The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16

A winter Of naval activity in Pensa-
cola llarbor. in which there viii be
large numbers of vessels at all times,
is promised to judge from the orders
which are being issued by the navy
department. The latest movement OF
vessels, according to a, recent naval
order, is for the second division of
subn1arines to cruise in the gulf COM
ing to Pensacola early In January for
target practice off this port. 1t will
be the first time that submarines have
ever been in this port. They VIII
spend a month here.
The first of the naval vessels to ar
rive will be the. cruiser. San Francisco,
q mine depot ship, and the tugs Pa
tuSent and Patapscos The two latter
were recently fitted out with guns at
the Norfolk navy yard. Following
closely behind these vessels viii be the
new torpedo boat destroyers, which
are now being put in commission.
They are coming for their shake
down" period in this harboT and in all
likelihood viii spend most of the win
ter here. Other torpedo boat destroy
erS will arrive about the same time
and they will be followed closely by
the torpedo experiment ship Montgon-
cry, which is due early next month.
Then the submarines viii arrive In
January and the big battleships with
many other vessels attached to the
Atlantic fleet will reach here during
y
first part of March
In the meantime it is expected that
a naval transport viii come south and
land a large number of marines at the
navy yard, and when the battleships
arrive from their voyage to West In
dian waters more of them will be left.
THREE ARRIVE TODAY.
The cruiser San Francisco and tho
tugs PatuXent and Patapsco were
about one hundred miles off Pensacola
last night and will come into the har-
Dor this morning. There are about
three hundred men aboard the San
Francisco and about one hundred on
each of the two tugs.
The San Francisco has a tonnage OF
4, ,0S3 and carries eight guns. The fol-
lowing officers are aboard the San
Francisco:
Commander William Il Harrison,
Lieutenant John n. Ferguson
Lieutenant Gunior grade) F'redreck
w. Miner.
Lieutenant Cjunior grade) William
A. Hodgman.
Ensign Robert Gatewood.
Ensign Conrad Ridgely.
Passed Assistant Surgeon ThurlOw
w. Reed.
Chief Boatswadn Dennis J. o'Con-
nell.
Chief Gunner Roderick NJ OCon-
nor.
Gunner Arthur B. McCrary.
MaChinist Albert A Hooper.
Machinist Vincent F. LIE Verne.
Chief Carpenter Timothy =. Kiley. j
Paymasters Clerk Frederick Sober +
LEFT KEY WEST FRIDAY.
The three vessels sailed from Key
West about 2 O'Clock Friday afternoon,
having stopped at that place enroute
to Pensacola
and twin screws. The Patapsco IS
by Chief BoatsWain Rob
ert Rolaange, with Robert Sperl as
boatswain and Leroy Neil as ma
chinist. The PatuXent is commanded
by Chief Boatswain John p. Judge.
with Ernest r. Peircey and boatswaln
and Jas. NJ. Berlin as nlachinist.
SUBMARINES ORDERED HERE.
The following from Washington
tells of the second division Of the sub
being ordered to Pensacola:
THE second division Of the subnla.-
rine fiotilla of the Atlantic fleet which
eventually IS expected TO form part OF
the defenses of the Atlantic terminal
folk early in January for three
months cruise of South Atlantic ana
Mexican gulf ports. This cruise WlH
be the longest yet undertaken Dy
American submarines.
'"The division comprises the subma-
rines D-1, DE-, D-3, Ell and E2.
About a month will be devoted by
the little craft to target practice or
and the division will return
aorthward in time to participate 1n#
The summer exercises of the combined
1eet after short overhaul at the Nor
folk yards.
'Tile first division Of the fotilla or
1ered to the Panama canal wiz De
aiken through the waterway and per-
nanently stationed at the Pacific
terminal as soon as the canal IN 08@@
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