2 AUGUST 1930.

BULLETIN

NUMBER 137.

PUBLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISSEMINATING

GENERAL I NFORMAT I QF PROBABLE I NTEREST TO

THE SERVI CE,

OFFICER PERSOWEL.

Alt!iough t8hc Bureza i s contincing i t s e f f o r t s to detemine ?.s- s i p x n - t s of o f f i c e r s and.. i s sue orClem a E fnr i n advanca cl.' effect;i.ve date as possible, i t appca.rs inpossible t o a.;rc?ic! i;hs i.sduniice o f 8. very considerable' nmhr of orders by despatc5.

Ehen desp,?.tch orders 31'e i-ys,ixed i t i s !.m;ios~f.ble, w i - thu t add.- i n 2 cnomous1.y t o t h e vo~.uae o f i x a f f i c , t o iiclucie as information addreseees all stairions that ma3 he i n t w e s t e d . therefore addressetl ncxmally orily, t o t,hc prescnt si;a.tion o f the of- f i c e r concerned.

3espa.tch orders a r e

Despatch order:: are a11 t2-m.t i.s cecessary t o entiblc an o? f i ce r t o proceed .Lo a new s-':;atian. enable the o ld s t a t i o n t o p~oceed v i i th ti;e fizi&ijiiig of trensportati.ou f o r depe1zclent.s and h o u s e h l d e f f e c t s .

'Th,., ' ' 7 ~ a.re , . a . 2 . ~ ~ ) a l l . $kat i s necessary . t o

Following the i s sv.ancC c f despatch orders wr5. t, ten ::on fir1nat.i cn s arc;? issuzd as soon as possible. Ifowcwr, the cl.ericc.1 force of %e Furea,u i s lirnited a s d %he work l o a 6 varid2le. cer ta in periods of the year, n o t a d y ir , Jme and July, t.ke issuaizcc of c;onfirri!ation or6e-r~ nccesss.i-i&- lags hehind the desptches . o f t o r t i s nade Lo reduce this I.ag to a mininun.

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I n accordsnco r i i h -t;l=c Gureau of Narrigntion Cireulrr Letter No e

26-50, of 25 Fekrmry, 1933, the t'olloivj.ng c h i t f m d i o t l e c t r i c i c n and radio electricians have beon selected f o r an ci $It :nonLlis' course

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n ;here arc now a few vacancieri e x i s t i n g i n .the Navy 8.s P tirhole i n t,ho o f f i c e r s f steward and o€ficcrr,l cook groups. Thc: Rurcnu n i l 1 be p i w sci? t o rccoive recomenC:t?..tion3 f o r advancement, t o offi.c!crsl stev:arL -6l;ird cl.a.ss and. o f f icers ' cook third. claa:: i n .the cases of mess n%tcxidants f-irst class aho arc! excepticnd.l.y v:cll qua l i f i ed and who hcve served. a:i cxtremelg long period of t i n e i n r a t ing o r who have cxtrcmdy l o n g to ta l . nm-il- scrvicc. of the large number o f mess a t tendants first class i n .the s ~ ~ v i c e ,

In Uxis c3nnixtioC9 i.n view

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TRA I N ING.

Ationtion i s i m r i t c c l t o Surcau of iSmiga.tion Circular Let t e r >To. A slidcf.ilrn pro jec tor cos t s $35.28, but thc f i l m service to 45-29.

o ~ m e r s of pro jsc tors i s free.

2ureau Ymts Constructivg- Comments. _I

The followins quotat ion i s cha rqc te s i s t i c of a mm'ber of cormenta mccntl;: rcccivcd froin ships i r r regard :,o sl.idc?ilms:

! I . , .The Bureau's s1-ide~il.m pro jcc t - r . . . . .?as proved i tself .-- of much intcrest,. of films and f ind thcm vcry aat. isfactory. of t he camanding officer t o comcnt on such a f t e r six months, with OUQ o r two ideas as to benef ic ia l suggestions.

iie have ~ . S O been rcceiving the regular supply Jt, is tnc! i n t a t i o n

The Eureau- inv i tes suggestions from a11 V ~ Q are in tc rcs ted .

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VAVnL RESERVE.

I n v i m o f tlle number of units i,o bc; inepectcd an(? the m e a tu bc coverod, ab lecs i, t v o nenimxs of t h c ro:.pl.nu* 11av:il IEoscrvc 1nsp;:c- t i o n Board inspcct, e r c h uni t i n thc- conLix.ntc1 l i m i t s of t hc Unitcc? Statoc once P y c m . marks f o r -warly drill : t,tcnd: ~ C L , t,irniov;~, inspec t ion Ettcndence, c ru i sc attciidancc;. nnc, n o b i l j zat ion ct".ficic:ncy, dctcrmine;r: t h c yearly standing of each d iv is ion .

