AMERICAN FLEET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 11 May 1925, Page 7

AMERICAN FLEET.

THE NEW ZEALAND VISIT

FURTHER DETAILS

Further particulars received by the Government with regard to the American Fleet show that 78S officers and 11.070 men will accompany the section which will arrive in Wellington on August 11. The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. R. F. Bollard) announces the following particulars regarding the tonnage of the visiting ships and their crews:

WELLINGTON DETACHMENT. Flagship—Seattle, 1.4,500 tons, 50 officers, 756 men.

Rattle Division, No. 3. —Pennsylvania, 31,400 tons. 6S officers, 1259 men: Oklahoma, 27,500 tons. 80 officers, 1167 men; Nevada, 27,500 tons, 79 officers. 1141 men. Light Cruiser Division, No. 2. — Richmond. 7500 tons. 38 officers, 407 men; Trenton, 7500 tons. 35 officers, 432 men ; Marblehead, 7500 tons. 35 officers, 413 men; Memphis, 7500 tons, 39 officers. 398 men. Destroyer Squadrons.—Omaha (flag ship). 7500 tons. 49 officers. 525 men; Melville (squadron tender). 7150 tons. 35 officers, 519 men ; Altaic (squadron tender), 13,925 tons, 33 officers, 536 men

Twenty-eight destroyers with 8 officers and approximately 115 men each. Hospital Ship.—Relief, 9SOO tons, 32 officers. 356 men.

AUCKLAN D DETACHMENT. Battle Fleet Flagship.—California, 32.300 tons, 99 officers, 1444 men. Battleship Divisions 4 and 5. —West Virginia, 32,600 tons, 87 officers. 1394 men ; New Mexico, 32,000 tons, 79 oflicers 1174 men; Mississippi, 32,000 tons, 79 officers, 1231 men; Idaho, 32,000 tons, 81 officers, 1216 men; Colorado, 32,600 tons, S 3 officers. 1236 men; Maryland, 32,600 tons, 76 officers, 1244 men; Tennessee, 32,300 tons, 78 officers. 1230 men.

Medusa (repair ship), 10,000 tons, 32 officers, 464 men. A total of 694 officers and 10,633 men will visit Auckland. .