Brief comment on article in Engineer, May 2, 1928, giving details of British submarines of "O" class; claims British Navy must be extraordinarily behind the times; nowadays surface speed of submarines is at least 20 knots; armament comprises two to four 6-in. guns, besides at least four tubes with eight torpedoes. See reply to criticism in Engineer, vol. 146, no. 3801, Nov. 16, pp. 550-551, in which statements of German writer are indignantly refuted.


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    Title :

    British submarines: A German criticism


    Additional title:

    Unterseeboote


    Published in:

    Schiffbau ; 29 , n 21


    Publication date :

    1928


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    German


    Keywords :


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