Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-07
Battleships to Com.
plete Voyage
Around World
FIRST STOP At HONOLULU
Mighty Squadron Will Ira
verse Five Seas Before
Reaching Home.

San Francisco, July IA splendid
picture of Americas fighting strength
on the sea was presented today when
the sixteen battleships of the Atlantic
fleet led by the magnificent Connect
cut with Rear Admiral Charles S
Sperry on the bridge, headed out of
the Golden Gate and bathed their
bows in the blue Pacific In imposing
array they passed beyond the head
lands, out of the view of the thousands
iof cheering watchers on shore and
started fairly on the long voyage
through five seas from San Francisco
to Hampton Roads--a striking dem
onstration of the power and efficiency
of the United States navy.
Sixteen battleships were in the line.
divided into four divisions and two
sQuadrons. In the first division of the
first squadron were the flagship Of
Rear Admiral Sperry. the Connecticut,
and her sister ships. the Kansas, Min.
nesota and Vermont This division, as
well as the entire feet Is under the
immediate command of Rear Admiral
Sperry. The second division of the
| first squadron is commanded by Act.
ling Rear Admiral Richard Vain
wright, and consists of the flagship
Georgia and her sister ships. the Ne
braska. New Jersey and Rhode Is.
| land. Rear Admiral William H. En-
ory commands the second and third
division, and is aboard of the flagship
Louisiana. The Virginia, Ohio and
Missouri also are in this division. The
fourth division, under the command of
Acting Rear Admiral Seaton Schroed-
er, is made up Of the flagship Wiscon
sin and the Illinois, Kersage and Ken
lucky. The Nebraska and Wisconsin
formerly Of the Pacific feet, have TAX
en- the places of the Maine and Ala.
bama of the Atlantic fleet which are
en- route to Hampton Roads as spec
ial service squadron.
The fleet auxiliaries preceded the
Ibattleships by week, and are now
nearing Honolulu, where they will un-
load supplies and sail away for New
Zealand before the arrival of the feet
at Honolulu. These auxiliaries are the
Panther, repair ship; Glacier, refrig-
reator supply ship; Culgoa, supply
ship; Ajax, collier; Relief, hospital
ship, and Yankton, tender and des-
patch boat.
Due at Manila October I.
The battleships which sailed today
on the longest voyage ever undertak-
en- by such powerful fleet during
which they will completely encircle
1.-THE world, from Hampton Roads to
Hampton Roads, have total tonnage
of 1S6,100 tons The fleet is capable
of steaming on an average of ten
KNOTS an hour under any sea conditions
land is following an itinerary which
Twill bring the ships to Manila on Octo
Der l. 1908. The complete route from
Manila to Hampton Roads has not yet
been definitely announced, but it is
Expected that the eet will arrive at
Its ultimated destination the latter
lpart Of February, 1909, when it will be
ljoined at Hampton Roads by most OF
1.-THE other ships of the American navy
then on the Atlantic coast, and this
Igreat fleet of war vessels, greater than
THAT which gathered in San Francisco
bay on the morning Of May 9Th, and
greater than the one that assembled
lat Hampton Roads December 18th,
when the present record-breaking voy-
age began and where it will again be
reviewed by President Roosevelt just
lprior to his going out OF Office.
The feet is scheduled to arrive at
Honolulu on July 18th. Residents Of
that remote possession of the United
Estates have prepared a magnificent
and fitting reception to the officers
and men, which will be Of the nature
Of reception and belated Fourth
of July celebration combined. It will
: be the first special entertainment Of
the fighting men since Puget Sound
) cities delighted to do them honor, and
, preparations have been making for
) months at Honolulu that no pleasing
3 feature shall be lacking.
After stay Of one week in Homo
: lulu, the fleet will proceed to Auak,
!. land, New Zealand. It is by special
invitation of the New Zealand govern
ment that the American ships 60
: there, and at this part the Yankee
sailors will receive their first greet
ings from a foreign people since leav-
ing South America. This greeting will
be particularly cordial and the enter
tainment arranged for officers and men
promises to be magnificent. The fact
that this greeting will come at the
end of the longest leg OF the voyage