The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
ks AND U-BOAT
READY FOR VISITORS
BELOW THE BRIDGES
Submarines viii Carry Out
Program and Await Arrival
Of Destroyer Isabel Still
Aground Above Cairo.

Il will fall to the lot OF the KS. the
United States submarine flagship Of the
antiscamarine flotilla on it's mission OF
recruiting in the Mississippi river. to
vie with Is former mortal foe the Ger
man tB-SS TO entertain visitors and re-
veal to those seeking information the
intricacies Of battle under and on tha
surface OF the sea.
The KS under command Of Thomas
q. Berrien, Lieut., Commander and Se-
nior officer OF the antisubmRrine flo
tilla was due In the Memphis harbor
early Tuesday afternoon. she left Cairo
at o'clock Monday morning She will
Tie up at the foot Of Illinois avenue,
below the two bridges near the sombre
hulk OF the Hun boat at the foot OF
Trainor avenue. A modified program Ia
being arranged for the visit of the two
submarines as the Isabel, the biggest
boat IN the flottla. Is still aground 10
miles above Cairo and may not be re-
floatcd for several days One sub
chaser accompanies the KS while the
revenue coast defense cutter TuscarorA
accompanied the uB-SS In its voyage
IN the Mtssssippi river from the Naval
station at Key West, Fla.
The accident to the Isabel and the
continued rapid fall Of the river may
cut short the visit of the entire flotilia
which win set sail late in the week
tor the return trip from Memphis to
Key West
Plans for trips aboard the K-6 by
city. officials and others were being
made Tuesday, Several dives will be
made below the surface of the river.
The German submarine will be open
for Inspection during its visit between
the hours Of n. m. and y, m.
The voyage up the river has been
mander j, l. Nelson. skipper OF the
undersea boat. Accompanied by the
cutter TuScarora, she left Helena at 8
o'clock Monday morning and reached the
Memphis wharf at 1890 Monday evening
The mud was too deep to tie up at the
wharf, SO the U-boat was made fast 70
n pair of barges near the foot of Illi-
nats and 1Tatnor avenues.
Once after leaving Helena the sub
merslhle went aground on submerged
towhead but she was only delayed half
m hour extricatng herself by the use
OF her own engines and negotiated the
rest of the voyage In safety. The
beat draws 10 feet OF water and In
CONSEQUENCES will not completely sub
merge during her Visit at the Memphis
water front A. ,as siv IEt
,UB-ss Is a small ocean going type of
boat submarines carrying one gun,
10 tornedoes and a crew OF about 30
offioers and men, During the sub
marlne warfare she was commanded
by Kaptainleutenant Won Rahanau.
She probably did her trials in Febru-
ary and March, 1918 hut did not leave
Germany until the first week in June
of that year
She was surrendered at Harwieh, Nov,
", with the other Of the German navy
and when the apportionment Of sur
rendered submersibles among the allies
took place she was sent to the United
States
Reftted with an American crew
headed by her present commander the
voyage across the Atlantic was made
In company with four other similar
craft, the trip covering 90 days.
The uB-SS after her cruise down the
mississippi river is completed, will con-
tinue on n cruise which is said to he
the the longest one ever planned for sub
After leaving Key West the UB-ss
VIII mead directly for the Panama canal.
She viii run through this waterway to
Corinto, Nicaragua, thence to Man
nanillo, Mexico, and on up the Pacific
coast to San Diego, San Francisco,
Portland and Tacoma. Reaching her.
horthernmost objective the boat will
turn back and make harhor at san,
Pedro, Cal, where she will be dis
manteled and will be used for experi-A
mental purposes, The whole cruise in
Guiding the trip down from New York
VIII be more than 5000 miles