Evening star., 1949-09-25
Gun Factory's Display
TO Include Model Of !
Famed u. ). Warship|

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Famed U. 5. Warship
A full-rigged reproduction of
the historic United States brig
Wasp will sail with the pageantry
OF the past durings the Naval Gun
Factory's display of progress at
its 150th anniversary celebration
beginning tomorrow.
" The 27-foot model. made by 1t.
Comdr. c. M. j. Won Zielinski,
U. S. N. R., is about one-fourth
the size of the original Wasp
launched here in 1906. 1t is
scaled to exact dimensions of
masts, yards and hull and has
the same type Of wood as the
famous vessel that saw action of
North Carolina in the War of
1912.
The Gun Factory's sesquicen-
tennial observance will begin off,
cially at 1855 am. tomorrow
with an address by Rear Admiral
Albert G. Noble. chief of the Navy
Bureau Of Ordnance. The pro-
gram Of service demonstrations,
parades. band concerts, lunch
cons, sports, crowning of a queen,
speeches and receptions will con-
tinue daily and include a power
boat regatta at the Gun Factory
waterfront next Sunday after
noon.
Carries 22 Sails.
Sailing demonstrations by the
Wasp are scheduled for 1905 and
3 pm. in the Anacostia river to-
morrow. and once daily through
Saturday.
Following the first design of the
original Wasp. the reproduction
carries % sails. Carefully study
ing records in Navy archives,
Comdr. Won Zielinski constructed
the model according to specifica-
tions set by the designer, Josiah
Fox OF Philadelphia Fox was COM
missioned for the work at the
Navy Yard here after President
Jefferson in 1904, called for vessels
to prevent violation of American
rights at sea during the Ma
poleonic wars.
The Wasp. sister ship of the
Hornet, built at Baltimore, cap
tured the British brig Frolic in
: October, 1912. but shortly there
after was forced to surrender to
the British. Taken into the
British navy the vessel was lost
off the Virginia Capes in 1913.
Design Was Changed.
Comdr. Won Zielinski explained
that the first design of the Wasp
as a brig was changed to a ship
sloop." Records do not disclose
whether she carried a sharks tail
on the tip of the jib boom as a
traditional good luck piece. The
copy. however, carries one. The
hull of the copy Comdr. Won
zielinski disclosed is a captured
German lifeboat from the last
war.
A British vessel, H. M. s. Snipe
is to arrive at the Gun Factory at
pm. tomorrow to take part in
the sesquicentennial celebration.
Tuesday will be District of
Columbia Day." The program in
cludes presentation of scrolls to
District officials and citizens spon-
soring the observance. Wednes-
day will be ARMED Services Day.
Thursday Ladies Day" with q |
luncheon for former women en-
ployes and another for the Ameri-
can Ordnance Association and
National Security Industrial As
sociation.
"Old-Timers Homecoming Day"
has been set for Friday. Events
will include heliocopter demons
trations. The Saturday program
will have air demonstrations. dis
plays of new naval aircraft, and
q water pageant at night. The
queen of the celebration will be
crowned at ceremonies at 9:30
pm.
After the regatta Sunday after
noon the celebration will close
with a reception and presenta-
ton of trophies at $50 pm.
Americans arriving in Fire COM