USS Stonewall Jackson

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“RIG TRIM TO ASCEND fore and aft. Up angle fifteen degrees. Make for periscope depth.”

“Periscope depth, Sir.” The planesman pulled back on the yoke and the deck tilted upwards. The control room crew leaned to compensate. After a short time, the planesman pushed the yoke forward and the boat came level.

“At periscope depth, Sir.” All on board felt the gentle rise and fall of the ocean swell.

The submarine Seopung is a medium size diesel-electric vessel at 2,800 tons, developed from the earlier Sinpo class boats.

“Signals Officer, raise the communications buoy.”

“Sir.” The buoy streamed up to the surface held on its cable.

“What’s our position Lieutenant Rhee?” The Communications Officer read off the latitude and longitude to the Navigation Officer, who plotted it on the chart.

“Sir, datum bearing two six five degrees, point seven kilometres.”

“Planesman come to two six five. Maintain speed.”

Captain Kwon Hwan, of the Korean People’s Navy, calculated the time to the datum.

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