The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
SUB-CHASER IS
KENOSHA GUEST
u. S. S. C. ALP Puts Into
Port Here Before Begin
ing Last Cruise.
KENOSHAN IS OFFICER

Kenosha was host on Monday even
ing to Lieut.. Commander E. A. Lich-
tenstein, Lieut.. K c.. Dcssney and the
crew of twenty-o one enli-s5d men of the
United States Sub Chaser 412. While
the ship wasn't heralded with the
booming of guns or the shrieking OF
whistles it wasn't long before the city
learned that part of the United States
navy was in town. The S. G. Az put
into port in Kenosha on Monday after
noon as the first port of it's last cruise
for the summer. The sub-chaser has
been spending the summer cruising the
lakes with several crews of naval re-
servists on board in training. The s..
c. Alp is one of several being used
this summer as training ships for the
reservists- of volunteers CORES
ponding to the national guard in the
states.
Completing his training period as a
reserve officer, Lieut.. G. j. Hutchin-
son, medical officer, U. S. NJ, remained
in Kenosha this morning to resume
his practice here after the ship clear
ed port this morning on it's way to
Great Lakes, it's next port.
The cruises of the S. C. ALI covered
fifty ports on the lakes in the course
of the summer and they will have
thirteen more on the last cruise which
begins today from Great Lakes. The
present crew consists of naval reser-
visits from Wisconsin and Michigan
who as part of their duties are elig1-
BILE for ffteen-day cruises each sum
mer on some naval craft, usually one
Of the smaller units. The boys are
taught the various duties on board
ship, and get thorough knowledge
of seamanship from the, officers and
! instructors on board ship.
The last cruise which begins today,
will take in the following ports, &C.
cording to Lieut.. Commander Lichten-
stein: Great Lakes, Chicago, Port
| Washington, Kewaunee, Oconto, Esca-
naba, Gladstone, Nahma, Sturgeon Bay,
Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Milwaukee,
the last and home port.
This is the first stop in two years
of any Of the reservists training ships
in Kenosha.
| The S. C. 412 is 10 feet long, has a
12-foot beam and is propelled by three
six-cylinder gasoline, engines. The
ship is also fitted with an auxiliary
motor used for turning an electric
generator, compressed air pump, and
pumping bilge water. The ship has a
gasoline capacity of $500 gallons, a
speed of Is knots or % miles an hour,
and has cruising radius of 500 miles
at a stretch. Each one of its engines
can develop 215 horsepower. 1t IS
equipped with radio and has many of
the most modern improvements known
to naval craft of its type.
While Commander Lichtenstein' s
stay in Kenosha did not extend over
| twenty-four hours, several interested
Kenoshans were the guests of the ship
on an inspection on Monday evening.
The ships orders called for making
port at Great Lakes this morning and
/ for that reason it was impossible to
extend general invitation to all Ke-
noshans to visit the ship as the
guests of the officers and seamen.
May Establish Unit Here.
! DR.. G. j. Hutchinson, who has just
completed his cruise, has been named
enrolling officer and medical inspector
for the United States navy in Kenosha.
An attempt may be made here to or
ganize a naval reservists unit if there
should be found sufficient interest to
make it worth while. The officer here
would enroll candidates who would be
subject to call in time of war, and
who would be willing to take the
Effteen-day cruises each summer. Other
interesting duties would be explained
to all interested on application to DIR.
Hutchinson, whose Office is in the Ke-
1 ho ir;o Wieaarris, -
i The regular seamen's rate of pay is
in force during the period of actual
training.