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ACTION IS NOT■'VIfvfvmOF UNUSUAL/ •SIGNIFICANCE' I• 'IOfficial Explanation U That Fleet It to Join the “Black” * Forces in Reghlar Maneuvers.....e[Associated leased \flret * -:MWASHINGTON. Feb. 29—Onleraidjhave beea Issued by the Navy'Da? ie i partment which will place virtually^, r- j the entire United States navy in the ?3, | Pacific ocean. il ! The training squadron of thal ie scouting force and the special aetvS e, i vice squadron have been ordered tof;j proceed to the Pacific and partlct*^1 r pate for the first time in navgl^ j.! maneuvers.s. The training squadron consist! o*,-it the battleship Arkansas and elx dOiif ig stroyers,. while the special service!; squadron consists of the light cnrf#»'5| er Memphis and the destroyers^ Wickes and Philip.Only Few Left In AtlanticThe order leaves only the follow-1inta10IKoIng vessels in the Atlantic: s. The battleship Wyoming (n al I training vessel) ;• and.eight ahipawt36 ■ the fleet base force at'Guantanames ! nine submarines at New* Load m i Conn.; 60 vessels of the hi bt sweeper and tug type diatrlbtt a I among the naval dlstricta. and.{n i three battleships New Mexico rs } siselppi and Idaho undergoing 1 _; ernizatlon.” The New Mexico la i the Philadelphia navy yard, l i Mississippi and Idaho are at N ^ i folk, Va.It was said at the navy deptment that the movement of the squadrons to the Pacific' will p the largest number of fighting sels In that ocean ^slnca 1919.The two squadrons were ordeto report to Vice Admiral A L. Willard, commander of __ scouting force in the San Pedro* San Diego area.Official ExplanationAn Official explanation by navy department of the move _ the ehips would loin the MB!me force in the naval maneuvers In — attempt to resist the effort of tm “Blue force to seize a foothold on the Pacific coast .•.»«*. The “Blue force, consisting units of the battle force recently gaged in joint exercises with army off Hawaii, will eall Hawaiian waters about March „its mission under command of Amimiral Richard H. Leigh.Commenting on the naval orders _ _ • • . .. a .S■v:h-;esayve•!ywsth,real-irece.ot*enro.in response to questions by s „papennen, Admiral William Yt{Pratt chief of the naval operatisaid:*) • wjks.iy*Sd.2d.til-»se2d.asndheedllark.heheal-tatoc-er-KThis will give persoiwel' of tti*.ditraining squadron and the, aservice squadron an opportunity.,, take part in fleet maneuver! and:-**;a plan for training we have had ua^* der consideration since the man verB were first announced. \ hope to make it a routine matter the future, where, as in the prt ent case, it will not interfere wii regular schedules.”While there was no announced raent at* the department on tha Ject. it wae understood author tively that even the mld-Bhlpmlt;l.--T.-cruise this year will be held-~sfi-§l the Pacific. This will 'probably takgil the Wyoming also to the Pact later.CONSIDER NEW-m•u;m iito ta Aimn
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Manitowoc Herald News
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Feb 29, 1932
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