Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES furnished by the U S navy recruiting station salt lake city submarines of the united states navy are named after fish such as the BASS BARRACUDA NARWHAL cuttlefish DOLPHIN SHARK PIKE etc the largest submarine the united states navy had in 1918 was feet long and displaced tons eight years later the navy built the V type boats feet long with a displacement of about 22 0 1 tons the latest type submarines are feet long and displace about tons they have a complement or of about 30 90 men in addition to their six torpedo tubes they carry two iwo I 6 inch guns the latest type submarines sub marnes ot of the united states slates navy are designed to develop lev elop about horsepower and can attain a speed of about 18 nautical miles per hour on the surface and about 8 knots submerged submarines make all their trips of any great distance on the surface submerged only when necessary to conceal themselves tor for attack or escape A submarine su marine can dive from the surface of the water and submerge to the depth of 50 feet in about one minute it is possible for an airplane to fly lower than a submarine can dive the sea of galilee where airplanes land is feet below sea level tar far beyond the record depth for undersea boats |