Submarine Warfare of to Day How the Submarine Menace Was Met And Vanquished W
Submarine Warfare of to Day How the Submarine Menace Was Met And Vanquished W
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Trawlers, large steam yachts and converted merchantmen were usually employed on squares more than one hundred miles distant from a harbour of refuge, while motor launches kept watch and ward on the seas closer inshore.
The duration of patrols varied according to their position. Some lasted three weeks and others only a few days or hours. When the ships re- turned to their base after a spell at sea they were given a corresponding " rest " in harbour. A three weeks' patrol meant several days' " s...tand- off, " while a two or three days' patrol entitled the ship to twenty-four hours in the comparative comfort of a harbour.
It must not be imagined, however, that a stand- off meant entire idleness or thorough rest. There were duties to perform which robbed it of much that it was intended to give. Ships had to be 133 The Mysteries of coaled, provisioned, painted or repaired. Engines had to be overhauled, sentries posted ashore, a guard to be furnished, and every day one ship in each unit that was in harbour had to be manned and in readiness for emergencies.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Trawlers, large steam yachts and converted merchantmen were usually employed on squares more than one hundred miles distant from a harbour of refuge, while motor launches kept watch and ward on the seas closer inshore.
The duration of patrols varied according to their position. Some lasted three weeks and others only a few days or hours. When the ships re- turned to their base after a spell at sea they were given a corresponding " rest " in harbour. A three weeks' patrol meant several days' " s...tand- off, " while a two or three days' patrol entitled the ship to twenty-four hours in the comparative comfort of a harbour.
It must not be imagined, however, that a stand- off meant entire idleness or thorough rest. There were duties to perform which robbed it of much that it was intended to give. Ships had to be 133 The Mysteries of coaled, provisioned, painted or repaired. Engines had to be overhauled, sentries posted ashore, a guard to be furnished, and every day one ship in each unit that was in harbour had to be manned and in readiness for emergencies.
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