The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-10
Key West Naval Station To
retain Present Facilities
Jacksonville Major Air
Base, Puerto Rico, PEN
sacola Increases Recon-
mended By Navy Board

! the construction of 40 air, subma
rine, destroyer and mine bases il
a report to Congress this week O
the U. S. Navy Hepburn has,
board, Key West Naval Station i
under the heading of submarin,
| base and carries a terse, Retain
/ present facilities.
A priority list submitted is a
follows:
Air Bases: For earliest compile
tion-Chesapeake Bay champion
Roads,; southeastern base Jack
sonville, Fla); Pensacola, Fla.
Puerto Rico (San juan; Coct
Solo, c. T.; Seattle Sand Point
Sitka, Alaska; Kokiak, Alaska
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Ford Is
land); Kaneohe Bay Island O
Oahu; Midway Island, Wake Is
land, Johnston Island, iPalmyr:
Island GALL in Pacific), and Guam
For late completion-North
eastern base (Quonsett Point, r
~; Quantico, Va; Corpus Chris
ii, Tex; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Virgin Islands (St. Thomas; Sar
Diego, Calf; Alameda, Calf.
Unalaska Island, Canton Islanc
and Rose Island.
Submarine Bases: For earl
lest completion-Guam. Pu-
erto Rico. Canal Zone. Una
laska Island. Midway Island
and Wake Island. For later
completion - New London.
Conn; Hampton Roads. Va:
San Francisco (Treasure Is
land). Calf. and Kokiak.
Alaska.
Destroyer Bases: For earlies
comprehension Diego, Calf
For later completion, Philadel
phia.
Mine Bases: For earliest com
pletion-Yorktown, Va; Haw
thorne, Va. ammunition depot
and Oahu, T. H. ammunition de
pot).
Certain air defense projects
however, have preference ovel
these others for immediate Stra
tegic Importance. In the Carib
bean area, Puerto Rico and addi
tional training facilities at Pen
sacola, Fla, were selected. The
Navy plans to add to its ali
strength 1000 planes authorized
last year at the rate of 200 plane
per year. Shore bases on either
the Atlantic or Pacific coast
must be able to support the coas
defense without help from thu
other coast.
The board recommended
establishment of a major air
base at Camp Foster. five
miles south ef Jacksonville.
with the following charac-
teristics: Facilities for two
carrier groups planned with
view toward expansion to
four carrier groups: facilities
for three patrol plane squad
rons with view to expansion
to six; facilities fer Two
utility squadrons: facilities
for complete plane and en-
CINE overhaul: berthing for
carriers at inner end of en-
trance jettY: channel TO per-
init lender berrhing at piers
of Camp Foster: development
or outlying patrol plane oper-
ating area in the lower Ban
ma River.
At Guantanamo facilities TO
one carrier group and one patro
plane squadron is recommended
at Puerto Rico, develop ISL
Grande as secondary air has,
with facilities for one carrie
group with view to expansion t,
two, two patrol plane squadron
with view to expansion to four
| complete overhaul breakwate
construction at harbor entranc
and five berthing piers for on
carrier.
Concerning submarine base
the report points out that sub
marines, because of their limite'
powers of self-maintenance, ar
dependent upon our side resourc
es for routine upkeep when no
actually at sea in active opera
tons. These resources, consist
ing of sheltered and protects
anchorage, living accommoda
tons, mechanical repair equip
ment, supply facilities for food
fuel and equipment form a sub
marine base. The report con
fines its submarine base heading
/ to a permanent shore establish
ment.
National defense expenditure
for 1910 will amount to $1,319,
$4,000. President Roosevelt ask
ed Congress Wednesday to appro
pirate S36, 100000 so that nava
construction might be continues
| without delay or curtailment.