Evening star., 1937-02-15
dutch SUBMARINE
REACHES CAPITAL
FOR WEEKS STAY
Ole Greeted by Baron van
Breugel Douglas and
Other NotabIes.
PUBLIC INSPECTION
QUESTION DISCUSSED
Five Officers and "a Enlisted Men
on Vessel to Be Guests at
Parties and Trips.

After Drawing the stormy Atlantic,
when it was possible to smoke only
one cigarette a day and get fresh air
for about an hour on the topside in
each "a because of inclement weather,
The Netherlands submarine OILS
safely tied up this morning at the
Washington Navy Yard for little over
a weeks visit.
Whether the undersea craft will be
open to visitors remained to be de-
termined after consultation with the
Minister of The Netherlands by the
ships officers. later in the day.
On hand to greet the vessel at 9
O'Clock were Baron van Breugel
Douglas, counselor of The Netherlands
Legation here; Lieut.. Comdr. Lyman
S. Perry, U. S. NJ, aide to Rear
Admiral George T. Pettengill, COM
mandant of the Washington Navy
Yard; Comdr. John j. O'Malley, Navy
Medical Corps, executive officer at
the Naval Dispensary at the yard,
and Second Lieut. Clark Lynn, jr.,
aide to Brig. Gen. Charles D. Roberts,
U. S. A., commanding the Washington
Provisional Brigade. They stood on
the dock while she was warped into
her berth and later were received
aboard and went below.
Mo0ring Without Difficulty.
The Navy Yard tug Tecumseh stood
by the OILS, but the greenish-gray
hulk of the undersea craft had little
difficulty in mooring. Officers with
gold faclngs on their uniforms and the
golden crown of The Netherlands a
dominant feature, with belts and
swords, stood at attention. The crew
was lined up at the rail, the yellow
chevrons of the petty officers denoting
their ratings, at the sleeves, Just above
the wrist. A bugler stood by and the
shrill notes of the boatswain's whistle
piped the visitors aboard.
The topside of the OILS is painted
gray. She appears to be about the
size Of Uncle Sans R-type submarines
and is of 1000 tons displacement.
She has five officers and "a enlisted
men aboard.
The submarine will stay here until
next Tuesday morning and then will
sail for Ponta Delgada, in the Azores,
and later to Lisbon. 1t is expected
to be back in Holland March rs.
Standing on the submarine as she
came in to dock was the noted scien-
tist, DR.. F. A. Vening- -Meinesz of the
faculty Of Utrecht University. who has
been for some years conducting ex-
periments on the law of gravity in
submarines. He has operated in Amer
ican submarines in the West Indies
and was a passenger on the O-16.
Van Waning Commander.
The commanding officer of the sub
marine is Lieut.. Comdr C. j. W. Van
Waning. The vessel left Den Helder,
Holland, on January II and came here
by way of the Azores and Bermuda.
She put in at Norfolk. Va, tying up
at the naval operating base there yes
terday, and was put into shipshape
after her stormy voyage across the
Atlantic.
The vessel has a sawtooth knife ar
rangement on her bow. for cutting
submarine nets and similar obstruc-
tions. Three guns are conspicuous on
her topside.
An uneventful voyage up the Po-
tomac River was recorded in the ships
log. w. L. Hudgins, pilot, brought her
I'D from Norfolk.
The red, white and blue flag of the
Netherlands foated proudly in the
brisk February breeze along the Ana
costa River water front today. Just
as soon as she tied up, a crane was
moved into position, the gangplank
hoisted into place and Lieut.. Comdr.
Perry and his colleagues went aboard.
Later in the day official calls were
arranged on Admiral Pettengill, Secre-
tary Swanson, Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen and other dignitaries here.
When a mail truck drove up to the
submarine, the crew set up cheer,
for 1t meant news from home. One
bag Of mail, bearing the red. white
and blue of Holland, was delivered
aboard.
Officers and crew Of the OILS will
be entertained here on various sight
seeing trips and parties as well as
official functions.