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Strength Of American Fleet Would Be Quartered In Pacific
The article outlines U S naval strategy with 561 ships, placing most fighting power in the Pacific in a European war. It notes bases at San Pedro and San Diego under Admiral Claude C Bloch, a separate Atlantic fleet at Norfolk, and the special European squadron at Villefranche with the Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Washington
U. S. Navy
U. S
Atlantic
Europe
Claude C. Bloch
San Pedro
Calif
San Diego
West Coast
Navy
Alfred W. Johnson
Norfolk
Wyoming
New London
Coco Solo
Panama Canal Zone
U. S. S. Trenton
Ville Franche
France