Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
REORGANIZATION OF
FIGHTING VESSELS
To be in Two Fleets for Service
On Atlantic and Pacific Coasts
OF United States.
MAY Be READILY Modified.
Adequate Naval Force Needed in the
Paciiic--Plans VIII be Completed
About Jan. 1.

Washington Nov SQ.-The completed
plans for III, organization Of the light
ing vessels Of the navy in two fleets
for service on tho Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United states In such
manner that the whole force may be
readily mobollzed in cases Of emer-
gency, Is announced by Rear Admiral
Converse, chief Of the bureau Of navi-
cation Of the navy department, IN his
annual report made public today. The
concentration OF the battle feet in
the American waters and the assign
nent OF all vessels therein to the COM
mand Of one flag officer viii be COM
pleted about Jan, | next Rear Ad'
miral Converse said that owing To our
responsibilities In the Philippines and
the far east generally an adequate
naval force tx needed in the Pacific
ocean. The assignment Of the ships
of the battle line to Atlantic waters
and of cruisers and gunboats la Pa
cific waters, i'm accordance with present
strategic requirements.
The tentative assignment Of vessels Is
as follows.
ATLANTIC FLEET
First Squadron, First Division-Con-
bccticut, Louisiana. Maine. Missouri,
Second Divison--Georgia, New Jer-
sey, Rhode Island. Virginia.
Second Squadron. Third DIVISION
Alabama, Illinois, Kcarsargo, Ken
lucky
Fourth Division Ohio, Indiana. Iowa
Third Squadron. Fifth Division-Ten-
nessee. Washington, St. Louis.
sixth Division Columbia, Des
Moines, Cleveland, Tacoma.
Fourth Squadron, Seventh Division
Dixie, Marietta, Neport, Don Juan De
Austria.
Eighth Divislon-Prairie. Dubuque,
/ Paducah Scorpion.
The seventh and eighth divisions
| will be held in reserve until their
| services are no longer required Tor
police and patrol duty'
In reserve. Texas. Brooklyn
Second Torpedo FlotIlla-Hopkins.
| Lawrence. MacDonough, Nhlpple,
| Truxton, Worden.
Third Torpedo Flotilla-Wilkes,
Blakely, De Long, Rodgers, stockton
ASiATIC FLEET
First squadron. First Division
West Virginia. Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, Colorado.
Second Division Baltimore Chat
! tanooga. Galveston, Cincinnati.
Second squadron, Third Division
Raleigh, Concord, Helena, Whining
ton
Fourth Division Callao. Elcano,
Quiry, Villabos.
Coast Dofense--Monterey Monad-
mock.
First Torpedo Flotilla--Brainbrid
Barry, Dale. Chauncey. Decatur
PACIFIC SQUADRON.
First Division--Charlesto MIilwau-
kee, Albany. New orleans.
Second Division-Chicago. York.
town, Boston. Princeton,
Fourth Torpedo Flotilla 49, preble,
Paul Jones, Perry, Farragut, Colds
borough. Rowan.
At an early date IT. is expected that
the Asatlc fleet and the Pacific squad
ron will be merged into one Pacific
fleet under the supreme command OF
flag officer of tho highest rank IN
the same manner as the Atlantic fleet
Is now organized.
The bureau NJ navigation Is making
every endeavor to secure a battleship
strength Of rs I'm the Atlantic fleet.
divided into two squadrons which will
furnish every opportunity for the prac-
tice of battle tactics and will enable the
higher officers to acquire facility in
their exercise OF a large feet, and I'm
maneuvering one homogeneous squad
ron against another