The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-12-18
NAVAL NOTES.
= Items of Interest Regarding Different
National Navies.

National Navies.
H.B. N. s. Triumph lately arrived at
England from the Pacific station
The Gillian cruiser Angamos in Sept
ember took possession OF Easter Island
in the name OF Chill.
Orders have been received at Mare
Island Navy Yard to have the Iroquois
ready for steam by Christmas.
The Bureau Of Steam Engineering has
arrived at the determination to provide
but two engineer officers for each OF the
second and third rate vessels in commits
sion. or about to be commissioned. Thus
it is that the Nandalia will 20 to sea from
Mare Island with only Chief Engineer
Burnap and Passed Assistant Bates.
The Atlanta, Captain F NJ Bunce, is
at the New York Navy-yard fit out
for a foreign cruise. She Will csme first
to the Pacific Station to spend year,
then viii 90 for year to the China Sta
ton, and SO on Tor a four years tour OF
the world. Captain J. i. Howell has
been ordered to command her. She will
sail from New York soon after New
Years day, going first to the West In
dies, thence to Rio Janeiro, through the
Straits OF Magellan to Valparaiso, thence
TO the Sandwich Islands, Japan and
China.
Assistant Engineers Mcfarland and
Pickrell have been detached from the
Vandalia and assigned temporarily for
duty in the Department OF Steam Engin-
eering at Mare Island This detail
is with a view of utilizing their services
in the steam trials OF the machinery OF
the steel cruiser Charleston, which will
probably begin the preliminary contrac-
tors engine-trials in January next.
Should no accident occur, the Govern
ment tests will probably he made a
month or two after. Passed Assistant
Engineer F. Il. Hoffman has been de-
tached from the Pinta and ordered to
duty in connection with the machinery
OF the Charleston.
Chief Constructor Theodore d. Wilson.
in his report-to the Secretary OF the
Navy, says OF the flagship Hartford: al
made a personal examination of this
vessel about a year ago, and. found that
her live oak frames above and below
water are sound. am of the opinion
that she can be repaired within the
amount lSl75,000) called for by the
Board OF Survey. She would then be
valuable for service as cruiser Tor sew
eral years. Her past record as Admiral
Farragut's flagship, victorious in battle
both over iron-clads and forts, not only
endears her to the American people, but
when she has outlived her usefulness as
a cruiser she should be preserved as
receiving-ship as q monument for her
past achievements
Secretary Whitney's current annual
report states that the United States Pa
ciic Squadron continues under COM
mand of Rear-Admiral L. A. Kimberly,
and consists OF the Trenton, Vandalia,
Mohican, Adams, Alert, Nipsic, Dol
phin, Pinta and the store-ship Mononga-
hela. The Trenton, Nipsic and Dol
phin have joined the squadron during
the past year, and the Iroquois and Jul
niata have left it. Vessels OF the squad
ron have visited during the year the
principal ports on the west coast OF
Mexico and Central and South America,
but on account OF the political disturb
ances in the Hawaiian and Samoan
Islands, and in Peru, almost the entire
force on the station has been kept con-
Tor the protection of the lives and prop
erty OF our citizens.
Changes OF officers in the United !
States Navy are announced as follows:
Lieutenant Commander j. S. Newell,
detached from command of the Pinta, at |
Sitka. to return home and report arrival. /
Lieutenant Commander George NJ Book, |
detached from receiving-ship Vermont |
and ordered to command OF the Pinta |
Commander Henry Glass, recently in |
command of the Monocacy, Asiatic sta
ton, is enjoying his waiting orders at
San Rafael, Cal. Passed Assistant En-
gineer William A. Mintzner, ordered |
from the Mohican to the Pinta. Surgeon
D. Dickinson, ordered TO the Naval Hos
pital at Mare Island; Surgeon q. B.
Bradley, detached from the Naval Hos
pital at New York TO hold himself in
readiness for orders to the Iroquois;
and Passed Assistant Surgeon Ernest
detached from Mare Island
and ordered to temporary duty on the
and to the Trenton on falling in
with her.
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