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Destroyers nnd Destroyer Leaders are two very valuable auxiliaries that augment a fleet. The United States has no destroyer leaders , al- though they have tried repeatedly to get Congress to authorize con- struction of this tyje of vessel. D ESTRO VEKS AND DE SI ROYEB LEADERS. By Ri chard 0. Hoyt Former Kami Officer nnd Associate Member TJ. S. Naval Institute DESTROYER WSADER8 Destroyer leaders are a new type of vessel developed largely through the experiences acquired during the World War. They are in reality over-grown destroyers with- the speed of a destroyer, hut largo enough to afford a somewhat more staple platform for observation and to carry a staff and communication apparatus required to handle efilc- ii - ntly a large group of destroyers. Today the United States is using or- dinary destroyers as destroyer lead- ers , which results In overcrowded liv- ing quarters , when a captain and his staff are attached to one of these small vessels. Destroyer leaders usually vary f rom 15 CO to 2500 tons displacement—nearly a light cruiser. It h as adequate facilities for fast n nd efficient communications , to e n- able squadron commanders to co-or- dinate the movement ot such a large number ot destroyers. Their size gives them a distinct advantage over any destroyer afloat , if they were to fight ship to ship. The British have felghteen des- troyer leaders In their navy while the Japanese have , or under con- struction , twenty-four of these val- u able vessels. TORPEDO BOATS Torpedo beats came Into promin- ence during the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the Spanish Ad- mi ral , Cervera and with his four ar- moured cruisers that sailed from Capo Verde Islands , three of these fast satellites of the sea—the Pluton , Furror and Terror. This type of vessel had a very poor sea-keeping quality and fre- quently had to be towed by the ships of the fleet. They ranged from 100 to 600 tons displacement with a few torpedo tubes and quick fir- ing rifles. They were well known by their characteristic whalebacks. DESTROYXRS To counteract this new arm of the sea, a now vessel was born—the torpedo boat destroyer. The new naval weapon is a larger vessel, heav- ier armed , more torpedo tubes, and capable of staying at sen In any weather and keeping station with the fleet This type of craft ranges from 760 to 1609 torn displacement. Tli o first destroyers burned coal , b ut all later vessels were oil burn- ers so today the United States has no coal burning destroyers. Some of those small coal burning boats did ve ry commendabl e duty, hunting submarines around Gibraltar during tho war. Tho United States has in commis- sion 1 06 destroyers , while 109 are I n reserve duo to lack of sufficient I Tsonnel and funds. Twenty older l oa ts are loaned to tie Coast Guard. These are of tho 140 ton class, Lreak-In-the-forccostlo typo , and not , of the modern flu s hdeck type. By loaning ¦ theso vessels to tho Coast Ou ard they are kepi Is -flrst doss condition. Approximately 243 of those ves- sels wore ' completed In tho last two ' NAVAL POWERS years of the war , sad are now over ten years <5ld , rapidly approaching the age limit of this type of vessel. It cam bo easily seen that they were completed nearly all at the same time and therefore will all become obsol- ete at tho same time. Unless we start replacing a quota ot these units annually, wo will need a tremendous outlay of funds to replace them all at once and we could not do with- out these wasps of the sea. They are practically all of the same . de- sig n. The 190 in reserve are- at the Philadel phia Navy Yard and San Diego Destroyer Base. It must be realized that although with as good care as can possibly he given them , they are nevertheless deteriorating very rapidly. All theso boats were built during the war with war labor and some were built very hastily. It is esti- mated that It would take from six to tea weok s to put these vessels In commission in case of a war , al- though definite reservists are assign- ed to each of laid up vessels. Great Britain has approximately 114 destroyers and most of them more modern than ours , while Japan has 83 of far m ore modern design than any ot the United States, and has a total of around 114 of this type of naval craft. The Standard United States des- troyer Is of 1209 tons displacement armed with four 4\ guns , two 3\ anti-aircraft guns and twelve tor- pedo tubes In triple mounts. One divi sion only Is armed with 6\ guns. All our destroyers are capable of a speed between 34-38 knots and they are very good sea boats. The U. S. S. Cole is said to have made the amazing speed of 41 knots. Approx- imately fifteen of these vessels are fitted with tracks for mine laying, and are known as li ght mine layers. Only four of these light mine layers are in commission at present. The U. S. S. Mahan and U. S. S. Maury attached to the Control Force of the Scouting Fleet , stationed in the At- lantic , while the U. S. S. Burns and U. S. S. Ludlow are attached to tho Battle Fleet stationed at Pearl Har- bor at Honolulu. The main mission of destroyers Is to defend its own fleet against des- troyer