The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16
ATLANTIC BAHHLESHIP FLEET
TETTATUE Plan OF ora tNI-
ItTION FOR THRFE YFIRS.

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| wsssISGgSS. April Ia-Secretary Of
tho Navy Meyer has completed q ten
taiive organization OI the Atlantic battle
ship Sect for the merit three years. or
until tho sod % the pres<ni AdministFa-
ton. The programme cOntemplates
thnes reorganiyatioas. the first neat
meath. tas second % July s. 1911. and the
Iast on April 1, 1879.
By the first arrangement the number
OF hatElsships In the feet viii still remain
sixteen but changes win he made in the
vessels composing the divisions OF the
h~et. The home port system will be
modified 30 that all battse-hips OF n divi-
sion will make their headquarters in the
aAms 'homs port
Under the second reorganization on
July .. IOIi. the feet will be composed
OC twenty-ons hattleahips and a scout
ing division. consisting OF four armored
cruissr~. Five hattleships will comprias
each division. instead OF four a. at present.
On April I. Isi7. the strength Of the
feet will remain ~ twenty -one hattie
ships and four armored cruisers. The
Wyoming. which 10 now under cOnstnlc-
tiOn at the yard o: william CrAmp 3 Sons
st Philsdelphia. viii ',ecoms tho nagship
nc the feet. instead Of the Connecticut.
which has led the feet for several years.
Mr. Never also intends tO have a ressrve
feet of ten haitleshirs by April. 1919.
which will make is headquarters at
Philadelphia. This will give. IL the plans
sre carried ont. a Aest % thirty -One
baitleships On the Atlantic Ocean. The
communication OF Mr.. Meyers plan.
however. 10 dependent upon lesi~lat iOn
by Congress prov ding additional. officers
aud men.
The creation 81 az arInorAd cruiser
squadron for the Atlani 10 fleet will nec.-s-
state the retArn ol the Tennessee and
Washington, which went to ths.
Pacific in 1917. They will 10. brought
bach To the Atlantic next fall to Join the
North CaIokna aud Montana. which
will remain on the Atlantic after visit
ing the Bnsnos Ayres exPosieton this
aumDsr. rhs=s four vs.seHls will con-ti-
ttIte the ATnboEs>si cruiser squadron
Under the reorgani cation Ia b~ ordered
nsxt month the Feet viii he constituted
a. follows:
Fir-t Division -Connecticut. Delaware.
North Dakota and Michigan.
second Division otlisiana South Car
lima, Ksnsas and New Hamp~hire
Third Division Georgia. N-bvaska |
Rhode Island and virwinia.
Fourth Division Minnesota. Vermont |
Mississippi and Idaho.
The other batrleahips will - kent in !,
reserve or out Of commission az the dit |
ferent navy yards. On July I neNt orders I
will be issued assigning the first division /
To New ork a. ta home port the !
second division to Norfolk. the third TO
Boston. and the fourth 20 Philadelphis
BY July !. 1911. several nsw vessels
which are nov building will he ready
for service. and the feet will be enlarged
from sixteen TO twentv-One hatfleshiua
On that date u will be- composed Of the
following:
First Division -Connectiout (naGshipl.
Florida. Utah. Delaware. North Dakota
and Michigan.
second Division-I ouisiana. south
Dakota. Kansas. Vermont and New hRmp-
SHIRE
Third Division Georua NebrasLa. N-v
Jersey Virginia and Ohio.
Fourth Division Minnesota. Missis-
apo. Idaho. Maine and Missouri.
hfth Division or armoTed cruiser
iiVinon -Tennessee. Washington. North
laroiins and Montana.
Under this reorganization four hattie
SHIPS will be kept IN reserve. white FIVE
others will be out of commission for
general oVerhaIIling
On April L. 1912. the wyoming "A % coo
on DreadnOught. will succeed the Con-
lectic,It a. the flagship The other
then will he AZ follows
First Division Arkansas Florida Utah.
Delaware and North Dakota
Second Division LOUISIANA Michigan.
south Carolina. Vermont and New Hamp-
,hire
Third Division Connecticut kansaa.
Minnesota. Idaho and MisSlssIppi
Fourth Division Georgia Nebraska,
New Jersey. Rhode Island and Virginia
The reserve hattie feet viii consist Of
he Missouri OHIO. Maine. WISCONSIN,
Illinois, Alabama kear-args kentucky,
oWa. Massachusetts aud Indiana
The commander IN Chief'S IA gship u il
Intended. will make its headquart@rs at
NeW York On account u It's central loca- ,
lon and advantages a. a supply haAe
The hea West ships will bs docked either :
y New York OF Norfolk. whsre the largest :
locks will be located u - intended 20 I,
ave the whole feet visit navy wards ,
vice a year for docking only Each divis-
Dn will have five shIps. four ol which
Eill be ready AZ all tunes for active servicst
he fifth will be al the division home port 1
or Overhauling and repairs By this a
yst@m the fleet can always 10 Kept up
ID ita full sfranRth