Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES are you informed d of 0 tile the tact fact that the leviathan flying the U S flag Is the largest steamship in fit the world its registered tonnage is 59 the next largest Is the majestic flying the british flag with a registered tonnage of 0 the majestic is about 8 feet longer than the leviathan the little fighting planes to be carried aboard the U S S akron are known as the foca type and can do ISO miles per hour and climb 1800 feet per minute these planes are only 19 feet long with a wing span of only 2514 25 Vs feet the U S S arctic is the biggest supply ship afloat she ballasts tons and has four big holds all with positive temperature control and is capable of carrying fresh perishable vegetables tor for a long distance even across arhe pacific to the orient it is estimated that lbs ibs of foodstuffs was used in preparing meals tor for the U S fleet tor for a period of one mouth month during recent fleet maneuvers in the vicinity for hawaii the word midshipmen Is used to designate the students of the U S naval academy it is not difficult to trace the origin ot of the he word as it means just what it says the midshipmen are men whose duty confined them to the middle ot of the ship where they relayed orders from the ile quarterdeck quart erdeck to the forecastle the special service squadron is 13 a group of naval vessels operating from the panama canal as a base its mission is to safeguard the interests of 0 the united states in central american countries as well as the canal zone A prominent civilian who witnessed d the naval parade of 0 tile the U S fleet as it left san pedro en cn route for san sail francisco wrote rote to the coro cora mander in chalef praising aing it as the finest naval exhibition he had ever witnessed lie ile closed his letter with the remark perhaps the enlisting advertisement instead of 0 join the navy and see the world should read join the navy and inspire the world on april 30 1798 just one hundred and thirty four years ago the navy department was established at washington D 0 with benjamin stoddard as first secretary of 0 the navy the commanding officers of the battleships in fit the navy have an all average of over 35 years of coln the navy before being assigned to these important portent commands U S navy recruiting station salt lake city utah |