Show I 1 NAUTICAL NOVELTIES furnished by the it S navy naty recruiting Sia station tion salt lake city I 1 the honolulu advertiser ot of may states in an editorial on jack ashore one tiling thing Is certain they we a clean exit cut well fed well he hared bayed bunch of young americans Amerl cani of 0 varying ages who are just as the rest of 0 ur lit would be under tinder like circumstances out to see sec new sights find out new things anil and have a good time while they can as much a part of 0 our ter libory ai the Terri territory toy is 13 a part of 0 the united states integral and were glad alad to have thern them with III i I 1 when a ship of nf t the be united states navy visits a foreign anre agn port exten ivo sightseeing sight seeing trips are arranged for the crow crew transportation liin ilia hes and guide are furnished tree free nf n charge charee unit anil the Blue jackets uniform Is tho the ticket of 0 admission to places of interest the th parties are arranged by the churches YMCA and city officials of the port visited I 1 despite regrettable accidents during the recent maneu maneuvers veri of the united states fleet result I 1 ini n I 1 in it tho the loss of 8 lives the factor of 0 safety was high over joanee planes nearly ships and about officers and enlisted men participated in the problem steaming ling and flying a total of millions of miles under conditions approximating those of war time it is significant ant to note that had the fleet irmal ned at anchor during this period in their home ports and bases the total number of fatalities to fleet personnel resulting from automobile torn to obile and motorcycle accidents alone would based upon past statistics have exceeded the deaths deatha that were the direct result of 0 these maneuvers and exercises the eight men died ai heroes preparing a de 1 tense for the country they loved so well there are about enlisted men under special instruction at all times in tho the various service schools maintained by the united state stata navy the battleship arkansas commissioned in 1911 is the oldest battleship in the united states navy in active service after the surrender ot of the imperial german navy the united states received lec elved five of 0 the ships tor for examination arid and use as targets I 1 1 the cruiser northhampton North hampton in commission five has steam ell ed a total of miles r iiii lie oklahoma teamed mcd miles from rom june 1931 1934 to juno 1935 the new liner SS Nor normandie mandle has a crew of over 1300 men who min and clean the twelve decks the crivits used in her construction it if laid end to end would reach miles the first trip across the atlantic by hydroplane was made by the united states navy plane NC 4 which aich few from trespassed Tre spassey new Pound land to lishon portugal in may 1919 the flight was made in 26 06 hours and 47 minutes A military secret is ia not a military secret when it Is news tin the navy used to be called the silent service but its policy has been changed not only to allow news to be given out but to educate the A weri call people in the services rendered by the navy |