If you see the 1957 destroyer-U-Boat movie. Son of a bitch ricocheted off the surface. all things unto himself. Sir, after that last pattern, now might be a good time to bring up the extra supply of depth charges stowed in the crew quarters. Shortwave radio is reflected by the ionosphere, a high altitude layer of the atmosphere. [Franklin D. Roosevelt] Our American merchant ships must be free to carry our American goods into the harbors of our friends. [man] Get some water in there! Understood, Dicky. how many crossings Waste of time, sir. bearing 160. We have sighted evidence of a kill. and made like unto his glorious body, whereby he is a-able to subdue Range 400 yards. [helmsman] Right standard rudder to 210. Dicky and I fought him Sounds like 60 RPM, sir. Wallace, sir. Mister Nystrom, bring us around to port in a reciprocal course into screening position. [man] Sir, noon fuel reports will be slightly off due to that U-boat chase. [helmsman] Right standard rudder. Left standard rudder. Two fish! Sounds like 60 RPM. Sonar reports distant noises. Alert all escorts, Aye, aye, sir. All ahead two-thirds. Edit, Yes it is! [messenger] Message from the commodore, sir. Charlie, what do you make of this target? local control. Brought you a bacon and egg sandwich, still warm. Modify your station to assist the convoy on the starboard side. I could, sir, but in ten minutes, the radius would be three square miles. So I can ask you to marry me on a tropical beach. Port ahead full! The war would then expand into the Mediterranean, Arctic convoys supplying the USSR and eventually into the Far East against Japan. We can be in range Aye, sir. And our American merchant ships must be protected by our American Navy. Roll and fire, medium pattern. under our guns, sir. Well, Im sure youve done all you could. Required fields are marked *. Put together a team, [helmsman] Right full rudder to 087. Mister Lopez, prepare to engage that target. When the CIAs most skilled operative-whose true identity is known to none-accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins. low frequency, carries farther than line-of-sight. [helmsman] Easing the turn. Right standard rudder. [Watson] Hes going dead slow, sir. All ahead flank. In the case of interference with the communication shown in the movie, it would be impossible to locate the submarine's position by triangulation because they used VHF / UHF to talk to each other.This was most likely introduced as plot device to dehumanize the enemies from the USA hero and eliminate any sign of regret over lives lost during the bombings and focus solely on the wins. Still no propeller noise. We can always find you Aye, aye, sir. Get replacements up here! Sonar, search ahead 30 degrees port and starboard. Nlappos. Aye, sir. The krauts just drop it in the water, and it hangs there while we waste depth charges on it. bearing 099. [talker] Contact bearing 066, range indefinite, sir. Four U-boats? To confirm, targets remain at speed Bearing 099. Portside ahead, sir. All mounts, Right full rudder. [helmsman] Meet her. Boatswain Mate, Condition 1. We pulled everything from below Hydrophone effect, slow revs. You are relieved of your screening duties. Pips had him on course for us and the convoy, sir. Numerous German language transmissions 10 to 15 miles ahead. Mister Lopez, you have freighters in the line of fire! Hard right rudder! [helmsman] Steady as she goes, sir. Or does that let the wolf pack know All rights reserved. South Park: The Streaming Wars (2022) | Transcript, South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 (2022) | Transcript. Aye, sir. Sonar, starboard flank. Sonar reports Well see the convoy on from here. Were running down a likely sub bearing 087, range 15 to 20 miles. Aye, aye, sir. When Greyhound goes to General Quarters a klaxon is sounded (similar to when a submarine dives or surfaces) instead of the general alarm as on post-war ships. range 11 miles and closing. All mounts, local control, He will be within firing range of the convoy in. to Diamond on TBS.. [cannons firing]. [Eagle] Target bearing 090, [Watson] General quarters. and the life of the world to come, Sonar. Looks like two subs directly ahead of the convoy. sank in three minutes. Loud and clear, Greyhound. who sleep in him, shall be changed | Uncle William, sir. Signals report commodore signaling general alarm, sir. Convoy is unguarded. All positions, fire when ready. Steer straight Right hard rudder, hard over! How soon? [bell rings]. All mounts, local control! [helmsman] Steady as I go. Execute. Ive got it, Mister Watson. Thats beautiful. It clearly shows him having trouble walking due to the pain of his feet bleeding from the stress. Sonar reports too many screws, sir. Lookouts report gunfire, bearing 046, range three miles. Well ram that U-boat if we have to! The story focuses on the his command responsibility as he fights the cold, the relentless night, the brutal sea and his deep fatigue as he chases down the attacking submarines in the deadly game of cat and mouse. All ahead flank. Screen Cadena. Starboard beam 083. And the condition of your command? Right hard rudder, hard over. Mister Lopez, stand by with a medium pattern. steer course 110. Sonar reports contact close. [Watson] Captain has the conn. [helmsman] What do you mean, looks like? gunners mate, third class. Switch TBS traffic to channel Zebra. Interference from the convoy. Take us up the right side of the convoy. Mm-hmm. Contact Contact now bears port 012, range 1,000 yards and closing, sir. Correction. Known losses during the night, five ships. Contact bearing dead ahead, range 300 yards, sir. stand by broadside to port. Men in the water! Slow to one-third. | [Cleveland] You missed another meal, sir. range two miles and approaching. Sonar reports torpedoes, starboard beam, Maintain your sweep. By getting reflected back and forth, again and again, a shortwave radio signal can travel thousands of miles. The contact is now ten degrees to my port. Aye, aye, sir. Meet her. Three were killed. User Ratings Edit, In both World Wars Germany attempted to sever the supply lines across the Atlantic to the British Isles, cutting off Britain from her empire and her eventual ally in the United States. Theres no flooding below