The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-17
WORLD BIGGEST
FIGHTING SHIP
UNITED STATES SUPER
DREADNOUGHT PENNSYL.-
VAfNiA LAUNCHED
PRAYER FOLLOWS
HER INTO WATER
Sec. Daniels Says There Never
Was a Time When the Navy
Was So Powerful as Now
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NEWPORT NEWS. Va, March
1G.-The largest fighting ship in the
world. the United States super
dreadnought Pennsylyaala, was
launched here today. A prayer that
she might prove messenger Of
peace rather than an engine of de-.
struction went with her as she glid-
ed down the inclined ways in the
waters of James River.
AS the triggers were sprung at
signal from Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and the. 10000 tons red hull
was released Miss Elizabeth Kolb,
Pa, named the ship for her native
State by creashing bottle of wine
against the steel PROV. When the
hulk plunged into the water, 1t Great
ed swell which rocked the ship of
n nation now at war, the German
converted cruiser PrinZ Eitel Fried
rich, moored to pier less than
hundred yards away.
A launching luncheon followed at
Old Point Comfort. Secretary
Daniels was the principal speaker,
declaring, in answer to CRITICS OF
the unpi eparedness OF the American
nasy. tina; never before In Its his
tory was the. navy in better shape
to fight.
There never was time,' said
Secretary Daniels" when the navy
was so powerful, so ready. SO efTi-
cient,. as now. Nor has there been
q year when the fleet has given so
much time to target practice. man
euvers, war games and psactices as
the present year. The motto OF the
navy of today is Training: Training
and More Training; Praftice and
More Practice Nothing else keeps
ships and ment fit. Today they are
fit and ready"
Secretary Daniels reviewed the
progress OF building battleships and
said the launching of the Pennsyl-
vania was one OF many concrete
proofs of the strength, effectiveness
and steady development of the navy
of 1915. He praised congress for
providing recently for an increase In
the navy, saying II showed its wis
dom of the value of submarines
when 1t authorized big increase of
that craft.
..No nation" he said. has placed
such substantial faith in the deadly
power of this undersea craft. With
In comparatively short time, when
our mighty fleet lies In Hampton
Roads. ready to traverse the ocean.
1t will be ACCOMPANIED by sufs
marines which can made twentIs
knots and send hurtling through the
water torpedoes capable OF sinking
the levithian ships any nation CAM
construct"
Secretary Daniels said he had been
directed by President Wilson to say
for the president that he was proud
OF the new Pennsylvania but hoped
II never would be called ON in war
to demonstrate its prowess.
The hope was expressed by the
secretary that as the Pennsylvania
goes forth az the symbol or Ameri-
can justice and power. her mission
would be to help forward a lasting
peace of the world. For" he ad-
ded, 'she is the embodiment In effec-
tiyepess of this powerful nation
which believes in peace, but also be- ,
lieves with Hosea Bigelow 4
"Ef you want peace. the thing you've
got 10 du 4.
rs tes' to sho wyou're up to fightin'
too
But though up to fighting If nec-
essary there never was time when
1t was so important for our coun-
try to set the warning world an ex-
ample of peace"
The secretary said the country
was fortunate IN that the mantle OF
patience and peace OF the martyred
Lincoln had fallen upon the should
ers of, President Wilson to guide
the ship OF state In tho present pir-
iod OF peril and stress =