Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-04-05
Submarines In the Atlantic.

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The submarine force in the Atlantic
is in six divisions under the command
Of Rear Admiral Albert W. Grant,
whose flagship Is the cruiser Columbia.
This is the submarine arm of the
first line:
Columbia (fagship)-Comm Ridley
Mclean.
Fulton-Lieutenant Conant Tyler.
Tonopah-Ensign A. II. Donahue
Macdonough destroyer)-Lieutenant r.
M. Hinckley.
Worden ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. NJ. B.
Smith.
DIVISION ONE.
C-1-Lieutenant G. w. D. Dashiell.
C-2Lieutenant Schuyler Mills.
C-3-Lieutenant John Rodgers.
C-4-Lieutenant G. Hulings.
C-5-Lieutenant Elmo H Williams.
DIVISION TWO.
D-1-Lieutenant C. @. Wright
D-2-Lieutenant G. c. Fuller
D-3-Lieutenant Robert II. English.
E-1-Lieutenant Eric L. Barr.
DIVISION THREE
G-1-Lieutenant II. M. Bemis.
G-2-Lieutenant r. II. White.
G-3-Lieutenant F. X. Gygax.
G-irLieutenant Paul T. Foster.
DIVISION -FOUR.
K-1-Lieutenant G.. L. Dickson.
k-2-Lieutenant E. NJ Williams.
k-3Lieutcnant L. D. Causey.
K-4-Lieutenant S. o. Greig.
DIVISION FIVE.
L-1-Lieutenant G. A. Reed.
L-2Lieutenant "A. II. Gray.
L-3-Lieutenant d. j. Friedell
L-4Lieutenant Lewis Hancock.
DIVISION SIX.
L-sEnsign p. T. Wright.
L-10-Lieutenant j. C. Van De Carr.
L-11-Lieutenant w. r. Carter.
Also in the Atlantic and ready for
service is the mine division Of the fleet
under command Of Commander Regi-
maid r. Belknap. The vessels of this
division are the cruisers San Fran
cisco, Baltimore and Dubuque. the
naval tugs Ontario, Patapsco, Pa
tuxent and Sonoma and the ammuni-
ton carrier Lebanon.
Available Cruiser Force.
Available and in commission are the
following cruisers:
Montana (armored)-Commander Chester
Wells.
North Carolina (armored)-Command
w. T. Tarrant.
Chester (scouD-Lieutenant c. c. Baugh-
man.
Birmingham tscouD-commande P. N
Oimsted
Salem (scoup-Commander to be desig-
mated.
Olympia Second class)-Commander 3
3. Bierer
Tacoma (third class)-Commander Pow
ers Symington.
Minneapolis Second class)-Out of COM
mission.
Topeka (third class)-out of commission
Prairie auXiiiary)-Commande Robert
X Crank
Des Moines (third class)-Commander
p. Y. Blakely.
Also the following gunboats:
Observation-Disclosures f. F. Rogers.
Machias = Lieutenant Commander A
kantz.
Nashville-Lieutenant Commander H E
Yarneli.
acknowledgements T. T. Craven.
Wheeling-Commander E. H. Watson.
acknowledgements A. W. Fitch.
MISUNDERSTANDING Commander r
l.. Berry.
Paducah-Lieutenan Commander E. c.
MISUNDERSTANDING officer Stephen
Mccarthy.
Sylph-Lieutenant j. W. Buckley.
Eagle--Leutenant II. K. Hewitt.
Dolphin-Lieutenant Commander w. Z
Leahy
Vicksburg-Warrant Officer F. r. Haz-
ard.
Newport-Captain F. S. McMurray.
Petrel-Commander d. w. Knox
Marietta-Commander to be designated
Gloucester--Naval militia duty.
Wasp-Naval militia duty.
In addition to all these ships there
will be the great feet Of motorboats
which will be used as submarine chas
ers. scours and for various other i'm
portant duties for which, because OF
speed, small size and easy operating
they are adapted. 1t is estimated that
at least 5000 such craft will be needed
in the mosquito fleet for war. And tc
all these must lie added the hundreds
Of vessels which will be reuuisitiOneG