Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-20

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held ct the Hampton Roads here, and
81 Langley Field will Form In division
and ruShsSto the attack. Destroyere
Win be stationed In long lines along
the coast In the general vicinity ssof,,
the testStos gosto the rescue OF planes
forced down Into the water.
Live bonnbs. vii not be usedsiIasths
preserve the lows the 8only.radioyGon
trolled ~battieship In existence, for. tar
ret practicssswlth tho Atlantic heet
next fall.SS The problem In th1Ssair
tests To- designed to- furnish reliable
data 1.-The probable number OF hits
TO be expected from ailr.scraft scperz-
ating against ! battleship Il seaa
from such an attack viii be obtained
ins a later attack ,ons3the former Ger
man battleship O~stfriesland. . mod
ern vessel. iiSsE
The third OF the series OF bombing
tests will take place onsJnly tss13 with
the former German destroyer G-102i
as the target. The army viii make
bombers and II DH-4 machines and
$50 pound bombs, ~ Of which Wall be
dropped. The conditions OF the at
tack are left at the discretion Of
flight comanders. III theadestroyer IA
not sunk by the Arr1y's attack the
naval air detachment will attempt tot
sink the vessel. Il the G-1o2 re-
the following day by gunire BY Az
lantic feet d~estroyers, along with the
former Germany destroyers S-132 and
WIS. Should the d~estroyers fail to
sink the vessels battleships will be as
signed to the task. S
An attack on the former German
cruiser Frankfurt will be the fourth
phase.of the tests and is set for JULY
1S. The vessel, completed in 1916
Jutland and represents q good type
OF. modern cruiser. She. will be at
anchor during the attack and the at-l
lacking aircraft. consisting of army !
and navy planes flying in mixed for-
smation, will use first $50 and 800
pound bombs and then $50 and 900
pound missiles. All types of aircraft
will be used, the first attack to take
place at nine o'clock in the morning,
II the vessel remains afloat after the
final attack it will be sunk by Destroy
ersjat range of 5000 yards.
Bombing of Former German Vessel.
The 1inal test in the series thus far
arranged will be the bombing of the
on July 20. The Ostfriesland Is al
dreadnaught of 20. 800 tons, mounting
IL inch guns and was surrendered toll
the Allies at Scapa Flow. During the
battle OF Jutland she formed part OF
the German First Battle Squadron
and was badly damaged by a mine.
The principal value Of the Ostries-
land experiment is expected to be the
resulting data regarding the amount
of damage aerial bombs may be ex-
pected to inflict on a battleship. The
vessel will be at anchor so miles of
shore and will be attacked by army
n navy aircraft. The. conditions of
the test require three hits each with
$50 and 800 pound bombs, two hits
at least two hits with 1000 or 2.000i
pound projectiles. There will be pro-
vided for use in the attack 80 Of the
1000 pound bombs and three Of the
1000 pound type.
If the Ostfriesland remains afloat
after. allethe required hits have been
made the vessel will be used as III
target for the main battery Of the
battleship Pennsylvania, flagship Of
ships were turned over to the Unitedl
States on condition that they be del
stroyed within. a year. Il
Extensive arrangements have been
completed for recording the data ob-l
tanned during the bombing tests. MOI
ton picture cameras. will be used toll
permanently record the results andd
boards of officers stationed on tugs
n other craft ear the vessel att
tackled in each case will make notes.
Captain Luke McNamee Of the dread-l
naught Nevada has been detailed as
the senior member Of the observingi
party. Among the duties with which,
the board Of observers is charged are
the following: Observe and report
the number and type Of bombs]
dropped, the number Of hits, the ac-1
tual damage to the vessels, bearing tn1
mind the age an dstate Of preaerva-
ton Of each ship attacked, the prob
able damage to personnel, anti-air-l
defenses and light equipment and
structure exposed on the upper decks
and damage to the main fighting
equipment in the protected area, par
hcularly the lighting, Ire and ship
control systems.
To Estimate Damage.
The board. will be charged also with
making deuctions Is to the probable
damage to ships Of various classes OIL
new design and in a good state of
preservation and recommending suit
able changes III, the equipment, design
and. construction Of uture vessels in
the light Of the results Of the bomb
ing tests.
Orders issued by the commander
ln-chief of the American fleet; Al
miral H.. B. Wilson. require the board
In addition to all other duties, to