Show I I Nautical Novelties ARE YOU INFORMED OF THE FACT THAT The U S weather bureau has 41 stations situations on the Pacific coast of the United States which display storm warnings when storms are expected Ared A red flag 8 feet square indicates that a storm of marked violence is expected ex- ex expected ex expected Two s such ch flags s one above the other displayed ed by day or two between red lights with witha a white light liht li ht be be- be I tween displayed at night indicates indicate I the approach of a hurricane I Many Man ships of I the Navy give a aI aI I Christmas party when they are arc inI in I port on Christmas da day Orphans and poor children are invited to toI I givena the part party The children arc are given ia I a fine dinner and presented with clothing I cand candy games and other gifts g Their custom originated on onI I the battleship New York in I l 1917 as a result of which the NEW i YORK is known k as the Christmas I Ship I The bureau of fisheries has made a R study of the problem of barnacles and find that American shipping owners including Uncle Sam pay dearly for the tons of barnacles that attack themselves to vessel bottoms A ship at sea from six to eight months lates accumulates l ates a growth of from two to three inches weighing from fifty to one ono hundred tons The results are loss of speed fuel tion consumption delayed voyages wear of machinery and drydock inactivity The first American fleet was commanded by Esek Hopkins con con- consisted con con- consisted consisted of eight and cost It was made up of- of Two gun 24 frigates the Alfred Al- Al Alfred fred and the Columbus Two Brigs the Andrew Doria and the Cabot I Two sloops the Providence and the Hornet and two schooners the Wasp and the Fly The Tho United States Navy operates operates opera opera- tes airplanes as follows observation planes fighting planes 70 torpedo planes pa- pa patrol patrol pa patrol planes 85 training planes and 18 transport planes or a total of In three hours time Admiral Deweys Dewey's Squadron completely des des- destroyed des destroyed troyed troed the Spanish fleet at the battle of Manila Bay The phrase Dutch Courage comes down to us from the time of and De The crews of the Duth fighting ships were given a nip of Holland gin gin before going into action This was derisively termed by their English foes as Dutch Courage A new ton Italian liner Conto Conte Di Savoia launched recently from a Trieste Italy shipyard is the worlds world's first passenger ship Her IIer three unit stabilizer plant was installed by bythe bythe bythe the Sperry Company of Brooklyn N Y at a cost of Each unit is equipped with rotor or flywheel thirteen feet in diameter diameter dia- dia diameter meter and weighing tons The combined counter force of these rotors is said to be capable of pro during dueing a resisting force sufficient to the heaviest seas The above Nautical Novelties were furnished by the U S Navy Recruiting station Salt Lake City Utah additional one will be furno furn- furnished each week R L PORTER JR |