p. 16 | Great Britain’s Submarines

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 3, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 39.

Great Britain’s Submarines

We note Great Britain has now seventy-five submarines — more under-water war-ships than any other navy, and she has more Dreadnoughts. Her latest submarines are what are called the "E" type, which displace about 800 tons, and are in fact, tho not in name, small cruisers, able to travel beneath the surface or on the surface. Upon the surface the rate is about 15 knots an hour, while beneath the surface it will be considerably higher than has hitherto been obtained. Their length is about 176 feet, with a breadth of 23, driven by the most powerful engines ever yet put into submarines, using heavy oil, under condition of absolute safety.