Y i i o result oi' t l 5 s inspcct ion, combin2d v i t l t

A t yp ica l annual inspect ion of a f l e e t d iv i s ion i s some?:hat as f o l l o w : At, the iiine s e t f o r the inrpect ion, usually a:OO p.m., thc? 30ard i s received on the d r i l l f l o o r :*Jit,h the d iv i s ion d r a m up ready f o r mi l i t a ry inspection. f o r inspect ion and the Board proceeds I n much the same manner a s f o r Captain' 5 i n s p c t i o n aboard ship. nozed: mariner i n vhich o f f i c e r s give commands, gcnera.L cleanl iness , a2,poarance and method of wearing v;hite hats , leggings, t rousers , b e l t s , campaign ribbons, watch mark;;, on cuffs , p n s , gun s l ings , c t c .

The d iv is ion i s presented a s ready

The following poin ts a r e carefu l ly

Following t h i s mi l i t a ry d r i l l , emergency drills - consis t ing of f i r e , c o l l i s i o n and abandon ship - a r e held. Conditions aboard ship a r e simulated as much as possible and it would su rp r i se many o f f i c e r s t o sce how valuab!.e, fo r ins'truct,-ional p r p o s o s , 8 well-simulated d r i l l i n an armory can be ma.de.

Following mergency d r i l l s , various men a re picked a t random from the d iv i s ion and are examined. i n t h e i r knowledge of f irst aid.

Fol3oaing t h i s , the engineers are sen t t o classroom i n s truc- Lion. The deck f o r m a r e d r i l l e d a t knot t ing and spl ic ing, gun d r i l l , loading d r i l l , radio d r i l l , and signal d r i l l , and aye then sen t t o clasoroom ins t ruc t ion .

Sometimes a special drill i s staged such e.s man overboard, ge t t i ng under say, e tc .

The var ious groups of classroom ins t . ruc t ion arc attended by tbe Board, and uwfu l suggestions a r c given to increase the effi- ciency of methods mployed. o f t he insDectLon.

T h i s i s one of t'ne most valuable phases

If time permit,s, the Board holds an informal. conference n i t h the Division Comnnder ar,d o f f i c e r s t o point ou t the most g la r ing f e u l t s and suggest rtmedios. Praise i s also given when due. these informal t a l k s , %he Roard 5:; able t o acquire much spec ia l in- formation p e r t a i n h e to t h e d iv is ion .

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I n t he cases of b a t t a l i o n inspect ions, the same procedure i s gone through ~ i t h as f o r a s ingle u n i t , except t h a t usual ly the emer- gency d r i l l s are performed one by each divis ion, a l l d iv is ions re- ceiving the mark of the d iv i s ion performing the d r i l l . d r a m t o determine the d r i l l each tf ivision chall hold.

Lo t s are

Iluring the ensuing year, it i s intended t o reduce somewhat the d r i l l s conducted, probably eliminutirLg physical d r i l l s , and spend the time thus gained i n questi.oning ca re fu l ly the var ious groups of pe t ty o f f i ce r s . e f f ic iency marks, as tfmse marks arc bssed, i n pa r t , not, only on the balance of r a t i n g s i.n Vne di.vision, bu t d s o the knovJledge di.splilJrd by men i n the vclricjus ra t ings .

T1ii.s w i l l c id considerably i n ass igning mobilization

I -Lhe t co inmcc t ions a x Lo bc: combined i n m e afternoon sc.?sioii.

A s an ncijunci; t,o thL? inspect ion, tix rc?seTve o f f i c e r s usually tr?j t o make tiit! -risiJ; of t,hc 1n:;yectic.n 3oa-6 t o thc comiunity of ELS much *slue to thc NLQ- and L e l o c n l rcsrzvc d.ivi;:ion as pos- s i b l c . corit5nuc Y t,hrouchout, %hi? dcy vdth visi ts t 3 rmminznt o;ficials, luncheon clubs -clhei-c speecke:: ?by the 1jo;i:i;r: mcnbers arc usud ly re- quired, md. wind;; up c i t h dinnc,r bctfore t,Lc inspcct ion. This is gent,rcl.ly true throughout tile middle est. very -i;ire:;ow :hen reponteil c:very day fo?. 3 week, i t i s f e l t t h a t it i s very vplunble i n crea!,ing a I.:in$ly fool ing sentiment tonnrd the TJrz-m, :md ir a necc'ssrm funct ion of tho Bonrd.

