The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23
The United states Fleet In the
Pacific.


The United States war vessels now on duty in
what is known as the Pacific Fleet present an
imposing and efficient force. AS many of our
readers are interested in those vessels that have
been stationed here at various times, and are ac-
q~uainted with many of the officers serving on the
others, we give with much pleasure the following
items concerning the existing organization and
distribution of the feet, which has been subdi-
vided into two squadrons.
The entire Pacific Fleet is under the command
of Rear-Admiral Thomas Turner, who will be re-
lieved in August, on account of his retirement
from active service, by Rear-Admiral John A.
Winslow, who commanded the KearSdrge when
she sunk the rebel steamer Alabama on the coast
Of France. Admiral Turner's flagship is the
iSdranQc, Commander P. c.. johnson, and she is at
present visiting Callao, Valparaiso, Talcahuano,
and other ports on the west coast of South
America. O. =
The North Squadron is commanded by Commo-
dore w. Rogers Taylor, whose flagship, the Ossi-
pee, now at San Francisco, it is reported, will
make her next cruise to this port. The South
Squadron is commanded by Commodore David
McDougall, who distinguished himself as Com
mander of the Wyoming in her fight in japanese
waters during the late war, and will have for its
flagship the beautiful frigate Guerrero, now
nearly ready for sea at New York. Panama is the
limit of the two squadrons.
The ships of the feet are subject to duty in
either squadron, and at last accounts were COM
manded and distributed as follows steamers
Pensacola, Captain G. II. Preble, and Lacka,0anna,
Captain L. C.. Sartori, formerly of the Ossipee)
Navy Yard, Mare Island, undergoing extensive
repairs sloop 81. Mary's, Commander L. c.
Harris. at Mare Island ready for sea, but waiting
for a large crew ; sloop Jamestown, Commander
w. L. Truxton, cruising among Caroline Islands,
and expected at Honolulu by September LIST
sloop Ontodrd, Commander NJ. uaxtun, at Callao;
sloop Cy0ne, Commander A. Hopkins, at Sitka ;
steam sloop Mohlcan, Commander w. w. Low,
on Mexican coast steam sloop Reseca, Commander
c. T. Lewis, cruising south of the equator steam
sloop Kedrsarge, Com. =. S. Thornton, on coast
O. South America steamer Saginalo, Commander
NJ. Sicard, On duty in connection with deepening
harbor at Midway Island and now in port and
steamer Ngack, Lit. Com. Z. II. Eastman, on duty in
Panama Bay in connection with survey of lsthmus
of Darien, when finished to proceed to San Fran
cisco for repairs. The Vanderbilt, Monadnock,
MOhOngO and Canaanche are laid up at Mare
Island, and the DacOtdh is undergoing repairs,
and the Independence is in commission as a re-
ceiving ship at the same place.
Captain VIM. Reynolds, who was formerly in
the LackGcanna, has been promoted to the rank
of Commodore Commander E. Simpson, who
made such a favorable impression during his
cruise among these Islands in the MOhomgo, is in
the Bureau of Ordnance at Washington and Com
mander Franklin, late of the Mohican, is at Mare
Island Navy Yard, where we also learn that Mr.,
III. S. Davids, who was here as chief engineer of
the OsSipee, is stationed.