The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-16
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SHIPS IN FLEET
MOBILIZATION oFuNlTEp STATES
VESSELS ION TWO COASTS
WILL sEt GREATEST
slEF HELD.

mobilization II, thd Atlantic and Paci.
hc flets at hewi8 ork and Los An
geles Octobe 30 T. November . vii
mark the r. iFrtg OF the greatest
naval force ~ Aver noated in the
waters of thr l3ssjsphere.
This probah Wll be the last Assem-
bling OF pe M day warships with
| the United S,aTs of America as sec
ond In the lis 4 great maritime pow
ers. For II Is c3Ttain that at the rate
of development Of the shipbuilding
lplRns Of Geri ny, that nation within
three yearse ileast, win move up TO
second place. Unless Congress should
see fit TO authorize each year addi-
tions To the American navy at least
double those now provided for by the
! existing naval. program, which con-
templates the eonstruction Of but two
battleships yetiiy.
Stronger Than German Fleet
The navy. department today made
public the fun list of the vessels to be
assembled for the great reviews at
New York and.Ilos Angeles, and while
the number c6fpblned does not equal
1876 vessels reviewed by the German
emperor at kiel Sast summer the 126
American ships with their tremendous
displacemSnt o-65s,S14 tons, are really
more powerful fhan the German fleet.
The Atlantic 'aeet viii comprise 1O2
vessels OF all classes With a total dis
placement of 5iL56s.dons, and the Pa
elf fleet 25 We sells 9f 1925 tons. The
combined fleets VIII include 80 armor-
ed ships. Will, the German fleet num-
bered %. The E(anerican battleships
will number g. tand the armoredI
cruisers six. w1ha the German fleet
cruisers. >.
France assembled % battleships and
10 armored cruisers at the Toulon re-
view last sumu,er but the fleet was
weaker than Americas will be in
other ships, as1fhe total French dis
play included only 50 ships. OF course.
none of the three countries above
named could compare with England
WITCH assembled t7s ships at the Cor-l
onation review at Suithead, comfffs \
ing 80. battleships and % armored |
cruiseraf
Vessels in Atlantic Fleet.
The following vessels will be mob
ilized at New York:
Battleships - Connecticut Florida,
Utah. Delaware, North Dakdta, Mich
igan, Louisiana. South Carolina, Kan
sas, Vermont, New Hampshire. Min
nesota. Mississippi, Idaho, missouri,
Ohio. Georgia Nebraska. NSw Jersey,
Virginia, Maine, Iowa, Indiana Mas Il
sachusetts. Total tonnage S66,S64.
Amored cruisers-Washingto and
North Carolina, tonnage $4,000.
Protected cruisers-Salem and Des
Noines. Tonnage $3.50.
Destroyers-Reid, Flusser, Lamson,
Preston, Smith. Drayton, Paulding, s
Mccall Roe. Terry Perkins May I
rant Sterett. Wake, Warrington, Pat
Lerson. Monaghan, Ammen, Burrows
Trippe, MacDonough. worden. Total {
onnage 15,46S. +
Torpedo boats-Porter Blakeley. Du- q
Dont. Barney, Biddle, Craven. Dahl (
sren, De Long Shubricl. stockton, t
ringey Wilkes, Bagley Bailey, String Il
nam and Morris. Total tonnage Q. a
'3i. .
Submarines-Grayli Bonita, Mar s
vhal, Salmon. snapper. Stingray, Tar u
,on, Octopus. Torpedo boat tenders b
Dixie, Carlne and Severn. Total tom c
lage. S.466. "
Gunboats-Nashville, Dolphin, Ma
ietta and Petrol. Total tonnage, A.
81. L
Auxiliaries-Prarie. transport; San d
mine layer; Lebanon, ship; s.
Iayhower. converted yacht; Yankton d
ender; Celtic and Culgoa, supply "A
hips; Solace. hospital ship. Total
onnage, 4O,7SS. v
Colliers-Neptune Cyclops. Hector, d
lars. Vulcan, Ajax, Brutus and Sterl "
lg. Total tonnage. 9S,9SS. 81
oil tanker-Arethusa. Tonnage, G., a
So %
Tugs--Patuxet Patapasco and Po M
lmac Total tonnage, 2,295. W
The Pacific Ocean Fleet. u
The composition of the Pacific feet ri
i'll be as follows: G..
attleships-Oregon. Tonnage TO- ST
IS. G.
Armored cruisers-California South
aokta. Maryland. West Virginia and
dorado. Total tonnage, 6s,4O0