Cinderellas of the fleet . Reproduced from Motor Ship and Motor Boat. opelled by twin Diesels of 550 h. p. each. In all 202 of this class were built. Although not large,inglv successful. 154 THE CINDERELLAS OF THE FLEET l^.^. Photograph by Uiuicrivood & Uinlerwood. A kill—a remarkable photograph taken as the submarine was blown clear of thewater by the explosion of a depth bomb. ing the months of May, June and July, 1918, anti-suhmarine forcesin European waters made but 78 attacks on what were supposed to bee;iemy subs. In 45 cases only, was there any evidence that a submarinewas operating in
Cinderellas of the fleet . Reproduced from Motor Ship and Motor Boat. opelled by twin Diesels of 550 h. p. each. In all 202 of this class were built. Although not large,inglv successful. 154 THE CINDERELLAS OF THE FLEET l^.^. Photograph by Uiuicrivood & Uinlerwood. A kill—a remarkable photograph taken as the submarine was blown clear of thewater by the explosion of a depth bomb. ing the months of May, June and July, 1918, anti-suhmarine forcesin European waters made but 78 attacks on what were supposed to bee;iemy subs. In 45 cases only, was there any evidence that a submarinewas operating in the vicinity and in but one lonely case was there anyconclusive proof of a kill. That case, by the way, was one of ourSubmarine Chasers operating in the Straits of Otranto. CONCERNING SILENT RUNNING AND OTHER TRICKS The fact that many a sub was able to continue his work aftera bombardment with depth bombs that had left him supposedlydead, was due not only to the sturdy character of the construc-tion of these boats but to many clever stunts not generally instance, in order to elude pursuing vessels equipped with hydro-phones, it was of the utmost importance to be able to shut down allmachinery and
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