Sinopsis

The main function of a navy in war is that of obtaining the command of the
sea. The purpose for which such "command" is desired is the utilisation of
the sea-lines of communication and the denial of the same to the enemy.
Soon after the commencement of the war in 1914 the sea-lines of
communication across the English Channel assumed considerable, if not
paramount, importance for the transfer of personnel and material from
Britain to the Allied forces in . It was equally incumbent on the navy
to maintain the trans-Atlantic and other lines of communication along
which the necessities of life and war were carried to the Allies in all
theatres of war.
The first step towards ob...