Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-04-05
Second Line of Defense.

Behind these ships and forming the
second line of the national defense
are the following battleships:
Alabama-11,552 tons; four 13-inch, four
teen 6-inch and four 3-inch guns; speed,
II knots; manned by As officers and GIL
men: Commander j. +. Carter, command
ing.
Connecticut-l6eoO tons; four Pinch,
eight S-inch, twelve finch and eighteen
3-inch guns; speed, 1850 knots; manned
by SO officers and sos men: Captain A. T.
Long, commanding.
Georgia-1494S tons; four l2-inch,- eight
S-inch, twelve 6-inch and twelve 3-inch
guns; speed. 1926 knots; manned by IS
officers and S62 men; Commander G. l.. p.
Stone, commanding.
lllnois-Sister ship of the Alabama
Commander Frederick A. Traut, COM
manding.
lndiana-lO,2sS tons; four l3-inch. eight
S-inch and twelve 3-inch guns; speed. $50
knots; manned by 40 officers and GAG men;
not in commission.
lowa-l1,346 tons: four 12-inch, eight
S-inch and ten 4-inch guns; speed II knots:
manned by Al officers and 652 men; not in
commission.
kansas-l6,000 tons; four Pinch, eight
S-inch, twelve Finch and eighteen 3-inch
guns; speed, Is Knots; manned by IS Off
GERS and sos men: Captain Benjamin F.
Hutchinson, commanding.
kearsarge-l1,5c SEQ tons; four 13-inch four
S-inch and eighteen 5-inch guns; speed,
1850 knots; manned by A officers and 694
men; Commander G. E. Gelnl. command
ing.
kentucky-Sister ship of the Kearsarge;
Commander Douglas Z. Dismukes, COM
handing.
Louisiana-Sister ship of the Connecti-
cut; Commander w. W. Phelps. com
manding.
Maine-12500 tons; four Pinch, sixteen
G-inch and six 3-inch guns: speed, is knots;
manned by 45 officers and 757 men; Com
mander NJ. NJ. Taylor. commanding.
Observation-Disclosures ship of the Ind-
ana; not in commission.
Minnesota-Sste ship of the Kansas;
Captain E. II. Dureil, commanding.
Missouri-Sister ship of the Maine; Lieu
tenant w. +. Jacobs, commanding.
Nebraska--Sister ship of the Georgia;
commander to be designated
New Hampshre-Sister ship of the Kan
sas; Captain Lloyd II. Chandler, com
handing.
New Jersey-Sister ship of the Georgia.;
Commander l.. A. Kaiser, commanding.
Ohio-Sister ship Of the Maine; Com
rnander w. y. Scott commanding.
Rhode Island-Sister ship of the Geor-
ing
Vermont-Sister ship of the Kansas;
Captain II o. Stickney, commanding
Virginia Sister ship of the Georgia:
Captain Ricnard II. jackson, commanding
Wisaonsin-Sster ship of the Alabama;
Lieutenant Commander j. F. Green, com
handing.
Nine Divisions of Destroyers.
Operating with the battleships of the
first and second lines will he nine di-
visions of destroyers. under command
of Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, whose
flag flies from the armored cruiser Sc
attic.
These are the destroyer divisions
which. in the event of trouble. are GER.
tain to have a role second in impOr-
lance to that of no other class of war
ships:
h DIVISION ONE
Smith-Lieutenant r. 7. Merrill.
Flusser-Lieutenant r. G. Walling.
Preston-I-ieutenant C. w. Magruder.
Lamson-Lieutenant F. ]. Comerford.
Reid-Lieutenant c. c. Slayton.
DIVISION TWO.
Walke-Lieutenant Charles F. Russell.
Observation-Disclosures John F. Cox,
Perkins-Lieutenant ]. II. Holt. Jr.
Roe-Lieutenant Guy c. Barnes.
Sterett-Lieutenant George w. Simpson
Terry-Lieutenant William S. Nicholas
DIVISION THREE
Henley-Lieutenant Earl "A. Mcintyre
Beale-Lieutenant Charles T. Blackburn.
Patterson-Lieutenant John II. Newton,
Observation-Disclosures l. F. Dortch.
DIVISION FOUR.
Fanning-Lieutenant Charles NJ Austin
Jaryis-Lieutenant L p Davis.