The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-11
WORK ON IA OVER
FOR TWO MONTHS:
()PENINCSPLUGGED
Nielsen and DrelIishak Close Sub
marine Against Sand and
s'' -. Marine Life ..
NEW COMMANDER COMES
ON TRANSPORT MONDAY
Lieutenant Crittenden win Re-
Iieve Smith-Enlisted Men
of Maryland Dance
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VI Iom Ncuhesuay y AuNeTtlSet)
Divers Drellishak and Nielsen fin.
ished putting a small mat on the hole
in the .F44 yesterday, and, until the SIX
steel pontoons have been completed,
there will be more work of any kinG
That may be as long as two months. I'm
the meantime, the submarine lies in
forty eight feet Of water, with the
larger openings in the hull closed
against marine life and sand by mats
and plugs put in by the divers. She is
buoyed fore and aft. T."
Yesterday g work was neeessitated Ivy
large mat, put on last week. being too
small to cover the opening completely.
No orders for the cruiser Maryland y
sailing have been received, but her Off
GERS continue to expect them. About
900 tons of coal will be taken in her
bunkers tomorrow, and she will hc
ready to sail Friday if orders come.
Coaling will not be done before tonior-
row because the ship is desired in tip
top shape for the seamSn's ball to.
night, which will be the big event for
the enlisted men. The officers and war
rant officers already have entertained.
Several hundred are expected to attend
the ball tonight which. will be ''some -
ball, as the men say.
Duty Up Several Months
Lieut.. Kirby B. Critteuden is expect
ed to arrive onthe United States army
transport Lo, an Monday from San
Francisco, to succeed Lieut.. Charles +.
Smith as fotilla commander. Licutcn-
ant Smith Is sea duty has been up SOY
eral months, and he was expecting re
lief when the "A was lost. Then ha
remained to direct the salvage o"cra-
tons. Lieutenant Crittenden will keep
command of the flOtilla at least until
the four K-class boats come next month,
| and, unless a senior officer comes on
them, will remain in command. Lieu
tenant-Commander Briggs may come
with them, and, if he does, he wOull
take command Of the seven boats. No
definite adviees as to this have been re
ceived., Lieutenant Crittenden will take
the FL, Lieutenant Smiths boat.
Although word was received several
months ago that the hotilla would have
to go to Pearl Harbor this summer, moth
ing is known as to when the submarines
will 60. They may wait until the "a
is raised, or orders might come for all
to go when the new ones arrive.
Test Engines and Men
The plan for sending tho K-boats here
calls for them TO come under their own
power. This will be severe test of the
Diesel engines, and minor breakdOwns
on the 2l00-mile voyage from San Fran
cisco are regarded as inevitable. Tn"
Maryland and the Colorado, if thee"
two cruisers escort the boats, as expect.
cd, will be equipped with towing gear
so they can take the submarines if n".
cessary. It is expected that The sub
marines will not be able to make NOR"
than nine knots, at, the most, but this
will not make the voyage much longer
as the cruisers could not tow them AZ
much greater speed. Crossing the Pr
cific in the submarines Is "A test of a
sailor = ability to resist sCaSirkncss, for
he meets shakings.up in the small craft
that he never would meet in boats Of
average tonnage.
There was a smoker on board the in
termed German cruiser Geier last nigh,
with plenty of things to smoke and
drink. Captain Rashoff and officers Of
the gunboat entertained officers from
the MARYLAND ana the submarine flo
tilla. The German officers have been
guests of the Maryland officers. Due to
the small size of the Geie~ AMI her i'm
tied Accommodations, all the officers
could not be included in the list Of in
vitatiOns.
Divers Nielsen, Crilly aud Drellishak
will return to the Coast on the Mary
land when she sails. Their diving gear
is ready to load on the MARYLAND ne
soon as the cruiser has been coalcd. Th"
| decomposition chamber has been taken
4 from the navy barge on which IT was
placed directly after the Marvtanl came
on April IL, eight weeks ago last Mon
! day.
Second Phase. Is Over
Yesterday = work ended tho sccon
phase of operations on the ~. The
first began March %; when she w"s
lost, and consisted Of blin,l dragging II
ended March 80, when the submar,n"
was found to be completely waterlOggcl
However. all hope for the men had been
j aba ndoned March 2S, when an old on
! chor. thought to he the "a. was brought
to the surface. The second phas" b"gi,
with the completion Of the s"ow pou
toons and the arrival of the Marvlar !
which brought deep,sea divers win
could get to the submarine. Throu |
delays and vexations, such as the bronx
ing Of lines, work was ykert up nnI tn,
submarine raised from SOC foot Of wnt''r
to forty.eight, until, on Nav 90, the
heavy lines parted under stron" surf
and, after examination bv the divers
il was decided to construct six stee