Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
.,.loficer Here Sub
q plans to Daniels
j Consideration of
New Board.
.ood With Battery of
ll'ppr MN Guns and Torpedo
asSss. p,sss Engine of Naval War
=. viii Be Deadlier Than
s,nbnarine of Today.
.rt Commander Courtney's
so',, psoarded as No Idle Dream
ass sh,n Construction Experts of
r;tv who Place Great Faith
credence in Plans.

,be destroyer type carry
Eafsnp ~ - heavy guns and torpedo
IA which can be supllieisJ sJu ~ -
ano is not beyond the realms ot
salty and Will pc pa : u ''0
~ wy ~ oninfon expressed today
Nas - ,be New York Shipbuild-
and the william Cramp and
Janpan Jlpnd Engine Building Company
salp s the plans submitted for such
isonsspe eecretarv Daniels by bieuten-
e,,,mander Charles courtney ulilteu
dsa,royer O'Brien.
sss W. is we'll known among Phila-
,,h,ilders. He has been sta
~ various times to supervise
sna nss ,ss',ction of vessels for the navy.
saogledge of warship constructor Is
= be wonderful, and as student
~. work few men In the navy eNCel
according to his friends here at 'he
fgl.,ssv,s flglasa, plans, which Secretary Dan
so,.avd .ands 10 present to his Board of
= ~. and Development, show yes
.f neutrality-suspicious. destroyer
:, unl be of a displacement OF
~ thousand tons, able to keep the
F's ~, weather, and to carry suti'-
.nnn1les and fuel to enable 1t TO
ain. sr,,lsIng radius of about 1000 miles.
....s.d IN the decks will be a battery
4gs.n.e sas., guns. and probably several
...,s'ere guns. This will enable the craft
r'i.hsr participate in bombardment
.lss.. fortifcations or assist landing
n battle with warships the
p,ys, reiance would be placed on the
..-,do mbes. The guns could also be
IA jr commerce destroying,
- ~ the most remarkable features
(, ,fsryinev's suggestion is the new type
..ssss which will enable the vessel to
.ses I speed of q knots on the surface
s ID "a Is knots under water. The
..st.ywater speed is equal to the speed
wv ~ ,rsde on the surface by our latest
ns-.arines ON the surface the new sub
s..,hla will be driven by high-speed
s,,n,rss and steam boilers heated by Oil
e,,sssss Under water the motive power
I'M he supplied by electric motors ana
storage batteries. .r, -
when submerged the oil fires VIII ne
,.tingushed. the electric motors thrown
into gear, the guns and smokestacks low
sred into recesses provided for them the
satches hermetically sealed. and the water
Sailast required TO sink the vessel VIII
i admitted to the tanks with one turn
Of wheel
eourtneys submerslble will be one of
n most awesome engines of war ever
esstructed It's speed, its armament ana
Il nower to submerge quickly viii make
# more dreaded foe than the present
rAsarines The limit of it's destructive
II on ii
Daadnoughts and cruisers are still re-
aaIHd IN our navy, even though the sub
marine has proved such a powerful fac
ar IN modern warfare" an official of
Camps said today. "Courtneys sub
fsisihle Is not a dream but grim reality.
It / possible to build such craft, and the
Hefs can be done right here on the Del
SsaFe River, Congress at its next ses-
n sill probably appropriate money for
As obstruction of fleet of such yes
IS but We do not want to neglect
tasdaonghts,"
The United States will profit by the
asinlctlon of vessels of the type
Iiuned by Lieutenant Commander
eorIney," an official of the New York
arhnildlng Company said. "They will
& adiuncts that cannot be neglected We
afs Preparing our plans to build the pres
sai type submarine. but We could more
asly construct the larger type submeg-
HaIe Naval constructors for long time
aaye been working on models of Target
Hr submersibles, and Courtney's plan
: no idle dream"