From 1918 to the present day the Navy has been constantly striving to perfect these methods, with the satisfactory results registered by Mr. Churchill. The whole convoy system, the reorganized, was ready and was put into use very soon after the war. The officers and men of the Merchant Navy had been under training in peace for their war-time duties. In this war, at least, we knew what to expect, and the Navy was prepared to meet the danger.
It is a danger and a menace which will never be removed so long as there is one submarine at sea, and there can be no question of relaxing our efforts, Nor should undue importance be attached to the arithmetical progression of the numbers of submarines said to have been destroyed.
It is extraordinary how much punishment a submarine can take and still struggle home to her base; but every depth charge that is dropped neat a submarine has its cumulative effect and is slowly but surely reducing the efficiency of the most aa weapon that can be brought against an island Power.
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