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To: nickcarraway
During the operation it came under fire from Norwegian artillery, was torpedoed by a British submarine and was finally submerged by the Germans themselves, according to a Statnett statement.

Submerged? Probable translation error as in general usage submarines submerge but with the intention of surfacing afterwards. Better choice would be SANK!

9 posted on 09/08/2020 1:21:50 PM PDT by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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To: SES1066

They probably mean scuttled.


12 posted on 09/08/2020 1:36:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SES1066

Better choice would be SANK!

Better yet “scuttled” the word indicates the ship was sunk intentionally by it’s own crew.


13 posted on 09/08/2020 1:49:19 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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