INDEX

INDEX

A A-8, English submarine, 47 A-1, English submarine, 48 Abbott, Leon, 123 Aerial torpedoes, 240 Aeroplanes, 234ff Air supply, question of, 49-51 "Alligator," Russian submarine, 67 "American Turtle," 79, 80, 149ff "Amphibious" submarines, 202ff Anchoring weights, 20, 21 Appropriation, U. S., 1893, requirements, 161ff Appropriation, U. S., 1915, requirements, 175 "Argonaut," 1, 7, 10, 36, 41, 50, 55, 58, 60, 70, 125, 177ff, 264, 270, 276 "Argonaut, Junior," 125, 127, 176ff Asphyxiation, 32, 70 B Baker, G. F., 121, 161, 163 Ballast tanks, 9 "Battle of the Kegs," 81 Becklemechief, Capt., 65 Berg, H. O., 137 Blinding the submarine, 244 Board on Submarine Defense, report of, 209ff, 215ff Bombs, 248 Bonaparte, Napoleon, 81 Bottom wheels, 216, 219 Bourgois and Brun, 153 Brayton engines, 94 Bubonoff, Constructor, 65 Buoyancy, negative, 18-19 Buoyancy, positive, 18-19 Buoyancy, reserve of, 9 Bushnell, Dr. David, 79, 149 C Carbonic acid gas, engine, 10 Cargo-carrying submarines, 251ff Champion, S. T., 127 Champion, B. F., 128 Churchill, Winston, 217 Classes of submarine, 206 Coast defense submarines, 197 Compass, adjustment of, 180, 181 Compressed air engine, 10 "Congress, The," 87 Conning tower (invisible), 26 Converse, G. A., 162 Convoy, 249 Criticisms of submarine, 290ff Cruiser submarines, 199ff "Cumberland, The," 87 D Dangers of submarining, 32ff Daniels, Josephus, 139 Dawson, Sir Trevor, 174 Day, 79 Debrell, Cornelius, 77, 78 Deck guns, 239 Decompression, question of, 278 Defensive devices, 232 "Delphine," Russian submarine, 65, 66 Depth control, 17ff, 216 Destiny of submarine, 296, 297 Detection of surface ships, 257 "Deutschland, The," 251 Dickey, 91 Diesel engines, 13ff Dirigibles, 234ff Discs, whirling, 248 Divers, 59, 276, 277ff Divers' compartment, 30, 51ff, 221 Dixon, Lieut., 39 Doyle, A. Conan, 4 Dunkerly, 91 "Dzrewiecke apparatus," 192 E E-2, American submarine, 76 "Eagle, The," 79, 80, 150 Echo device, 241 Edison, Thos. A., 16, 141 Electric Boat Company, 114 Engines, 9ff Engines, difficulty with, 11ff, 292, 293 "Even-keel," 173ff, 183 Exius, Otto, 140 Explosions, 70ff F F-1, American submarine, 76 F-4, American submarine, 76 "Farfadet," French submarine, 76 Fenian movement, 96, 157, 158 "Fenian Ram," 96ff, 157, 158 Fessenden, Prof., 27, 238 Fisher, J. J., 56 Fleet submarines, 199ff "Foca, The," 13 Folger, Commander, 162 "Fortuna," 63 Freight submarine, 58 "Fulton," American submarine, 76 Fulton, Robert, 81, 151, 294, 295 G Gadd, Capt. Alex., 44 Garrett, G. W., 158 Geological investigation (submarine), 264 Goubet, M., 160 Government aid to inventors, 138ff Grubb, Sir Howard, 25 "Gustave Zédé," French submarine, 162 "Gymnote," French submarine, 162 Gyroscope, 29 H Hale, Senator, 125 Halstead, O. S., 155 Hanson, Capt. Scott, 263 Hasker, C. H., 38, 152 Haswell, C. H., 126 Holland, J. P., 84ff, 157, 163, 295 Holland, J. P., Jr., 85 "Holland, The," American submarine, 190, 191 Hopkinson, Francis, 81 "Housatonic," S. S., 39 Hull, construction of, 6, 7 "Hunley, The," 37, 38, 152, 158 Hydrogen, 16 Hydrographic investigation, 