Show NAVY INADEQUATE sAys REAR ADMIRAL Testifies That Department t Was Slow in Consenting to Repairs Washington March 23 AmerIcan 29 America submarines and many second line battleships battleships bat bat- were vere not in condition for war wai service In April 1917 1017 Rear Admiral A. A W. W Grant then thea commanding the submarine force today told the hc ho Sen- Sen ato committee Investigating charge charo I against tho the navy departments department's conduct of oC the war The Tho submarines were too toe I small small- of ot too short cruising radius mounted small guns and contained peculiarly pe pc- designed engines ho t testified fied while tho the battleships required complete overhauling The department was slow to consent to overhauls ls for the battleships of hi bie force Coree although ho he had been Instructed that the ships were wore to be kept In condition condition con con condition for battle A Admiral Gran sale said Not one of ot his twenty four iel s. s cl would have remained afloat It if it had hai received a serious senious underwater blow In August 1917 ho ha said as lJ none had bat completely watertight ht bulkheads elds If It tho the German Gennan fleet had brol broker en through tho the British fleet in the tho summer summer sum sum- mer of or 1317 1917 would your our force ha had been In condition to meet the tho enem enemy asked Chairman Hale We e would have gone on out and done dor the tho best we c could but it would not have have been much was waa th the tho re re- ply pl- |