Show One Cruiser Cruisers 19 Destroyers 12 Subs Among Units in Asiatic Fleet W WASHINGTON Jan 30 P The P-The The Asiatic fleet leet which has been ordered to stand b by ready to evacuate or protect protect pro pro- Americans In China consists of the following units One cruiser flagship of or Admiral Taylor Talor in commander of oC the fleet Cleet 63 63 officers men Nineteen destroyers and one tender tender tender ten ten- der each with a n complement of six sL officers and men except the tender tender ten ten- der which has 33 officers and men One gunboat 9 9 officers men One converted yacht yacht yacht-S 5 officers 97 men Twelve submarines 5 5 officers and 39 men each Two submarine tenders and one rescue vessel vessel total total 59 officers 79 men Two mine sweepers sweepers 5 5 officers 52 men each Three aircraft tenders total tenders total 29 officers and men Twelve seaplanes seaplanes men The fleet base basc is at Manila from where the destroyers are dispatched to various Chinese stations Two are arenow arenow arenow now at Shanghai with four more en route Three are on patrol in south China waters and one at The other units are now at Manila Besides these ships and submarines there are seven Yangtze river gunboats gun sun boats each with a crew ranging from 4 officers and 13 men to 11 officers and 54 men and two south China patrol patrol patrol pa pa- gunboats one with 6 officers and 54 men and the other with 7 officers and 79 men These craft are arc now along the Yangtze and in south China The total naval personnel in the Asiatic fleet leet is officers and 1 men The marine force In the Far East numbers 73 officers and 1943 enlisted enlist enlist- ed men as follows Fourth regiment at Shanghai 52 Shanghai 52 officers and 1173 enlisted men 14 of officers officers officers of- of Legation guard at 14 men Marine barracks Philip Philip- cine nine Islands Islands 6 6 officers ers men plus 50 more at Alon apo P. P I. I On board U. U S. S S. S Houston Taylors Taylor's flagship i l 1 officer and 35 men 4 I |