The U-Boat and the Sea Monster,During World War I on July 30th, 1915, the German U-Boat (submarine)

The U-Boat and the Sea Monster,During World War I on July 30th, 1915, the German U-Boat (submarine) U-28 was patrolling off the coast of Ireland when it came across the British freighter Iberian.  The U-Boat quickly destroyed the freighter, sinking it with a well placed torpedo.  While watching the sinking from the conning tower, the captain and six other officers witnessed something extraordinary.  According to the Captain of U-28, Commander Freiherr Georg-Günther von Forstner,“On July 30, 1915, our U-28 torpedoed the British steamer Iberian, which was carrying a rich cargo (trucks and vehicles primarily) across the North Atlantic. The steamer sank so swiftly that its bow stuck up almost vertically into the air. Moments later the hull of the Iberian disappeared. The wreckage remained beneath the water for approximately twenty-five seconds, at a depth that was clearly impossible to assess, when suddenly there was a violent explosion, which shot pieces of debris — among them a gigantic aquatic animal — out of the water to a height of approximately 80-feet.”“At that moment I had with me in the conning tower six of my officers of the watch, including the chief engineer, the navigator, and the helmsman. Simultaneously we all drew one another’s attention to this wonder of the seas, which was writhing and struggling among the debris.”“We were unable to identify the creature, but all of us agreed that it resembled an aquatic crocodile, which was about 60-feet long, with four limbs resembling large webbed feet, a long, pointed tail and a head which also tapered to a point. Unfortunately we were not able to take a photograph, for the animal sank out of sight after ten or fifteen seconds.”The U-28 would serve admirably during the rest of the war, sinking 40 enemy ships.  Unfortunately the boat was sunk in 1917, taking all souls aboard. -- source link

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