Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-11-27
THE U. S. S. TENNESSEE TO
Be MANNED BY TENN
ESSEANS--7 men FROM
JACKSON COUNTY.

/ The u. S. S. Tennessee, whic
is now building in the New Yor
Navy Yard, is rapidly nearin
completion. The crew of 134
men is being assembled througI
the Navy Recruiting Station, 3
East 2Srd Street, New York City
More than 100 who men have al
ready seen previous Naval Ser
vice have re-enlisted for dut,
on the Tennessee.
Lieutenant Lon H. Robb, U. s
Navy, and a party of 10 Chic
Petty Officers arrived in Nash
vile Nov. 20 to conduct a campaign
for 1000 men in Tennessee fol
the battteship bearing the states
name. Each county in the state
will be asked to furnish their
quota of men, which is based on
the last population census. This
places Jackson county's quota at
Z men. This is an unusual opport-
unity offered to young men of the
county for education and travel.
Almost any trade applied in the
big manufacturing and business
concerns in the United States
may be learned free of charge in
the Navy.
Captain r. H. Leigh, u. S.
Navy, at present Assistant Chief
of Bureau of Navigation Navy
Department, Washington, D. c.,
has been ordered to command
this dreadnaught. Captain Leigh
conceived the idea of recruiting
men for the u. S. S. Tennessee
from the State. This is the first
time IN the history of the United
States Navy that any attempt
has been made to carry out such
a plan. It is an unusual opport-
unity for the people of the State
to establish precedent in the
United States Navy which will
be emulated by other states in the
Navy. There is nothing to hem
der Jackson county from being
first county in the State to fur
nish its quota of 7 men.
The following is a description
of the Tennessee: 625 feet long,
with beam of 81 feet 81 inches, |
and draft of 30 feet. 6 inches.
Her battery consists of twelve
l4-inch, so caliber guns, special.
ly designed for a large degree of !
elevation, up to 80 degrees. and
twenty-five 5-inch, 81 caliber |
guns. For protection she has a
l4-inch armor belts almships and
IN 8-inch armor belt aft. Carry
ng 1928 tons of fuel oil she will
develop a speed of2l knots. Four
alternating current motors, one
% each propeller shaft, supplied
oy current at 34O0 volts, from
I3, 500 H. P. turbo generators,
ire used for supplying the pow
,r.
AS soon as the Tennessee is
commissioned she will be put
through a series of trials. In
he words of a sailor she will
nave her Shake down trips.
which will probably last about
After the trials have
,een completed she will steam
.hru the Panama Canal to join
he Pacific Fleet.
The trip thru the Canal is an
.ducation in itself and one which
would cost a young man a fort
Inc to make if he were bearing
lis own expense. The Navy
.ives you this free.
From the Canal the Tennessee
will sail for San Francisco stopp-
ng at California ports enroute.
n the Pacific Fleet will also bel,
he nightly u. s. s. California;
which was recently launched,
nd which is the sister ship to
heTennessee. Probable cruises
o Alaska, Honolulu. the Orient,
nd South America viii take
lace. There is already planned
cruise for the Pacific Fleet next
ummer and the Navy Depart
nent will shortly make known
he itenary.