CHAPTER FIFTEEN
USS Halibut – Periscope Depth
As Neil brought us up, the Halibut began to rock big time. By the time we hit 100 feet, we were taking thirty degree rolls. I could hear things falling everywhere – cups, saucers, dishes, eating utensils, tools, books, charts, you name it. That’s a problem on a sub. When you are taking it easy for a while – like we were for the past several weeks – people forget that subs move…in all dimensions. Control was a mess – cups, charts, pencils, s**t galore. Don’t even ask about the rest of the boat.
And we were not even at periscope depth yet…
Josh brought the sub around to a southern heading, pointing into the running sea. That stopped the rolling – but now we were pitching…twenty degrees, thirty degrees…who knows…I was just hanging on.
“Keep h
