Show U UI u. S SI S. NAVY SHIP TO BE SCRAPPED Cruiser Seattle Built In 1905 Served Ser As Transport NEW NEV YonG Aug 29 By By The As As- Associated Associated sedated Press The Press The second line cruiser Seattle Sea We former administrative e flagship of the United States Slates fleet was warped into the pier at the Brooklyn navy yard today to be scrap scrap- scrapped scrapped scrapped ped after a busy career of 22 years The cruiser was built in 1905 at Camden N. N J J. and was christened the Washington At that time it was the thelast thelast thelast last word in fighting ships of its but during its most recent duty as the hugest flagship in 10 the maneu maneu- maneuvers vers v rs last spring it was the only coal burner in the whole fleet with which it was as engaged In 1916 the Washington was re renamed re- re renamed renamed named the Seattle and in the suc sue succeeding succeeding years figured chiefly as a troop transport between this country and France In 1925 it served as the official empire ship in the Hawaiian and navy maneuvers |