144-011 Microworld 1/144 Scales Submarine the Holland-class

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Since the appearance of submarines, Britain has shown no interest in them, so the First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking in the house of Commons in 1900 at the debate on the Maritime budget, said: "the Admiralty is not ready to take steps on submarines, since this ship is a weapon of weak Nations . ". However, with the rapid development of technological progress at the turn of the century submarines began to pose a threat to the most powerful surface fleet of great Britain. Therefore, in 1901, the First Lord changed the tone of his speeches and at the discussion of the new budget said: "Custom 5 submarines of the type invented by Mr. Holland. The first of them will be received next autumn. What value in naval warfare, these ships will be in the future, we can only guess. Experiments with these boats will help the Admiralty to appreciate their true value. "