The Last and Longest Journey
The
Last and Longest Journey
Even ships grow old and
have to be destroyed. The last journey of a ship, which people have worked in a
grown to love, is always a sad occasion. The F. S. 949 had not been a great
liner, or even a remarkable merchant ship. She had sunk more ships during the
war than any other submarine. In one famous battle, she had sunk six ships in
twenty-four hours. Alone, she had gone out to meet a convoy of merchant ships.
Though these ships was protected by destroyers, the F. S. 949 had sunk four of
them before she was located. During the long battle that followed, two of the
destroyers were sunk and the tittle submarine was only slightly damaged. Now,
under a cold, grey sky, people were watching silently as she came into the
harbor. She would soon make her last journey out to sea before resting for-ever
in the depths she knew so well.
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