. Submarines, mines and torpedoes in the war . , however, furthestremoved from the zone of war. 64 British Submarines Considerable alterations have takenplace in the composition and distributionof the British submarine flotillas sincethe outbreak of war, with the object ofmaterially strengthening the Fleet inthe main theatre of operations, but theaddition to the flotillas of new vessels ofthe latest E type—nearly completedwhen war broke out—has made thisrearrangement possible without materiallyweakening the flotillas guarding the moredistant coasts of Great Britain or re-calling vessels from o
. Submarines, mines and torpedoes in the war . , however, furthestremoved from the zone of war. 64 British Submarines Considerable alterations have takenplace in the composition and distributionof the British submarine flotillas sincethe outbreak of war, with the object ofmaterially strengthening the Fleet inthe main theatre of operations, but theaddition to the flotillas of new vessels ofthe latest E type—nearly completedwhen war broke out—has made thisrearrangement possible without materiallyweakening the flotillas guarding the moredistant coasts of Great Britain or re-calling vessels from overseas. The first submarine torpedo-boat builtfor the British Navy was launched fromthe yard of Messrs. Vickers Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness in 1901, and was designatedthe No. 1. It was constructed from thedesigns of the famous American inventor,Mr. John P. Holland, and was one of themost successful boats afloat at that series of exhaustive trials with thisand the succeeding five vessels, all of thesame type and launched during 1901-2,. v:.; \ \ •
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