GERMAN SUBMARINES

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1522, 14 March 1916, Page 2

GERMAN SUBMARINES

So many speculations have been coming over to the allies about German super-submarines and submersible destroyers that it is interesting to have the other view. The capture of German submarines by the British fleet, says Mr Frederick Talbot in The World’s Work, has proved as simple as taking pennies from children. Moreover, the fact has been brought home very vividly to the British Admiralty Board that the Krupp submarine is as far behind our craft of this type as the German Dreadnought is behind its British rival. Some of the very latest ocean-going vessels, which represent the most recent ideas in German submarine design and construction, have been trapped by vigilant British watchdogs at the very doors of the German ports as they were setting out upon their first trips. A close inspection of the captures has proved interesting and profitable, inasmuch as the British authorities have been able to ascertain the exact standard to which the Krupp firm has advanced. Yet, while the prizes are not considered to be comparable with British creations, they have provided useful adjuncts to the fleet.