NAVAL WARFARE
ADVANTAGE OF SUBMARINES WANIN® DEVELOPMENT OF DETECTION APPARATUS By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Londom April T. The waning advantage of submarines over surface ships was shown 'ir a lecture given by Lieutenant King Hall, U.K., at the Royal Service Institute. He Assorted that the advantage, wh'ch was 9 to 1 in 1911 and cniy ? to 3 last year, wa\ likely to depreciate to G to 7 by 1930. Submarine detection apparatus was likely to develop, which would partially protect important ships against tactical attack. He expressed the opinion that the use of gns would eventually rej volution's? naval warfart, for gas might 'be discharged on the enemy coastline. Such a. plan was contemplated (luring tilt German occupation of Belgium, but was abandoned in deference to Belgian' susceptibilities.' He recommended the extension of the convoy system for TTTi* protection of commerce in wartime, and ruled out the plan for making capital ships submersible, on the grouud of im.practicability. Admiral Sir 11. Dove toil. Stunlee,' who presided, agreed with the statement of iiie lecturer that submersible sirps were impracticable.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 167, 10 April 1920, Page 7
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179NAVAL WARFARE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 167, 10 April 1920, Page 7
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