We Dive at Dawn Page #4

she'll have to hug the coast past Cuxhaven,

and into the Elbe.

We are expected to intercept and sink her.

Now, there's only one thing more,

and I hope you're listening in the engine room.

We must be in the Heligoland Bight

within 48 hours at the most.

We shall need

every ounce of steam we can get.

Do you hear that, you lazy beggars?

This also means we must risk

sticking on the surface as much as we can,

even in daylight.

So every one of us must be right on his toes

every moment he's on duty. That's all.

(Taylor) Continued but surfaced...

13:
30 hours.

Spotted plane approaching.

Looked like one of ours...

so dived at once.

No wonder they're cutting dog racing.

Sparker says enemy transmission getting

louder. We're in the danger zone now.

Oh, blimey, and us on the surface!

That's to keep up speed,

like he said when we started.

I'd sooner we were underwater.

That's what a submarine's for.

"Sub" for under, "marine" for water.

Marine for water?

Not any of the marines I've ever known.

- Grub up!

- Come on, Tug, what kept you?

- Oh, ta.

- I'm starved.

- I'd like a word with you, TI.

- Uh-huh?

Remember that girl in the fag shop, Gladys?

- Well, what about her?

- Well, I was thinking.

As you won't be needing this ring,

we might be able to do a deal.

- Who says I won't be needing that ring?

- Of course you won't be needing it if...

Now, look here, Mike, you never kidded me.

I always knew you never liked the idea

of marriage, and neither did the bride.

You didn't have to look far to see the reason.

What do you mean,

you didn't have to look far?

- Why, that bloke at the piano.

- What about him?

Mike... Why, didn't you see the way that he...

Oh, hello, Coxswain.

What did he want?

He was trying to do a deal

on my wedding ring for his girl.

The less you say about weddings,

the better.

- His girl...

- His girl?

Did he mean the girl at the tobacconist?

The conceited son of a... You ought

to have seen the look she gave me.

What are you trying to do? Pinch her?

Pinch her? Don't have to pinch her.

She knew who the best man was, all right.

If he gives you any trouble, you can

easily buy him off with a box of cigars.

Can't you, Mr Dabbs?

- (Klaxon blares)

- Diving stations! Diving stations!

(All) Diving stations.

(All shouting)

German rescue buoy, sir, at Green 3-0.

Control room. Gun action. Machine-gun up.

I don't think we need worry, sir.

They seem to think we're a U-boat.

They're bound to report us

and the German Admiralty will soon check.

Sie haben uns gesehen.

- Haben sie uns gesichtet?

- Jawohl.

Verflucht, ein Englnder.

They've rumbled us, sir.

They'll be wirelessing.

- Sheff.

- Yes, sir.

As soon as you're ready,

help yourself to that aerial.

- Du bleib oben...

- Zu Befehl!

Stop! Stop! Halt!

Stop! Wir kommen, wir kommen!

- Take those two below, Sheff.

- Aye aye, sir.

Is this your international law? To shoot

helpless airmen from their rescue float?

You weren't, of course,

using your radio to give us away?

I'm sorry we shot down the aerial

before you could get anything through.

- You were very quick, Herr Kapitn.

- Sir, listen.

(Engines droning)

- Very quick, Herr Kapitn!

- Down, everybody.

- Come on, down you go. Come on.

- (Klaxon blares)

Hey, out of the way.

- Take the prisoners forward.

- Come on, you two.

Come on, you.

Up periscope.

Whoa.

Down periscope.

- Was it Jerry, sir?

- Didn't have time to see.

Probably one of our Brylcreem Boys.

(Depth charge explodes)

- We're well below now. Keep her at 90.

- 90 feet, sir.

This'll do for you. Sheffield Wednesday.

And these'll keep them quiet.

Use this, Hobson, if they give any trouble.

Now, what have you got for him?

Have you got something natty for this little lad?

What about this?

I bet this grub's cold.

- Yeah, thought so. Wilson?

- What do you want, 'Swain?

I want to have a word with you.

About that girl. "Love to Miss Harcourt"

wouldn't look right across a man's chest.

Remember you suggested I show her this?

That's just what I'm going to do,

but it's not going to read the same.

Suppose you get your tattooing outfit

and change it?

- Oh, is that what you want?

- I'll pay you for it.

Yeah, but you can't expect anybody

to alter Nelly into G... Arabella.

Arabella? So that's her name!

- What, the girl in the fag shop? I thought...

- Yes, that's the one, Mike. Arabella.

It's going to cost you. Two bob a letter.

Arabella's a long name. A-R-A...

The missionaries taught me to spell!

You can use these.

Change the Y to an A, the N to a B

and put ARA in front.

Ah, yeah, but you'll want some twiddly bits.

- I'll give you a quid for it.

- A quid? Done.

That's just about how much

your love for her was worth.

You can start to work on it

as soon as the changeover comes.

And get some more sausages,

and make 'em hot this time.

Why to be so secret when I know?

It is a battleship which you go after.

All right, all right, I'll take your word for it.

Get this inside of you.

I'll tell you also which it is.

It is the Brandenburg.

Brandenburg?

That's a kind of cheese, isn't it?

- Was sagt er?

- Dass Brandenburg 'ne Sorte Kse ist.

- Kse...

- Der ist selber ein Kse...

Das ist doch fr den englischen Magen

nicht so leicht zu verdauen.

(Faint rumbling)

Slow port. Stop starboard.

Slow port, stop starboard, sir.

- (Bell strikes)

- Well, we're up to time, anyway.

There's a nasty patch coming, sir.

- (Rumbling)

- Group down. Watch your depth.

(Rumbling)

Was war das?

- What was that scraping?

- We're under a minefield.

- That'll be a cable.

- Was sagt er?

- Die Kabel von Minen.

- Minen?

The real fun'll start

when we meet the underwater barrage.

- Was sagt er schon wieder?

- Ach, halt's Maul, der macht nur Spa.

Glaub ich nicht.

Wir mssen dem Kapitn sagen,

dass wir die Brandenburg gesichtet haben.

Nichts wird gesagt!

- Warum denn nicht?

- Natrlich, damit umgekehrt...

Wollt ihr endlich das Maul halten?

Wir haben nur zu sagen,

dass wir die Brandenburg gestern

bei Cuxhaven gesichtet

haben und dann wird...

(Grinding)

Schon wieder. Ich geh zum Kapitn...

Lass mich los, ich geh zum Kapitn

Bitte holen Sie den Kapitn,

bitte rufen Sie den Kapitn.

- What's the matter with him?

- Oh, he's only nervous.

I'll get you some more grub.

- Mike, look after these birds, will you?

- I'd be delighted to.

I'll get you some too.

Ah, sure, what are you worrying about?

They're your own minefields, aren't they?

- Captain, sir.

- Yes, what is it?

Report on the prisoners, sir.

They say they saw the Brandenburg

before they were shot down.

It was then passing Cuxhaven, sir.

- How do you know that?

- One of them got scared.

He wanted to tell you so we'd turn back.

I see. They want us to turn back, do they?

If she was passing Cuxhaven,

she'll be in the Kiel Canal by now.

By the time we get anywhere near it,

she'll be into the Baltic.

That's what they want us to believe.

That's why they told Hobson.

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