Ice Brothers
“The two sister ships took on fuel and cleared Argentia harbor at a little before ten on a sunny northern night. Mowrey was in a rage, for Hansen, presumably because his ship had radar, had been put in charge of the operation, despite the fact that Mowrey outranked him.
“Follow me at a distance of one thousand yards,” Hansen blinked with his signal light as they steamed abreast out of the bay.
“Follow me!” Mowrey growled to Paul. “Follow me! The bastard always did think he was Jesus Christ!”
Def...iantly Mowrey stayed abreast of the Nanmak for several miles before falling, almost by accident, into her wake.
As they approached the broad Atlantic they could see the fog banks lying across the mouth of the bay like an endless range of snow-covered mountains. Soon the Nanmak appeared to dissolve in the mist ahead and once more they could hardly see their own bow. Since whole convoys might be expected to be heading toward Argentia, Mowrey told the quartermaster to sound a blast on their air horn every two minutes, and reduced his speed.MoreLess
“Follow me at a distance of one thousand yards,” Hansen blinked with his signal light as they steamed abreast out of the bay.
“Follow me!” Mowrey growled to Paul. “Follow me! The bastard always did think he was Jesus Christ!”
Def...iantly Mowrey stayed abreast of the Nanmak for several miles before falling, almost by accident, into her wake.
As they approached the broad Atlantic they could see the fog banks lying across the mouth of the bay like an endless range of snow-covered mountains. Soon the Nanmak appeared to dissolve in the mist ahead and once more they could hardly see their own bow. Since whole convoys might be expected to be heading toward Argentia, Mowrey told the quartermaster to sound a blast on their air horn every two minutes, and reduced his speed.MoreLess
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