269ff Hydroplanes, 17, 171ff I "Intelligent Whale, The," 155ff Internal combustion engines, 10 International peace, influence of submarines, 295 Installation of batteries, 16 Inventors, proposed institution for, 146ff "Irish Ram." See "Fenian Ram." J Jonson, Ben, 77 K Koenig, Capt. Paul, 251 Krupps, 183, 184 L Lake, 1893 design, 169ff Lauboeuf, M., 2, 173, 183 Laurenti, naval constructor, 183, 186 Lees, Capt. Edgar, 174 Legitimacy of the submarine, 294 Limitations of the submarine, 290ff Lister, John, 91 "Lutine, The," 76 M Magnetic devices, 247ff Malster, W. T., 131 Maxim, Sir Hiram, 137 "Merrimac, The," 86 Metacentric height, 8ff Microphone, 198 Mines, 80, 220 Mine-evading submarine, 206, 216ff Mine-laying submarine, 208, 216ff Mirabello, Admiral, 185 "Monitor, The," 86 "Morse, The," French submarine, 191 N Nansen, Capt., 263 "Narval, The," French submarine, 191 "Nautilus, The," 81 Nautilus Submarine Boat Co., 109 Naval Consulting Board, 139, 141ff Nets, used vs. submarines, 242ff, 245ff Net-evading submarines, 206, 216ff New Orleans submarine, 39, 152, 153 New York Herald, 129, 141 Nordenfelt, 158, 159 O "Obry" gear, 29 Offensive devices, 232 Officina Galileo, 24 Omniscope, 25 One-man submarines, 205 Oscillator, Fessenden, 27, 238 P Paget, Lord, 87 Patent attorneys, 134 Patent laws, 187 Patent "sharks," 134 Payne, Lieut., 38 "Peacemaker, The," 83, 160 Peral, Lieut. Isaac, 160 Periscope, 22ff, 47, 48 Perpetual motion machine, 135, 136 Piratical submarine, 294 Pitt, William, 83 Planté storage battery, 15 "Plongeur, Le," French submarine, 153, 154 "Plunger, The," 166ff, 176, 188ff "Pluviose, The," French submarine, 76 Promoters, 130ff Propelling mechanism, 9ff "Protector, The," 43, 50, 62, 209ff, 235, 260, 262 R "Resurgam, The," 158 Rice, Isaac, 115, 192 Richards, G. M., 98, 99, 102 "Running down," danger of, 42ff Russian experiences, 63ff S Sampson, Admiral, 96, 124 Salvaging, 57, 275 "Schwartzkopf" torpedoes, 247 Scientific American, 242 Scott, Sir Percy, 3 Searching for wrecks, 275, 276 Searchlights, 240 Shell-fishing, 285ff Smoke screen, 249 Sound receivers, 27ff Sound detectors, 237ff, 239 Spear, L. Y., 173 Speed, demand for, 11-19 Stability, 7ff, 70, 150 Storage batteries, 9, 15ff Submarine engineering, 287 Submarine guns, 240 Submarine supply boats, 223ff Submarine vs. submarine, 244 Sueter, Murray F., 173 Superstructure, 7, 182 T Tillian, Capt., 67 Torpedoes, 28ff, 247 Torpedo tubes, 28 Triangular drag, 165 Trinitrotoluol (T-N-T), 30 Tuck, Josiah L., 83, 84, 160, 295 Turret, armored, 235 U U-1, Austrian submarine, 48 U-2, Austrian submarine, 48 U-boats, German, 3 Under-ice navigation, 260ff Unsinkable ships, 248 V Verne, Jules, 1, 119 Vickers Company, 193 Vision, underwater, 236, 241 W Waddington, 160, 161 "Wake" of a periscope, 233 Ward, Dr. Francis, 266, 267 Washington, George, 150 Weddingen, Lieut., 4 White, Sir William, 192 Whitehead torpedo, 2, 28, 29, 247 Williamson Brothers, 265ff Williamson, Capt. Charles, 265 Wireless, 28, 198 Wrecking work, 57 Wright Brothers, 137 Z Zalinski, Capt., 109 Zigzag course, 250