Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29

Ambrose Channel will occupy the
New York division the third night of
the maneuvers. All the craft will be
darkened, but ready to show lights
TO avoid collision Destroyers and
attacking craft will proceed 10 sea to
the eastward and outside the parol
line before dark. They viii await the
signal to start The patrol boats will
proceed TO the lines from Rockaway
Point Light Buoy to the vicinity Of
the Bell Buoy northeast of Sandy
Hook Siren. Inside the line the patrol
boats will take their stations at a
signal that the enemy's vessels are
approaching New York. and the out
side group deploys and takes station
al full speed. Battleships will use
searchlights on the enemy's vessels
when discovered as a signal that they
have been theoretically destroyed.
Day of Tactical Exercises.
The first day will be devoted TO
tactical exercises i'm the vicinity of
Ambrose Channel Light Ship, east to
Rockaway Point and then to Mon
mouth Beach This exercise is to ia
miliarize the crews with the ground
over which they will operate, and also
TO become familiar with the appear
ance OF other boats. At night OF the
Iirst day there will be signal drill be-
tween the various groups and the bat
tleships, as well as the communica-
ton ships. between the bases and the
coast guard stations.
The second day will be devoted Ia
deployment The power boats will rem.
deavous at Ambrose Channel from
ahe bases at Gravesend and Sand,
HOOK and proceed east to Rockaway
and then to Monmouth Beach. and
return to Ambrose Channel and then
TO their bases. These exercises are
TO familiarize the men with deploy-
ing assembling and signalling tao.
tics. That night there will be a SER
les OF night signals transmitted he
tween the groups OF power boats and
battleships all along the coast from
Boston to the Delaware Capes.
Probably the most important oper-
atoms Of the entire maneuvers viii
be those Of the third day. They com.
pose mine sweeping. communications
defense OF battleships and protection
OF harbors from attack by subma-
rines. The smaller boats will be held
in their home ports, while the larger
will be sent to various points along
the coast At New York the area will
be bounded by Arverne, Ambrose
Channel Light Monmouth Beach and
Nortons Point, five suitable buoys
being marked and anchored during
the night representing floating mines
AT 8 a. m. groups of power boats will
leave their bases at Gravesend anC
Sandy Hook and proceed to the bases
assigned. Upon their arrival they
will communicate with the flagshir
OF the base through the medium OF
the beach stations. who will tele-
phone to Sandy Hook Light Ship, Ia
the southwark, and from Rockaway
Life Saving Stati/n to the eastward
and to Norton's Point Light. These
stations will then communicate with
the respective battleships and hence
to the Senior officer at Ambrose
Channel, which vessel will start the
exercises by wireless signal
Search for Mines.
Groups will leave their respective
bases and deploy through the search
area for the reported mines. When a
mine is located the discovering boa
will signal the fact along the line. tC
report in the most direct way witt
the Senior officer, take the min'
aboard and continue the search. Whei
all the mines have been located anC