The Doarcif s cntcFb-iilment aomut,imc,..; tle,;ins aJu brcakfast and

While tho experience i s .

rl LIE la^ nuttiorizos t;men-ty-i'ivu appointment:; annucUy t o the :Java1 Academy from t,tc Naval. Rcec;rve t o be se lec ted as a r e s u l t of a competitive exemination. 1330, ior'cy-eight rcportcd fo r the exmijlatir>n Bnd f i f teca passed (51.25%). kade jv2 t h e i r names find I~omo addresses 'oc4ng as f o l l ~ ~ s :

In )he mental cwminafion h d d i n April,

Thir teen ; I imli%ied physically, ,?nd entered t5e Naval

?3YL)E, John M i I. i;on LATR+Ul, Richard Clark

Iione 'Address -

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IViISCELLAWEOUS

The team was victorious by a :.;core L I ~ f.;-1.

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give G stern expression t o his face. 'rhc f znq i:; chmgad i n a

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moment 3;r h i s srciLE:, koywver.

The best, place t o go for in fonmt ion i s to the source, as tlie young lady who addressed t h e followinrc I c t t e r to t!ie 3ureau ev idmt lv - rea l izes :

"Dear Boys:

"I ,m expecting an E.nswer .to t'nic; l e t te r . 1 am veiy cnxious t o rcceive some Yriercs of the d i f f e r e n t places nliere yo11 go. I tkinl: it sc iu ld b3c awfull-1 in t e rc s t ing , don ' t you? I :!ant all of you io mswer t h i s l e t t o r that can.

"1 correspond x i t h l o t s of boys, but; that. i s not I S t t l r i l l - in;: 83 corranponding vit.!i boys v;ho t m v e l eve~ywhere. you think so? Some of m:,r friends re21 soon.

Would I icncw your. vro1.11~3. like t o 1m.r From a fex girls.

going t o wvri-tc t c s you l a t e r on. Answer

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16 AUGUST 1930.

BULLETIN

NUMBER 138.

PUBL I SHED FOR THE PURBOSE OF D I SSEM I NAT I NG

GENERAL I NFORMAT I ON OF PROBABLE I MTEREST TO

THE SERVICE.

Liec tenant ( j .,c:.) i ' ins lov~f s ~io1;1c cddrcs: i s !k!rrcAy?nsett Ave., Ilenport, R. I.

Licu t tnan t Commander Bri-thon P. 3 a v i s (1l.C.) U.3.Nr.y~~ f o r service:: as net f o r t h i n the foll.osdng

Ci ta t ion :

G "For c.iistin~ds1:ecl s e rv i ce i n :,he l i i ie 3 f h i s nro- fcssi.cn as CornciLnciing Of f i ce r of' t h e F i e l d Hospit,ai, IInnaLwa, Mica rcpa , and 6 s Brigade Surgeon, Sccond Crigade, U. S. bL?rine Gorp, 3erving i n thc H e p b l i c of 'Nicarazua from 24 February, 1329, t o 25 A i J r i l , 1950. d u t i e s , Lieuter-ant Conmwndcr Tmvis dis;c)I:Ryed mzrlted exec- u t i v e an2 professional , & b i l i t y , judgment and t a c t , and v.'as untirin:: i n h i s nini.strtLtions to the m i l i t a q r as ne11 8 s the c i v i l i a n 2opul.Ltion. €iis e f f o r t s no t only rEsuJted i n t h e 3rig:ado being lcept i n R h i g h s<oi;e of p b j s i e c l e f f e c t - ivenLss but he rendered g r e a t a s s i s t c n c e t o the Bicsrngunn Government i n t h e c a p i c i t y of an adTrisc;r i n i-iattcrs pcr- t a i n i n q t o s an i t a t ion , nnd pa r t i cu lLr ly a t a time nhen an epidcmic of s m ~ ~ l l p o x vas threatened. advice nem of' great aoa ia tance t o the fu rVkronce o f f r i e n d l y r e l a t i o n s bet:reen the Uni tcd S t a t e s and t9e Nicnra-

I n a;U h i s

2 s m i n i s t r a t i o n s and

.: guan people."

i i s u tenant CommanGer Davis hone ad.Srese i s 1 M . l Val Icy, Cal.

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-- Letters Addressed Offi .cers I&$LtJ.cd To Dis t inc t ion For Past Eny inee r iw Competition Y e a L

The Secre t r ry of thc Iv-xy i s forvrardinrr l e t t e r s o,P cornnmidation and l e t t e r s of ' r e c o p i t i o n to o f f i c e r s a t tached LO sh ips which won t h e engineer ing t rophy qf t h e i r c l a s s , 'die g r e a t e s t impi-ovcment ;?rize9 o r nhioh mafie the second h ighes t find m e r i t i.n engineeA*ing, ;'or t h e coape t i t fon year 1923-1950.

