Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN.


the prevailing fashion in inter-
" national affairs, with Prime
4 Minister Ramsay Macdonald
and President Hoover leading
the way by agreeing to halt the build
ing of proposed cruisers. With the
projected Washington Conference on
the Limitation of Naval Armament set
for 1891 and the undersea craft Of the
major nations slated to be tackled next,
submarine, which achieved the heyday
of its glory during the World War, Is
likely to be torpedoed by the peace
making forces.
A survey of the world situation shows
that the United States has q grand
total of submarines built and building
of 113, totaling 92,027 tons. The Brit
ish Empire has 10 submarines built.
building and appropriated for as Its
grand total, with an aggregate tonnage
of 1882. Japan has an aggregate
number of II submarines built, on the
ways and appropriated for, with ton
mage reaching 7S,497. France has a
grand total of 90 submarines built, be-
ing built or appropriated for, and the
aggregate tonnage is 90,884. Italy has
a grand total in submarines of 81 al
ready constructed, being built and ap-
propriated for, with the tonnage total
placed at 3s,S49.
u. S. Building Two Subs.
The United States has three sub
marines appropriated for-the VT, Va
and We, with an estimated total ton
mage of 400. At present this
country is engaged in building the
submarines VS. and We, which will
each be 2,760 tons. The VS., which is
being built at Portsmouth, N. H., is due
to be completed on March next,
while the VS., being constructed at
Mare Island, Calf, is slated for COM
pletion on June l next. Both are now
better than half completed, having been
laid down in 1927.
The British empire is building the
Odin. Olympus, Orpheus, OtuS, Phoenix,
Pandora, Proteus, Parthian, PoSeidon,
Perseus and six in the so-called R-class
in the submarine program. While the ton
mage of the first of these is known to be
1,540 each, it is estimated that the
tonnage of the others will be the same.
The submarines of known tonnage will
each have a submerged tonnage Of 1000
and each will carry one 4-inch gun
and eight torpedo tubes.
The British Empire has appropriated
for six submarines, each of an esti-
mated tonnage of 1910.
Japan is building the submarines
IA, I-57, I-5s, I-60. 1852 and I-64,
between 1926 and 1928 The IA
will have a displacement of 1870
tons, the I-24 displacement of 1850
tons, while the others will each have
a displacement Of 1850 tons. The
latest of these vessels will have one
4.7-inch gun each, will be equipped
with eight torpedo tubes and have a
surface speed of % knots. The I-24,
1855 and I-6l have just been COM
pleted.
Japan has appropriated for the 1-65,
1855 and I-67, which will each have a
tonnage displacement of 1850, and the
is, which will have displacement OF
1870, carrying two 4.7-inch guns.
France Is Ambitious.
France, which has the most ambitious
time, has 80 submarines building and
has appropriated for Is more. In
the process of construction are these
submarines: Redoubtable, Vengeur, H.
Poincare, Pascal. PaSteur, Saphir,
Poncelet, Turquoise, Nautilus, Achilie,
Ajax, Archimede, Fresnel, Monge, Sur
couf (Q-5), Action, Acheron, Argo, Am
Medusa, Amazone, Anthrope. Atlante,
Q-153, Q-154, Q-155, Q-l56, Q-157 and
Q-15s. These vessels vary from $40
tons to 3,1eS.
The Paris government has appropri-
ated for the OSS-9, OSS-10, OSS-l1
and OSS-12, each of $40 tons displace-
ment, and othef craft not yet named.
(Q-5), is to be Of 3,198 tons diSplace-
ment, and will have surface speed of
18 knots, carrying two 5.5-inch guns
and IL torpedo tubes.
Italys program of building subma-
rines is concerned with the production
of Is submarines, with IL more appro-
priated for. Being built are the Ettore
Fieramosca, of 1890 tons displacement;
the Vittor Pisani, Marcantonio Colonna,
Geneys, Filippo Corridoni, Marantonio
Bragadino, Ruggero Settimo, Luciano
Manara, Luigi Settembrini, FTatellf
Bandiera, Giro Menotti and Santorr di
Santarosa, each of 1872 tons displace-
ment.
The Enrico Toti, Domenico Millelire,
Antonio ScieSca, Giovanni da Procida,
Tito Speri and Pier Capponi have just
been completed.
Boats Of 1872 Tons.
The Rome government has appropri-
ated for the Squale, Narvalo. Tricheco,
Delflno, Coastal Sub. No. l and Coastal
Sub No. 2 and five additional of the
600-ton class The first four have dis
placement of 1872 tons, a surface speed
of II knots, each carrying one 4-inch
gun and six torpedo tubes, while the
latter will be of 600 tons displacement.
Regarding submarines Of the first line,
under the effective age Of 10 years, the
United States has 105 now in service,
totaling 81 ,so7 tons; the British empire
has so, totaling 45.572. but this figure
excludes the five on the disposal list
and the one converted to target
vessel; Japan has 81, totaling 61,357
tons; France has As, totaling 1881, and
Italy has 40, totaling 20,696 tons.
Uncle Sam has 10 submarines of the
second line over the effective age of 13
years, totaling 1882 tons; the British
empire has none; Japan has 6, totaling
1,749 tons; France has 4, totaling 2,04S
tons. and Italy has none in this class.
This is the situation the world finds
itself in today with respect to subma-
rines. nearly II years after the signing
Of the armistice.
The va is the largest submarine so
far constructed in the United States,
and its designers built the craft to be