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CHAPTER XI
TENDERS AND SALVAGE SHIPS
Until the last few years very little attention has been
paid to the requirements for adequate tenders for the sub-
marines. In fact until very recently this Government has
requisitioned for this service all the old monitors and other
obsolete craft which were only makeshifts at best and not
at all suited for this purpose. It is only within the last
year that a ship, the Fulton, especially designed for this
service has been launched. There are now however two
other mother-ships for submarines of the same type under
construction.
The function of the mother-ship is to provide a mobile
base, one for each group of submarines, with all equipment
for properly caring for her charges. She must accompany
them on all expeditions and be ready to stand by and give
assistance should anything go wrong.
Her equipment consists of suitable large air compressors
and electric generators for charging the air flasks and
storage batteries respectively of the submarines, and she
must have every facility for making any necessary repairs
to the machinery and equipment of the submarines for
which occasion might arise.
She furnishes living and messing quarters for the crews
of the submarines, except when the submarines are actually
en voyage, and also carries extra fuel, spare parts for the
machinery, and spare torpedoes, the very limited amount
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