The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-31
THE PACIFIC FLEET
MAKES RECORD Time
COMPARISON OF SAILING TIME
WITH THAT OF ATLANTIC
FLEET IN 1908

SAN FRANCISCO.-The Atlantic
fleet on it's famous cruise around the
world in 1908 was 141 days, z hours
enroute from Hampton Roads, Va.
to San Francisco. The new Pacific
fleet now enroute from Hampton
Roads is scheduled to arrive at San
Francisco in 27 days from the date of
sailing. This is one of the interesting
comparisons of the two fleets which
have been made here.
The Atlantic fleet went around
Cape Horn. The Pacific fleet comes
through the Panama canal, not COM
pleted when the Atlantic fleet made
it's cruise.
The actual sailing time for the
Atlantic fleet was 81 days 19 hours.
The Pacific fleet is expected to make
the trip to San Francisco in about
eighteen or nineteen days actual sail
ing time.
In 1908 the American navy had no
airplanes or seaplanes. 1t had few
destroyers and less submarines.
The Atlantic fl0et comprised 16
battleships with a flotilla of torpedo
boats. The new Pacific fleet ap
proximates 1876 vessels of all classes.
When Admiral Evans led his fleet
in parade here in May, 1908, his flag
ship led but AZ vessels of all descrip-
tions. President Wilson is scheduled
to review a Pacific fleet of more than
$50 vessels here in August of this
year.
The old Atlantic fleet carried H.
900 men. The Pacific fleet will
bring $4,000.
The Atlantic fleet was valued at
approximately $1O0,000,000. The
Pacific fleet represents expenditures
of several times that amount.
Will Visit Coast Cities
Outside of war and peace no event
of recent years has received the at
tention which Pacific coast cities will
give to the visit of the new Pacific
fleet.
Scheduled to arrive at San Diego
on or about August 10 the fleet then
is to proceed to Los Angeles harbor,
San Francisco, Puget Sound and
from there to Honolulu where Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels will official
Iy open the great Pearl Harbor dry
dock. Everywhere the fleet is to
stop ambitious receptions are being
planned to eclipse any similar event
N Pacific coast history.
At San Francisco about August 10
President Wilson is expected to greet
he fleet on his tour of the country
n behalf of the League of Nations.
President Wilson, if nothing inter
'eres with his itinerary, will review
he fleet in San Francisco bay or
ust off the Golden Gate. This, naval
nen say, will be the greatest naval
pageant ever witnessed in waters OF
he Pacific ocean. :,
In every city the fleet is to visit
committees to arrange for It's wei
ONE have been named. Parades Will
,e held in every city visited, 1T was
aid.
In most places it is planned to
make at least one day of the fleets
tay a legal holiday. From the IN
and cities and towns thousands OF
ersons are expected to make their
yay to the shore cities and aid IN
welcome.
It is planned to outdo the memor-
BILE receptions which attended the
isit of the Atlantic fleet to the Pa
ific coast in 1908 during its famous
rip around the world.
At San Diego a great aerial display
!, connection with the fleet will be
eld. There, many army airplanes
ill fly out in welcome with navy
lanes are expected to come from
[ather Field at Sacramento to aid
| the celebration.