o ittaek from the enemy Hoot and to> launch torpedo o a t tacks against enemy fleets. They also act as sub- marine screens around large ships nnd are very effective in keeping sub- marines below tho surface due to thei r speed , knife like prow and depth charges tiiby carry on their stern. In the World War this ves- sel was found to be the deadliest enemy of the submarine. They also ca n screen a fleet' s movements or deploy ment by powerful smoke screens. During the late war, United States destroyers acted mainly as escorts for troop convoys. They were also stationed at Queen s town , Ireland , wh ore they hunted submarines. Des- troyers were so Important to tho British Grand Fleet , that Admiral J ellicoo would never let the Admir- alty draw over a specified amount fr om his fleet for submarine duty. This Is ono reason tho United States ru s had this type of vessel over there and went ahead with such an exton - IM M IIIMI I MII I II ^^ sl ve building program. Destroyers played a g reat part In the British strategy in the North Sea, as orders •were Issued to unit commanders of big ships not to steam (aster than eco nomical destroyer speeds. This had a great effect on the Battle of Jutland, as Jellicoe steajned south very slowly in order to conserve the limited amount of fuel oil his des- troyers carried , when he ivas making for his rendezvous with Admiral Beatty ' s Battle Cruiser Fleet. At Jutland, th e Germans had six- ty-one destroyers while the British had seventy-four. During the night fighting at this battle the British destroyers inflicted more losses on the Gorman Fleet then their own battleships or battle cruisers. They sunk tho German battleship Pom- mern and several light cruisers. It Is said that so many torpedo ' s hit the Pommern that it j ust about blew the bottom of the ship off. All hands went down with this ship, somewhere In the neighborhood of eight ' hundred and forty-four men. The bravery of the British destroyer commanders was superb, In going to point blank range before firing their torpedos. The German secondary batteries just raked their game little ships from stem to stern hut on they went. Several ships paid the price of these daring acts and were sunk, b ut an enemy battleship is worth the sacrifice of many destroyers. The British can look with pride on these sacrifices. At seven-thirty P . M. at Jutland, Admiral Von Scheer launched a tor- pedo attack against the British Grand Fleet with eleven destroyers. This attack made the British fleet tu rn away to the port side and after this they ne r er made contact with the German fleet again. This start- ed the now famous controversy be- tween the Beatty faction and the J ellicoe faction. It seems at this time , Admiral Beatty In the Lion was leading ' his Battle Cruisers ahead of the main British Fleet , when he saw the fleet about to deploy to the port away from the German fleet. He sent his now famous message top the ship King George the Fifth : \Follow me and destroy the German Fleet. \ Admiral Jerram ignored this request nnd Instead obeyed his senior (Ad- mi ral Jellicoe). Had Jellicoe de- ployed towards the German Fleet in- stead of away, the results of the battle might have been different. As It was, the main British Fleet \\\ • got In contact but Beatty -!. » . w i;v . to th e Germ an Fleet like a bulldog. ThlB abo ve episode \iras the cause of Commander Eel lairs , M. P. , making his- bold statement that , \Eleven destroyers dismiss twenty- seven battleships. \ Shortly after this action Beatty w as appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Fleet aid one of his flrst moves was to abolish all torpedo warning flags. That Beatty was made an Earl , while Jellicoe was made only a Vis- count , shows that public opinion was all on Beatty ' s side for his .daring and gallant fete in delivering the German Fleet Into Jelllcoe ' s hands. Destroyer disposition in the United States Is as ' follows : Two squadrons (36 boats) are at- tached .to the Scouting Fleet which normally o p erates on the Atlantic coast : Two squadrons are also attached to the Bailie Fleet; which Is usually stationed o * the Pacific side. One squadron Is attached to the Asiatic Fleet , based on Cavlte , Phil- ippi ne islands. A squadron consists of three di- visions , with six boats to a division. Each division has its individual commander , while the captain a squadron . Approximately twenty of the older class of destroyers are loaned to the C oast Guard. This is a.stroke of lu ck , as It keeps twenty boats in good condition that would normally be In reserve. These are known as the \break \ in the forecastle . type and not of the \fl ush-deck\ type that are attached to the fleet. Authorized by the act of 1916 , but with no funds for construction ap- pr opriated , are destroyers number 348 to 369 Inclusive. The Navy de- partment tiled . to get authorized twelve destroyer leaders Instead of these destroyers , bat this was delet- ed from the Naval Bill of 1928 when propaganda spread by pacifists cut our naval bill in half. France has seven destroyer lead- ers , is building twelve and has pro- jected slit , while it lias forty-five des- troyers and Is building nineteen. Italy