Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-09
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BRAvELY AWAY
Big Ships Started On
Journey Across
Pacific
ASSOCIATED Press Specially

| ASSOCIATED Press Specially
San Francisco, July IA splendid
picture of Americas fighting strength
on the sea was presented today. when
the fifteen battleships of the Atlantic
fleet, led by the magnificent Connec.
ticut with Rear ADMIRAL Carlos 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
of cheering watchers on shore and
started fairly on the long voyage
through Ave seas from San Francisco
to Hampton Roads-a striking dem
onstration OF the power and efficiency
of the United States navy.
Fifteen 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 Connec.
ticut, and her sister ships, the Kansas,
Minnesota and Vermont. This divi.
sion, as well las the entire feet is I'M
der the immediate command of Rear
Admiral Sperry. The second division
of the first squadron is commanded by
Acting Rear Admiral Richard Vain.
wright, and consists of the flagshir
Georgia and her sister ships, the New
Jersey and Rhode Island.
Rear Admiral William II. Emory
commands the second squadron 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 com.
mand Of Acting Rear Admiral Seaton
Schroeder, Is made up of the flagship
Wisconsin and the Illinois, Kearsargo
and Kentucky. The Nebraska and
Wisconsin. formerly of the Pacific
feet have taken the places Of the
Maine and Alabama of the Atlantic
feet. which are en- route to Hampton
Roads as a 8pecial service squadron.
!, The fleet huxiliaries preceded the
battleships 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 auxiliarics are
the Panther. repair ship; Glacier, re-
h frigerator supply ship; Culgoa, supply
!. ship; Ajax. collier; Relief, hospital
ship and Yankton, tender and des.
patch boat.
The battleships which sailed today
X on the longest voyage ever undertake
y en- by such a powerful fleet during
which they will completely encirclt
the world, from Hampton Roads t.
Hampton Roads, have a total tonnage
Of 1856. 100 tons. The fleet Is capabl
of steaming on an average of ten knot
!. an hour under any sea conditions, an,
is following an itinerary which will
bring the ships to Manila on Octobe
1, 1903. The complete route from NJ;
Mia to Hampton Roads has not ye
been definitely announced. but 1t
expected that the feet will arrive q
its ultimate destination during the la
ter part Of February, 1909, when
will be joined at Hampton Roads
most of the other ships of the Anne
lean navy then on the Atlantic Coas
and this great fleet OF war vessels
greater even than that which scattere
in San Francisco Bay on the mornin
of May 9Th, and greater than the on
that assembled at Hampton Road
December 16 when the present recOr,
breaking voyage began and where
will again be reviewed by PresideI
Roosevelt Just prior to his going o,
of office.
The feet is scheduled to arrive I
Honolulu July 10.
4 The ships of the Pacific fleet, whic
assembled here previously to the d
parture of the battlcships for Ham
,,,tI Ia i,, hnr l,.
] until August 5, at which time The
will start for Samoa and the Phil
pines, with the little black boats COZ
prising the Atlantic and Pacific ia
pedo fotillas in tow. Preparatory
this summer voyage of the Pacii
feet, a squadron of the cruisers WI
take some of the torpedo boats In to-
and steam down the Pacific coast
far as San Diego by way of test
the possibility OF towing the lit
craft for long distances. The town
y to Samoa and the Philippines is co
tingent upon the success OF this G
pertinent
Fl Admiral Dayton, now In commar
= of the Pacifo0fieet, will retire Augu
IL, and 1t is considered probable tn
g Admiral Swinburne will succeed hi
" in command of the Pacific fleet III
take It across the Pacific and bac
Following is complete list OF the
lantic feet, the commanding Office
ar and the formation OF the various di'
sions:
ATLANTIC FLEET.
=; Rear Admiral Charles s. Sperr
u ommander-in-chicf.
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