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Show DREADNOUGHT !S i FOREMOST TYPE OF BATTLESHIP Secretary of the Navy Ad vises Congress Regarding Experiences of British Fleet During War B In e na ono Iscws Ser e WSHDvGTOX Dec 14 From the lessons of the r u opean ar the na departn ent 1 as ea he 1 the con lus o that the dreadno ght most nearl approaches the ldoal" as a varsh p aecord ng to a report sent to congress today by Se rotary of the y Dan els The department however recore mendh a balanced construct on pro ramme, hold ng that it s dec dedly etter to ncrease the f sbtin un ts in numbers rather than size The- report was suttm tted in reply to a prons on of the last na al ap propr at on bill asking the secretary to nforn cong ess as to b lduic ot tour warsh ps of the type power an 1 s eed wh h the secretary s dg ment ba ed on nformat on a ned f on the pre a 1 g wa n Europe are best su ted for war on the sea a though to eport n the 1 ght of that i r the al e a d ses n na al wa faro of aeroplane d r gibles balloons a 1 s bn ar nes Daniels Statement Afte re e ng the uses of sub a p net tl e sec etarj sa d My one o s a e that an ade quate u be of b n ne ra s be n de nan ell ba a ced p o ec of new onat on b ha he have not e e nons ra e1 that they possess a p eponde a a e o er other requ s e t pes Much of the department 3 nfor mat o rega d to e deta s af feeling t e efficiency of be 1 gerent ships ts in the form of conf den la reports wh ch it would be contrar o tl e publ c In ores o make pub c in any wav There a e ho e er se eral ro c ons wh c an be a down wit onf dence a he es of general cons de itions ba ed upo ithe well Jno vn ope atlons to da TbeJflrst and most portant son IB that the Brl sh ar n 1 f eet co nposed not on of 1 eart oughts and superdreadnough s b a so of i battle cruisers gh cr sors de y stroye s submtr ne and au ar es has to date ntainta ned omn and f . K the seC WeVfeoy assuring o Grea s A BritalnV&nd her allies com mo cat orr S W1W 0J R$rta of tne wnr'd and rea sonsjjly sale, oversea tra sportat on g Sf for her military forees and si pp es a 6 at, the ftme ttrne denying slmi ar ad f vantages to her ad ersar es oncIuion Reached fcifi My repitffr thereterft as to he n aTSgle life OT warship beet s ted for S Sfmr upoii thejsea fs that such a ves Lf aa, mu$C Jpoase&Lth the maximum de t & BU eactt and jftl of tie, four prime , 9 rtgsiify HpentloBea in t$e naval ap SQHfrrSt'oil joS, vA connection with Lrfi od& battles htps, -OTtfch are required Sr toijto easels -"cajrylns as hea v r amfipr and a&jMwerftrl armament he r Sk.anVtteisel of thefr class to ha e A jf Ui ntgrest practicable speed and greatest desirable radtqs of action f present and ptacticab e types 4 of vessels tne so-called dreadnought J most neat y approaches the dea aimed at in the clause oT the ast na a appropriation act The report e eWed t e of Hie German 1 gh cruiser p pie seas des ro ng con m argument for bu Id ng up a f "Tcient scout cru ser and o, e ere Aircraft Valuable It is a notab e fact it said that ita ever na a e ent of consequence Which has occ rred n tn Nor h ea area the leading parts ha e been taken Bv essels of the batt e c utser and scou cruiser tjpes and it s je de t that lad either side acked such vesse s t wou d have been at a d sad antage On the subject of ae op anes the re po t sa d The al e of alrcraf annot be more fore b v stated an n the ords of a prom nen o f e of orie of he be ge ent na on add e sec o the rep ese a e a sen b o which he s respons b e fo he on d ct of e war It goes w thout sa ng w h e ga d o he, proper use of a t e ad o e opna s ance work o a k nd ho h on ea and on and ha he e tende s en f use of ae op a es ha be om on of he ud men nc e sa es o everv army and na An go e n nen wo d he toss neg gent of s d f d d no make e e effo bo h o ex end h mechan a de e op e f he a o pane and o an ade a p p of e c an i a ne p o s and obF |