Letters 01 cor~imendat,ion a r e t o be i s sued t o t h e fo3.lovring of- f i c e r s OC thc IJTAH, winner of t h e EigineerinG Trophy and the Greotest Improvement Pr:i.ze, 1929-1950, i n the b a t t l e s h i p elas:.:

Cornmndlng Off icer , Captain C . R. Train, I T . S.N.

EnEirices Off icer , Lieutenant Co.nmandar Y. J. Reuee, U. S. d .

Lett,era I of recogni t ion have been issued t o s i x o f f i c e r s of t h e MICSIL'SIPPI, vrkicli mrtle the Secorid Xighes t F ina l Iderit i n Engineer- ing, 1923-1930, i n tile Ba t t l e sh ip Clc?ss,

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Z,o?ters 1 ere a ~ r d c d to:

L ieu temnt Commmdor C. A . 3ai ley, U.S.N. 11 I t 13. Y. Sgmson, U.S.iJ., 11 I I !VI. 11, SpriSgs, U.S.Y.,

Lieutenant, N. 16. Fife , U.S.N., I t D. H. Johnston, U.S.B., I1 T. J. Kelly, U.S.N.

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The follov:ing s i x o f f i c e r s , of the !'IEllPHIS viere av;arded l e t t e r s of commendation f o r v,inoing 'the Engineering Trophy of the Light Cruiser Class and the Greatest Improvement Prize:

Captain George J , T.leyers!, U. S. ?I., Commanding Off icer . Enzineer Off icer , Lieutenant Commander Ti. P. port^,

Lieu.tenai1.t G. €1. Lyt t le , U.S.R., Chief Ilzchinist J, S. Glover, U.S.M., Chief Tlachinist Ti. H. Uuclhouse, U. S.N.

U.S.N.,

Captain A . B. Cook, U.S.N., Commandirrg Officer, [+nd Lieutenant N. €1. BlcDonald, U.S.N., Engineer Officer, of thc LANGLEY were awarded l e t t e r s or' commendation f o r winning the Engineering 'Tro$ly and Great- e s t Improvement Pr ize f o r t'ne Cruiser Class.

L e t t e r s of commendation nere awarded t o t i e fol loving o f f i c e r s of the EAGLE 58 f o r winning the Engineering Trophy and Greatest Im- provement Pr ize f o r the Gunboct Class:

Lieutenant Commmdcr L. ?. Moore, U. S.N. , Commanding Off icer ,

Lieutenant F. R. Dod~e , U.S.N., Conmanding Officer, Lieutenant ( j .6.) J. S. Smith, Jr., U.S.N.

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Lieutenant Cornrnc,ntler J. c'. Reeves, Jr., U. S. N e , Comiimnding Df- f i c e r , and Lieutcnnnt (j:g.) 5'. L. Tedder, U.S.N., E n g i x e s Of- f i c e r , of the PAFaOTT, were warded l e t t e r s of commendation f o r

* winning the Engineering Trophy f o r the Destroyer Class.

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Lieutenant Commsnder A . K. Ashbrook,- U,S.sJ., Commanding Off icer , and Lieutenant ( j . g.) E. R', Linterhaler , U.S.N., Engineer Officer, of the EULfJER were a a r d e d l e t t e r s of commendation f o r :.!inning t h e Greatest Improveuent Pr ize i n Eiigineering f o r the Destxoyer Class.

L e t t e r s of commendation nere awarded t o the Commanding Off icers and Engineer Off icers of t,he Submarine S-16, nhich won the Engineer- ing Trophy, and o f the Submarine V-2, nhich won the Greatest Improve- ment Pr ize i n the Submarine Class.

USS S-16 -. Licut. 3'. PA. OlLeary, U.S.M., Cornomding Officer, ( j ,g.) R. A . Sentman, U.S.N.

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USS V-2 -- Lieut. Comdr. Z. D. McCormick, U.S.N., Commanding Officer,

Lieutenant F'i. D. Leggett, U.S.N. , Engineer Officer.

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I L e t t e r s ,kidlressed I A w f o r :hrk durinL: Conf l?mct ion a t i.Iempt@i RiJadc E l a s k

Letkero of cammendation h v e forvmrded by L h e Secre ta ry Of the t o the fo l lwr ing enlic;tecl men s t a t ioned i n the F i f t h N E V R ~ D i s t r i c t , i n r e c o p i t i o n o;t' thcir s e r v i c e s diirin;\ t h e Eire which destroyed Pier &'? a t Vile N;lvel Oy?erzt,inQ; Ekse, Iimi'pton Roads, Va., on 4 l k y , 1950:

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8 Volney Clarsnce Cruise, :Inchiciist' P &,.te, 2ixi c l a s ~ ; , G,S .N. iIorne addrcss, Clinchco, Va.