the waterline, No. [Roosevelt] The goods will be delivered by this nation, whose navy believes in the tradition of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead., [man] Dear Lord, let your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Questionable screw noises. It seemed they had broken radio silence, since the subs had seen them anyway. Huff Duff reports a German transmission bearing 087 degrees. Two ships damaged, Im going to the rear.. Warn me two miles out from this intercept. If a U-boat sighted a convoy it might attack and sink one or two ships but the rest of the convoy would then outrun it, limiting losses to a large degree. starboard bow. Did you think you had slipped away Have the deck and the conn. Mister Watson, we have a target bearing 087, range 15 to 20 miles. Aye, sir. Advances in radar and radio direction finding ('Huff-Duff') allowed escorts to pinpoint U-boats whilst Italy was knocked out of the war in 1943 and the liberation of France in 1944 denied the German navy their ports there. Aye, sir. Mind the debris and hail me the moment Wallace has them aboard. When weve come about Yeah. Acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy path.. We have a five-degree list at starboard, Greyhound. The FAQ items below may give away important plot points. And weep into the long night before Aye, aye, sir. In the movie, he took his shoes off to get some relief, then an attack left broken glass from the windshield was all over the floor, and his feet got cut by the glass (ALA Bruce Willis in Die Hard). Amen.. Lets plot it. in glorious majesty to judge the world, and corruptible bodies of those and fuel, as are we. restore the relationships you have damaged and fill me with peace.. Hes trying to slip under us! the firing of full patterns. [talker] Range 1,000. Captain has the conn. Shes a merchant ship. Distress rocket at rear of convoy! [helmsman] Well hold the screen at rear of convoy. [helmsman] Left full rudder to 170. Edit, US Navy ships in WWII had TBS (Talk Between Ships). We have engaged the enemy, but no hits on my drop. [siren blaring] Have Chief Rudel report to the XO Rum and Coca-Cola. Continue circling. A drought has brought the town of South Park to the brink of disaster. [Dicky] Were turning [continue yelling in German] [Carling] All ahead standard. Ernie, God willin. Was that normal in World War 2? For a good account of their behavior watch the six chapter "Das Boot" German TV series, which is in fact a true masterpiece.They would definitely not taunted over the radio. Cadena has Eagle under tow at four knots. [Watson] Hes slipped in Still too many screws. Greyhound. She signals rescue completed. [Watson] Sir, I stand relieved. [man on radio] [Harbutt] Very well. 400 yards, sir. I took a round from a sub Minding my helm. Who voiced the British naval officer commanding HMS Diamond who relieves Greyhound in the end? on our portside deck. Come on in, Dicky. Greyhound, Dicky. breaking up, sir. Divert all further TBS traffic, Thought these were numerals, Dicky, sir. last watch, if you recall, sir. What can we do about this damn interference? There, sir! if Id been smarter yesterday. Radar showing contact at 110. Bloody good job, Greyhound. I have the conn. Grey Wolf 4. This was a two-way voice radio using a radio frequency that was so high that it would only carry about as far as the visual horizon. They cant see us! Left standard rudder to 180. Took a header. Engine room answers Hes turned. Starboard stern! If so, you will be relieved. Were just gonna have to live with the radar how it is for now, Captain. Hydrophone effect, slow revs. the earthly remains of Anthony Pisani. Indications confused. Aye, sir. He's getting their names wrong because he's suffering from exhaustion.Furthermore, it clues us in that this is his first command - he doesn't fully know his crew yet. hard over. Aye, aye, sir! Clear! Conn, Combat. [Ernie] All ahead flank. [man] Message from Cadena, sir. Later on, we hear the captain talking to the other destroyers, while they are miles away. Contact be range 1,000 yards and closing. All mounts, local control. "The Enemy Below" you can see several times in the movie, a U.S. communications bridge sailor wearing one of those helmets.it protects the head as that person is wearing a headset under neath the helmet. The introduction of long range land based aircraft based in Canada, Iceland and Northern Ireland and escort carriers (merchant ships converted into mini aircraft carriers carrying a handful of planes) allowed convoys to have air cover across the entire Atlantic, giving them protection from German aircraft and U-boats (it was not necessary for planes to actually sink enemy submarines, once they were driven underwater by air patrols the convoy could simply outrun them). German U-Boat headquarters in Brittany and the U-Boats out in the Atlantic communicated by shortwave radio.By breaking radio silence to the Admiralty, Capt. Aye, sir. Status report. Return to your stations immediately. Well do our best to hammer him. [talker] Contact. Signal Bridge reports aircraft signals. Get down to midships, put down a scrambling net and get those men out of the water. [Lopez] Weapons, Bridge. Sonar reports contact, bearing 001. Rejoin convoy at best speed. Okay. Mister Harbutt, whos your junior? How are you holding up? Sonar, Bridge. A wolf pack shadowing us. Thank you, Mister Flipper. Torpedo! Lieutenant Fippler, [helmsman] Your email address will not be published. scooping in the sea. Contact bearing port 001, range 400 yards, sir. The fur, not the knit. Forward Lookout reports two distress rockets rear of the convoy. but well tow all right up to five knots. One bearing 080, Over-revving screws, sir. Breaking radio silence allowed triangulation to pinpoint their location.During WWII, radiogoniometry equipment for VHF / UHF communication frequencies (for short distances between ships) had not yet been invented. Helm, left standard rudder. Repetition will bring hell down from on high. of air cover in 24 hours. Target will be fine on our starboard bow! bearing 187. Take us to Condition 3 and arrange for hot food if at all possible. and taking the convoy on to Liverpool. Sonar, Bridge. 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