The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-10-09
Atlantic and Pacific Fleets to Be
Combined in Great Sea
Spectacle.
ADMIRAL WILSON IN COMMAND
Not Intended to Concentrate All OF
Nations War Strength and Only
Vessels Regularly In Commission
Will Participate.

washington.-The greatest concen-
nation OF sea power In the history
sf the American navy will result from
the junction OF the reorganized Attain
dc and Pacific fleets of the Pac1nc
coast next January under plans now
being prepared by naval officers
The great naval spectacle probably
Will be staged In the vicinity OF the
Gulf OF Panama.
Officials Of the navy department say
the proposed mobilization viii In no
sense result in grand" maneuvers. NO
effort VIII be made to concentrate all
Of the nations naval strength and only
ships regularly In commission "itn
trained crews will participate The
exercises and drills viii be simple and
mainly of a competitive nature incfud-
ing unofficial athletic competitions De-
tween representatives. Of the two nee's
and Of individual ships
Admiral Wilson Senior oHacsr.
Admiral Henry B. Wilson, command
er-in-chief Of the Atlantic feet VIII
be senior officer Of the combined force.
with Admiral Hugh Rodman. CHIEF OF
the Pacific feet. second in command
The naaneuvers VIII be unique N
MANY respects. chiefly in that they VIA
afford the first actual mobilization OF
the bulk of rhe new American navy.
Before the war the forces were aiWays
more or less scattered and shortage
of seyerni types Of vessels, particularly
az fessroyars. submarines. light cr'lis-
ers. aerial forces and feet auZlilaries'
made il impossible 70 concentrate a
we'll rounded out deer- although me
ma ior portion Of tfIe barfleship force
met each winter at Guantanamo Cnha
FIR tar-er practice and drills.
During the var the shortage n MOST
tvDes of small vessels notably Destroy
avs and submarines. was overcome bl'
rae entire. feet vas never moDillzPa
dine "a the use OF practically all Hen'
craft in the war zone the detail q
Cruisers 70 escort durv and the rae
.s,at A considerable portion M the oar
ttesfip force WIS on duty abroad Hiuci
Of the time
will Set New Mark.
The january manesIrers viii ser
,ayv mark in American naval progress
Fnr the first time III the history OF III
nav navy the battiesslip heef VII o
suunorred by q REASONABLY auefl.ia1'
rurnher OF destrnyefs anu ofhef hIa
-urr Submarines will De asaiiani
=, abundance. together with sI1fletea
naval aircraft for all tactical pnilioss
and n fully rounded out deef Oh aux
sa,arc vpsseis. The tGrai hummer o
vessels 70 participate viii de1ehu y
ts,a urogress OF recruiting, as Inhh
.n,nS are in reserve now nor iack Q
-.,rs nur II in probable that Adrnira
wilson will command ar least ~" Va
sess af all types.
T,a rnoSs modern of dreadnaugnf
m narsicipate IN the manehsezs WI
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