Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES are you informed of 0 the fact that the U S navy has a ship years years od still in commission the U S S consil constitution old ironsides launched at the boston navy yard 21 17 91 and recently rebuilt Is now cruising between ports of the ewt atas t Mir thewl gra w atre artta by an ocean liner between Yo kahama and san pan francisco is claimed to have been set by the new dollar liner president coolidge on her maiden lio homeward crossing craning which was made lit in 12 days and 8 minutes or an average of knots this la Is 4 hours houra and tour four minutes taster faster than the record established some time ago by the nippon daisha liner asa ma maru in a recent examination tor for entrance to the naval academy 23 per cent of the appointees from civilian rank passed the examinations while 61 64 percent ot at candidates from the enlisted ranks of 0 the regular navy were successful 58 of the graduating class of 1932 of the naval academy were appointed from the ranks ot of the enlisted personnel of 0 the navy and atari marine no corps on juno june 20 1898 the island of 0 guam was taken by the U S S charleston after a short resistance during the war the U S S pennsylvania won the baseball championship ot of the atlantic fleet this was not much of a surprise as practically cally tile the entire boston red sox team intact was wearing the uniform of this ship the biggest man who has ever mustered on any man of war in the U S navy was tiny forrest of the pennsylvania six feet ten inches was his height and he weighed just a few pounds short of three centar century y mark great britain has a warship named sandwich italy one called bologna germany the hamburg and the united states the turkey quail and teal the first steamship to cross the atlantic was the side wheeler sa savannah vannah tons ton 8 and a D d it took lier her 25 days to make the trip the american cruisers are arc remarkable for gun power th the e french and Ital italian laft ships have phenomenal speed and the japanese appear to have combined both at the expense of seaworthiness from the spar deck ot at the U S frigate constitution now at the washington navy kavy yard on june 9 a nationwide nation wide broadcast of the navy band was held this is the first time in the history of at the famous ship that a large band played on her docks decks the U S S chicago is living up to a certain reputation lor for gunnery the name chicago will always have latest gunnery reports show the allica chicago ga as a shooting ship U S navy recruiting station salt lake city utah |