Category: History - Modern (1750+)
In the mist of war which envelops over half the entire world, no less than 264 underwater fighting ships are engaged. They form the submarine fleets of England, France, Russia, Japan, Germany and Austria; and the highly-trained crews of these modern additions to the fighting n...
In the mist of war which envelops over half the entire world, no less than 264 underwater fighting ships are engaged. They form the submarine fleets of England, France, Russia,...
10. CHAPTER VIIISubmarines have two great advantages over all types of surface warships; they can become invisible at will—or sufficiently invisible to make gun or torpedo-practice, except at v...
3. CHAPTER IThe submarine torpedo-boat is to most people a complete mystery, and before describing the composition and strength of the submarine fleets at war it may therefore be of interes...
4. CHAPTER IIThe British Fleet at the moment when war was declared possessed 82 submarine torpedo-boats built and 22 building. Some of these were, however, stationed at the oversea naval bas...
11. CHAPTER IXIn all warfare, new weapons of attack are, sooner or later, met by new methods of defence. The submarine and the aeroplane are at present the only weapons against which there is...
5. CHAPTER IIIFrance possessed 92 submarines in active service when war was declared. In addition to these, nine large and powerful vessels were in various stages of construction. The flotill...
16. CHAPTER XIVTempered and tried in the forge of war the submarine has at last been lifted from the experimental stage of naval construction to the fore-front of fleets in being. For over twe...
8. CHAPTER VIOn “The Day”—August 4th, 1914—Germany possessed 30 submarine torpedo-boats. These were divided into three flotillas, with their headquarters at Kiel, the largest and most modern...
6. CHAPTER IVThe Imperial Russian Navy at the commencement of hostilities included 37 submarines in active service, and 19 in various stages of construction. The composition and distribution...
12. CHAPTER XThe submarine torpedo has become one of the principal naval arms. Not only does it supply the chief offensive power of the submarine, the torpedo-boat and the destroyer, but it...
13. CHAPTER XIIf the Russo-Japanese war was the first to fully demonstrate the value of the explosive mine, the Great European Conflict has certainly brought this weapon to the forefront in t...
9. CHAPTER VIIAt the commencement of the War the Austro-Hungarian Navy included six submarines in the active flotilla and five others were being _completed_ at the Germania Yard, Kiel, but it...
15. CHAPTER XIIIFor clearing away the mines dropped by an enemy special vessels are employed. Each vessel is fitted on both sides with a curious contrivance known as the “picking-up gear.” This...
14. CHAPTER XIIThe _regular_ mine-laying fleets of the powers at war are composed of the following vessels, all of which are fitted with special apparatus for the work. Submarine mines can, ho...
7. CHAPTER VThe Imperial Japanese Navy includes a submarine flotilla of seventeen vessels, all except two of which are of the British Holland or Vickers type. Japan commenced the constructi...
1. CHAPTER VII