The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-11
TWO POWERFUL SQUADRONS.
ONE IOR THE FAR EtST: OTHER
FOR THE ATLANTIC (Ot>T.
Plan for the Division and Distribution Of
Omr Warships Home squadron 10
Have no Less Than Eight Ba,tirships
--lruiscr Division In the West indies.

WhsuISGroN Nov. 1O.--AS "A result OF
close study of naval Affairs from strateg-
ical standpoint, the General Board OF IN"
Navy. of which Admiral Dewey !. pre>i-
dent, has decided upon an important plan
for the division and distribut ion Of the fleet.
This plan, which viii le carried into effect
when the winter manuuvrcs in the West
Indies are over. provides for the iorma-
ton OF two strong squadronS of armor-
clads, one for service in the Far Fast and
the other for service within the present
limits OF the North Atlantic station.
All the available battlcship- will be with
drawn from the South Atlantic. the Euro
p-an and the Pacific stations and attached
to one or the other of the >duadrons to be
strengthened. II i understood that the
underlying motive of thi- new policy j. IN"
belief that in the event Of hostilltie- between
the United States aud amy foreign naval
power IN" struggle viii Toe mainly ~ I'm"
Far East for IN" mastery of the Pacific
while il will hc necessary 10 maintain a
large force for home defence uu the Atlantic
coast.
Tire bat lrs hlp Illinois. now the flagship
of Rear Admiral trowninsheld, commander
of the European naval station. and the
battleship Iowa, now the flagship Of Rear
Admiral sumner, commanding the South
Atlantic - alton. are 70 be attached TO the
North Atlantic S luadron under Rear Adj
miral Higgin-on The biul"ship Wiscon-
sin. now the flagship of Rear Admiral
Casey, commanding the Pacific station,
j. to he sent tothe Far Past 'p augment the
squadron now under command of Rear
Admiral Evans The new b7'tleship Maine
which will soon be placed IN commission.
l. To be assigned to the North Atlant iC sta
ton. and the Sccond-clasS battlcshlp Texas.
'feeahtly commissioned after extensive NJ
pairs, will be- retained under Admiral Iiig
gluson~ command.
The Navy Department has Endorsed a
Recommendation Of the General Bard thar
the North Atlantic Squadron shall consist
hereafter If not less then eight battleShip-
When the board plan i carried into effect 3,
this force will consist of the la tls-hips
kearsargp. Alabama. Massachuset In
diana, Maine, Illinois. Iowa and Texas.
The 'tle~HIp Oregon IL now ON her way
to the A-at t. station, and after this vessel
and the hattleshp Wisconsin have reached
the Far East, Admiral Evans : command
will consist, in addition 10 them, of the
bau leship kentucky, and the monitors
Monadnock and Monterey Three more
bAtlesh!ps, including the ONO, are To be
sent 10 the Far East a. soon a. possible
In the Caribbean Sea and he West Indies
y
station will bo maint tanned. This division.
under the command Of Rear Admiral Cogh-
Ian, will consist of the cruisers Olympia
Mont gomery. Detroit and Panther. and the
giinboats Marietta and Machia>. The force
on the European station will also consist
Of cruisers, namely, the armored cruiser
BROOKLYN and the protected cruisers Chi
Cago San Francisco and Albany The ar
mored cruiser New York will become the
flagship of the Pacific = at ion and the her
vessels of tho squadron will no the cruisers
Philadelphia, Boston and Marblehcai and
the gunboat Ranger.
The cruiser Newark will become the
flagship of the South Atlantic station, and
with her will be associated the cruiser
Atlanta. and the g,nboat Nashville
In addition to the hattleship squadron to
lie maintained in the Far Fast. there will ho
two other squadron- in that part of the world
One will he known a the cruiser division
and will consist Of the cruiser New Orleans
and the gunboat- Yorktown. Wilmington,
Helena. NickshIrg Princeton. Annapolis,
Don Juan de Austria and Isla de Cuba
large g,Inboat division. with the Rainbow
as flagship. will he maintained for service
In the Philippine.