sentences:  "Hermes" was the largest German ship in the Mediterranean Sea except for auxiliary minesweepers.The destroyer made three attack runs with depth charges, dropping 41 in total; "Splendid" attempted to escape by diving to , but the last eleven depth charges started leaks inside the submarine's pressure hull, and the boat was forced to surface.She was fired upon by the destroyer's surface guns, which killed 18 crew members and wounded the commanding officer.