'The Kelly was labouring with heavy' st in a steadily rising sea, andi seemed that she would. sink at any: moment, Phe tow rope was repeatedly broken, Suklcenly, two enemy submarines were reported ahead. The Kelly was abandoned by the crew entirely for tone whole night while the destroyers: Steamed around her in an endless: patrol, In the morning, there were further enemy bombing attacks, and aw ty whole electrical system' of the ship] was out of action, the grins had to} he worked by hand, the crew seram= bling over wreckage from one gun to another, aM tnt wer having been 91 hours Kelly and her escort! repair yard lined
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