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RefNoMS/603/8/88
Previous numbers1426 (3-4)
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from H [Henry] Middleton, to the Editor of the Daily News [John Stuart Hodgson]
CreatorMiddleton; Henry (1851-1932); American inventor
RecipientHodgson; John Stuart (1877-1950); British journalist
Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date24 November 1925
DescriptionResponding to the 'Daily News' leader on submarine, expressing astonishment that the main consideration in such vessels was not mentioned, to bring food to Britain safely in time of war. He considers the problems involved, and ther potential for vessels travelling just awash,. He describes his own experiments of thirty years ago, and the need for horizontal fins, or wings, such as whales have. He also outlines the attacking potential of such vessel using a towable and dirigible mine against surface vessels.
Extent2p.
FormatTypescript copy
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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