LIGHTING CONVOYS
SUGGESTED BY NAVAL
OFFICER
NEW YORK, January 20. Full illumination of Allied convoys at night as a defence against U-boats is suggested by Admiral Yates Stirling, jun., former Chief of Staff of the United States Fleet. "The Germans appear to have given up daylight attacks on convoys as too dangerous,'" he says. "They now attack at night, in packs. At night a submarine usually attacks when on the surface, and j then crash-dives. "I believe the best defence would be full illumination of the convoy, so that the U-boats could be seen by escort vessels before the torpedoes are fired. Merchant ships would burn ! running lights ' and could manoeuvre with safety, and warships would constantly sweep the sea with powerful searchlights. This would be a radical departure from the old method of running in complete darkness, but it might save many a ship."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 18, 22 January 1943, Page 5
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145LIGHTING CONVOYS Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 18, 22 January 1943, Page 5
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