Submarine warfare, past, present and future (1902)
Fyfe, Herbert C, Reed, Edward J. (Edward James), Sir, 1830-1906 · London : Grant Richards · leaf 316
on the horizontal. Originally 284 FRANCE AND HER SUBMARINES one horizontal rudder only was carried at the stern, but thisdid not answer well and was given up. The behaviour in the sea of the boat when subjected to theinfluence of this rudder was somewhat unsatisfactory. Forrather prolonged dives,… … Photo by] THE GYMNOTE. craft. On account of this instability no greater speed in sub-mersions than 6 knots was attained. For this speed the in-clination of the axis of the boat was from three to five degrees for-ward. The difference in the draught of water between the bowand the stern was 0*88…
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