USS Teuthis and HMS Conqueror—DSRV rescue of ARA San La Muerte
and —DSRV rescue of CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER EIGHTCHAPTER EIGHTSubsunk
SubsunkUSS TEUTHIS—EAST OF SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND
USS TEUTHIS—EAST OF SOUTH GEORGIA ISLANDUSS TEUTHIS—Lt. Cmdr. Franklin James, our Special Operations Officer, had been with Teuthis from the beginning. The skipper was his XO back then and knew him well. He was a solid watch stander whom the skipper trusted to stand the mid-watch while he slept. I was also asleep when Sonar called Control.
Teuthis“Conn, Sonar, I’ve reacquired that Argentine sub we designated as Sierra-six-three. He’s off our starboard bow at zero-three-two. There’s something strange here, Sir. I’ve called King to check it out.”
I heard enough through my stateroom door that I got up, pulled o
