Questions on how British submarines returned to base safely
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:09 pm
Hi all
I have a lot of questions on how British submarines returned to base safely, avoiding being attacked by their own side. I’m guessing they had to surface at a pre designation position, at a pre-determined time, for, say a A/S trawler to lead them back into base.
So, how far out might their surfacing position be, what recognition signals, signs might they display, how close might the trawler be to them on surfacing, were there transit lanes to and from the surfacing point
Would the position change periodically or be individually different for each submarine, was there an overall time frame for this, before the position expired, was it set at a particular time of the day, ie just after dawn?
Regards
Fatboy Coxy
I have a lot of questions on how British submarines returned to base safely, avoiding being attacked by their own side. I’m guessing they had to surface at a pre designation position, at a pre-determined time, for, say a A/S trawler to lead them back into base.
So, how far out might their surfacing position be, what recognition signals, signs might they display, how close might the trawler be to them on surfacing, were there transit lanes to and from the surfacing point
Would the position change periodically or be individually different for each submarine, was there an overall time frame for this, before the position expired, was it set at a particular time of the day, ie just after dawn?
Regards
Fatboy Coxy