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Type. | No. | Tons. | Lgth. | Bdth. | Ext. speed. | Remarks. | No.of Torp. tubes. | ||
Afloat. | Under water. | ||||||||
Britain, 19. | ft. | ft. | |||||||
Holland............ | 5 | 120 | 63 1/3 | 11 3/4 | Gasoline | Electricity | 8 | Ready | 1 |
Holland improved. . . . | 4 | 180 | 100 | ? | Gasoline | Electricity | 14 | Three ready | |
New Programme | 10 | Details uncertain | 15 | Improved type of Holland of larger size and greater sea-going power than the above. | |||||
France, 56. | |||||||||
Gymnote............ | 1 | 30 | 59 | 6 | Electricity | 8 | Experimental. Launched 1889 | 0 | |
Gustave Zede | 1 | 266 | 159 | 12 1/3 | Electricity | 8 | Can descend 65 feet....................................... | 1 | |
Morse............... | 1 | 144 | 118 | 9 | Electricity | 12 | One of the most successful submarines. Cost £25,920 | 1 | |
Narval.............. | 1 | 200 | 111 1/2 | 12 1/2 | Steam | Electricity | 11 | So called "submersible." Takes 20 minutes to plunge. Can fire torpedoes in all directions. | - |
Silure............... | 4 | 106 | 111 1/2 | 12 1/3 | Steam | Electricity | 12 | Submersibles............................................. | - |
Algerien............. | 2 | 146 | 11G | 9 1/6 | Electricity | 9 | Morse type | 1 | |
Farfadet | 4 | 185 | 135 1/2 | 9 1/2 | Electricity | 12 | Improved Morses | 1 | |
Alose | 20 | 68 | 77 | 7 1/2 | Electricity | 8 | Improved Gymnotes. Will have surface motors, with accumulators for submerged work. | ? | |
Q. 35............... | 1 | 168 | 121 1/2 | 10 1/2 | ? | 10 1/2 | Experimental. Reported to have explosive engines. Two screws. | ||
Q. 36............... | 1 | 213 | 142 2/3 | 9 3/4 | ? | 11 | Experimental. Single screw. | ||
Q. 37............... | 1 | 202 | 135 2/3 | 9 2/3 | ? | 11 | Experimental. Single screw. | ||
Omega | 1 | 301 | 160 | 13 3/4 | ? | 11 | Experimental. Explosive engines. Largest submarine yet laid down | 2 | |
Q 39-56............. | 18 | Details uncertain | |||||||
Unnumbered......... | 12 | Details uncertain | Six will be of 450 tons, larger than Omega. | ||||||
Germany, 2. | |||||||||
Holland............. | 1 | ? | 43 | ? | Gasoline | Electricity | 8 | Small experimental boat | 1 |
Holland improved. . . . | 1 | Details unknown | - | ||||||
United States, 13. | |||||||||
Holland............ | 1 | 74 | 54 | 10 1/4 | Gasoline | 8 | Small experimental | 1 | |
Adder.............. | 7 | 120 | 63 3/4 | 11 3/4 | Gasoline | 8 | Similar to British Hollands | 1 | |
Experimental........ | 5 | Details uncertain | |||||||
Russia, 8? | |||||||||
Peter Kochka........ | 1 | 20 | 50 | 4 | Electricity | 8 | Cigar-shaped sectional submarine boat. | ||
New type | 6? | - | 66 | 12 | Gasoline | Electricity | ? | To carry crew of twelve. Cigar-shaped | ? |
Italy, 4. | |||||||||
Delfino | 1 | 107 | 79 | 9 | Electricity | 8 1/2 | Experimental | 2 | |
Tritone | 1 | - | 56 | - | |||||
Glauco.............. | 1 | - | 55 | - | ? | 14 | Submersible. To have a range of 2,000 knots. | ||
New boat........... | 1 | - | - | - | ................................ | Reported to be an improved Glauco. | |||
Spain, 1. | |||||||||
Peral............... | 1 | 87 | 72 | 9 | Electricity | 10 | A failure. | ||
* The details are only approximate. Much secrecy is observed by all the Powers, especially as to design, speed, etc. - "Daily Mail" Year Book.

Sectional Diagram Showing The Interior Of A Japanese Torpedo Boat Destroyer.

t, explosive charge; k, cartridge primer; o, safety device to check premature explosion; a, depth-regulating piston; e, rod of swinging pendulum d; i, compressed air chamber; f and g, tubes that contain rods connecting depth-regulating device a, e, d, with diving rudders; I, bevel gear for causing propellers m to rotate in opposite directions 5 n, vertical rudder.
 
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