conning tower hatch to prevent her from diving. He was armed with a pistol, but unknown to Sharky it was unloaded, an envelope provided to the seaman when receiving his orders and the pistol contained the bullets. There followed a robust verbal exchange in which the Italian skipper wanted to go to Brindisi, whereas Whitton insisted on Malta. The situation looked as if it might turn ugly until the loaded deckgun was pointed at the Italian commander from a distance of about 13 ft (4m). After returning to home waters in mid-1944, Unshaken sank the German merchant Asien off Lista in Norway. Unshaken survived the war and was scrapped at Troon in March 1946. References British U-class submarines Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness 1942 ships World War II submarines of the United Kingdom