Cinderellas of the fleet . uently was sufficient to cause the starting of a seam orthe disarrangement of the storage battery or other interial mechanism. In order to fight the submarine at close range the early boatscarried what were known as lance bombs—14 pound bombs on theend of 43^-foot handles. These were designed to be thrown much asan athlete would throw a hammer and, needless to say, they werehandled and treated with the utmost reverence. Later they wereomitted from the equipment. Loaded as the M. were with enough high explosive to blow adreadnaught to kingdom come, it is not pleas
Cinderellas of the fleet . uently was sufficient to cause the starting of a seam orthe disarrangement of the storage battery or other interial mechanism. In order to fight the submarine at close range the early boatscarried what were known as lance bombs—14 pound bombs on theend of 43^-foot handles. These were designed to be thrown much asan athlete would throw a hammer and, needless to say, they werehandled and treated with the utmost reverence. Later they wereomitted from the equipment. Loaded as the M. were with enough high explosive to blow adreadnaught to kingdom come, it is not pleasant to think what wouldhappen and what did happen occasionally when a shot found itsmark. Like Agag, says Lieut. Dawson, we must go tenderly allour days and not bump too hard lest not only M. L. disappear likethe conjurors cat, in a loud explosion and a puff of smoke, but alsomost things within a quarter of a miles radius. All the M. carried portable directional hydrophones, which were 28 THE CIXDERELLAS OF THE FLEET.
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