[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by mikesn9

Got the photo, went hunting got 2 ships in northern 'pool' of deeper water, headed south to get Fleet tanker west of Parry.
Got the fleet tanker Dec 20.

Set up for a long shot on the tender, discovered a Fleet Tanker in exactly the same spot as the one I sank.
Not my first go-around.... I figure, as far as the game is concerned, that is exactly the same ship: no points for sinking again.

glad you brought this up again...........
through experience, i have noticed that the recurring-ship-i-already-sunk problem seems to occur when the TF/convoy/ship spawns near some land, even an island.
i had not experienced this in years until just a couple of weeks ago when i was passing one of the Ryukyu islands and a small convoy surprised me. i took care of business and went on my way and then, for the first time in a while, they re-spawned and went on their merry way.
i stopped routine patrolling near land masses quite a while ago and so i do not experience the recurring-ship-i-already-sunk problem.

PB will respond with his stay 20-30-mi-away-from-land-when-engaging-enemy-ships rant however sometimes even the best of us are set-upon near land.