Submarine and anti-submarine . y throughthe water. The temptation to fire was almost un-bearable. But the effect upon the U-boat at thatdepth was very doubtful, and there would be no timefor a second shot before he slid down out of Campbell made no sign, and his gunnerslay as steady as if his hand were upon them. Their patience was repaid. Twenty minutes afterfiring his torpedo, the enemy passed across the shipsbow and ventured to the surface to finish her off. Hewas 300 yards away on the port bow when Q. 5 madethe signal l Torpedoed. He then came down pastthe port side on the
Submarine and anti-submarine . y throughthe water. The temptation to fire was almost un-bearable. But the effect upon the U-boat at thatdepth was very doubtful, and there would be no timefor a second shot before he slid down out of Campbell made no sign, and his gunnerslay as steady as if his hand were upon them. Their patience was repaid. Twenty minutes afterfiring his torpedo, the enemy passed across the shipsbow and ventured to the surface to finish her off. Hewas 300 yards away on the port bow when Q. 5 madethe signal l Torpedoed. He then came down pastthe port side on the surface, captain on conning-tower,ready to give sentence of death on his victim. But ashe came onto the precise bearing on which all Q. 5sguns could bear, Commander Campbell gave the orderto open fire at point-blank range. The 6-pounder got in first, with a shell which hitthe conning-tower and removed the pirate captainshead. The U-boat never recovered from the surprise butlay on the surface while the British gunners shattered. A fourth boat was partially lowered with a proper amount of confusion. 242 SUBMARINE AND ANTI-SUBMARINE his hull. The conning-tower was naturally the chiefmark. It was repeatedly hit, some of the shells goingapparently clean through it. When the boat sank, theconning-tower was shattered and lay completely open,with the crew trying to escape by it to the deck. Com-mander Campbell ordered Cease fire, and sent oneof his lifeboats to their assistance. But the swirl of thesinking vessel, and the density of the oil which pouredout of her, proved immediately fatal to those who hadsucceeded in reaching the water. One officer was pickedup alive, and one man. Commander Campbell then recalled his boats andinspected his ship, with what feelings only a seamancan imagine. He found that Q. 5 was sinking by thestern. The engine- and boiler-rooms were rapidly filling,and the water was also pouring into three holds. Aftermaking the signal for assistance, he placed all han
Size: 1291px × 1936px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., boo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectworldwar19141918
