Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
DEADL|EST UNIT
ORATLANT|CFLEET
First Division Will Be Most
Powerful Fighting One
in World.
DREADNOUGHTS CAN HURL
65,4 POUNDS OF METAL
Admiral Fletcher's Plan Will Bring
20 Fourteen-Inch and a. Twelve
Inch Guns Together.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 5-When
the Atlantic feet is reorganized. fol-
lowing the transfer of fleet command
from Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger
to Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, the
first division of the new fleet will be
the most powerful fighting unit in any
navy in the world. It will be the
figure, and it will have twenty of
them. besides ferty-four twelye-inch
guns. A broadside from this new d.
vision OF super-dreadnoughts and
dreadnoughts would throw 65,4Oo
pounds of metal, $4,000 pounds from
the twenty fourteen-inch guns and
37,400 pounds from the forty-four
twelve-inch guns.
With the reorganization of the fleet.
as planned by Admiral Fletcher, and
approved by the President and Secre-
tary Of the Navy. the new super
dreadnoughts New York and Texas
will join the fleet both being assigned to
the first division. These ships, the
most powerful afioat, will take the
places of the dreadnoughts Delaware
and North Dakota. which are switched
back to the second division, replacing
the smaller dreadnoughts Michigan and
South Carolina. which in turn are as
signed to the fourth division.
A fifth division, to be composed of
armored cruisers. also will be added
to the fleet, which, as reorganized.
will consist of ten super dreadnoughts
and dreadnoughts. eleven first-line bat
tleships and four armored cruisers.
and which, with the fleet flagship Wyo-
ming, a sister of the Arkansas, will give
fighting line of twenty-five capital
ships.
Fleet Reorganization.
This is the fleet as it will be when the
Fletcher organization plan goes into eff
feet few days hence:
Wyoming flagship of Rear Admiral
Fletcher. the Communicated chief; Capt.
James H. Glennong.
FIRST DIVISION
Arkansas (fiagship)-Rear Admiral
Frank E. Beatty, division commander;
captain to be assigned.
Texas. Capt. Albert w. Grant.
Florida, Capt. w. r. Rush.
Utah, Commander Frank H. Clark.
SECOND DIVISION.
Louisiana (fagship)-Rear Admiral c.
]. Boush; Capt. George F. Cooper.
Delaware Capt. William I. Rodgers.
North Dakota, Capt C. P. Plunkett.
New Hampshire Capt. E. A. Anderson.
Vermont. Capt. George w. Kline.
THIRD DIVISION.
Virginia (fagship) - Division COM
mander to be assigned; Capt. Volney
o. Chase.
Georgia-Capt. George E. Coontz.
Nebraska-Commande F. B. Upham.
New Jersey-Capt. Joseph L. Jayne.
Rhode Island-Capt c. S. Williams.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Kansas (fagship)-Rear Admiral H.
T. Mayo; Capt. H. F. Bryan.
Michigan-Capt. A. P. Niblack.
South Carolina-Capt. R. L. Russell.
Connecticut-Capt. J. ]. Knapp.
Minnesota-Capt Edward Simpson.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Washington (f1agship)-Rear Admiral
W. s. Caperton; Capt. E. w. Eberle.
North Carolina-Capt ]. w. Oman.
Montana-Captain to be assigned.
Tennessee-Capt. B. c. Decker.
May Add Another Ship.
1t is probable that a fifth vessel will
be added to the fifth division. one Of
the armored cruisers now in the Pa
cific. which will be brought through
the Panama canal. This would give
Admiral Fletcher a fighting force of
twenty-six capital ships.