The Future of Navies Great Ships Or Leading Articles Reprinted From the
The Future of Navies Great Ships Or Leading Articles Reprinted From the
Percy Scott
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" To, answer some of my critics. Admiral Waymouth says that I base all my arguments on the remark of some irresponsible midship- man. Perhaps from sentiment, I do attach importance to what this very junior officer said, and the reason maj^ be that the last words that my midshipman son said to me were : " Father, if we have a scrap, our gunnery lieutenant says that we shall not have a dog's chance. The Germans will be jDumping shell into us and our guns won't reach them by a couple of miles. " T...hat is exactly what did happen ; and the poor boy, with 900 other brave officers and men, went to the bottom of the ocean. A sensible Board of Admiralty could have averted this catastrophe. The remark, " Battleships are of no damned use, " made by (as Admiral Waymouth says) some irresponsible midshipman, has at any rate called into existence a very strong Parlia- mentary Committee to consider it. Admiral Waymouth says that I am not adding to my reputation in refusing to give evidence before the political gentlemen on this Com- mittee.
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