After nightfall a submarine attack is almost impossible owing to the periscope—the eyes of the submarine—being useless in the dark.
This feature is shown in the second diagram, which illustrates a submarine attack on a vessel steaming at 30 miles an hour, such as a fast destroyer or fleet scout.
The protection afforded was therefore more apparent than real, but even so the results had been very good in reducing the losses by submarine attack.
The history of the Scandinavian and East Coast convoys dates back to the autumn of 1916, when heavy losses were being incurred amongst Scandinavian ships due to submarine attack.
There was no submarine attack, said the report, and no submarine was seen.
We have also to keep in mind that our shipbuilding yards are still much occupied with Admiralty work and with the repair of ships damaged by submarine attack.
The tactical methods of anti-submarine attack were, of course, numerous, and they varied according to the speed of the surface ships engaged.
It may be rightly thought that in both these cases the escorting flotilla was not strong enough, but it should be remembered that if heavier ships had been employed they would have been much less able to cope with a submarine attack.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "submarine attack" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
