AMERICAN NAVY.
LESSONS OF PACIFIC CRUIS.p
Australian and N.Z Cable Association! WASHINGTON, Oct, 24.
Admiral C'oontz, officially reporting to the Navy Department on tile Australian and New Zealand trip, called it the greatest and most' successful cruise ever attempted by the American navy. He urged that similir trips be made every three years. , : _ . . The cruise; showed that the efforts to makcv the fleet self-sustaining for six months were not vet successful, but were approaching that state. While aeroplanes were useful he had doubts of the usefulness of dirigib.es in major fleet operations. The fleet was in a, condition to repeat the voyage at twontv-four hours’ notice. The total cost- was 515,000 dollars. Th'fe benefits were, naval, national and international. The Australians and New Zealahders had shown great hospitality. Admiral Coontz urged the construction of ’plane carriers, and stated that the fleet needed an additional oiler.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16869, 26 October 1925, Page 7
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