UNCLE SAM'S FLEET.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 162, 11 July 1925, Page 11

UNCLE SAM'S FLEET.

WHERE THE SHIPS WILL GO. MOST FOB AUCKLAND. VISITS TO ALL FOUR PORTS. The amended itinerary of the American naval fleet which is now.on cruise' through the. Pacific has just been issued | by the American Consul at Auckland i (Mr. Walter P. Boyle),, and it shows that ( the bulk of the ships and men will be coming to Auckland. At first it was ; understood that Auckland and Wellington .were to, be the only two ports to be visited,'but the latest information shows I that squadrons will also visit Lyttelton and Dunedin. Auckland is to have the honour of receiving the battle-fleet flagship, eight other ships, and 694 officers and 10,633 men. Wellington will have the .same number of ships, but officers and men will number .456 and 6359 respectively. Lyttelton will have 14 ships (including 12 destroyers) and 2618 officers and men, while 15 vessels (including 12 destroyers), with 2231 officers and men, will go to Dunedin. In additiqn,- there are seven store ships with the .fleet, and these will be assigned as required either to Wellington or Auckland. The schedule showing how the various ships will be disposed is as under: — AUCKLAND DETACHMENT. Tons. Officers. Men. California 32.300 90 1,444 (Battle Flret Flagship) Virginia- X',Boo S7 1,394 (Flagship) New Mexico 52.000 70 1 174 Mississippi 82.000 "ft 1.231 Trlaixv 32.000 . SI 1.218 Colorado 32,600 S3 1.236 Maryland ...'... 32.600- Tl'i 1.244 Tennessee 32,300 7S 1.380 Medusa 10,000 32 464' (Repair Ship) Total 694 10,<}33 WELLINGTON DETACHMENT. Seattle (Flagship).. H.oOO " SO 7."6 Pennsylvania 31.400 fiS 1,258 Oklahoma 27.500 SO 1,167 Nevada .... 2T.500 7!) 1.141 Richmond ",."00 3$ 4.07 Trenian . 7,500 35 432 Marblehead 7.300 35 413 Memphis 7.-100 3!) 308 Relief (hospital ship) 9,800 32 3561 Total 436 6,359 I LTTTEIVTON DETACHMENT. Omaha (Flagship) .. 7.300 40 ' 525 Alta'ir ....' — 33 -,35 Twelve Destroyers .. — 96 1,380 Total ..'. 178 2,440 J DUNEDIX DETACHMENT. j Officers. Men. > Melville (lender) 35 519 i Ludlow (mine layer) S r>3 Burns (mins layer) S 92 Twelve Deetroyers 96 I,3S(j • Total 147 2,054