Sea Wolves and catastrophic submarine sinkings

A survival account from the sinking of the hospital ship Centaur describes suction around the sinking hull and the survivors' fear when a submarine surfaced nearby. Sea Wolves covers some of the largest losses of life at sea caused by submarine warfare in the Second World War. Its selection includes Soviet, Japanese, and German examples but omits the British and American submarine arms. British attacks on Italian merchant shipping often occurred in the Mediterranean, where rescue was more likely, while American attacks on Japanese transports still offer comparable cases with heavy loss of life.