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OFF iCER PERSONNEL

ENL ISTED. PERSOh'RIEL

Losses 01 enlister!, men, from causes other than s-xpirakton of en- lis'sment, f o r t h i s f i s c a l year t o dcote, and f o r tile scme periods of previous f i s c a l pears s ince 1928, are tabulater? be3.m. notcd tkiak there i s considerable reduction i n tLe ios:,es f o r tile present f l s c a l ycar-.

It 1.511 be

? i l o t Comxendefor Conduct under Hezardous Conditions.

the l i v e s of the plane crec after fin accident. 1930, :bile Xyers ws r i iwt ing 'T3JL-2 plane A-7778 i n fo rmt ion , a-L a h m t 1500 feet ZltituZe, the connecting rod of the engine carr ied away. gasoline, and glided down t o about 500 f e e t clti.tuc'e ;.hen ne noticed f i r e coning from the engine. to the vrater and ma& i; iiormal laiiding i n the open sct. off GailLi!ci Beech, @;lliu, T. H., d ia t e ly m d were reccucd by a fis-hinp, boc-t. The ~ l a i i e lmrned t,o c?. complete vreck. I t i s c3nsidered tha'L .Myers' ac t ion i n landing his plane and bringing tha crev: sefely t o the nater waz, under the c i r - cumstaiice3, prompt , s?rillfui, ::nd courageous.

On 1 7 Febmnry,

4 1Jyer.s le't the fomation, cut the switc:i, burilcd of; the

Ye %hen side-slipFed tne plane down

i!yerc ar.d t,he crew abandoned t'ne plane imie-

S t a t i s t i g s of Yes Zern Recruiting Divj s ion fo r Fi,ccal -..- Pear 133C Reveal Eigh Standard. -

The Pol lov~ing excerpts from a report submittsd by the Inspec-lor of t he V!estern Recruiting Division fo r the year ending 30 Sum, 1-933, a re sin index t o t h e high c a l i b e r of educstionel q a l i f i c a t i o n s pos- sessed by men mho are a t pmsent Seine accepted f o r first erdislments.

llEDUCkTIOl!TAL QUPLIPICATLONS-:~ - F i r s t Lnlisfvments : GRAMMAR SCHO@L : E G H SCIrOOL I C " COLLECE :

: 38 : 396 : 3 3 G - 6 3 1 : 249 265 : 25 G 24 : 5 : 2 :

------- - : 7 th : 8 t h : 1 yr. :: 2-yr.: 2 gr.: 4 yr.: I yr.: 2 yr.: 3 yr.: 4 yrt ---. * : , . ¶

i s - No record ~zvai labl~e from Denver; f i gu res c o v m other s ta t ions .

IWne kundrcc percent o f the f i rs t en l i s tnents i n the Tiestern D i - v i s ion durins the l a s t f i s c s l year had corr,pleted soven ycars of school- ing, and approximately elphby percent had high school or hieher ex- perience. These a re very rexarkable Facta.

"The average age of f irst enl-isf;s;,enLs (18 yesrs, 11 mmths), i s another point; of in terest . obtained i n Lhe early formntive pcxriod an6 moldcd i n t o trniried sailor- men by our own methods and personncl. source of trained men, :le moke o u r orrnetl

It i s appmoiit -iib.xb the rzv: maceriril i s

T k depencl in no degree on any

---.-- Xechanic i n CLar,ye of Landplane Line Awarded Let te r f o r Excellent Record,-

The Chief of Rurecu c,P Ezvigation recentlj. addrepsed a l e t t e r of cormendst! on t o Comer Vincent, Aviation Chief IJechinist' :: i!Iete, U.S.Nairy, Ai rcraf t Squadrons, 3 a t t l e Fleet , home aGdress, 2631 South * Car l i s l e S t ree t , Pl&ladelpl&i, Pa., f o r h i s excel lent performance of duty a h i l e attached t o tile Naval A i r Stat ion, bTaircl Operzt-ing Base, Iiampton Roeds, Va. Vincent, wlzile assigned t o thq.t s ta t ion , was assigned as fYechanic i n Charge of the Liindplane Line, and i n t h i s cnpacity he not o e J ? had cross-country planes of the statiori,

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I but a l so d l v i s i t h g p lmes , arrj.vi?g and departing, under h i s sup rv i s ion . ment, there was noL a siiigle plen:: cornins ~mcier !zj,s supervision which suffered a forced lcnctinc.;. end speaks !Qlil.y of tLe care, thomughncss and t h e nechanical abili-ty of t h i s man. exccllent record 0: sCLfe-l;y i n %he a i r i n the Nav j end t o thc e f f i - ciency an6 preservat,ion of Navy material . formsnce of duty of th2.s nakure are a soiwce of much g ra t i f i ca t ion t o the B w ~ ~ u .