has eleven destroyer leaders and Is building twelve , whil e it has sixty-four destroyers and is building three. Japan Is building twelve destroyers and is projecting thirteen more units. Th e TJnlied States has more than received M-valup rl : . - ;, .;3 spent to bn l l ^- i - 'tb. - • - - Ml' , Hesld .es l . V. ' .v W W V'J ' - :. V,, - ul. .; > - ' ; ;; hu nt- \ l i \ . •ut> i r.:TlR : - - . r;m ' r. -. - , - ,; envoy- log our troops , they have perform e d some notable peac _ e time deeds. In 919 , they assisted In the flrst airplane flight across the Atlantic, made by naval aviators in the NC-4. lb this duty they acted as station ship and were placed every fift y miles across the Atlantic. We find them next In the Black Sea , where they carried many refugees from terror stricken Russia ,to , safety. In the Black Sea they also protect- ed American tobacco Interests in the Batoun district and frequently gold was stored on them ' for safe keep- ing. We find them In the troubled Adriatic around Flume and around the ports on the Dalmatian coast. In Smyrna they wene on the job rescuing refugees and protecting American lives and property. In 192 3 these small vessels were the first foreign ships to reach the stricken people of ' Japan after the earthquake , with food and medical supplies. In China in 1927 up the Yantze River they protected our na- tionals , and rescued them at Nan- king, after bombarding part of S ocony Hill. The V. S. S. Balnbrldge performed ojie of the most meritorious acts by going alongside ot a French trans- port laden with ammunition on fire In the Sea of Marmara and rescuing all the crew and passengers after ha ving been warned to stay away by the French Captain. These are only a few of the many d«eds that happen day by day untold and unsung for it Is all In the days work to the destroyers. o— ¦ ] | Norfolk, Vn.—Th e popularity > r 11 of tattooing Is waning. 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Order your coal now and we will gi ve i it c areful attention. > I S Keystone Coal & Supply Co. | Poi t Jefferson 1 ' ' \¦•\ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ • W W^ ' - -• ' .. - ¦ .w.Vr i- ti * , ' *• ' i i i ^ i * v.rA. «>t i^ '* .'* ' *\a « it , j ' oafc M ODEL T FORD i s still a good car Tire Model T Ford led die motor industry for twenty years because of i ts sturd y worth , reliabili ty and econ- omy. Those same rea sons con tinue to moke it n good ear. As a matter of fact , nearl y one-four th of all the outo- ftnoblt ea In us e today are Model T Fords. Mlllione of them ean be drive n two , three and even five more years Willi reasonable care and proper repl acement s. Fi gure * sh ow thai the aver age Ufo is seven years, Don ' t sacrifice your Model T , therefore , but talce it to the Ford dealer and hare blm es timate on the cost of pu tting it In Al shape. ' A very small expend iture may be the mean * of giving you thousand * of miles of additional service. For a labor charge of 920 to $25 you can have your mo tor and tron a nt i sitlon completel y overhauled. This price includes new hearings , reborin g cylinders and any o lher work necessary. Porta are extra. Valves can be ground and carbon removed for 93 to 94. The cos t of ti g htening all main bear ings in only 96. Tlio labor char ge for overhauling the fron t axle la 94.50 to 95—rear axle assembl y, 95.75 to $7, New univers al joint will be Ins talled for a labor charge of 93. Brake shoes relined for 91.50. Itear spring and perches rehushed for 91.75. The coat of overhaul ing the startin g motor Is 93. A labor char ge of approxi- ma tel y 92.50 co x pra die overhaulin g of the genera tor. I t will pay you , therefore , to nee your Ford dealer •nnd have him put your Model T in gooil runnin g order. 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I P k< j * t All the suits on sale have ¦ . ] j |l' / L' k een tailored to our usual high • i j [ H [ 1 standard — of fine Cheviots , ¦5 * h M j Hf* Worsteds and Cassimcre s — > ' , Ml in 2 and 3'button models, fent- ^ J c zd * • \ring every favored shade in- . y 4 ' \5flfc eludi ng Navy Blue, One and «* two trousers , \ FELDMAN & CLASER I ' TAILORS and CLOTHIERS P ort Office Building Port Jefferso n Nothing makes us lose confldenci? I n the feminine - race as qulcklj ? as the view of a fat •woman ' s knees- from the rear. H istoric Old Chaij is Placed in Museum Montgomery, Al u.—The t balr In which Jeff erson Davis sal during his Inn n gu rnt l nn us president of the Southern states confederacy has been placed In Alabama state department of archives and history. The historic piece has been In the possessio n of the department for 25 years, but only recently, bas been renovated and placed on ' exhibition. The chair was a gift to trie state from descendants of CoL Edmund Harrison , wnnse home across the street from the state capital here was utilized by President O avls ns his flrnt henilqoar - rers. The exact position of the chair on the po rtico of the Harrison home dar- ing the ceremony Is designated by a inme metal plaque bearing the date <p f ffie I nnii tf orafi o n, February 1& 1 801 . A specially d esigned cabinet will nnu s e Hie chnlr In the state museum.
