Evening star., 1921-05-19
BY JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Former Secretary Of the Navy.
ARTICLE IS.

ARTICLE 35.
Let me tell you few of the big
things the Navy did in the world war.
some of which you may not realize.
Even in peace times the Navy's
operations extend over considerable
portion of the globe, with fleets in the
Atlantic. the Pacific and the far east
During the war our ships operated
from Archaneel and the White sea.
In northern Russia, to the Adriatic
and the Mediterranean: in the North
sea. in English and Irish waters. all
along the coast of France. Spain and
Portugal. in Italian waters. in the
Azores: patrolled our own coasts and
the western Atlantic. the Gulf of Mex
leo and the Caribbean sea. the South
American coast, guarded the Panama
canal. and maintained Il vast fleet of
troop ships. cargo transports and con-
voyinE vessels carrying troops, muni-
tionS and supplies from America to
Europe
Guarding against possible raiders
and German activities in the Pacific.
our operations extended from our own
west coast to Hawaii. Guam and the
Philippines, and the few vessels left
in the orient co-operated with the
Japanese and other allied naval forces
from Manila to Nladivostok.
Activities BeIted the World.
When we were pressing into service
in the war zone" all available anti
subma rine craft. flotilla of our small
destroyers stationed at Cavite made
the voyage from the Philippines
through the straits. the Indian ocean
the Red sea. through the SueZ canal
and the Mediterranean to Gibraltar.
where they did yeoman service in con-
voy duty from that center of ocean
traffic. Thus. during the war the
Nays activities literally belted the
globe.
Before hostilities ended we had in
service in European waters three hum
dred and seventy three vessels. in
Guiding seventy destroyers. five gun
boats. five coast guard cutters.
one hundred and twenty submarine
twelve submarines. thirteen mine
sweepers. ten mine planters. eight
battleships. three cruisers. sixteen
tugs, four oss-channel transports.
fifty-five vessels, carrying coal for the
Army, eighteen tenders and repair
ships. and seven vessels OF m1scel-
1aneous types. In addition. there were
thirty other vessels assigned to the
European force then undergoing re-
pairs or being prepared to go into
commission. So that the total number
assigned to the European forces was
over 1our hundred.
Big Force Engaged.
Over 10000 officers and men of the
Navy were in service in Europe. Thirty
thousand marines were sent overseas
for service with the Army and 1900
for naval duty ashore. That makes
total of over $4,000 officers and men
of the Navy and Marine Corps that
were in service in Europe.
But that by no means covers all
the service we performed for the
allies and our own forces in Europe.
The entire cruiser and transport
force, with its eighty-three vessels
manned by 5000 officers and 41.000
men, and the naval overseas trans
portation service, with 378 vessels in
operation manned by 1862 officers and
29175 men. were in transatlantic
service, carrying troops and supplies
to our armies and our allies. Practi-
cally all the merchant ships and
others which carried naval armed
guards and Navy guns were carrying
food, materials and other articles to
allied countries. The Navy armed 384
merchant and cargo ships, and 10000
of the Navy personnel were, at one
time or another, engaged in this
service.
10000 OMeers and Men.
Thus. a total of S34 vessels and ap-
proximately 100000 officers and men
Of the United States Navy and Marine
Corps were engaged either in actual
European service or in transatlantic
service to and from Europe. That Is
almost three times as many as were In