Evening star., 1932-01-10
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"even keel" submersible.
and popularity known as the on
Father of Submarines"
y has again come to the fore
with a peacetime offspring U1t
of the dreaded submarine as an
other factor to conquer the ocean I,r~
depths.
His new offering TO the world is
a "baby" submarine which will FRO,
have manifold uses, none of them
military. For the first time sub
marine valuable for its work In GHj
time of peace is being offered
Compared to the giant submarine IL
cruisers now in use by the leading fsS
naval powers. Lakes new craft is
rather unimpoSing. .>24zzza
Measuring but % feet over all,
with seven-foot beam, this veSs-
pocket edition is the nearest thing A-4
to a one-man submarine that has s
ever been constructed.
Simple in structure compared
to war boats, the range of its use
fulness is amazing, considering the
variety of plans Mr. Lake has made.
Working from q mother ship, #n#
this little submarine will be used IL
In recovering natural products from G-a-
the sea bottom, working at depth
averaging from 200 to 800 feet.
The idea for the baby SUP =
crvstallized after many years Of re- u,
search work with the recent Will
kins expedition which, Mr.. Lake
said was merely an experiment to prove to the
world that submarine navigation OF the Areic
sea was feasible.
doomed to failure from the start; the original
construction of the Nautilus made her unnt 1or
such a task. Her superstructure beng ouS
three -sixteenths of an inch In tnlckneSs' was
not meant for the strain OF under-ice traVenng.
Mr. Lake who designed the additional under-
ice equipment for the Nautilus, Is planning
more substantial submarine with super
structure one and one-half inches thick, which
will be perfectly adapted to do what the Maui
titus could not do.
type sub is an experiment, and trials will begin
soon to prove its practicabi1ty.
Mr. Lake expects to the tiny sub for
deep-sea farming. An extensive research over
a period of years showed that there are ABOUT
1000 900 square miles of underwater terr1-
tory at an average depth of 800 feet which Is
richer in natural food products than the land
above water
The oyster farmer and clam gatherer OF the
future will use one OF these small submarines
which holds crew of four, to get right down
on the sea bottom to gather his sheIifish crop.
This method will enable him to gather greater
yield as it eliminates the grab -and-run method
in present-day use.
A CCORDING to Mr. Lake, this work will be
accomplished much in the same way that
wheat is gathered in the fields. Dredges, work.
ing in wide swaths of 20 feet, will cover the
ground thoroughly in way formerly impos-
sible.
Pearls he says can also be harvested by sub
marine; and underwater mining for oil, gold,
tin and other minerals that have been dis
covered on the bottom of the seas is entirely
possible.
Furthermore, he believes that this latest ad-
dition 20 underwater craft Is the forerunner
of underwater cargo carriers, as large as the
Leviathan, plying the northern seas carrying
freight via a new and shorter route
In mis- Connecticut workshop is model OF
q super-dreadnaught submarine which would
have displacement of more than $4,000 tons.
This boat was intended for use during the
World War. Peace was declared before plans
for building it were completed. Now this model
will serve for the building of underwater cargo
carriers.
These below-surface freighters will all be
equipped with knife-like backs for cutting ice
from underneath. Their size will probably
prevent the Use of wheels for sea-bottom trav-
cling. Neither has allowance been made for
the use of overhead trolleys such as the Nau-
titus carried for underice travelling
It is Mr.. Lakes idea that the sharp, raised
back will be sufficient to break the ice should
there be a necessity for coming to the surface.
IA /HILE cost of such boat would be enor-
w nous, the saving in transportation ex-
penses would more than justify the initial out
lay, Mr.. Lake believes. AS Mr.. Lake pointed
out on a homemade atlas, thousands of miles
would be saved if goods were shipped via the
Polar Seas instead of coming down and around
through the Panama Canal
This would also tend to stimulate the indus
tries of the far North and be extremely help
full to Alaska Russia, being very rich in wheat.
coal and other mining products, would be great