The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-15
CAPTAIN REES
GIVES ROSTER
The Naval Station C0mmandant
Names Pacific Fleet
Warships.

Captain c. P Rees, United States
Navy, eommandant of the Honolulu
Naval Station, has notified the enter.
/ tainment committee which handled the
reception of the Atlantic Fleet of the
vessels comprising the Pacific Fleet and
has given other valuable data, concern.
| ing its movements, as follows:
Referring to your letter of August s,
1908, / have the honor to inform you
as follows:
The vessels of the Pacific Fleet which
are expected to arrive at Honolulu IN
September, are the armored cruisers
West Virginia (iagship), Colorado,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Washington, California and South Da-
kota, the protected cruiser Charleston,
eight destroyers and the auxiliary Sol.
not definitely known, but it is thought
that they will be the Hopkins, Huh,
Truxton, Whipple, Paul Jones, Perry,
Preble and Stewart
All of the vessels named are expect.
ed to arrive at Honolulu on September
2, 1908, and leave about September 10,
for cruise to the southwark. After
visiting Pago Pago they will return 20
Honolulu October 7th and leave again
October 18th.
There is a later printed list of assign.
ments than is given in the January
Register, but the latest roster has not
yet been received at this station. There
is enclosed herewith list of the ships,
with the flag and commanding officers,
corrected with the latest information,
and before the fleet arrives it may be
practicable to give you complete rost-
er of officers for the entire fleet
The roster of officers attached to the
feet and dates, is as follows:
Due to arrive at Honolulu, September
End; will leave September 10th; WIN
return to Honolulu, October 7th, and
leave October 18th.
Rear Admiral w. T. Swinburne, U. 8. |
N, commander-in-ch chief, first squadron. |
First Division-W Virginia (fiag |
ship of Admiral Swinburne), Captain |
Alexander McCrackin; Colorado. Cap. |
tain f. B. Underwood; Maryland, Cap |
tain NJ. t. Wood: Pennsylvania, Cap |
tain Frank A. Wilmer.
Second Dvision-Rear Admiral Uriei |
Sebree, commander; Tennessee, Captain
Bradley A. Fiske; Washington, Captain
Austin NJ. Knight; California, Captain
Vincendon L. Cottman; South Dakota,
Captain Charles f. Fox; Charleston,
Harry s. Knapp.
Pacific Torpedo Fleet = Commander
William A. Gill, commander; Solace,
Commander William A. Gill.
First Flotilla-Lieutenant John II.
Church, commander; Hopkins, Lieuten.
ant Ernest Friedrich; Hull, Lieutenant
Frank MeCommon: Truxton. Lieutenant
Charles S. Kerrick; Whipple, Lieuten-
ant John G. Church.
Second Flotilla-Lieutenant Frederic
n. Freeman, commander; Paul Jones;
Perry, Lieutenant Edgar B. Larimer,
Stewart. Lieutenant Charles f. Smith;
Preble, Lieutenant Frederic N. Free,
man.
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and take charge of the whole affair. if
the committee so desires. The offer will
come up at a later meeting for action.
The treasurer presented a statement
showing that the total cash receipts re-
ceived towards the Atlantic feet en-
amounted to $21. .222.19, and
the disbursements. $17,725.63. leaving
a cash balance of $3,496.56, which
amount was authorized to be turned
7ver to whoever is appointed treasurer
for the Pacific fleet entertainment.