GERMAN SUBMARINE MONITORS
ACTIVITY AT KIEL THE SINK-AT-SIGHT POLICV. , Times and Sydney Sun Services Received Feb. 25, 5.30 p.m. London, Feb. 24. Discussing the prospects of Germany's new submarine threat, naval writers agree that Admiral von Tirpitz has possibly produced large submarines justifying the cognomen of submersible cruisers. It is reported that the newest submarines are large, armored on top, carrying one or two heavy guns (apparently six-inchers), and are of a thousand tons or more. They are obviously capable of long journeys. Mr. Gerald Fiennes, a prominent expert, writing in the Westminster Gazette, calls them submarine monitors, with an armored battery above a cylindrical hull. Numerous reports agree that there is great activity noticeable at Kiel, and the possibility of a surprise submarine, destroyer, and Zeppelin attack on the Grand Fleet is always considerable. Britain is awaiting the commencement of the "sink at sight" policy with great interest, and without. f«»-
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1916, Page 5
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