The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-27
The Navy In 1910.

The Navy In 1910.
By January /, 1919. the United states
navy will be composed OF the following
ships. II the recommendation is adopted
Twenty-se battleships OF the irst
line
six battle cruisers
Twenty-Five battleships Of the second
line
Ten armored cruisers
Thirteen scout cruisers
Five first class cruisers
Three second class cruisers
Ten third class cruisers.
ON. hundred and eight destroNet>
Eighteen fleet submarines
one hundred and ffty seven coast sub
marines
Six monitors
Twenty gunboats.
-Four suIy,l, ships. fifteen fuel ships
-Four transports. three tenders to tor
pedo vessels
Eight vessels Of special types and two
ammunition shiie.
Senator Lodge. who has had much to
do with gushing the advocacy Of this
building prosramme despite opposition
from little navy men," is much pleased
, with the outcome /of the conference to-
day officers Of the General Board feel
. that the Administ ratl ion has at last taken
n stand which promises to put tn" United
States navy in its proper position with
. respect to the navies OF other first class
Powers
I No secret is made Of the fact that IN"
, threatened war with Mexico has had
much TO do with bringing the Admins
trA,ion to the realization that both IN"
, army and the navy should be brought to
, a high point OF efficiency within reA-
| sonahle time. President Wilson urged
the adoption of the present programme
after tho recent white House conference,
where Senator Lodge advocated II
strongly and pointed out that the Gen
a eral Board and practically all the I'm"
officers OF the service indorsed building
plans far in excess Of those recommended
n by the House.
" In order TO cone with the proposed
:, increase In lghting ships tn" Navy De
- partment Is already considering mean:
:, TO supply the additional ffIcerS and m"r
- that will be needed I, Is expected mat
:, Congress will Increase the enlisic,
strength OF the navy from $4,000 I,
"a. 600 men and IN the mes ntms Sec,e
,ary Daniels has conferred with nava
advisers relative to a new form of pro
motion which he believes will improve
the efficiency OF the personnel.
The plan which Secretary Daniels ha
decided To- recommend Is for the I-omo
n ton of officers above the rank OF Com
n mander 10 be made by selection,
board Of Ave Rear Admirals will be ap
pointed to make these selections when
ever there is vacancy In the rank "
Captain or above. The normal flow q
- promotion by seniority will apply to al
grades below Captain. according 20 tn
Navy Departments plan
increase of Ohicers.
To provide an increase of officers con,
mensurate with the increase OF the en-
listed men Secretary Daniels's recon
Ia. mendation Is that the 9th GERS shall con
st,tu,e I per cent OF the personnel. Cor
IL eress will be expected to make the In
re crease in the grades selected, stipulatin,
Ia for example. that there be SO many Con-
49, manders and Lieutenant-C Commander
~ the service. and then the flow OF promo
ice ton II Is said. can he taken care Of h
IRE the Navy Department The exact detail
ms OF this plan have not yet been worke
an out
III nrcparedness OF the navy, announced Il
day by Secretary Daniels is the d'
:" ci.ion Of the Navy Department to 81
ie courage the purchase OF n certain nun
"" ~, ber Of privately built motor boats
81 such speed and other characteristics
cr TO make them suitable for patrol boa
=" In time Of war Two craft embodyr
tho chief characteristics which the Ma,
~ Department desires already have bee
~ purchased.
IN 4 boat no, to he less than fort
les ave feet in length and having
IN speed Of not less than twenty-five sta
me ute miles per hour and costing sl?o
ith sas heen contracted for from Geor,
er. Iawley & Sons Corporation of Nepons'
'ys Mass a larger boat. not less thi
as slxty-five feet long, having speed
ce. not less than thirty statute miles p
the hour and costing S2s 900, has been co
of tracted for from the luders Mari
ihc Construction Company OF Stamfor
Conn,
,ild The two boats, when delivered, will
lllv assigned, one to the New York Navy va
riy and the other to the Boston Navy fai
mt where they will be available for the
spection OF yachtsmen and others
terested. The idea is that private "w
n ers may be shown how pleasure cr'
~' can he SO designed as to make them
military value to the Government
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