Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-25
ENvIABLE RECORD MADE
BY AMERICAN VESSELS
Work OF Destroyer, ia War stands
First I'm Dramatic
Interest.

LONDON, March % Especially The
United States had s74 vessels on duty
IN European waters and personnel
OF se'Hl afioat. at-bases or headquar-
ters when the armistice was signed.
according 20 a summary OF United
states naval activities prepared at
neadIuarteTs here. Numerically the
submarine chasers headed the list with
100. then came the destrovers with
se%entyy., while the third class was the
unae-aldcd iifty-fve Golfers that as
sisted in Keeping steady stream of
Goa! moving from CardiT TO maintain
the allied armies and prevent France
from freezing.
or the fifteen classes of ships cnum-
Grated IN the report the work of tho
a ,ssaft :rh stands first in dramatic in
on July !, 1917. immediately became
active in the war game, and that ac-
tivitE constantly Increased as the num-
ger OF hoats gradually sweilcd until
!! reached the maximum number on
November IL. 1915.
ACCOMPLISH UNUSUAL
FEAT IE CONVEYING
N!th twenty-five converted yachts
ana Few other vessels they escorted
seo,ooo troops Of the United States ex-
p,Se s ,y force to Europe without
ana they escorted 81 per cent of ali
United States, allied and neutral shin
ping TO France and England from April
., 1917, to November g. 1915 I'm his
ana other work they steamed annroy-
Iinateiy $4,000 miles every thirty DAYS
me convoy system was not adopted
o un,di shortly after the United States
seven months from then until tho end
o,''6 SHIPS were brought over i'm l.
-? conveys that numbered from one
ZIP TO as many az forty. United
states dcstroycrs based at Queenstown
/ ana l'rcst escorted more than 6o0 ain.
SIc SHIPS through the danger zone and
IN lhis work encountered some Of their
brcatcst hazards. Only the largest, fast
| est ships were sent across alone and IN
rough weather the dcstroycrs ,vorc
considerably battered when forced IN
maintain nigh speed against heavy
Reports of contact with the c,onv
I by American vessels total 25G ma ~
most OF them came from dcstrnve
COMMANDERS. submarine was act,,.
"ases VI hn INC -, vicinity In is3 OF these
~ iaiae alarms. Methods OF dc.
| Wrmining tho presence Of a subma rine
are varied, but usually arc based upor
o onc,,rs when show with surprising
H. lne day to-day movements oil
| 'hc underwater craft.
TWENTY VESSELS BATTLE
GERMAN SUBMARINES
ne repori gives a list Of twenty-five
encounters. ;hc majority OF which re-
/ ''lN DuDIIdTlHc DclnE 'nrOh
ably slightly damaged" or "possibi,
Siightiy damaged" One is given n,
/ possibly sunk" three as sunk and on,
| captured. The accuracy OF Information
Of the movements OF submarines Il
I evidenced In the case OF the zach
/. i.ydonia. In command OF Commands
IL y. Mccullough, who was credite,
with sinking submarine although h
! never saw IT,
inc I.ydonia dropped depth charge
after a torpedo had been fred at
conveyed snip. The submarine ha,
been reported in that vicinity, and a
/ u ala not return to its base II wa
conHidcrcd sunk in that engagement
u liz known three American fghtinl
i 6hipa were sost through enemy actiol
the destroyer Jacob Jones and tn
armed yacht Alcedo and tho zach
D"asco. which was used on patrol Worl,
Ihcsc were sunk rs the result o
collisions. and the revenue cutie
Tampa was sunk by an explosion. tn
cause OF, which has never been asccr
tanned.