The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOVEM. 30, 1916. NEW TYPE OF SUBMARINE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1644, 30 November 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOVEM. 30, 1916. NEW TYPE OF SUBMARINE.

THE navies of all the great Powers will await with considerable interest (he results of experiments beingmade by the Failed Stales navy with a new type of submarine, says the British Naval and Military Kecord. Tests of the submarine have* already proved so successful that included in the new naval programme was an appropriation of .{,‘50,000 for a vessel equipped with the “Neff system of submarine propulsion.-" Tin 1 system,it is staled, has been evolved with the idea of developing a single or unit power and propelling plant for use in all types of submarines for both surface and submerged navigation. As the result of runs made by a 75f1. mode! a trial board has expressed the.“belief that the method of propulsion employed, including the location of the propellers, is capable of producing much higher s|(f*eds than has been heretofore practicable with other types of submarines, especially under submerged conditions. The distinctive features of (his type of submarine are the elimination ol the storage battery for propulsion, the location of propellers forward, and (he improved ventilation. In the experimental boat all these features were satisfactorily demonstrated, but otherwise the boat is in an experimental state, and not suited at present for naval purposes."