Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11

ment of additional medical officers
to flying duty, and other stations and
aeronautical activities are under con
sideration.
Applications of those naval officers
desiring postgraduate instruction at
the Naval Academy should reach the
Bureau of Navigation not later than
December ] for consideration by
boards that will be convened later IN
that month to make up lists of those
selected for the instruction. The
courses to be given are radio, cleo.
trical, mechanical, aeronautical, com.
munication and nal-combustion
engineering, gunnery, aviation, civil
engineering and naval construction.
Included in the list of courses is the
special course for line officers. of the
grades of lieutenant commander and
lieutenant, which was established this
year for the first time, commencing on
August /, with a class of Is officers,
and which will commence next year
on July | with q class of 80 officers.
On completion of the first year of the
School of the Line course at the
Naval Academy, they will then I'M
dergo the second year of the junior
course at the Naval War College.
After taking into consideration all
the delays attending the construction
of the aircraft carriers Saratoga and
Lexington, indications are that these
two new modern additions to the fleet
will be in service early next year.
The Saratoga, which is being com.
pleted at Philadelphia, under fixed
price contract after having been
commenced Under a cost-plus one, Is
scheduled for delivery to the Navy on
October 81. After being delivered to
the Government, the fitting out proc
ess will have to be gone through
with. which may take from one to
three months. According to the pres
ent plans, the Saratoga will go to seq
for a short period of service with the
fleet so that it can be definitely de.
cided Just what equipment will be in.
stalled. as it is pointed out that during
that service with the fleet some of the
equipment may be found not to be re-
quired. The Lexington. now building
at Fore River, Mass, under cost
plus contract, is expected to be COM
pleted by January 5, 1928, and it is
anticipated that more work will be
required in the way of fitting out and
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than in the case of the Saratoga. For
that reason, there is more uncertainty
in the case of the Lexington than
with the Saratoga with respect to the
time she will be ready to join the fleet
There appears to be slight delay
in starting reconstruction. of the six
light cruisers, Nos. 26 to 81. inclusive.
The facilities offered by the central
drafting office, an agency established
for preparation of identical detail
drawings for the ships, will facilitate
materially the requirement of mate
rial and its assembly in the ships on
the stocks. Following is given the
contract dates of completion of these
ships: Pensacola and Salt Lake City,
July 8. 1929; Nos. IS, 81 and 80, June
IS, 1880, and Nos. %, 20 and 81, March
Is, 1881.
Comdr. Robert l.. Ghormley, who
has been on duty on the Oklahoma,
has been assigned to duty as secretary
of the General Board in the Navy De-
partment. Lieut.. q. c. John r.
Smith tM. CO., who has been on duty
on the Whitney, has been assigned to
duty at the Naval Medical
School. Washington. Lieut.. Comdr.
James A. Bass IN. c., who has been
on the Oklahoma, will go to duty to
the naval dispensary. this city.
The following named officers of the
Marine Corps have been promoted to
the grade of first lieutenant: r. l..
Skidmore, L. G.. Miller and G., A. Will
liams.