Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-05 | Page 3 | Trip of Submarines to Honolulu is Experiment

TRIP OF SUBMARINES TO HONOLUlU IS EXPERIMENT WASHINGTON Oct 5 Navy Navy de department department I de-I part officials are watching with considerable Interest the pro progress ress of or I the four four United States submarines of ot the K 1 class chase which are now making making mak mak- making ing the long iong voyage under their own power from San Francisco to Honolulu Ilono Hono lulu They will relieve the li F group of or submarines at Honolulu which will be towed home and put out of commission until defects disclosed by the Ule accident to the F F 4 4 resulting inthe inthe in m the toss loss of twenty twenty one one men have been remedied This Is the first time American submarines have been sent upon so long a Journey 2200 miles under instructions instructions in in- to use their own power and without refueling en route When the I the F boats were boats were sent to Honolulu they were towed towed part of the way and ami submarines now in Philippine waters were sent to to their stations on the decks of ot steamers The K boats have a fuel capacity for tor more than Ulan miles They have proven n sea seaworthY worthy boats In actual actual actual ac ac- ac- ac service and while some somo engine troubles have developed with this type of ot craft both on tho Atlantic and Pacific coasts no serious breakdown break down Is anticipated Unless the little littie lit lit- tie tle fighters encounter a long storm they are expected to make the Journey journey journey Jour jour- ney without difficulty difficulty- While the trip is expected to require require re re- re- re quire auire ten days no time of arrival has been scheduled The boats will travel between eight and ten knots an hO hour hoar f the usual cruising speed d of submarines of this class American submarines of ot later hater construction construction con con- have much increased cruising radius over these I K boats The M 1 now under trial will ll beable beable be beable able to go miles without refueling refuel refuel- Ing and some of the G type boats will have an equal fuel capacity T The American built British submersibles es which recently traveled from Montreal Montreal Montreal Mon Mon- treal to Malta without taking on additional additional additional ad ad- fuel tuel are similar to boats now in the Am American rican service