U-BOAT PROBLEM

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 March 1943, Page 3

U-BOAT PROBLEM

ON POINT OF BEING SOLVED ACCORDING TO BRITISH ADMIRAL. TALK OF NEW & VALUABLE INVENTION. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) x LONDON, March 14. Vice-Admiral Snagge, who was formerly Admiral Superintendent of the Devonport Dockyard, in a speech said he could reveal that the problem of the U-boat menace was on the point of being solved, if it had not already been solved. He was unable to say more at present. The recent optimistic official statements with reference to U-boat warfare point to a new British invention which may have as valuable results in sea warfare as radio location has had against enemy planes, reports the “Sunday Express.” The invention has been thoroughly tested for some time in co-operation with planes and naval vessels with extremely encouraging results. No further details can at present be revealed. Another important development in sea warfare is the allocation of a very large number of Halifaxes, Liberators and Flying Fortresses to the Coastal Command for long-distance convoy escort and anti-submarine patrol, which has resulted in what is known as the “danger gap” in the mid-Atlantic being considerably narrowed.