Lhniilg the two-ysar p w i o 5 Ii3 Eorved 011 this C? a sign-

This i s ccnsidered B Yemrrlmble record a It i s firrther conridered a d i r e c l contribution t o t'ne

Records of excel lent ner-

TRH lNDNG

Classes for Aviation Ordnancemen School mc? Elcc- __-I_______.-I-- .- -----.--- t r i c a l In te r ioy Communic? t i o n Schopl Convcrje I SepteaSer .

t he Have1 Training Stat,ion, Hmnpton Roadq, Vu., t o assist treinin,p of Inen f o r the f l e e t b;r provi.ding gradua6es ccpablc of operating and maintaining t v k t i o n ordlzence material., except torpedoes. The cour'se of ins t ruc t ion w i l l require nine months. OrdiltAncenen and A v i a t i o n Ordnuncemen, Is t, 2nd, ar,S 3rd classes, a r e eii@bl.e ."or assigmnent t o -_this school. the Bat t le F lee t an6 o f f r ? m f o r the.Scouting F lee t have been estc?b- l ished fo r the .Firs+ class . school are prescribed i n the Bureau of Navigation Nanuml, Art ic le D-7016.

Tke Bureau is eshbl ishir ,g an Aviation Crdilancemen School a t

Avia+,ion Chief

Quotas 0: eleven f o r

0m.lir"icalions of men ordered t o this

An Elec t r i ca l I n t c r i o r Commi.cation School i~ t o be estab- l ished a t the Nrtvy Yard, :!ashin$om, TI. C . , be5inning 1 Sep-tember, 1930. data on casua l t ies ar,i on m s t of upkeep of t h e osocZricF1 i n t e r i o r cornmicat ion apparatus i n s t a l l e d on naval vosscls. be an advanced one f o r Chi.ef Electricri En' :; 7iIa.te~ and f o r Electrician' s Mvlstes, 1 s t and '2nd C ~ ~ E S ~ S ~ t n the u ~ k e e ~ , car? , and oFerat,ion of i n t e r i o r ccnmunicat,ion instruments ?.n6 c i r cu i t s . da ta avai lablc t o inciicete -t:m t these instrurr.ent.s a re accurate and. r e l i a b l e when uncier the supervision of properly tr;lincd personnel, but %ha*, enormous expenditures f o r repa i rs and numrous casua l t ies are due primarily t o the lack of: t r a in in? o f nwa7. persoilnel cii,orged with t h e i r upkeep and repair . require a f o w months' peyiod, devoted to p rac t i ca l ins t ruc t ion i n upkeep, repair , and operation of the folln.u;iing instrments snd their c i r cu i t s :

The necessi ty f o r t h i s scl.:oul becane cpparffit, after reviewing

The COWSG FFj.11

'lherc i c su f f i c i cn t

The cowso a t the nev school T i i l l

Autornntic telephones, Ba t t l e telephones, Selsyn systems ils appl.ied t o telegraphs, Pi- tot tube type of logs, Chronocretric sha f t revolution systems, Sa:! i n i t y indicat ing sy-&ens, Sezrch l i gh t s , '

Visual and sound s igna l l ing systems.

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\!A V A L O ~ S E R V A T ORY

i n the Uniked Stetcs , ct, the permpneilt s ea t 0.: C r ~ v e i " ~ e i ~ t ~ r Lmbert had dcterrflinec; the !-on;i hide of 1,ashinGion Fnd su%mitte-l %-Z czlcu- 1 Ettioiir w i t h his j!lenaI-Ial t o Congress. ;!is prcjposal pa 9 rcpe-tedly nxfcrrcd $0 varioya contnittee: and comissiuns, a d i n L81? the Secretary of Strtte, Jmcn ilonroe, took tllc Xrst pos i t ive act ion i n recommendins the e s t a b l i s h a n t of an observatory. on t h i s o_uesi;ion i n 1815, but no act ion :JBS taken by the Presic?enL. John Quincy A~CLTLIS, i n :.is first message t o Conzresb i.n 1825, urged the es tab l i sh len t of a national univers i ty and the erect ion of an cstronamical observatory, c i the r sepamtc from o r as a pa r t 03 the proposed universj.ty. A s a re the erect ion of buildings and 4,000 t o cover t:ie cos t of oper;ltion. This aopropriction, 210:- ever, did not ncconplish the desired resul'ts, and despi te the repeated en t r ea t i e s of the iller Secretary o i the iJrvy and John Quincy Ad:x~, de-kniiined opposi:ion prevented tne dcsired e s t ; i b l i shen t being founded aF or ig ina l ly cont,emplc tad. estohlishncnt of the Naval 05servntory !*J% s accomplished i n ;In en- t i r e l y d.ii"iercnt manner.

