Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-23 | Page 3 | U. S. 1920 Navy to be Double 1917 Strength

u. u 1920 NAVY TO BE DOUBLE 1917 STRENGTH Plans for Warship Building b Given in iii Detail to House Committee Washington ashin ton Nov 0 Americas America's 22 Americas America's naval naval na na- na- na val Yal strength will bo about twice as great by b 1020 InO as It ft was In 1317 1917 the year soar the United St States entered the world worl war It was brought out to today a before the House naval na committee In considering tho 19 1920 0 naval natal appropriation a I lion tion bill hill No comparative statement was given iven regarding capital ships but I tho the total number o of all ships will beabout bo be about SOO as as- compared wiit W with i OO In I 1017 i. i Twenty four will be bo In Include Included In- In 1 clude In the tho fleet There ar are now no nineteen and five will be built before Jul July 1920 Three hundred an and fifty now new destroyers also will be completed I b by that time I Rear Admiral Taylor Talor chief of or the I construction division of oC the na navy I enumerating vessels added or tt to be added between 1917 1 n and 1920 named 30 submarine chasers Is I's patrol boats boatH 35 30 or 40 10 submarines 50 00 O mine sweepers 25 h. h tugs and 5 Submarine chasers aro now In commission commIssIon commission com com- mission but will not be bo In n 1920 ho said Destroyers De Gained 0 The o destroyers In 1920 will be beIn bean bean an n Increase of or th the admiral said and will 11 bo 1 complete completo In eighteen months About 1000 vessels are aro now In tho the navy including IncludIng- a number of or converted craft t which will disappear How many man destroyers has asked Representative Butler Dutler of or Penn Penn- sylvania 4 Admiral Taylor replied that the fig l tires were not available but that he thought England had between and Chairman Padgett and Representative c lell Kelly of or Michigan an however howe 9 1 said 1 thc they understood that England na wad nad about abouL Comparative t hf fleeced H Wanted nn t tI The Thc committee ommIttee decided to call on onS S Secretary Daniels and the general for 01 comparative board of or the th na navy a statement of oC the worlds world's na navies nales les All Attention o of the committee was directed directed di- di to the tho ra Eagle le boat bont construction program A Admiral Taylor exhibited a copy of or tHe contract with the mho Ford Motor company compan showing th that t tho the company com com- pany receives a fixed profit of ot on each boat It may also receive o one one- fourth o of th the amount that is avd under tinder an nn estimated cost coat of or each each- 1 J. dont don't believe o that the boats ts can ho he built at nt that price said Admiral Taylor