It
was a curious moment in the history of naval warfare. Room 40 knew a U-boat was heading south to
Liverpool – knew the boat’s history; knew that it was now somewhere in the
North Atlantic under orders to sink troop transports and any other British
vessel it encountered; and knew as well that the submarine was armed with
enough shells and torpedoes to sink a dozen ships. It was like knowing a particular killer was
loose on the streets of London, armed with a particular weapon, and certain to
strike in a particular neighborhood within the next few days, the only unknown
being exactly when.
(from Dead Wake by Erik Larson)
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