As if at a signal, every sail was abruptly lowered; arms folded, bodies contracted, shells turned over by changing their center of gravity, and the whole flotilla disappeared under the waves. It was instantaneous, and no squadron of ships ever maneuvered with greater togetherness.
En un instante, toda la flotilla desapareció bajo las olas con una simultaneidad y acompasamiento nunca igualados por los navíos de una escuadra.