Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-28
NAVY BEING REGROUPED (.
INTO TWO GREAT UNITS
Admiral Mayo Remains Commander
in-Ctief of Fleet Under
Encouragement.
OLD AND NEW SHIPS DIVIDED
More Modern Craft Are Under Com
mand Of Admiral Henry b. VIII
son and Others Arc Under Charge
OF Admiral Albert ". Grant.
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON, January 27.-Ordcrs
TO naval officers made public to-day
STOW that with the return OF the
overseas force, the Atlantic Fleet, the
huge floating establishment of the navy
into which II welded virtually the
whole sea-iiehting power OF the ma
ton, is rapidly being reconstructed.
The returning ships have already
taken their places in the fleet or
ganization, and the published assign
n:cnts OF officers SHOW a general re-
arranStment OF the high commands.
with A@miral Mayo remaining as COM
ma The Inc Meet let is noW divided into two
Of Equalization perfected "' since ae'a ths
United States entered the war have
NOT been made public. il is understood
been GROUPED in force No. i. under
Vice Admiral Albert w. Grant. former
y commandinE the NTH division Of
divisions a and Il, and squadrons Nos.
l and ,.
The newer ships, are grouped in
Vice Admiral Henry b. Wilson, for
mcrlH commanding in French waters,
TO command squadron No. is under
stood to place him in line for COM
REA PLUNI<ETT
COMMANDS DESTROYER FORCE
Rear Admiral Charles y. Plunkct,,
i.or, E, on duty in Washington. takes
the feet. now to be divided as are
'as SSa bat lips into two ETaups, ho,i
ing the destroyer force. is assigned to
command foiilla No. 2. while ADMIRAL
Plunkctt will command .notilla No. j.
Rear Admiral Harry McL. Huse,
now head of tho naval retiring board,
is E,o assigned to command the Atlantic
craft: lie Will he relieved on the
board b. Rear-Admrai Thomas S
division No. o,
MANY OTHER CHANGES
MADE IN FLAG OFFICERS
Other important changes in flag Of
ficers are Rear-Admirals William r.
command division No. 3 Of the At
l l, Fleet. Thomas .Snowden from
division ,d,d No, OF the Atlantis Fleet 10
ander T.. Ha!s,ead from command OF
SQUADRON No. .. patrol forces. to COM
eyins " hdmira IS Wison nra c"rio Re E.
Britain TO command division \, bat
tloship fleet, Henry A. Wiley to COM
Sn1 sanadro nnn No. Sattesh 10
feet. Thomas Washington to command
division No 8. Hugh Rodman to com
HidHu squadron NO. IS. clarence -.
Williams to command division No. l.
CAPTAIN WATSON GOES TO
TOKYO AS NAVAL ATTACHIc
Other important orders 10 officers
include Captain Edward Fl. Watson.
naval Intelligence, TO be naval attache
mt Tokyo, relieving Commander j.. J.
Horne. called home for special duty in
the Office Of naval intelligence: Cap
tain Grin G. Muffin TO command the
battieship Missouri, Captain William
ID. Pratt to command the battleship
New York. Captain William x. Riddle
to command repair ship Fcstal. Cap
tain Walter s. Crosley TO command the
batt1efhip Rhode Island. Captain Ed
ward l.. Beach. as commandant, Mare
Island Navy Yard.
Commander David W. BaEley Is as
signed as naval attache at The Hague.
The orders published to-day also in
clude a general reassignment OF com
manders of destroyers. cruisers and
merchant ships TO the naval transport
service.