MOST ELUSIVE SUBMARINE HOME AFTER YEARS' SUCCESSES IN MEDITERRANEAN. 14 TO 25 JANUARY 1943, BEIRUT, SYRIA, NO BRITISH SUBMARINE HAS BEEN HUNTED MORE RELENTLESSLY THAN HMS TAKU (COMMANDER LT A J W PITT, RN). EARLIER IN THE WAR, AFTER TORPEDOING A LARGE SUPPLY SHIP OFF THE NORWEGIAN COAST, SHE WAS FORCED TO LIE FOR 4 HOURS ON THE SEABED WHILE THE ENEMY RAINED DOWN "A PERFECT AVALANCHE OF DEPTH CHARGES". HER MOST RECENT ESCAPE WAS IN THE AEGEAN SEA, WHERE EXCEPT FOR HALF AN HOUR ON THE SURFACE, WHEN THE CAPTAIN COULD NOT RISK THE NOISE OF THE BLOWERS TO CLEAR AIR IN THE SUBMARINE SHE HAD TO REMAI
MOST ELUSIVE SUBMARINE HOME AFTER YEARS' SUCCESSES IN MEDITERRANEAN. 14 TO 25 JANUARY 1943, BEIRUT, SYRIA, NO BRITISH SUBMARINE HAS BEEN HUNTED MORE RELENTLESSLY THAN HMS TAKU (COMMANDER LT A J W PITT, RN). EARLIER IN THE WAR, AFTER TORPEDOING A LARGE SUPPLY SHIP OFF THE NORWEGIAN COAST, SHE WAS FORCED TO LIE FOR 4 HOURS ON THE SEABED WHILE THE ENEMY RAINED DOWN "A PERFECT AVALANCHE OF DEPTH CHARGES". HER MOST RECENT ESCAPE WAS IN THE AEGEAN SEA, WHERE EXCEPT FOR HALF AN HOUR ON THE SURFACE, WHEN THE CAPTAIN COULD NOT RISK THE NOISE OF THE BLOWERS TO CLEAR AIR IN THE SUBMARINE SHE HAD TO REMAIN SUBMERGED FOR 36 HOURS. THIS ESCAPE FOLLOWED THE SINKING OF A MEDIUM SUPPLY SHIP. AFTER THE HUNT HAD BEEN ELUDED THE TAKU WENT ON WITH HER PATROL. BEFORE RETURNING TO BASE SHE SANK BY GUNFIRE A BOAT FLYING A SWASTIKA FLAG AND LOADED WITH GERMAN SOLDIERS AND ALSO SUCCESSFULLY BOMBARDED AN ENEMY OCCUPIED HARBOUR. - Hands hauling in a cable on board HM SUBMARINE TAKU on arrival in harbour. ,
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