Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-03 | Page 15 | Local News

Jan 3 AP- AP t the first line ships in the F can eu-can fleet are In good repair the condition of vessels of tesser importance has in some cases e a reduction of their c ed d from twenty to as low as twelve knots an hour to this effect was before the house louse committee commit ee the naval s bill reported out today dis- dis that while in times of peace The condition of the I vessels does not seriously affect I theIr work a an emergency such as war Ight result in a congestion at shipyards when when aU all facilities would be required for con converting erting merchantmen Re Rear r Admiral John Halligan Jr h bead ad of the bureau of engineering informed the committee that he was in favor of doing as much repair ye- ye pair at sea as possible not only because of the lower expense involved but because opportunity thus was afforded to give seamen training which might stand thEm In good stead in an emergency He said the navy contemplated withdrawal of the Nevada and Oklahoma from the fleet in the fall of 1928 to recondition them A discussion of capital ship condition condition con con- brought a query from Representative Representative oliver Democrat Ala Ala- bama a member ot of the committee as to whether all but a few of tile the vessels would not require some modernization before 1934 Admiral Halligan replied that they would The total number of ships of oC all classes now out ot of condition is Admiral Halligan toU the com com- I J I