Wind Rode had been a long time on the receiving end … helpless under the bombers, helpless against that prowling submarine.
Now she was being towed home with no radar, no asdic, no depth-charges in effect; nothing but their guns for protection.
The men were beaten and Commander Peter Bentley fully appreciated their subconscious need to prove their ability to fight back and win.
“Out there’s a chance to dish out something of what we’ve been taking,’ he told them vehemently. “I’m going to take that chance!”