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Show LARGE SUBMARINES FOR IJCi m Undersea Warships of 2000 Tons Displacement Advo cated by Experts WASHINGTON Dec 27 Seago n0 submar nes of 000 tons d p acement soon i I be sought for the Amer can navy as a resu t of essons ea ned by navy de pa tment experts from the Du opean and recent n aneu e s of the A antic fleet It s poss be t was earned to n ght hat the first five submar nes In c uded n the adm n st ation s five jear bu d ng p o0ramme wl 1 approach t s size a ough he estimates subn t ed were based on boa s of he 1300 to cla s In cont ast th h s de e opment of a type of g ant subme s ble nava office s are i c ned to bel eve the so cal ed coas defense boats w be standard zed at abou 400 tons d sp acement The name s ou d be It is asse ted ha bor defense a e than coast de ense craft as It has I een demonstrated tha the sphere of ac o o ete boa s s mi ed to a hun d ed m es o ess off s ore Twen y fi e ma e submarines are n uded n he adm n stration programme for th s vea a an est mated cost of be ween $600 0 0 and $ 00 000 each. The estimate wou d p o de for essels of 600 o 700 ons d p a ement Increas ng tl e s ze of the flee of sub nar nes and de reas ng tha of he sma er boats ouid be accomp shed s po nted out with out a tennQ he o al expenditures pro posed V a a seagoln flag officers and the comn ss oned personnel generally of he subma ne flo a are sa d to fa or build ng la ger craft for sea wo k. Some office s t s said be e e tha he sma er submarines shou d be abandoned en t e bu o hers bel e t has been shown hat he e are two d stinct fie ds of act tv for submar nes wh ch shou d be recogn zed In sha ow waters off the coast, t s contended the b g boa s wou d be a n ost use e s becau e of t e r draft |