Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
NAVY PRIZE SHIPS
AWARDED HONCRS
"Meat Ball" Broken to Breeze
on Fore Trucks of Three
BattleshipS.

The old meat BALI today was broken
10 the breeze from the fore trucks If
three of the finest ships Of Uncle Sans
Navy. proclaiming To all who came
within Signal distance that these YES
sells are the leaders in the various
classes in battle efficiency They have
grabbed the engineering efficiency and
Gunnerv competitions for the year, and
their crews are Struting around with
little "ES" on their uniforms Besides,
the black gangs" the men of the
engine and flreroom forces, are strut
ting a little more than the others. with
prize money in their pockets with
which To make a little better liberty
than they can of regular pay.
The New Mexico in the battleship
class, the Omaha III the light cruiser
class and the Rochester in the cruiser
class distinguished themselves during
the year both above and below decks,
and in addition to flying the meat ball,
are painting "Es" on their stacks for
engineering efficiency and "Es" on the
guns for gunnery efficiency and the
combination Of the two gives them the
little red pennant with the black ball
in thu center. termed by the crews
the meat Nsll.'
Won Extra Distinction.
The hattleship New Mexico's crew
brought another distinction to the YES
sci this year, as it won three Competi-
tions and the battle efficiency pennant.
which was said by officers on duty at
the Navy Department to be the first
time i'll the history of the Navy that
any one hip has taken all four.
The New Mexico won the gunnery
trophy, the engineering trophy, nclud-
n q
the stack, and prize money of SIS per
man of the engineers force. 1t also
took the battle efficiency pennant and
the communications competition for
efficiency in both visual and radio sig
mailing ano communication. Capt. w.
.. Leahy commanded the ship dur
ING the first part of the year, and Capt,
Edgar B. Larimer the remainder of the
year SO that credit goes to both of
these officers. Comdr. j. S. Mccain is
executive officer. Lieut.. Comdr. William
H. P. Bianuy g1tnnery officer and Lieut.
Conldr. tan Leer Kirkman engineer
oficeT.
The battleship Mississippi was award
Cd the red T" to 60 on her funnel as
second in engineering efficiency and
for taking the greatest improvement
prize" for the vessel in this class which
showed the greatest improvement IN
engineering performance during the
year Each man of her engineers force
viii get SIS prize money. Capt G. NJ
Tozier Is in command of the ship
and Lieut. Condr c. A. Bailey is her
engineer officer.
The La yalette. in the destroyer class.
took not only the engineering trophy
with its accompanying white e but
the greatest improvement prize, and
each member Of her engineering gang
win receive SIS for the first prize and
IS for the second prize. The vessel Is
commanded b. Lieut.. Condr. Robert
8. Simons and Lieut. Thomas H,
Templeton is her engineer officer.
Omaha Takes Trophies.
In the light cruiser class the Omaha
also distinguished herself and crew by
taking for the frs. time four trophies.
the gunnery, engineering. greatest i'm
proyenent prize and gunnery efficiency.
The engineering trophy likewise brought
the white e" to this vessel and $50
in prize money for each member OF the
black gang, SIS for engineering efilci-
efacy and SIS each for greatest improve
Kaent during the year. Capt. Allan
Buchanan commanded the vessel dur
Ing the year: Con1dr. d. A. Scott Is
executive officer Lieut.. ConadT. Carlton
e Wright. gunnery officer. and Lieut.,
Ccmdr .. Z. Kerley. engineer ofilcer