CRUISER SUBMARINES
SEVERAL HAVE BEEN SUNK SEVERE LOSS TO GERMANY. {Received February 27, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 26th February. Archibald Hurd, the* well-known writer on naval matters, states: "We have sunk more than a few of the German cruiser-submarines. Each represente a severe loss, owing to their size and the extended period occupied in building. They are driven on the surface by steam, giving 18 knots, and are equipped with telescopic funnels, which disappear into the hull before submersion. These cruiser submarines are armed with 5.9 guns. Comparing them with the ordinary submarines, it is doubtful whether their higher* surfa.ee speed and increased gun-power compensate for the bigger target. Collapsible funnels and larger guns mean slower submergence. The submarine-cruiser therefore presents a bigger target and one longer exposed."
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 50, 27 February 1918, Page 7
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