Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-09
FLEET SAILED
BRAVELY AWAY
Big Ships Started On
Journey Across
Pacific

san Francisco, July "a SpleHulu
picture of Americas fighting strength
on the sea was presented today, when
the fifteen battleships of the Atlantic
feet, led by the magnificent Conncc'
tiout with Rear Admiral Carlos :.
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 five 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-
, tcut. and her sister ships, the Kansas,
Minnesota and Vermont. This divi
sion. as well as the entire fleet Is un.
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 flagshiI
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, Kearsargc,
and Kentucky. The Nebraska and
\ Wisconsin. formerly of the Pacific
h feet, have taken the places of the
( Maine and Alabama Of the Atlantic
!. | fleet, which are en- route to Hampton
y Roads as a special service squadron.
The fleet auxiliaries preceded the
X battleships by week, and are now
" nearing Honolulu, where they will I'M
N load supplies and sail away for New
* Zealand before the arrival of the fleet
w at Honolulu. These auXiliaries are
N the Panther, repair ship: Glacier, re.
N frigerator supply ship; Culgoa, supply
v ship; Ajax, collier; Relief, hospital
" ship and Yankton, tender and des'
N patch boat.
I'll The battleships which sailed today
on the longest voyage ever undertake
N en- by such powerful fleet during
Il which they will completely encircle
X the world from Hampton Roads t,
:. Hampton Roads, have n total tonnage
of 1876 tons. The fleet Is capabl
= of steaming on an average Of ten knot
an hour under any sea conditions, AM
Col
bring the ships TO Manila on Octobe
l. 1908. The complete route from Ma
Mia to Hampton Roads has not we
been definitely announced. but 1t
expected that the feet will arrive q
U its ultimate destination during the la
n ter part of February, 1909, when
will be Joined at Hampton Roads b
most of the other ships OF the Anne
lean navy then on the Atlantic Coas
and this great feet 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 Roat
December 16 when the present recor
breaking voyage began and where
will again be reviewed by Presidel
Roosevelt Just prior to his going o,
of office.
The feet Is scheduled to arrive
Honolulu July l6.
- The ships of the Pacific fleet, whit
- assembled here previously to the d
parture of the battleships for Ham
y - ton Roads, will remain in this harb
III until August 8. at which time TIN
will start for Samoa and the Phil
pines, with the little black boats col
prising the Atlantic and Pacific L
pedo hotillas In tow. Preparatory
this summer voyage of the Paci
fleet, n squadron of the cruisers W
take some of the torpedo boats In to
and steam down the Pacific coast
Car as San Diego by way of a test
the possibility of towing the lit
craft for long distances. The towi
w. to Samoa and the Philippines is &C
tingent upon the success OF this
pertinent.
II Admiral Dayton, now in comma
)E of the Pacific fleet, will retire Augl
Kill, and 1t Is considered probable I'll
-, Admiral Swinburne will succeed h
AS' in command Of the Pacific fleet a
take 1t across the Pacific and ba'
\ Following Is a complete list of the
lantic fleet, the commanding Office
NAV and the formation of the various dl
sions:
ATLANTIC FLEET.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sper
'A1 commander.in.chief.
FIRST SQUADRON.