Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
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TOOK 'aex or anything else to do. I
SNAPPED world in which\we were So
cured Tor better or for worse.
III the torpedo compartment arc four
tS:pedo tubes. the torpedo reserve. tho
do-ioading hatch. the tall locker
conealning the torpedo tools. the an
o ,ro slowed overhead. the submarines
officers lockers and under the deck the
iuel tanks and air TASKS. of which the
latter not only supply breathable air,
but also blow the water out OF the
ballast tanks.
CHAMPED QUARTERS FOR
CREW OF SUBMARINE
In the forward battery compartment
are the crews lockers and their subma-
rine-sized Gramophone and the radio
apparatus and Il varying amount OF
battery gas.
In the after battery compartment are
the main and auxiliary switchboards,
the hanu pump overhead. with the
satetE helmets by which the crew can
escape If stranded In shallow water, the
a.ter periscope. the work bench. the
tower fairwatcr. and more air-fias k s
along with more battery-ce1ls under
the deck Here are also, the electric
mess lockers. They dine at noon in
the submarines on cold storage stun
nfthy, and they get along without
either buEler or boatSwlin. When the
COOK Is ready. he rigs the mess table
from the Stanchions serves the officers
and calls out "Wha'd IL yuh Say?" to
the crew.
And in the enginc-room is the pc
troleum smell which comes from more
fuel tanks under the deck, the ma
engines now sound asleep. the main
pumps, the main air compreSSors. the
after trimming tank control and the
main motors.
But It Is In the central operating
of the ship. This is the bridge house
and chart house. and here the log is
Kept. Six men crowd to their posi-
tons here when the captain says sta
lions: and on any one of them depend
the lives of the submarine and every
body aboard when she's submerged.
They vary in Importance fro!': the man
at the main kingstons--levcrs for
operating the flood valves-uD through
the men at the main motor controllers.
the man at the water maniEold and
gauges. and the man at the air mani
fold and gauges. to the two men who
whirl the wheels Of the stern and bow
diving rudders. with their eyes continu-
ally on the depth and angle gauges.
on whom depends most of all. About
them. in white compartment some
ten feet square and not much higher
than a mans head. are all the wheels,
levers. gauges. bell and speaking
tubes. all the clocks showing the pres
sure in the air TASKS. the weight OF
water in the ballast tanks. the subma-
rine's distance below the surface and
the amount OF angle on the diving rud-
revolution counters, engine room tele-
graphs and other bridge gear. includ-
ing steering wheel the size Of a din
ner plate. which control the submarines
torpedoinE. submerEing. navigating
and motive power The forward perl
scope, ending in two long handles by
which 1t is, turned. comes down before
it's after bulkhead. with the torpedo
firing gear close by. and up its forward
bulkhead runs the ladder into the con-
ming tower. and above. at the eye
ports in the coming tower. one sees
quite unexpectedly the world outside.
1t is green and empty and silent