Not long after midnight on February 3, 1943, a German submarine fired three torpedoes at the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, a transport vessel, and scored a direct hit.
To begin with, what does a transport vessel refer to? Is it a transport vessel for soldiers or supplies?
Second, the term "scored a direct hit" sounds like a sports jargon to me though I presume it indicates "hit the bull's eye." Could you shed more light on it concerning its origin? Thanks.
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T. Dorchester, a transport vessel , and scored a direct hit . To begin with, what does a transport vessel refer to?
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Dorchester, a transport vessel , and scored a direct hit .
To begin with, what does a transport vessel refer to?
Is it a transport vessel for soldiers or supplies?
It could be either.
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Not long after midnight on February 3, 1943, a German submarine fired three torpedoes at the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, a transport vessel, and scored a direct hit.
To begin with, what does a transport vessel refer to? Is it a transport vessel for soldiers or supplies? It could be either. The term 'troop transp