The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-07
FIRST DIVISION FLEET
DEAOliEST IN WORLD
Reorganization as Planned by Nd
miral Fletcher Approved by Pres
jdcnt and Secretary Of Navy.
WILL soon co INTO EFFECT
VIII Bring 20 Fourtccn-tnch and
y! T"eiYc-jnch Guns Together.
prendnougl,ts Can Iiurl %. 100
Pounds of Metal.

NEW YORK. Scpic,nher s--Wncn tho
Atlanii. Fleet * reorganizcd. follow
ing the transfer u feet command from
Rcar-A dmiral Charles !. Badger to
Ecar-Admir;,l Frank 4. FLETCHER The
first division Of the now feet will be
the most powerful hShting unit in apy
nav III the world It viii he the only.
one IN which fourteen inch suns figure.
and II viii have twenty 81 thcm 10
sides forty four iwelyc-inch guns \
broadsidc from this new division az
superdrcaduoughts and Drcndnouyb,s
would throw 65,+o0 mounds Of metal
-S,pep pounds from tho twenty four-
teen inch guns aud $500 pounds from
the forty-four twcNe-inch guns.
Win the reorganization OF the ncct.
as planned By Admiral Fletcher. and
approved by tho President and Secre-
tary OF tho Navy, the ncW superdrcad-
noughts New York and Texas will ioin
the ilcct. both being assigned to tho
first division These ships. the most
powerful anoat, m take the places or
the Dreadnoushts Delaware and North
Dakota, which arc switched back TO IN.
second division. replacing the smaller
Dleadnoughts Michigan and south
Carolina. which in turn arc assigned to
the fourth division
fifth division. TO be composed OF
armored cruisers, also win lie added
70 the Meet, which, as rcorSanized will
consist OF ten Observation-Disclosures and
Drcadnoughts. eleven nrst-lino battle
shipS and four armorcd cruisers aud
which. with the feet lagsrip Wyoming
sister Of tn" Arkansas. will give 4
lighting line of twenty five capital
ships
FLEET REORGANIItTIoS
PA rkN
This is the feet as it will be when the
Fletcher organization plan goes into
effect "a few days hence:
wyoming. flagship OF Rear Admiral
tletcher, the cominander-in-chief: Cap
tam James n. Glenroug.
FIRST DIVISION.
Arkansas 'naeship,-R Rear Admiral
Frank L. Beatty. division commander:
captain TO be assignc-.
New York, Captain Thomas S. Rodg
Texas. Captain Nlber, W. Grant.
Florida. Captain W. II. Rush.
Titan. Commander Frank VI. CLARK
SECOND DIVISION
Louisiana (hagshipl- Rear Admiral
G. J. Boush: Captain George +. Cooper.
Delaware. Captain William |. Rodc
North Dakota. Captain c. p. Plum
New Hampshire. Captain r. A. An
derson.
Vermont, Captain George W. Kline.
THIRD DIVISION
Virginia onugship) division com
mander to be assigned. Captain Nolney
o. Chase.
Georgia. Captain George r. Coontz
Nebraska. Commander L. 3 Upham.
New Jersey. Captain Joseph l.. Jayne
Rhode Island. Captain &. :. Williams
| FOURTH DIVISION.
| Kansas nagshipJ--Rear-A Admiral II
I. Mayo; Captain II. r. Bryan.
/ Michigan. Captain \. +. NibIack
south Carolina, Captain r.. l.. Russell
Connecticut, Captain J. j. Knapp.
Minnesota. Captain Edward simpson
FIFTH DIVISION
Z Washington (naGshipl =. Rcar-Ad-
miral w. 5. Caperton; Captain r. w.
Eherlc
North Carolina. Captain j. W. Oman
Montana. Captain TO be assigned.
Tennessee. Captain Is. G. Decker.
II is probable ,het = NTH vessel will
be added tc the NTH division. ono OF
the arnored cruisers nuw in the Paci-
ne. which VIII lie brought through the
Panama Canal This would give Nd
miral Fletcher a lighting force Of
twcnt: capital ships