In the last days of the war the Germans had developed their “submersibles” into a true 
submarine, which according to Gross Admiral Doenitz, with its great range of 22,000 miles was 
capable of scouring all waters of importance for the U-boat war without having to surface.’ ” The 
German designers claimed outstandingly submerged speeds of 24 knots. Allied opinion is that, 
“Tt can out-distance and probably shake off any of our present escorts who attack it. Such sub- 
marines, plus homing torpedoes, may be with us for the rest of history; they can be built in Secret, 
and are Certain to be used by the smaller naval powers. 
We barely won a war against submarines, and according to the enemy, “By superiority in 
the field of science.” Let us heed the warning of Navy Secretary Forrestal, “That a military 
research program literally may be the price of survival , and provide enough funds to continue 
development, along with other sciences, of today’s only effective detector of submerged sub- 
marines - SONAR, 
SVs A-2405 
