The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
WORK OF THE NAVAL
PATROL DURING WAR
wing and Itnscutng p'aaeo
o'o wa. Aione q Great and
r.,etui Accomplishments
e.oJRlNCE THE ONLY LIMIT
II. own Bases and Stations aS
bon. and barracks and Frorsh
Water supplies

I% I.%",slINGTON. March 29..,In
N"' ,n, recent return OF vice
NtN vi Henry b. wilson from duS
AdW'I1 ,hc following summary was
ao'Y'' 'n.lb,,c today by the navy ue-
m4oo a., ~ tho operations under ms
,.r,.gp In foreign waters
di,,,y,., war was declared, Admlra'
,,,,s given command OF the
WIS., ,,r.o with the u. S. 5. Olym-
'"".' flagship. This force comprIs
pa "-,,isrrs. gunboats, coahlsuafd
ht No. d.s,royers and yachts. was
-...,,d IN April, 1917. for OH
.,,-nilons In the western At
', ocean against enemy subma-
'- ana raiders. 1t was charged
.,, trr protection OF the area west
.".ng,itlIds 81. 90 degrees and from
"hn, of Fuudy 30 the coast OF
"|Dlomb,a, including The West In
when. carly In the summer OF
'sIr II became apparent that tho
Inv. effort was being confined
rrropcAn waters, the navy de
a,,,mrnt decided to send our yes
, there 10 get contract with the
,,,narines. Accordingly most Of
gs vessels OF the patrol force were
..,, abroad 10 Queenstown, Brest
and Gibraltar
Transferred 90 France.
I, August. 1917. Admiral Wilson
.,s at Gibraltar In command OF n
,orce Of 23 vessels working WITH the
gr,tish IN tho western approaches to
,bs Mediterranean. on November
isl7. he was transferred to France
,nd served there throughout the re-
nalndsr OF the war AS commando
rnited States naval forces in France
With the u. s. S Prone thcus as his
flagship.
/, was found that although the
French navy very generously placed
he facilities OF their naval bases Mt
our disposal. these facilities after
lhree years Of war were inadequate,
even for tho french navy. This was
because In 1914 the navy yards were
converted into munition plants, AS
a teAult they lacked mechanics and
machine tools perc worn out. II
therefore necessary to provide
extensive facilities along tho French
coast for taking care of American
Vtssela
The American force was gradually
Increased to total OF 10 vessels. in
Guiding SIS destroyers. Naval repair
and supply bases were established at
BfeSt Lorient and Rochefort. Fuel
oil tanks OF $4,000 tons capacity
we're built at Brest, and tanks OF
10000 tons capacity wero being
erected at Lorient La Pallice and In
The vicinity OF Bordeaux. These were
necessary because nearly all the de.
fuoyers and many Of the new troop
ships and store ships were oil burn
ors. Arrangements have been made
Tor the sale OF all these tanks to
The French at cost
Natcrworks Provided,
II vas found necessary TO provide
supply OF fTcSh water at Brest and
walerHorks were accordingly in
ha.ied, the work OF construction be-
lns done by United States army en-
Hheefs Naval hospitals were es.
So'shed at Brest. Lorient and
bordeaux In "A picturesque old
Ina'eau overlooking tho harbor OF
h'esL some OF whose walls date
ron NE ume OF the Phoenicians.
uYr~ks were provided for $500
men. Naval port offices, whose
iaA'uons were 10 assist and expedite
Ho movements OF American ship
phS were established at Cher
%%Ws' HAye, BresL Lorient, st
n4laife, Rochefort. La PalaIce
No!ln, Fauiliac, Bordeaux ST Jean
&c Ldz and Marsefilea.
"~'cue tugs and n vrcckInr
'Wamer, The L. s, g. FavorIte. were
maintained at Brest for the purpose
assisting damaged vessels. Two
irTst eE were salvaged under par
~ cfedltable circumstance
r -uo Westward -Ho. torpedoed sl5
S". " from port was abandoned by
So,Ayl rev IN an apparently sinking
Vu.uoh men from the L. s s
y,.hs Una ana /. y. $, May Converted
boarded her. raised steam
~, boilers. started her pumps.
nv hcd her into port assisted
sw.,S mcr iorecastle being nearly
lro inc WestDridge, struck by
d.cL, pouoes and with her we'll
nsl% into Brcst by two American
NV British and ono French iug II
believed that she was the univ
aol mat was brought 10 port n fter
ASe by two torpedoea
Avintion station Built
ms %one or the striking accom- nlish.
SDilsSot SS OF the navy in France was the
tone or 10 naval aviation sta-
nci,.V .HVhg mo French coast. These
hpoueu sea aplahs. dtrigibIe and kite
,,n" stations; there being gen
., ~ ~ seaplanes, two dirigibles
sr,,.N'e N'e oalIoons at a station An
yrh rhn ~. assembly and repair base
ina hodations for 5000 mon
,rs,,wtNh ,,wtNh large machine shops WINS
ond. cn nj Pauillac on the Cir
br .,tNer, and n station for train
'A'ors was built at Moutchic
ov, s'u"ns wero erected by our
ops,,,Ie uen &and were completed and
months period or 10
r.s Wlenhone md telegraph Eystem
w. UuiIt for the navy along tho
s,,.. coast by the signal corps to
u,r, up the naval and air sta
uon ms Involved the construc-
wires '''IeS or poles and
mai ,ne vessels Of the force 10
,sI'h'S and five torpedo boats
Al cov, uhder the French in coast
t,o,,e,'v vy escort. These yeasels
ION On conveys containing often
char,a 10 "o ships through coastal
uearh,, Win frequent fogs and
we're raS louS currents. The losses
u Admirably small A force of
Gplain 'rAh y, mine sweepers under
ssis. s'n I T. Magruder. Tnj,ed
ops, n,a nma'y, based on Lorient, kent
1sd me .ns approaches TO st Nazaire
10 rro,,.,otmed their hazardous duty
msnd,,In'n'I which won warm corn.
r,moiri.on from the French. The
arrs lug vessels, dostroyers and