El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-02

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washington. D. C.. Aug. 2.-The
greatest concentration OF sea power
in the history OF the American navy
VIII result from the junction OF the
reorganized Atlantic and Pacific
fleets off the Pacific coast next jan
uary under plans now being pre-
pared. The great naval spectacle
probably viii be staged in the vicinity
Of the gulf Of Panama
Haneuvers VIII BE Unique.
The maneuvers wiz be unique in
many respects, chiefly IN that they
viii afford the first actual mobiliza-
ton Of the bulk OF the new American
navy. Before the war the forces were
always more or less scattered and q
shortage Of several types Of vessels,
particularly Of destroy erss suDma-
rines, light cruisers, aerial forces and
fleet surIIiaries, made Il impossible
TO concentrate vel FOUNDED our
fleet although the major portion OF
the battlsship force met each winter
al Guantanamo, Cuba, for target
practice and drills.
During the war the shortage In
most types OF small vessels, notably
destroyers and submarines. was over
come. but the entire fleet was never
modified, due to the use OF pracu-
eaIIv al light craft in the war zone
the detail Of cruisers to escort duty
and the fact that considerable por
ton Of the battleship force was on
duty abroad much OF the time
The January manuevers viii set q
new mark in American naval prog
ress. For the first time in the his
tory OF the new navy the bartlesnir
fleet wiz be supported by reason
ably adequate nun Der Of uesrro yers
and ether light craft Submarines
viii be available in abundance. to-
gether with Sufficient naval aircraft
for all tactical purposes and a 1ully
rounded ont fleet OF auxiliary YES
sells
Tennessee Last Word In Construction
The most modern OF dreadnoughts
to participate in the manuevers vii
be the great Tennessee The last
word in naval construction, this great
floating ofrtress displaces $4,000 tons
carries Il fourteen inch guns and Is
propelled by electric turbines The
Tennessee is attached 70 the Atlantic
fleet A sister ship, the California
probably VIII not be completed II
time 70 join admiral Rodman's force
before the maneuvers
for next winters maneuvers with lne
naval strength available for similar
concentration ten years ago affords
some striking contrasts January Z
1910, the latest battleship in the navy
was the New Hampshire, authorized
by congress IN 1894, constructor
started in 1908 and completed in 1908
some Comparisons.
A comparison OF the New Hamp-
~ TlETrrrEEEra follows
New hampshire: Length $50 1eet
breadth 76 feet. draft q Feet dis
placement 1900 tons speed u
l1notss main battery twelve lncn
Guns and 9 eight inchs secondary
battery II three inch, four SUD-
rnerzed for1sdo tubes: nine Inch ar
NOR. Propelled by triple expanlsjloSIi
steam engines developing 1e,vvu
horsepower; crew 1850 including ma
rines. 81, -.
breadth 81 feet; draft 81 rect as
placement $500 tons; speed ICON
fracf1 q knots. main battery y
fourteen inch guns secondary narter.
Il five inch guns Two suDnerssu
torpedo. tubess propelled ~ e-ectIlo
turbines developing zs'3yU nolse-
Dover crew 1900 men, intending ma
Firhteea CInsled As DreadnOughts.
eighteen s5ngie calibre gun ships
c1assed as dreadnoughrs VIII pc sEall-
able for the January ma-euvers ia
were not COMPETED N -slQ- I4s ~
have q combined displacement OF 49,
900 tons and a combined gun poFe
Of 10 fourteen inch guns 80 IWeifes
qss five inch and IS three 1ncn-
A COMPARISON Of total battleshll
forces available in 1920 with lsle
shows that this year there are -
7rezduoughts and ~ preors Eau
nouEhts. excluding the oregon class
Most 81 the battleships listed as
available in 1910 are now considered
'ren wears ago the navy destroyer
force consisted OF about So Vessels
Including Il torpedo boats even tnsn
practically obsolete This year a.
riirals wilson and Rodman command
DESTROYER forces aggregatinE nor
thar zoo vessels, with more tnan Ivy
more in reserve OF under constr uc-
ton. In 1910, 16 submarines were
carried on the active list OF the navy
T1is year nearly 100 Of the SUD
rnersIbles are attached to the I've
7ests. with about IS more under con-
Cruiser Growth Small.
The cruiser strength OF the nav5
has shown little change in the las
ten years. In 1910 the backbone q
The cruiser force was the dig elsnt
armorsd cruisers. now reduced 70 So
by the loss OF the san Diego ana tne
afemDhis No light cruisers OF import
arce have been launched in the las
decade
Ons OF the most striking increase
IN American naval strength In the
last 10 years has been in auxlliaIl
vessels Both the Atlantic and Paci1it
fleets now have vel organized anc
50npIete trains" Of hospital ships
--rr61-- boats, repair vessels re1rige'
rating ships, ammunition and Tue
---e in alfdftfon 10 motor patrol YES
sells. submarine chaserss mine sweep
ers and mine layers converted yachts
submarine and destroyer tenders an'
froou transports. practically IN
dresued OF a decade ago
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