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Navy Department, has returned to
Washington from an extended trip to
the Pacific coast. during which he in
spected a number of shore establish
ments on the West Coast and also at
Great Lakes. III. While at Seattle Ad-
! miral Gregory held a number of con-
ferences with Admiral Robert F.. Coontz,
commander- n-chief Of the United States
fleet. and members of his staff, in con-
nection with the requirements of the
fleet.
Upon the completion Of his temporary
duty at Fort Worth. Tex, this week.
Capt. Homer r. Stanford, u S. NJ, has
taken up his regular duties in the Bu-
reau of Yards and Docks. During his
stay at Fort Worth Capt. Stanford made
a detailed study of a proposed new gas
line extension to the helium production
plant.
Capt. Gatewood S. Lincoln, U. S. NJ,
who has been on duty as commander Of
the destroyer squadrons. Asiatic fleet.
has been assigned to duty in the office
| Of the chief of naval operations, Navy
Department relieving Capt. Henry Z.
Lackey, L. S. NJ. who has been direct
ing the activities of the ships move
ments division. Capt. Lackey will COM
mand the new light cruiser Memphis,
which. it is believed. will be placed in
commission some time in December.
Capt Charles E. Courtney, U. s. n.
who has been on duty in the Bureau Of
Navigation, Navy Department. in charge
of the recruiting division, has been
ordered by the Navy Department to
command the u. S. S. Cincinnati He re-
lieves Capt. Charles P. Nelson, U. S. N,
who has been temporarily assigned to
the third naval district.
Announcement was made this week
by the Bureau of Navigation, Navy
Department., prescribing the qualifi-
cations for officers and enlisted men
for wearing the submarine insignia
which was approved by the Secretary
of the Navy last March
"ta) Officers qualified for subma-
rine command in accordance with
chapter 3, paragraphs 203-209, Sub
marine Instructions, November. 1919"
are authorized to wear this insignia
The insignia will be worn at all
times by the commissioned personnel
as specified in (a) while they are at
tached to submarine units or organi-
cations, ashore or afioat. but it may
not be worn at any time by officers
when not attached to submarine or
ganizations.
The following enlisted men are au-
thorized to wear this insignia:
ta) Men found qualified for sub
marine duty in accordance with chap
ter 3. paragraphs 214-215. Submarine
Instructions, November, 1919, whose
certification of qualification appears
| on their service records.
Cd Men who, prior to the issue Of
| Submarine Instructions, November.
1919, were found qualified for sub
| marine duty and whose certification
of qualification appears on their
service records.
AS specified in (a) and (b), the in
sigma will be worn at all times by
enlisted men while attached to sub
marine units or organizations. ashore
or ahoat. Enlisted men will not be
authorized to wear this insignia if
they are not attached to submarine
units. A change in the Uniform
Regulations covering the details of
the insignia and the manner of wear
ing 1T is in course of preparation and
Will be issued to the service shortly
These qualifications will be incorpo-
rated in the Bureau of Navigation
Manual when reprinted.
Comdr. Greer A. Duncan, c. f.. G..
U. S. N. has reported for duty in the
Bureau of Yards and Docks, and as
the yard development, shipbuilding
facilities and storage section. reliev-
| ing Comdr. Ralph Whitman. G. f. c.,
L. S. n. In accordance with a pro-
posed change in the organization of
the Bureau of Yards and Docks, the
position of head of design division is
created and Comdr. Whitman will be
assigned to this position.
Orders have been issued to Capt.
Charles r. Train, u. s. NJ chief of the
training division. Bureau of Naviga-
ton, detaching him from this duty
and assigning him to command the
transport Henderson. He will relieve
Capt. Allan Buchanan. u. S. N, who
has been assigned to the planning di-
vision. in the Bureau of Operations
conference of aircraft radio ex-
perts was recently held in the Bureau
of Engineering from this bureau, the
naval air station at Anacostia, D. c.,
and the naval experimental labora-
tory, Bellevue, D. c. Considerable at
tention was given to the new design
Of the type SE-1375 aircraft radio
ansmitter-receiver, which original
ly had four 5-watt transmitter tubes.
Two 7k-watt tubes were substi-
tuted for the original set which
mendations have been received from
the fleet, however, that four ~ watt
tubes be tested.
Announcement has been made by
the Navy Department that Fighting
Plane Squadron, No. 1. Battle Fleet,
Lieut.. Comdr. H. c. Wick, command.
ing. is the trophy winner in the gun
merry competitions for aircraft squad
,1a
Observation Plane Squadron 3, Ma
rine Corps. Quantico, Va, command
ed by Capt. l.. E. Woods. U. s. NJ. c.,
while Fighting Plane Squadron 2,
Battle Fleet, commanded by Lieut..
Comdr. r. r. Motion, U. S. N. who
was succeeded by Lieut.. Comdr N. B.
Chase, U. S. NJ, took third honors.
The u. S. S. Pampanga, Lieut..
Comdr. Earl w. Spencer, U. S. NJ, COM
the auxiliary patrol vessel type, gun
merry competition. In this competi-
tion the U. 8. S. Monocacy, command
ed by Lieut.. Comdr. e. T. Oates, u. S.
N. was second, while the U S. S. Hell
ena, Comdr. j. p. Lannon, command
ing. took third place. All of the
above boats are on Asiatic station.
Five-man teams representing the
United States Navy and the Argentine
navy will engage in small-arms
competition at Wakefield, Mass, Oc-
tober 10. At the time that the Ar
gentine mission was in the United
States in 1913 trophy was present.
ed by the mission for a small-arms
competition to be held between rep
resentative teams OF the Argentine
and the American navies. The mis-.
sion came to this country in connec-
tion with the construction of the bat
tleships, the Moreno and the Rivada-
via, which were being built at that
time for Argentina at Fore River,
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