Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1917 — NEW MONSTER U-BOATS NOISELESS, SAYS SWISS [ARTICLE]

NEW MONSTER U-BOATS NOISELESS, SAYS SWISS

A Swiss newspaper corre- , spondeht who recently visited 1 Kiel says the German subma- ] rines of the latest type are ' cruisers of 2,000 or more tons, ] with a radius of action of thou- ] sands of miles. At least four ( of these new U-cruisers have ] already been built, and several ( others will be completed this summer. The submersible cruisers have several batteries of sixinch guns and three torpedo tubes. Their speed is said to be over 20 knots per hour on the surface and 12 knots submerged. Each one of the vessels has a crew of more than 100 men. An important feature of the)' new monster submarines is that they have noiseless motors. As- . ter diving they move silently through the water and their presence cannot be detected by an enemy ship even with the finest Instruments.