Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-21
GREATEST FLEET
TO GIRDLE EARTH
Will Furnish Striking Example
of Advance in Naval
Affairs.
ONE SHIPS TONNAGE MORE
THAN THAT OF FOUR IN 1890
Squadron Surpasses in Many
Ways Round-the-World
Cruisers of 1908.

+ WASHINGTON. d. C, April 2f.-
: When the American fleet sails for
= the Mediterranean, in January 1t
will be a feet of nearly twice the
Z muzzle energy of the famous battle
fleet sent around the world, in 1907
by former President Roosevelt, and
s feet of half again as great tom
E mage.
The schedule and ports of call have
not been worked out yet IN the
navy department and it merely has
8 been announced that the big fleet
would tour the Mediterranean in
E divisions. 1t was the original plap
+ in connection with the opening of
the Panama Canal to have the fleet
pass through from the Atlantic to
%sthe Pacific about January /, the ten
tative date of the opening. This
practically is disarranged by the de-
{ cision to send the fleet abroad, but it
was pointed out today that from the
Mediterranean it Is comparatively a
short voyage through the Suez Canal
= and into the Pacific and the fleet
could return that way, making the
passage through the canal from the
: Pacific to the Atlantic.
The main ships of the line to so on
the January cruise will be the bat
@tleships Wyoming, Florida, Arkansas,
8,Delaware, North Dakota. Utah, Yer
mont, Louisiana, Michigan, New
Hampshire. South Carolina, Vir-
mginia, Georgia. Nebraska, New Jer-
sey, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Con-
rsneeticut, Kansas and Idaho.
81 Comparing these ships with the
< battle fleet which went around the
;. world. they aggregate n tonnage Of
9. 564. 500 as against 223.5O0. Navy Off
= GERS point out that II more striking
msexample of the advance in the navy's
8 effective lighting power is shown by
"a comparison OF the muzzle energy
ssof the man batteries of the fleet.
mwith the world-girdlinb fleet of 1907
In round figures the muzzle energy
ss.ot the battle fleet of 1907 summed up
8 s. 100000 foot pounds. The main bat
iteries of the fleet which will make
Mthe Mediterranean trip will total D.
E650,000 foot pounds-almost twice as
amuch The battleships will be ac-
accompanied by all the destroyers that
can be spared and an accompaniment
8sof repair and supply ships. This Of
esficial announcement by Secretary
MDaniels makes it apparent that the
ssships win go fully equipped.
~ While it is the plan now to have the
@ships saii about January /, and make
mStheir first call at Gibraltar. with pos
= sibly q stop or two on the way, a
fpschedulc and plan of the ports of call
~have not been worked out. Those who
will watch the tour of the fleet are
ssevincing a great deal of interest as
Ito what this schedule will provide.
The navy departments official an
announcement declares that the fleet
will be too large to be accommodated
lat any time in many harbors to be
y visited and that at Gibraltar it will
3 be divided and make a tour of the
Mediterranean in divisions.
Official announcement of the fleet
y movement. as made late last night at
e the navy department. declared the
4 object was to send the fleet on a
! pleasant cruise to stimulate enlist
81 ment and educate officers and men,
S Accompanying the announcement
was a comparative statement of the
s fighting strength of the fleet as
& against the battle fleet of 1907, and
also a short review of the cruise of
& the white squadron, the first of the
s new navy to cruise in foreign waters,
and the cruise of the battle fleet Of
1907.
The white squadron had four YES
sells. Their total tonnage was 1920,
. I. just that of the Connecticut, Evans's
I flagship, in the famous battleship
i cruise. The total muzzle energy of
3 the squadron's main battery was 120,-