The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-01
EIGHTH DIVISION,
FOURTH SQUADRON
GunbOat Paducah Is Placed
BY Department.
Rear Admiral Converse Assigns YES
sells Positions for Rapid
Mobilization.
ATLANTIC FLEET PREPARED

Washington. Dec. l. The COM
pleted plans for the organization or
the fighting vessels of the navy in
two fleets for service on the Allan
tic and Pacific coasts of the United
States, in such manner that the
whole force may be readily mobiliz-
ed in cases Of emergency, is an
nounced by Rear Admiral Converse.
chief of the bureau of navigation of
the navy department, in his annual
report, made public today. The con-
centration of the battle feet in the
American waters and the assignment
of all vessels therein to the command
of one flag officer, will be completed
about January / next. Rear Admiral
Converse said that, owing TO our
responsibilities in the Philippines
and the far east generally. an ade-
quate naval force is needed IN the
Pacific ocean. The assignment OF
the ships of the battle Line to At
lantic waters, and Of cruisers and
gunboats to Pacific waters. is in ac-
cordance with present strategic re-
quirements.
The tentative assignment of ves-
sells Is as follows:
Atlantic Fleet First squadron,
first division; Connecticut. Louisiana,
Maine, Missouri.
Second division: Georgia, New
Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia.
Second squadron, third division:
Alabama, Illinois, Kearsarge. Ken
lucky.
Fourth division: Ohio. Indiana,
Iowa.
Third squadron. fifth division:
Tennessee. Washington, st. Louis.
Sixth division: Columbia. Des
Mones, Cleveland. Tacoma.
Fourth squadron. seventh dlvi-
sion: Dixie, Marietta, Newport, Don
Juan De Austria.
Eighth division: Prairie. Dubuque.
Paducah. Scorpion.
The seventh and eighth divisions
will be held in reserve when their
services are no longer required for
police and patrol duty.
In reserve: Texas and Brooklyn.
Second torpedo flotilla: Hopkins
Lawrence. Mac Donough, Whipple
Truxtan, Worden.
Third torpedo flotilla: Wilkes
Blakely. belong. Rodgers, Stockton
Aslatic Fleet First squadron
FIRST division: West Virginia, Mary,
land. Pennsylvania, Colorado.
Second division: Baltimore, Chat
tanooga, Galveston. Cincinnati.
Second squadron. third division;
Raleigh. Concord. Helena, Whining
ton.
Fourth division: Callao, FL Cano
Quiroa, Villalobos.
Coast defense: Monterey and Mo
nadnock
First torpedo flotllla cambridge
Barry. Dale, Chauncey, Decatur.
Pacific Fleet First squadron;
first division: Charleston, Mlwau
kee. Albany, New Orleans.
Second division; Chicago. York
town. Boston, Princeton.
Fourth torpedo fiotilla: Preble
Paul Jones. Perry, Farragut. Colds
borough. Rowan.
AT an early date it is expected
that the Asiatic feet and the Pacific
squadron viii be merged into one Pa
cific feet under the supreme com
mand of a flag officer of the highes
rank, in the same manner as tn,
Atlantic fleet Is now organized. Thu
bureau Of navigation Is making ev
cry endeavor 10 secure a battleshiI
strength Of &c In the Aslatlc feet
divided into two squadrons, which
will furnish every opportunity foi
the practice Of battle tactics. and
will enable the higher officers to ac
quire facility in the exercise of 4
large fleet, and in maneuvering one