P r io r t o 18X7, each vessel of the E,? nhen f i t t i n g o u t ob- ' tained i t s instrume:its Pnci ciir!rts bj requisikion on the Board of Naval Commissioners, t h e purc?ascTs being madc 5 ; ~ a Navy agent from foreign governmerlts o r from orivhte declers . flo t a s t s of e i t l x r instruments o r chart:; vere macie pr ior to the i r . pupchese. Kien a ship went out of cormiasion, her instruments pnd cher t s wem piled i n a ? tore hoiise vhcre they vcre neylected u n t i l another ship 17ent i n to conmission and needed them. unfit f o r use.

Congress acted

t, $14, 500 W P s rypropriated f o r

The actual

They were then frequently found

This s t a t e of a f f a i r s led the Secretary of the Navy, i n 1829, t o mske a. d e f i n i t e recommendation coverins tlnc inspection, tes t ing, and preservation of insl r iments r.nd char t s not i n use. Lie!x-t,enant Goldsborouqh, i n 1830, made a def in i t e recomnendation t k t a su i tab le place be d e s i p x t e d f o r t he stowckge o f PJL chroaorneter6, instruments of p:-ecision, theodolites, c i r c l e s , t,elescopoF, cIlarts, e tc . and. t h a t D cornpeten-l o f f i c e r be mate personell;- rcsponslble f o r ~d.1 instruments submitted t o h i s clizrge. the Secretary of the Nainj, i n 1830, ordered. R depot, of char t s and instrunent.s t o be established i n b'aslrington, Ij. C. lmonz t h o functions of t h i s aepot was the ascer ta ining of e r ro r s pnd r a t e s of chronometers. This V:ES accompl.ished by mexis of sextant and c i r c l e obse-vations, the requirad i n s t m m r i . t ~ being mounted i n tl c i r cu la r builCin:: near a ran+>ed house, situ--ted on the ?resent G Strcct, b e h c e n 1 7 t h and 18 th S t ree ts , h r t h w c s t , Washington. 2hen t k i c dcpot ;res estebl j shed, clmrts and books uere purchased abroad and t e r e l ' rewent ly i n foreign languages. latter! B recomendc tion, to make modificatfon$? i n char ts , reduce them all tn the meridian of Greewxich, and to t r ans l a t e a l l notetions in to EngLish. Golds3orough was relieved SJ- Liewenant F'ilkes who, i n 1834, overczine tho pi..ocwsCinn t ion and o p o c i t i o n to an oboerva- tory by providinz a bv.il(;ling 1 6 f e e t square f o r t h i s purpose, a t his own expense. 13 ie42, the Secretary of the Nxvy m s f i n a l l y author- ized t>o contra.ct f o r the building o f . a suitab7.e house E'S c clxirt and i n s t r m e n t depot.

Bt.secl on t h i s recommendation,

The Navy Commissioners ordered Goldshorough, upon the

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Lieutenant IJ:iuqr, i n 1844, re l ieved I;'i!.kes sn6 T-as 6rdercd t o take charge o f the neur quarters and to move &1-1 irw%r.umcnts, char ts , etc. , i n t o tie ne6 quarters . astronomer; Idauxy vas more incl incd t o .:lor!: in the hydmpaphic and meteorologicel f i c lds . foundations of an extensive sys t e ~ f o r hydrographic rrork i n tlie Navy Department , al.tliougii consid.ereble vork had bcen done along these l i l ies by Vilkes and other o f f i ce r s . system for co l lec t ion of information from tile l o g s of both navel and merchant ships. Iie collected in fomat ion from a l l over the world, covering ocean currents, wind, air, pressures, temperatures, water tenperatwes, and other meteorological phenomena fron vlzich he made charts. t h e present T*or?c of oitr 3ydrogrephic Office, whose publicstions are now so eagerly sought kc;;. marhe r s d.1 over the norid.

