The Independent . lm The British sea-wasps—submarine chasers, mosquitofleet, stabbers are some oftheir other names—have beenEnglands effective ansiver tothe German undersea were built by the Sub-marine Boat Corporation inthis country, 550 of them;they mount 3 inch, rapid-fireguns, their speed is twenty-two miles an hour, and be-cause they draw only fourand a half feet of water theyare immune from torpedoattack. The sea-ivasps workin conjunction with an aero-plane to locate the submarines Paul Thompson And now New York harboris mined: Most elaborate andintricate mine field ever de-v
The Independent . lm The British sea-wasps—submarine chasers, mosquitofleet, stabbers are some oftheir other names—have beenEnglands effective ansiver tothe German undersea were built by the Sub-marine Boat Corporation inthis country, 550 of them;they mount 3 inch, rapid-fireguns, their speed is twenty-two miles an hour, and be-cause they draw only fourand a half feet of water theyare immune from torpedoattack. The sea-ivasps workin conjunction with an aero-plane to locate the submarines Paul Thompson And now New York harboris mined: Most elaborate andintricate mine field ever de-vised will safeguard nationswater gate, is one headlinedescription. It sounds extra-hazardous for harbor tug-boats till you stop to thinkthat there are mines, andmines. These are not contactmines, of course; their men-ace is latent until, or unless,necessity for defense arises,and the coast artillery en-gineers are given the wordto set them off. At the left thecommander of our submarinefleet, Rear-Admiral Grant. (c) American free) The work of mining the harbor. The mines are carried out on patrol boats, then lowered over the side and placed The Independent NEWS—PICTORIAL temper* WZekty
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