Jeff asked Don Keith:

You stated early in your book, War Beneath the Waves, that Destorier could travel at speeds of 35 to 38 knots equal to 65 to 70 mph! I don’t think so. Care to explain those numbers?

Don Keith Jeff, thanks for giving me the opportunity to address this discrepancy, which has cropped up on several venues. The conversion from knots to MPH was correct in my original manuscript. 35 to 38 knots is around 40 mph. However, somewhere in the editing process--which included not only the main editor but also a line editor, whose job it is to look for mistakes--the MPH number got changed and then overlooked. Other editors, several other people who read the galley proof, and I all missed the mistake during the approval process. I apologize for the error creeping in and should there be future editions of the book, it will be corrected. Thank you again for the question and I hope you enjoyed the book otherwise. -- Don Keith

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