Word: priene
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...heels of Mr. Churchill's statement, a flash came from Germany that Lieutenant Commander Günther Prien and the boyish crew of his U-boat, safely back at Kiel, were congratulated by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder for smiting not only Royal Oak but also Repulse. A. Hitler sent his personal plane, Grenzmark, to fetch them to Berlin for an ovation in which Propaganda Minister Goebbels managed to share the spotlight...
...five miles off the tiny Isles of Shoals, the Squalus, driving ahead on her Diesel engines, prepared to dive. Machinist's Mate Alfred G. Prien was at the controls...
...diving signal came. Prien began spinning his controls. Air roared from opened ballast tank vents, water rushed in to take its place. On the control board-called "the Christmas tree" because of its numerous red and green lights-lights flashed, showing Prien that the air induction valves, which carried air to the engine rooms, were closed and watertight. Down planed the Squalus. As the depth gauge showed nearly 50 ft., she began to level...