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Title: Submarine and anti-submarine
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Newbolt, Henry John, Sir, 1862-1938
Subjects: Submarines (Ships) World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, London (etc.) Longmans, Green and co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ges. The rest of the story comes after lunch, when wego to visit the Captain (S.) in his depot ship. He hasheard all about our pilot, and our submarine too. E. 134lay all night in her billet, resting on the bottom at140 feet and listening with all her hydrophones. In themorning her watch was rewarded; she heard, first,the morotonous low ticking of a German submarinesmotors passing near her on the outward patrol—thenat 8.30 the heavy dull boom of two explosions closetogether—then not a sound more! Finally, at herappointed time, noting that the U-boat had neverstirred again, she rose to the surface and came homein rear of the sweep. The muddle is cleared up, andin the best manner. We discuss the dead submarine and ask whethershe would be, or would have been, more formidablewhen used against a convoy than against a single ship.The Captain (S.) who has already been torpedoed oncehimself, thinks there can be no doubt on this subject.6 A single ship is much more easily approached than a
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She was nearly submerged when the seaplane passed over her. A BRITISH SUBMARINE BASE 65 convoy—she has only one set of eyes on the look-out,from one position, and the enemy can stalk her withoutfear of being trodden on from other quarters. Convoysought to escape nearly every time, and they do.Look at the record of this port—not one loss in twoyears. This opinion is based on experience, but thematter looks different from the point of view of theconvoy escort, whose responsibility weighs uponhim every day afresh. This we discover when wepass on to visit a destroyer-leader, at a later hourin the evening. She is being got ready for thenights work and it is now just six, but her captainassures us that what remains of his time is entirelyours. He takes us down to his own room, an elegantand almost spacious apartment, very unlike anything to •be seen in a destroyer of the ordinary type; and he,too, answers our question positively. Which is easiest—to hit a single ship or a convoy ? T

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