Evening star., 1933-02-19
NEW ASSIGNMENT
FOR NAVY CAPTAIN
Harold R. Stark, Adams
Aide, Will Command U. S. S.
California.

Navy, that will shift Is commands
af1oat and bring 40 to serve ashore
Many captains now on duty in Waeh-
ington. are affected by the orders thai
will bring about one of the bigges'
changes in recent years in the nava
service. The reassignment of admirals
is being held up, pending the change
of administration, and the appoint
ment of new chief Of naval operations
who retires on March /, for age, Off
cials believe.
The new commanding officer of the
battleship U. 8. s. Texas Is Capt. Lamar
r. Leahy, now on duty in New York
City. Capt. James w. Wilson of 294C
Albemarle street, now serving in Hawaii
is to command Destroyer Squadron l OF
the Scouting Force. The new COM
ulander of Submarine Division IL will
be Capt Henry M. Jensen, now on duty
In the photographic Office at the Navy
Department.
Capt. j. o. Richardson, 27O8 Thirty
NTH place. commanding the cruiser U
S. S. Augusta, will take course at the
Naval War College, Newport. r. I
Capt. w. F. Halsey. GIT Eighteenth
street, now at the Naval War College
will serve as commandant of the Naval
Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Other Changes.
Other changes are:
Capt. Gilbert j. Rowcliff, now COM
n1anding Naval Training Station, New
port, r. l., to command Destroyer
Squadron 4, Battle Force. Home, An
napoliS, Md.
Capt. j. P. Lannon, now on duty in
office of Naval Operations, Navy De-
partment, to command South China
patrol Gu. S. S. Mindanao, flagship
Home, Alexandria, Va.
Capt. Roe r. Adams, now captain
of the yard, Navy Yards, Boston,
Mass, to command U. s. S. Arkansas
(battleship), flagship, Training Squad
ron, Scouting Force. Home, SPRING
field, Ill.
Capt. r. P. Craft, now in charge
Officer Personnel Division, Bureau of
Navigation, Navy Department, to COM
nand U. S. S. Colorado (battleship), j,
Battle Force. Home, Webster Groves,
Mo.
Capt. d. A. Weaver, now command
ing Naval Training Station, Naval
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va, to COM
mand U. S. S. New Mexico (battleship)
undergoing moderniZation at the Phil
adelphia Navy Yard. Home, Lexington,
Ga
Capt. Husband z. Kimmel, now in
charge Ships Movement Division, Of
fee of Naval Operations, Navy Depart
ment. to command U. S. S. New York
tbattleship) Battle Force. Home, Hen
derSon, KY.
Capt. Forde A. Todd, now on the
staff, Naval War College, Newport, r. T.
TO command U. S. S. Idaho (battle-
ship. Battle Force. Home, Devon, Pa.
nj u
eral Board, Navy Department, to COM
mand U. S. S. Minneapolis (heavy
cruiser, under construction at Phila-
delphia Navy Yard. Home, Liberty, Mo-
Capt. Royal E. IngersolI, now on duty
in the Division of Fleet Training, Navy
Department, to command U. S. S. Au-
gusts theavy cruiser, flagship Scout
ing Force. Home, La Porte, Ind
Capt E. s. Root, now Governor of
heavy cruiser, under construction at
the Puget Sound Navy Yard. Home,
Portland, Greg.
Capt. N. H. Goss, now on duty at
Headquarters. 18th Naval District,
Seattle Wash, to command U. S. S.
Trenton (light cruiser, flagship Cruiser
Division No. 2, Scouting Force. Home,
Rockville Ind.
Capt. William o. Spears, now senior
member, United States Naval Mission
to Peru. to command U. S. s. Rich
mond eight cruiser, Scouting Force.
Home. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Capt. Harry E. Shoemaker, now COM
nanding officer U. s. Naval Air Sta
ton, Sunnyvale, Calf, to command
U. S. S. Marblehead Qight cruiser =,
Scouting Force. Home, indianapolis
Ind.
Capt. Vaughn K. Conan. now on
duty at Naval Observatory, Washington,
to command U. S. s. wyoming (training
ship, Training Squadron, Scouting
Force. Home, Santa Rosa, Calf.
Capt. Kenneth Whiting, now attend
ing Naval War College, Newport, r. l..
to command U. S. S. Langley (aircraft
carrier, Aircraft, Battle Force Home,
Larchmont, N. Y.
Capt. Walter E. Jacobs, now on staff,
commander deStroyers, Scouting Force
to command U. S. S. Chaumont (naval
transport. Home, Danielson, Conn.
Capt. Roland M. Brainard, now on
duty at Naval Gun Factory, Washington
to command U. S. s. Detroit Qight
cruiser, flagship, Destroyer Divisions,
Battle Force. Home, New Orleans, La
Capt. Roman c. Grady, now on duty
IN Office of Naval Operations, Navy De-
partment, to command u. S. s. Medusa
repair ship, Training Squadron 2, Base
Force. Home, East Boston, Mass.
Capt. Raymond A. Spruance, now on
staff, Naval War College, Newport, r
J.. to command U. S. S. Vestal (repair
ship, Cruiser Division, Scouting Force
Home, Indianapolis, Ind
Capt. l.. NJ. Stevens, now on duty at
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md to COM
mand U. S. S. Holland tsubmarine
tender. Submarine Division y. Home,
Warsaw, III.
Capt. A. T. Beauregard, now on staff,
command U. 8. 8. Affair destroyer
tender, Destroyer, Battle Force. Home,
San Antonio, Tex.
To Shore Stations.
Capt. B. C. Allen, now commander
U. S. S. New Mexico to command Naval
Training Station, Newport, r. l. Home,
Petersburg, Va.
Capt. B. c. Allen. now commander,
Destroyer Squadron 4, Battle Force. to
command Naval Training Station,
Hampton Roads, Va. Home, Greenwood,
Conn
Capt A P Fairfield. now at Naval
War College, Newport, R. l., to duty in
the Bureau Of Navigation, Navy De-
partment Home Saco, Me.
Capt J. o. Richardson now COM
manding U. S. S. Augusta, to Naval War
College, Newport. K. l. Qnstruc,icn)
Home, 2708 Thirty-ffth place, Washing
ton, D. c.
Capt. N. E. Nichols, now under in
struction at Army War College. to duty
In Office OF Naval Operations. Navy De
partment. Home, Bay City, Mich.
Capt. j. c. Townsend. now command
ing U. S. 8. Texas, to duty in Bureau oi
Navigation, Navy Department. Home
keokuk, Iowa.
Capt. Wilson Brown. now commanding
U. S. S. California, to Army War Col
1ege, Washington, D. C. Home, New
York, N. Y.
Capt. w. S. Anderson, now command
ing u. s.. S. West Virginia, to duty as
member, General Board, Navy Depart
ment. Home, Carlinville, III.
Capt. A. c. Pickens, now at Nava