Orzeł's escape differs sharply from Wilk's passage to Britain. German aircraft and anti-submarine forces kept the boat submerged, and a depth charge caused damage and leaks before illness and repairs brought the commander into neutral Tallinn. German pressure turned refuge into internment, but the crew delayed disarmament, sabotaged the torpedo hoist, overpowered the guards, and escaped under fire. With no charts, the navigator relied on memory and a list of Swedish lighthouses to pass guarded exits and reach Scotland fifty days after sailing from Oksywie.
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Orzeł escapes Tallinn without charts
The Polish submarine Orzeł survives depth charging, internment in Tallinn, and confiscation of charts before escaping through the Baltic to Britain.