Show NAVAL STRENGTH S T IN MEXICAN WATERS washington never befog in the history tOrY of the nation hue has th str strength bength of the navy been shown aa as it la Is in Alex mexican ican waters today A A greater per of fighting machines wre were ae as about cuba in tho tile var with spain but tho the navy nay of 0 1898 2898 had not tho the fighting ting strength of 0 the navy of today either in number of Nes vessel sels ji lu tonnage or in gun caliber tho the war strength which the united states now has or will have hae in mexican boy patera aters i within a few daye days with which to compel compliance with aith the tile demands of this government may be summarized as follows follos on eat east ceat battleship battleships IS 15 transport I 1 cruisers 4 achig depot ship I 1 gunboats 2 fuel ship I 1 destroyers Dost 15 ll hospital ship I 1 tender 1 marino marine transit trans pt I 1 on west coast armored criers 3 tender 1 I 1 cruisers 2 supply ship 1 I 1 destro destroyers ers 5 fuel ship 1 gunboat 1 men available for landing purposes ee on east coast cillers marines 2500 on west coast sailors Ala marines rInes COO additional marines have received orders to prep arfi for departure to mexico the number available are on the east coart coast on the west est coast 1000 this strength it used for landing purposes can be reinforced by tro ps of whom are along the border details of the fleet north atlantic fleet rear admit charles J badger commander in chief displace no of name ment guns arkansan Ark ansaf ansar flagship 37 second dIvI blun rear admiral clifford J bouab commander battleships south carolina 34 michigan 34 louisiana 46 new hampshire Hampt shire 46 vermont 46 new jersey 39 tacoma cruiser is 18 nashville gunboat 1370 8 hancock marine transi tr 8 fuel ships vulcan jason orion orlon nereus under preparatory order orders third division rear admiral frank E beatty commander battleships rhode island 40 nebraska 40 virginia 4 40 georgia 40 torpedo flotilla capt juliam S sims commander birmingham cruiser 10 dixie tender 12 destroyers third division commander william L littlefield commander henley a 3 drayton ri 3 mayrant 3 mccall 3 fourth division commander Comman dei S I 1 H R doyle commander spaulding 3 ammen ammon 3 burrows a 3 S patterson Patter sun 3 trippe 3 fifth division commander W N jeffers coni fanning 3 beale 2 jenkins 3 jarvis 3 joett 7 42 3 now at vera cruz displace no of name ment guns first dit division islon rear admiral F F fletcher commander florida 30 prairie transport 12 san francisco mine depot ship 12 C cyclops clops fuel ship solace hospital hoof tal ship vessels at tampico fourth division rear admiral mayo commander coni mandr Cattle battleships shiPs c 30 utah connecticut 46 minnesota 46 cruisers chester cheste 10 i IS des dolphin gunboat 1486 6 pacific fleet rear almiral T D fl howard oward commander in chief armored cruisers cruiser 40 pittsburgh burgh 40 maryland torpedo flotilla commander E 11 dodd commander Is tender piret first division aleut M t K metcalf commander destroyers whipple 10 paul jonca jones 9 terry 9 stewart steart 9 truxton 4 10 at acapulco california a arm r ni 0 r rod 0 d cruiser cru leor 40 at Maz atlan 1 haleigh cruiser ulBer cr 83 17 at guntinas Guny inas new orleans cruiser is 18 glacier supply elila eli lp 1 justin fuel ship MOO at topolobampo York yorktown toun gunboat 1710 14 available in cae case of need on tho tile atlantic battleships Dattle ships texas al 31 new now york 31 north dakota 28 delai delaware are 28 kansak 46 |