HMS Nelson its stern awash after a torpedo hit (5 November 1939)
We stood at attention and sang: Sinking for Hitler and Germaneeee.
The British dreadnaught slowly, sank; its bulheads collapsing and moaning, filling us with joy and unity with der Fuhrer.
Johan-Sebastian Balz, Komandant of the U-53 "The Balzing Mathilda"