Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
.ChSERs AND LAUNCHES
HAVE FAILED IN MISSION
Little Boats Were Not Successes IN
Campaign Against Subma-
rincs OF Germany.
BUT DID SOME GOOD WORK
Story OF How Motor Launch OF
Rritisli Navy Destroyed C-Boat.
Thought Approaching Vessel Was
Tramp Steamer.
KN CLAIR PRICE.

Try CLAIR PRICE.
,,, MTH THE ALiIiB NV ES An AT a
Is. LIWhat tho submarine chasers are to
the ..Sincr.c,.n navy the motor launches
are .tn the British navy.
Both wcr" experiments when subma-
T rine' warfare VAS comparatively new.
Neither, think. are bong constructed
now
a good many navy officers say tina,
neither has proven an entire success.
The g!s, or their objections is that
both the chasers and the launches AR.
50 small a. To he purely fair ather
craft. Both depend on ;heir hydro
phones for large part Of their use
sired.
When the sea is smooth SO tina, there
are no water noises altnE their hulis:
when their hlEcs are pumped 50 that
,hnrc are no water noises within their
hulls; when th"lr engines. eN"n 10 the
aLAiliaricS, which Keep up the pressure
in their air TASKS. ar" stopped the nv
drophoncs can b" depended on Bu,
theSe. conditions OF course. limit great
~ Shcir usefulness.
II ,here s any difference between
the launch motor, think the ference
, u in favor OF tho American chaser.
This is only Inevitable. for the motor
launch was the frs. in the field and
the admiralty's experience in tn. build
ing and operation OF motor launches
WAS Was hhouei.tsS p!nred At the disposition
chaserS came to Ice planned
mo MainiiE !, I Tx shGseTs ainer from The
HAVING higher bows BuI both are Wet.
IN inhab!table craft. ana the fact ,hat
lhelr locstLts continue TO be used in
rough weather Is evidence OF the cheer
fui ihard!hood OF the average COB.
J. should not be Understood. how
sS rrr. 10 lay d sweeping condemnati ION
launches. There are certain posts IN
~ sea where they are tremendously
use ,tl. and II is at these spots that
me chasers and the motor Launches ar.
paving Tor Their keep.
OCCASIONALLY kILLINC.
- MADE by WEE BOATS
,n occa :: sionai!y killing is made. and
men ~ Is well that the little ch,sers
ana The launches should rr.ciy. "".',i.
nave IN mind a recent instance.
IS y ., MAS nearing 4 O'Clock on a nigh,
Mutor launches were ico,
Nnn, OF sea with their lights out
the, prssent" n, m c ,n sec anything Of
were S al in their appoin;ct nos Sui they
the nho OILY before he went of wnfc,
launches went below from T"G OF the
..u.',r Nag with his hydrophone MIN
m, itar ahythinS?" he 81 id '"'H'
rhe man. with his head.h,rno.
'oo ND up ,o .,, i mess on
tramp" SOUNDS like
l fnw N% Ini,,i himself listened in for
could hear on d eyer his own ears lie
ding, like the screw of a III. s'n NM mud
Well" he said finally. "r,, 80 -.
anu get the log done ana # HhS . up
any nearer, give me a "alii'" S"c gels
cra ave sii;nned up the dark laaaa-
his way wa oG for SMr1Gsh The hatch ana lei,
t,h,uStersd deck untl h. stcpp"I i inv,
behind 'g H., mouse; brought The door 10 TO-
i;rh,u Iill ana switched on Tho NM
fnmi ne got out The log and ne
, narn.ra pen and wrote a couple ~" Of
blue it lexis roi Ihe en- he turned out the
na.mheSS and ait TO the hatch IL
n oan down II again. 10 where th ,e
'aDiG and his head harness s,iii on exc
o.tira U" ABOUT it, said the cXcctiiiy.
LIE must be closer to us Sir,
!! go up topside and have a loci; :,
SAY ~ 'hg executive officer. ''0"'
thnne climbed up, again, blinked in
Greer TO keep from waking I'M I'm ,n
S'Jifp'hG captain and the crew. 't'
ness for several minutes and ths u'F he
MAGE on; the tramp. '"e" he
ho ne tool, took one look at the tail. blunt
of phoSo i,I,ng ,hintly Win a small rag
snen he hurried 10 the pilot-ho n ,mU
55o Both SIDES 9" ms "nm!ns !ishIs. On
oiihkeq out silently red ana ,rrco, '"c!
al me pllot-house door. he wairhca
Would IL fo ION Eg for OF course he knew
standing a cGt:rse watch woi,iJ MAS
run him down. "'u'" "H put
ms ms tramp answered him quickly
S Snnked Twice. sienifying / Snail I Imss
Afterward the executive ocicor
nsured IL out this way: lie prohnhiy
Of ott'g ns,ss !. WAS under way. and instead
SiaIDpaiu, intending TO run mo dn,r,,"