The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
GREATEST FLEET
TO Be Modified
Nations War Vessels Will AS
senble in New York
Harbor.
MIDDLE OCTOBER THE TIME
lt Is Expected to Be Finest Naval
Show in Country's
History.
MIDDLE OCTOBER THE TIME

Nafal snow ia the history Of tho United
states Is 10 bo the gift Of tho govern
fneni 90 New Nork next October when
ereat line OF armorclads and lesser.
naval craft viii be assembled i'm tho
ilu1son forming q Coluian OF Sims.
the head pf Which VIII bo on rwjntv-
third street ana tho tail just this side
on NonNers More than 7oo lOo tons
~ nghtnr ships and naval auxniarios
VIII Doe in The display. ana OF this
Grand total more than i5o.000 tons viii
h' -Nreaeuuughts. Dreadnourhts
7fsi-ciass hattleships and armored
SHIP VIII Zoe IN line. from the great
slper-l lreadnought Of tho Wyoming
ttpe % The little submarines There
VIII he scou; cruisers protected cruis-
trs euubQnts. miuc-l8ying ships tor
r'aohoat destroyers. ,orpedoboats.
water tenders. naval tenders Golfers.
rair ships and dispatch boats The
WHO'S will be under the command Of
i'ear-Admlral Hugo Ostcrhaus. com
nander-in- chief OF the Atlantic Meet.
ine fleet VIII begin to mobilize early
in October and bv the leth most If
noi an, Of the Sims should he swing
ms at anchor n the Hudson Tho
great days VIII he the 18th. 18th ana
eoto ON the last day the entire ar
iA review before President TAFT The
day previous to that the Secretnry Of
1he navy Viii review the fleet at an
chor
Not onl, wll the Wish, be one of on.
cal rtviews ana opportunities to all
who WISH 90 visit the greatest of
Arerican dshtiue ships but it Will
he ihe occasion Of al least one and
perhaps TWO. of the most magnificent
ff rff frHa f..
any waters fla amy part OF tho world
wa me last two NIGHTS In port the en-
tire feet is expected to he illuminated
IN" result being a line OF shining shins
from twenty third street 10 noint
beyond the city limits. hundreds of
thousands OF electric lights will he
used III the making OF the gorgeous
First View of upcr-nrcndnourhts.
siill another feature NJ the coming
mobilization will Ice the first appear
Hn'e n Now York and in tn" naval
line "f the two greatest battleships of
the super dreadnouEht type now ailont.
These TWO ships are the Wyoming and
Arkansas the first named Of which is
10 zee the new flagship of th. Atlantic
ileet These two mighty irOnclads viii
represent $4,000 OF the 45oooo TONS Of
lighting slips that will be in New
Nork ana each Will bring here a crew
az oincers and mon numbering more
than Loco They VIII be the iirst
snips ever seen ia New York that carry
inain batteries OF an even dozen OF
twelvo-inch suns.
The addition OF these two ships to
IN neet win give Admiral Osterhaus
eight ships OF tile all-Dig-eln typo.
NE wyoming viii not be unit Of
any division. but VIII be the indie
pendent flagship % all i've divisions
The Arkansas VIII take the place of
The Michigan in tho FIRST division of the
neet which VIII tncn be organized with
ile Florida as flagship ana with the
Arkansas Utah. North dakota and
delaware as tho four other units
.'oGntlng in the Michigan and her Sis
i'f snip. the south Carolina the dread
longnt tonnage OF Ainoricas greatest
neei VIII then total about 10000 tons
These eight dreaduoIghis. alt OF which
will he in ,ho Hudson, carry main bat
leFes % total of eighty twelve inch
aAns OF the most modern and powerful
type.
SO the last review in New
York the oiieiency pennan, was dis
mayed from the top of the after lat
tlcework mast OF the hattleship Alirhl-
san. When tile neet comes Sen october
ihe pennant VIII bee missing from the
Michigan and will nutter from the
reror9s ~ H. l .,''e ware. 'he
p.eted showing that the Delaware has
won TIE coveted black pennan, with
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