The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-12
THE SUCCESSOR OF
ADMIRAL CONVERSE

Spanish war and has bean superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Maryland
Changes in Fleet.
1T is planned to make some import
ant changes in the composition of
the Atlantic Fleet within a month
or two. The Brooklyn will go out of
| commission and probably be placed
t1 ,,nessrve at League Island yard
and the ship will be surveyed. At
an early date the Texas will go hI
Tessrve at Norfolk and SO remain
for some time after being docked
and painted. Other vessels OF the
coast squadron may be placed in re-
serve at League Island yard upon
completion of the mi6Shipmen's
cruise, previous to which the Arkan-
sas will be docked at Norfolk and
! the Florida and Nevada at League
! Island. About June Is or 20, the
/ battleships of the first division will
be dOcked, the Maine, Kearsarge and
| Kentucky at New York and the Mis-
souri, at Boston. The KearSarge will
be surveyed at League Island and
the Kentucky at Norfolk. Of the
/ second division the Alabama will
i reach New York about May 10 for
docking and repair. About the same
aate the Illinois will reach Boston
where she will be docked and re
pafred. while the Iowa will go to
Norfolk to have some repairs made
when she will proceed to New York
about the middle of June, for dock
/ ing. The Indiana will go to New
York early in May for docking and
some minor repairs. The fourth di-
vision ships will go to New York;
/ the Colorado about April 20, the
Pennsylvania about two weeks later
the West Virginia the middle Of May
and the Maryland the first of June,
each to make a stay of about a
month. To be overhauled the Dem
Iver will go to League Island. The
third torpedo fotilla will go to
Norfolk.
To Abolish Coast Squadron.
/ When the coast squadron of the
Atlantic fleet goes out of commission
Il, a few months there will hereafter
| be no such division of feet. Other
ships of the battleship and cruiser
class will constitute a new squadron
which will be designated by some
either name yet to be determined.
The monitors will probably be sent
to the Naval Academy for the prac-
HicaR instruction Of midshipmen.
These vessels are equipped with
mdoern batteries, electric plants and
boilers and engines of the latest
| type and are well adapted for in
sLruction for the midshipmen.
New Challenge Cup.
The Navy Department has been
advised of the arrival on the
i Slavonia of the Cunard Steamship
! Company, of the silver cup, present,
ed to the enlisted men Of the Atldar
tic feet by the enlisted men OF the
British cruiser squadron under the
i command Of the Prince Louis OF
/ Batteuberg. The cup will be turned
1 over to Rear Admiral Evans to be
/ contested for in boat races or by
gunnery records among the ships OF
the Atlantic feet. The cup is to be
a challenge cup and is to pass from
one ship to another as it may be won
an6l is to be the property OF no in
/ dividual.
Gun Sight Contract.
APhiladelphia firm was awarded
4 this week, by the Bureau OF Ord
nance a contract for furnishing 26 z
inch gun sights of the new type at
a cost of $1,1S5 each, to be delivered
within six months. The sights will
be distributed to the ships OF the
Navy. The Chief of Ordnance has
/. invited bids for furnishing "A pairs
I of 5-inch sights. Gun sights have
D.; been shipped to the vessels requ1r-
ing them in southern waters so that
/ the record target practice beginning
/ in a week or two, off the southern
coast of Cuba, will be under cond!-
tions with the best possible appIl-
ances for the firing of guns.
jamestown Exposition.
Naval officers who are to arrange
! for tha participation Of the Atlantic
feet in the jamestown Exposition In
| 1907 have been determined upon.
T~hev will make plans for the enter
! tainment of the foreign fleets. The
commission will consist OF Rear Ad-
! niiral P. F. Harrington, chairman,
! commandant of the Norfolk yard;
The second member will be Capt. J
p PiIlsbury, chief Of Atlantic fl 9et.
The third member, not yet selected,
will probably be appointed from
among the officers of the Bureau OF
! Navigation.
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