Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-04-02 | Page 2 | U. S. Battle Fleet Sails

rUe U. U S. S Battle FI Fleet et Sails If I SAN PEDRO Cal CaI April 2 UP The The United States battle fleet put to sea at dawn Tuesday to towage towage towage wage imaginary war against mythical mythical mythical myth myth- ical enemies in defense of Americas America's Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's western coastline and scattered scattered scattered scat scat- Pacific ocean defenses Skies were clear as the first ship a destroyer slipped by the Los Angeles Harbor breakwater and turned its prow into a brisk southeast southeast southeast south south- east to northwest wind Three more destroyers followed and the four waited at sea as the cruisers steamed out to line up in formation formation formation forma forma- tion The battleships were last to leave The order to sail was given by Admiral James 0 O. O Richardson fleet commander in chief who stood on the quarterdeck of the flagship Pennsylvania with Secretary of Navy Charles A A. Edison Edison will watch the maneuvers for about t. t two weeks and and inspect the the pe Pearl art harbor Hawaii naval base when the fleet puts in there Sailing under was strictest navy secrecy and for seven weeks the officers and men will be under wartime regulations