Show LEITS N G ta T 1 ONE HUNDRED AND NINE VESSELS CLEAR FOR ACTION OFF PACIFIC COAST maneuvers maneuver of navy attracting attention from all parts of nation government watching outcome aboard U S S seattle oft off lower california coast the eve of battle draws nigh off the coast of lower california in the greatest grea teat concentration of sea power the pacific has ever seen one hundred and nine vessels ot of the united states navy are cleared for action as the hour of contact approaches pro aches in the great strategic problem of defense against a superior enemy force the fifty seven ves vessels belo of the battle fleet including nine dread moving upon the invasion of the pacific coast as the black fleet the fasti fastest st striking arm of the american navy the scouting fleet is closing its scouting net upon the enemy twelve of the largest type submarines in the navy forming an important striking force tor for the defensive fe sive blue fl fayet et are ready for action known as af abc c S type these undersea crafts a ai e feet long and are armed with torpedoes orpe does effective at a five mlle mile range they went through battle practice in surface formation their speed to Is 10 5 knots an hour and under tinder the sea seven knots they maneuvered in divisions all diving simultaneously and later coming to the surface with the same precision of formation able in action to see large war craft long before they can be spotted they dive and as the approach to the enemy is made for an instant a small periscope is is erected above the water thus they are able to locate their prey and then submerge for t the he 1 attack tac k the S type sub submarines submarine marin a have a cruising radius of several thousand miles direction finders enable the underwater craft to detect the approach of the enemy at a maximum of three miles distant while submerged for intercommunication while under tho the sea the boats use oscillators for telegraphy and they can communicate while beneath the waves over a radius of ten miles the blue fleet submarine divisions are whipping into action against the black fleet which will 0 NO er choice targets with its slow convoy speed the boats are in constant battle practice for action against the black fleet when they will submerge to deliver the surprise attack one maneuver in the attack will be tor for the submarines to travel under batet beneath their prey after their surprise assault and continue the battle from the opposite side while the enemy eleni is ia engaged with the crUl cruisers sers und and destroyers of the blue fleet nature is lending a hand tor for the success of the maneuvers the weather is ih clear visibility is perfect and a smooth sea will provide an excellent battleground |