S81 works up to her full speed of 39 kts. The low profile of the S-boats was a considerable advantage in the nocturnal melees along the Channel coast.WW2War Diary for Friday, September 24, 1943:
Sea War
North Sea:Operation Probestueck (‘Test Piece’). 29 German E-boats lay mines off Harwich.
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