Evening journal., 1919-07-19
PACIFIC FLEET IS
ON THE WAY WEST
Battleship Squadron. Head
ed by Is Destroyers. Will
Sail Through Canal
200 SHIPS TO
MAKE UP UNIT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July 10.
United Press Headed by % destroy
ITS the Pacific fleet, in charge Of Id
nral Hugh Rodman, left Hampton
Roads at $50 o'clock this morning.
admiral Rodman was with the flag
shp New Mexico. With the New Mex
leo were seven battleships-th Nyom-
Ing. Arkansas, New York, Texas, Ari-
iona, Idaho and Mississippi The Bir-
ninghsm and the tender Nestal were
NTH 55 destroyers and smaller ships.
The fleet will make for the Panama
Canal II VIII hattie greatest that has
passed through the canal When Il
Is assembled on the Pacific 10 Will
tomprlse 200 ships with 200O officers
md $1,000 men, II will be OF more
han twice the tonnage Of the huge
leet that sailed around the world In
1908.
FroN the time the feet reaches the
open sea II will begin 10 increase. Six
more battleships-th Virginia. New
Jersey Rhode Island Georgia, Nebras-
ks and Nermont-will Join it, as viii
lll Of the cruisers now on the Pacific
Coast. The Virginia IS the flagship Of
vice Admiral Clarence S. Williams,
iecond in command.
Some Of the ps-partcularly de-
stroyers and mine sweepers-are now
in European waters and a few cruisers |
are already on the Pacific side. When |
the fleet is complete there will be six |
teen bsttleships.
Admiral ROdman estimated that about |
100 Of the feet Of 200 vessels will cruise
through the canal. Of these So or more
will be destroyerS Many units scat
tered al Atlantic coast navy yards viii
Join in time for the canal trip, expected
10 be made a test Of the speed with
which huge fleet can pass through.
With Admiral Rodman on the New
Mexico are his STAFF officers, as follows:
Rear Admiral Nathan A. Tvining,
chief OF STAFF; Captain George r. Ven
ahle. fleet supply officer; Commander
Iohn r. Iden, fleet surgeon; Commander l
samuel IT, Robinson fleet engineer on
'er: Lieutenant Commando James II, !
ingram, flag Lieutenant: Commander 7
Roland Brainard feet gunnery officer;
Commander Stewart a. d
'fanahan, fleet radio officer; Lieutenant .
Chauncey A. Lucas, Nag y
Commander julius A. Fnrer. !
leet construction officers; Captain Evan
W. Scott, fleet chaplain. and Major Hds- |
Did Wierman, feet officer.
The New Mexico IL commanded by +
Captain Arthur L. Willard other capt
tai ships IN the fleet, with their com
msnders, are:
Battleship squadron one-Dylsion
/
6. Williams; flagship, Virginia, Captain
william II. stanley; New Jersey, Cap
tain Walter r.. Gherardl; Rhode Island. /
Captain Walter {. Crosley.
Division two-Commander. Rear Adj |
miral William n. Shoemaker; flagship
Georgia, Captain Leigh C. Palmer; No
braska. Captain Percy VI. Olmstead. and
Vermont, Captain Edward 6. Kellogg
Batileship squadron four: Flagship.
>ew Mexico: division six, Commander 4,
lear Admiral Robert z. Contz: flag ,
hip, Captain Harley H. Christy; Ar Z
ansas, Captain Louis De Steigeur: o
ew York. Captain William V. Pratt r
nd Texas. Captain Frank sconeld O.
Division No. 8 commander unnamed) Il
lgship New Mexico: Arizona, Capiainl bl
,hn H. Dayton: Idaho, Captain Carl T. s5
ogelgesang and Mississippi. Captain
lillian A. Moffet dc
Cruiser Squadron two commanders 81
Flagship Seattle. Captain On
I'm R. Blakeley; division two. Com
ander Rear Admiral Spencer 6. Wood ii
gship Chicago, Captain Ernest s. IS
Cleveland. Captain Frank l.. Ia
nney; Denver. Captain Edward an
nner; Tacoma, Captain Edward S
ckson; Msrblehead, Captain William re
Terrant; Machias Commander Fred to
ck r. Naile. and Vicksburg, Lieuten-
{ Commander Charles d. Reordan 4 TO
vision four commander unnamed i7
gship Seattle; Montana. Captain lvh
Wettengel; North Carolina, Captain to
illiam D. MacDougall and Peublo; ph
plain Frank r. Upham !
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