“Kudos to the British crew!”
Back in the day this was common for our sub ops.
“Back in the day this was common for our sub ops.”
Yes, we did.
A friend told me the sun he was on landed on the ocean floor near a Soviet sub that was also grounded. Divers exited to swim around the Soviet sub to take photos. As they were leaving, one of the divers picked up a rock and slammed “Shave and a haircut, two bits” on the hull.
It was called a "hull survey." They were routine and much more impressive when one was conducted on one of our carriers as our ASW was way ahead of USSR.