a 100-man crew. Food supplies were the only factor which limited submerged endurance.
In the after end of Dreadnought, which was almost totally American and was known as the 'American Sector', electricity was produced for less than 1p a kilowatt hour when water produced on the same basis cost about 71/2p a gallon.
Accommodation was of an unprecedented standard, even in surface vessels, and the crew appreciated shower baths, laundry and washing facilities; amenities that weren't installed in earlier submarines. Separate mess spaces were provided for senior and junior rates, arranged on either side of a large galley, equipped for serving meals on the cafeteria system. Particular attention was paid to the decoration and furnishing of living quarters and
