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82
THE SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT
Having firmly established the importance of reliability,
the next factors in importance are accessibility and sim-
plicity of construction. For if all parts of the mechanisms
are open and easy to get at for proper inspection and care
there will be less danger of a breakdown at sea at some
critical time. Simplicity will lend itself to facility of
inspection as well as to expedite the making of repairs
when a breakdown or a mishap does occur. In the in-
terest of simplicity it is the author’s belief that large
reversible engines of the Diesel type should be abandoned.
By doing this a great deal of complicated mechanism and
a number of valves will be done away with and much of
the undesiderata of this type of engine eliminated. It is
certainly possible to design and construct a suitable revers-
ing clutch that will have greater assurity of action and less
danger of failure than has the reversing gear of the Diesel
engine. A more complete discussion of these matters
will be taken up in another chapter.
HABITABILITY
At its best, service on a submarine at sea is almost a
dog’s life. It has been pointed out before that the physi-
cal endurance of the crew is one of the chief factors limit-
ing the radius of action of a vessel, therefore every possible
means should be introduced to add to their comfort and
contentment. The quarters must necessarily remain
cramped in space, but suitable berthing accommodations
may be had for the full complement as well as dry lockers
for storing their clothing and personal belongings. Wide
superstructure decks, in order that the members of the crew
may stretch their legs in fair weather and get a breath of
fresh air will also do much to extend a feeling of well being.