Wilke:; w i s a t hsrt an

It P:S Uaur;7 ~ h o really 1.aid the

llcury organized the

This system s t i l l continues, end on it i s based

It l J ~ ~ ~ not u n t i l 1845 Lhat systematic observations of the sun, moon, planets, and briglitcr tars, were begun, and thesn mere continued from tht time fosirard. The results of t he f i rs t yea r ' s observ? tims v;ese ~ubl-ishled i n 18/16 wid the publication characterized a s Vhe first voluae of ?,stronomical observations ever issued from an i n s t i t u t i o n properly e n t i t l e d t o the naxe of an obccrvatory on t h i s s ide of the A-tla,ntic". besun on the f i rs t catalog OS s%asrs w2th three meridian inetnment.s, the mural c i r c l e , the n;eTidian c i r c l e and the -LransiL iiistmment, d e f i n i t e p ropans have been folloned. The murd c i r c l e i s norir i n the mu::emi and i s an In te res t ing 05ject to a l l v i s i t o r s .

Since 2 1 March, 18469 n'hen work ?ms

The Gbservatory gninec! considerable aromiizence 'mong astron- omers i n 18-47' through 2iscaveq.r by one 0-' tiie staff' t h a t the planet Neptune, vrhich had becn discovciwl 23 September, 1846, vias i den t i ca l with a stsr men twice by Lalande i n M q ~ , 1795. which resulted from the Observntory 1 s discovery afi'ordel-i means of accurately determining the o r b i t of TIcptune. three minor p lane ts mere discovered bx %he Observrtory.

The r e x e r c h e s

De i;-:ecn 1854 an? 1860,

New instruments r.nd appliances !ime been provided the Obscrvs- to rg as time advanced, to keep abreast 02 the progress of science. A new meridian c i r c l e 1:~s mounted i n 1665, vhich enabled the Ob- servatory t o mzasure r i g h t ascensions and $?fie p01s.r dis tances e t the same moment and with equal exactness. I n 1870, Congress authorized the constnic t i on or" the l a r g e s t s i ze refraci;in,a tel-escope of Jmericrul manufacture of $hat dcq, t o cost not more then ~ 5 0 , 3 0 0 , and passed n subseciueut a c t provid.ing €or bhe housing of the tele- scope. This re f rac t ing telescope, a 26 inch c l ea r aperture a-?fa%r., mounted eguator ia l ly on the Gerrmn p len i . i t h aL1 the usual countor- poises, other easy motion devices, dr iving clock, etc., YJPS avail- able i n 1873. This instrum2nt i s s t i l l i n use.

k p t a i n Wilkes, i n 1842, was the f i r s t t o use t h e telegraph for ascer ta ining differences of longitude. obtain tlie difference be twen the longitude:, of Saltimore fznd Kwh- ington. Western Vnion Telegraph Company, nndertook tkc determination of loa- gitudes of a s t a t ion i n i-Iavdna a d of several s t a t ions i n the coati-

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Eis f i r s t attempt vas t o

The Obseivatory, i n 11360 and 1869, w i t h the a id of the

The rJ.S.r. VESTr";C, one of t h olies'; s!?.i?s i n corrmissfon i n the United Stsrtes % y r , na=: recently avrarded the Tro;Mcs Sor the Auxi l iaq and 'iknder C l e m f n both engineerin2 and guuncqy competi- t i o n s , and tbercforc vrino the Ef'f'icic?ncj7 Pennixit,.

Authorized 2s E'ZSTE, 17 A p 5 . L 9 1904. Flcet C o l l i e r No. 1; nme changed t o VlSTAL, OcLober, 19OL'. Rul l t Nmy Yard, Nec York. Launched 1908. Completed 1 &qwt, 1039. Commissioned and ul.eced i n service 8s Fieet Col l ier , 4 Octobcr, 1309. Ploccd ou2; of conxisrion 25 Octo- ber, 1912. Recommicsionzd 3s K l ~ e t &pai r Ship, AR4, 3 September, 1913. Service o f f Vers Cru.z, ?, !h;r, 11314 - :!3 Seyternber, 1914, 'Kith Atlantic Fleet, Lorlrl Y h , 1917-19. u n t i l February, 1935. Salvage work oa S-51, 1.9 October, 1925 - 6 December, 1925.

11: Pocii ' ic n i t h %! Lie F l e e t Repair Ship, Sfoiiting Fleet;, 1922--------.

Again S-51, 27 h p r i l , 1926 - 5 J t i j r , 1926.

The VESTAL tii4 a11 of' the repc.ir c o r k at the c o n c e n t r ~ f i o n of t h e U. S. F loc t i n 1930, i.ncludi.n,n avi.ztioli r c p i . T , i 'or 3ot,h the Scouting and P ~ ~ t t ' , l e Flc.ets.

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