Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-17

marine trdNellnS Will De upne III Hlu-
ocean should the weather be pleasant.
During storms, however. NO. - will re-
main much of the time beneath the waves.
only her turret showing. This will add
Should it prove desirable she may dive into
the absolutely still waters below the re-
gion of wave disturbance.
Expects IN Easy Trip.
THE fellows on the other ship will wish
they were with us when it comes to blow"
Mr.. Holland said in describing his storm
tactics. While they and the other I'M
fortunatcs who may be aboard the
surface are being knocked about by the
waves we will calmly sink to where it Is
still and placid, A boat built the lines
of our submarine rides much more easily
than surface boats. she acts like a water
soaked log when running awash. The wa
ter rolls over and off ler. imparting little
or no motion. The most squeamish peson
would not get seasick. We Will be amply
provisoned against all possible delays on
account Of weather. l cannot well conceive
how anybody could be much better off or
any safer against accident. | look forward
to an easy journey.
How viii You rest at nght?'
In hamm"cks swung from the ceiling.
While We will not have room enough to
take exercise on a bicycle, we will be
able To get our sleep about as comfortably
as most sailormen, and we will not have
to eat our meals standing"
Power and Fittings.
The vessel will be driven by gasoline
engine of the Daimler pattern which Count
Zeppelin uses in his navigation of the air
Five tons of gasoline carried in tank
will be all the fuel required to take her
across at a 9l2-knot speed, and leave safe
margin. While she is travelling on the sur
face she will generate power for an electric
engine that drives her below the water.
hon,
off entirely. The power will be accumu-
lated in storage batteries that weigh 10000
pounds The stored power will carry her
under the surface for fifty miles at an
e!ghc-knot speed; then she must come up
to recharge.
The cooking will be done by electricity
The arrangements for this department are
such as would fill the average fiat dweller
with delight. When you have not an inch
of space to spare for anything except nee
essary equipment the problem of fitting
in Your domestic outfit is a pretty one In
the kitchen arrangements of NO. Z" this
problem has been fully met The uten-
sis are models of completeness and COM
pactneSs. The electric range is a model
The lighting, too, will be done by cleo
tricity and such heating may be re-
will be little need for heating. however
as the quarters SO close. The ven
tilation will be perfect. more perfect than
could possibly be found the best ap-
the boat is running on the surface with
her hatch open. under water with
everything battened down tight There is
an automatic arrangement for diScharg-
ing the air in the ship and renewing II
with a steady supply from the compressed
air tanks that are always kept filed I'M
der high pressure. AS a result of this
arrangement there will be none of the
usual sickness found in the atmosphere
of surface ships.
Larger Than the Holland
Like the Holland, mo. = is cigar shap-
ed. The dimensions and form of the new
boat are considerably greater. however
than those of her predecessor recently
turned over to the United States govern
ment- The Holland is fiftyfour feet four
inches long, with il diameter of ten feet
three inches. Her displacement on the
surface is sixtyfive tons; submerged sew
eHty-hve tons. Her engine has only forty
i've horsepower, as against 100 horsepow-
er in the new boat. The length of NO
= is siXty-three feet four inches; diane
ter. eleven feet nine inches, and her in
terror arrangements are such that there is
as there is for the men in the Holland
Her displacement when on the surface is
los tons and submerged 100 tons
unique arrangement has been intro
duced in NO. - for handling the water
| ballast. particularly important element
| in submarines Nearly a ton of water can
| be elected from the ballast tanks in three
| seconds as she Is rising. thus allowing her
! turret to project above the water for the
purpose OF Observing the enemy. Almost
am ,ile 'aih IS again nlled
! Their down again with incredihie rani5 i,,o
giving her captain in the turret lust time
enough to get a full view of whatever may
be on the surface, and the enemy no time
| to sight her guns and fire.
| The most striking quality possessed bv
| mo. T." according to shipbuilders is that
| she can operate at will in fresh wafer a 9
| We'll as in salt. This no other submarine
has ever been able to do She can mass
| from the ocean into a river and dive freely
| in either And what is considnred evan