The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20
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The United States Senate passed res
olution December 10th, of last year, oil
recting that the Navy Department put
before the Senate all reports and eX-
tracts on Tile in the Bureau of Navlsa-
ton concerning the submarine poat
Holland The Secretary of the Navy
complied, sending such reports ana eA-
tracts from reports as concerned the ef-
formances Of The submarine torpedo
boat These reports are for the in"5t
part very commendatory OIL the !1oi-
land. The commanding officer OF the =.
S S. Scorpion says:
THE moral effect of an anticipated at
tack from the Holland submarine boat
was great particularly as the ship was
so stationed as TO preclude the possinll-
ity of being continually under way at a
speed sufficient to have an opportunity
OF escaping such attack.
While the report OF the commanding
officer OF the L. S. S. kearsarge rea-s:
TT is clear that the Holland type viii
play very serious part in future naFai
warfare. There is no d0uot Whatever
that the vessel al Newport can approach
q turret ship unseen, either by nlSht OF
da-. Her only danger is she may be run
From the report OF the commander-in-
CHIEF. North Atlantic Station, the follow
ing is an extract:
The holland impressed every one with
the iieaA that under ordinary circun-
stances she could always get in a tor
pedo, either day or night without being
discOveied.'
q GRAND SUCCESS.
The report made under the date Of
October ], 1850, by Commander y. L.
Mason, L. s. n. commanding the naval
torpedo station ut Newport, r. l.. is one
of much Interest In his report Com
mander Mason suggests that III the boat
is sent to some place like the Naval
Academy for The winter months 4 great
deal of instruction could be given TO the
officers OF the service in a boat which is
bound TO be one Of The future types.
In his official communication TO the De
partment, Commander Mason says: Sin
my opinion the Holland has been u grand
success so FAR, and for some time the
naval crew have had entire charge of
her, under command Of Lieutenant Caid-
We'll, running and working her both night
and day. without the presence of any
of the Holland experts
Having made several dives in the boat
myself with the naval crew alone, / am
OF the opinion thar they are competent
IN every way 10 vancouver and nlanipu-
late the boat successfully.
During the late combined manoeuvers
OF the fleet, shore defences and the tor
pedo fiptilla the Holland made q success
full attack on the fleet at night by her.
self without convoy, at q distance of
seven miles out from The mouth OF the
harbor and with the naval crew alone in
her.
HOLLANDS COMMANDER.
During the tests to which the Holland
was subjected. Lieutenant Harry FL
caldwell, T. S n. was in command.
Lieutenant Caldwell is high in his
praises Of The Holland and her perform.
aEee and in his report to the Depart-
SAYS;
The naval crew is now sufficiently
well trained TO dispense with the SER
vices of the Holland experts. but there
is st"I much for us to learn about the
boat She is in excellent condition. and
/ has tao no breakdown since the friction
Gluten, There have been many minor ac-
| cidentS' bnt, think, fewer than on the
| ordinary torpedo=hnat''
] IN fssp9ase 10 letter Of inquiry from
| Hon, H. B Hawles, of the House Com.
.nittee on Naval Affairs, Lieuteant5
/ Cald@eA says, in speaking of the Hol-
lands rests at Newport News; ~
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