Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

special honor to the new sailor
King, who will soon be crowned
Il to Britain's throne
For already the U. S. S. New York,
flagship of that contingent of Amer
lean battleships that served with the
British Grand Fleet in the North Sea
during the World War to guard the
shores of England, has sailed from
these shores. And, representing Amer
ica's Navy and the Roosevelt admins
tration, is that eminent Washing
tonian, Admiral Hugh Rodman, one Of
the few senior sailormen still spared
from the war, who commanded the
Yankee battleships that did duty across
the foam.
And this will be particularly fitting
for the coronation, for King George
VI is a sailorman himself, as was his
distinguished sire.
The New York is back in Britain
again-this time on a peaceful mis-
sion, as the Warship representative of
the American Government at the
coronation. She outfitted at the Nor
folk, Va, Navy Yard, having been
detached from the fleet prior to the
war maneuvers that are now going
forward in the Pacific. And in Eng
land she is most welcome, for that
gray battleship aided in guarding
Britains own shores during the peril
GUS war days from the German
U-boats, from the Fatherland's battle
ships and cruisers and destroyers.
Britain's late sailor King, the be-
loved George V, father of the mon
arch whose coronation is soon to take
place, trod the deck of the New York
during those nervous days Of the
World War, as did the Duke of Wind
sor-the former King Edward VIII.
The new King was junior officer
then.
K ING GEORGE vi had been a
cadet at Osborne and at Dart
mouth. He joined the cadet ship
Cumberland and visited the West In
dies and Canada. During his younger
days he was particularly interested
In engineering.
AS Prince Albert he was a midship-
man on H, M. S. Collingwood in 1913.
He led the regular life on an ordinary
Junior officer, stood watches and all
the rest Of it, even though he was the
Kings son. When the World War
broke over England it found him
aboard the Collingwood, but an at
tack of appendicitis sent him ashore
Soon thereafter for an operation.
In 1915 he rejoined his ship, but
subsequently went ashore to relieve
his father of some of the official duties
that were bearing down heavily. For
time King George vi served in the
operations division of the British
admiralty in London.
AS a sublieutenant once more he
went to serve, in 1916, on the Colline-
wood. Following in his fathers foot
steps. ne used the telescope and BIZ
noculars. paced the deck, ate in the
omcers' mess, carried out routine
drills, stood watches and led the war
time life OF an officer in his majesty's
navy.
In the battle of Jutland, King
George vi played a part, as a naval
ohcer. His ship, the Collingwood,
engaged an enemy cruiser, fought of
. destroyer Of the Fatherland and
exchanged shots with another cruiser.
Britain's future King was in the
foreturret as Prince Albert, little
dreaming that score of years later
he would be lord Of the entire British
Meet. He was mentioned In the
ofdcial dispatches Of the battle for
his cool conduct. In fact, it is related
that he made cocoa for his gun crew,
rs was his wont. during the engage
ment.
As Duke of York, King George vi
was promoted to rear admiral in 1882.
In 1918 he was in the Royal Naval
Air Service and year later he was
removed from the active list In
1920 he was promoted to the rank
OF commander and in 1925 to captain.
He Is now an admiral in the British
Navy, having come up from a mid
shipman.
A ND so Admiral Rodman and King
George VI speak the same lang
tlage-the tongue Of sailormen. And
there will be reminiscing of the grim
days in the North Sea, when they
were shipmates, out to fight the foe,
to keep q wary eye for the Kaiser's
Warships and his feared U-boats-