Show N Nautical Novelties The famous frigate tion was nicknamed Old Ironsides in the historic fight with the Guer- Guer Guerriere Guerriere Guer during during- the war of 1812 be because because because cause the Guerriere's cannon balls balla bounded rebounded bounded from the oaken sides of oC the Constitution Four new destroyers the Worden Worden Wor Wor- Worden den Hull and Farm Farra- Farrat cut Farra-cut hut t now being built for the U S Navy are due for completion in 1934 The Worden is named after Lieutenant Worden who commanded command command- commanded commanded ed the Monitor during during- that ships ship's famous battle with the Merrimac in the Civil Chil war The Hull is named nam- nam Ed d for Captain Isaac Hull who corn com commanded Sanded the Constitution during her flight with the Guerriere The is named after Thornas Thomas Thorn Thom 63 as MacDonough who commanded the American fleet at the battle of af Lake Champlain on September 11 1814 The Farragut is named for tor or Admiral David Glassgow Far Far- Farragut Far the famous Civil war here bere who is credited with the stirring order Damn the torpedoes go at Mobile Bay The Naval communication ser ser- service ser service service vice operates the radio compass stations that dot our seaboard and give positions to ships which become be- be become come ome lost in the fog Seventy-five Seventy percent of the ap- ap applicants ap applicants for enlistment in the Uni Uni- Uni- Uni United United ted States Navy fail to pass the physical examination Only five to six per cent of the applicants qualify for enlistment tor-enlistment enlistment by passing both the physical and mental examina examina- examinations examinations examinations Only young men between 17 and 25 years of age are accepted for first enlistments During the World war over 80 per cent of the mines in the N North S S were vere planted by American yes ves vessels removed by them after the war war The first lighthouse was ed about f two thousand years ago at Alexandria on the coast of Egypt The oldest lighthouse in inthe inthe inthe the lighthouse United States is Boston light light- house built in 1716 At the request of the Depart Depart- Department Department ment of the nI ulterior the United States Navy made an aerial survey sur- sur vey of miles of unexplored territory Cadets at the U S Naval Acad Acad- emy Academy are called Midshipmen Ori Oni Originally midshipmen were men who were stationed in the middle of a vess where they relayed mas mas- massage massages massaged sage sages from the quarterdeck to the thc fore R L PORTER JR |