§ 21. Rear-Admiral SUETERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the new device being tried in the United States whereby Lieutenant Monsen and a comrade emerged successfully from submarine S 54 at a depth of 120 feet off Key West; and whether he will take immediate steps to obtain, if possible, a set of this apparatus for experiment from a submarine in this country, with the view of saving life should accident occur to one of these vessels when running submerged?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Bridgeman)The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, the question of submarine salvage in case of accident is under investigation at the Admiralty and experiments with a submarine will take place shortly to test certain fittings which have been added. Other developments are contemplated and these include investigation of an apparatus, devised by a well-known firm, similar in principle to that used in the American experiments.