The fate of the Allies rests in the hands of eccentric British Navy Captain George Hardy. Regarded as a madman by some, and viewed as a genius in naval warfare by those who serve with him, Hardy leads his ragtag fleet of warships into a deadly match of wits and wills against the determined Kern and his untested U-boats. Under cover of the ocean, the deadliest of enemies are about to engage their final battle….

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GLOSSARY

VOYAGE OF THE GRAY WOLVES

The German Side

Abwehr
German Military Intelligence Corps

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris
Chief of the Abwehr, removed after the July 20, 1944 plot against Hitler

Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz
Replaced Grand Admiral Raeder as Naval Commander-in-Chief in 1943

Eels
Slang for torpedoes

Funker
Slang for radio operator aboard a U-boat

E-motors
Electric motors that power the U-boat below the surface

Snorkel
Periscope-like device that juts just about the surface of the water and sucks in air for the diesel engines. The British called them Snorts

Sawing
Slang for maintaining contact with a convoy

A carpet
Slang for searching fire involving large numbers of depth charges

Silver Stripes
Slang for Kriegsmarine personnel ashore

Tirpitzmole
The Tirpitz Pier from which the U-boats left Wit

Kassler
Salted pork

Korvettenkapitain
Lieutenant Commander

Seekriegsleitung
Naval War Staff

Piston rings
Slang for captain’s stripes

B. Dienst
Radio intelligence

Bootsmaat
Petty Officer

Oberbootsmann
Warrant Officer

Brown Ship
Slang—no higher ranking officer on board than the captain

The English Side

Black velvet
A mixture of champagne and stout

Tannoy System
Intercom system aboard vessels

Three Badger
Seaman with 13 years good conduct service

F.D.R.
Fire Direction Room

K.R. and A.I.
King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions

Active Service
Regular Royal Navy Servicemen

Hostilities Only
Reserve Royal Navy Servicemen

Hunter-Killer Group
Destroyer escorts or frigates and an escort carrier, anti-U-boat group

MAC ships
Merchant Aircraft Carriers

CAT
Device towed behind destroyers as a deterrent to acoustic torpedoes

Salt Horse
a term for an officer who opts not to specialize

Hedgehog
Miniature depth bombs arrayed in a 24-bomb launcher at the bow of a destroyer

Asdic
Anti-submarine detector and indicator committee

Jimmy the One
Slang for Number One, or the First Officer

Bricks
Slang for shells

Dogs-body Job
Rounding up stragglers as junior in rank on a convoy

Dog Watches
4pm to 8pm each day

Staffy
Slang for Royal Navy personnel ashore

Scapa Flow
Base for the British Home Fleet in the Orkney Islands

AMC
Armed Merchant Vessel

Heather Light
Small blue light that attaches to binoculars for signaling

Crown and Anchor
Card game

MFDF
Medium Frequency Directional Finder

HuffDuff
High frequency direction finders that zero in on U-boat radio transmissions

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