 In January 1943, the chaplains embarked on board the SS "Dorchester", which was transporting over 900 soldiers to the United Kingdom via Greenland.On February 2, 1943, the German submarine "U-223" spotted the convoy on the move and closed with the ships, firing a torpedo which struck the "Dorchester" shortly after midnight.Hundreds of men packed the decks of the rapidly sinking ship and scrambled for the lifeboats.