The Pulaskian., 1920-08-19
|tlantic and Pacific Fleets to Be comhined in Great Sea
 Spectacle.
|DNIRAL WILSON IN COMMAND
st Intended to Concentrate All of
 Natlcn's War Strength and Only Vessels Regularly in Commission Will Participate.

E Eashington.-Th greatest concen- <fation of sea power in the history zd the American navy will result from |ke junction of the reorganized Allan |He and Pacific fleets off the Pacific Beast next January under plaas now |eing prepared by naval officers. The great naval spectacle probably |Rlll be staged in the vicinity of the |falf of Panama.
 Officials of the navy department say De proposed mobilization will fn no |sense result in grand" maneuvers. No Effort will be made to concentrate all + the nations naval strength and only |Slips regularly in commission with |Halned crews will participate. The Exercises and drills will be simple and |nalnly of competitive nature, includ- |as unofficial athletic competitions be- |fFeen representative of the two fleets Hnd of individual ships
 E Admiral Wilson Senior Officer. Admiral Henry B. Wilson, command |9-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, will @ senior officer of the combined force, #th Admiral Hugh Rodman, chief of |Re Pacific fleet, second in command. E The maneuvers will be unique in @apy respects, chiefly in that they will Mtofd the first actual mobilization of Eae bulk of the new American navy. tel0re the war the forces were always Fore or less scattered and a shortage N several types of vessels. particularly @ aestroyers, submarines. light cruis- ES' aerial forces and fleet auXiliaries, #ade 1t impossible to concentrate a #ell rounded out fleet, although the #a1er portion of the battIeship force @et each winter at Guantanamo, Cuba. " target practice and drills.
 Duilng the war the shortage in most RpeS 0t small vessels, notably destroy HS and submarines, was overcome, but #e entire fleet was never mobilized, kPe to the use of practically all light 3aff in the war zone. the detail of HulseRs to escort duty and the fact @at considerable portion of the bat |eship force was on duty abroad much q the time.
 Will Set New Mark.
 me Jannuary maneuvers will set a EW mark in American naval progress. Fpf the first time in the history of the #w navy the battleship fleet will be by a reasonably adequate ~uloer of destroyers and other light Halt. Submarines will be available apundance, together with sufficient Psal aircraft for all tactical purposes ~u q Fully rounded out fleet of aux @sX vessels. The total number of Fssels to participate will depend on f progress of recruiting, as many
 rps are in reserve now for lack of *.Ns put it is probable that Admiral 1nson Will command at least 300 yes FS of all types.
 iOol Hl0uefn or UfeaunauSl1tS participate in the maneuvers will 'he great Tennessee. The last word naval construction, this great float zs % iortfess displaces 32.000 tons, car s' l- l4-inch guns and is propelled eleetric turbines. The Tennessee
 e'aehed to the Atlantic fleet. A I,u ,V' Snip, tn. California. probably
 !" not be completed in time to join nifai Rodman's forces before the
 'ohfarison of the ships available
 HeAt winters maneuvers with tie
 m strength available for a similar
 ae''tration ten years ago affords k,a striking contrasts. January l..
 lhe latest battleship in the navy
 Ae New Hampshire, authorized by kasSs in 1904. anu completed in
 ,,s comparison of the New Iamp- h ans the Tennessee follows
 4aa,. 'ianinShire-I Length 450 feet
 sA-a sS feef; draft, 27 see. s'is-