WHAT AMERICA'S NAVY HAS DONE.
150 SEEPS AND 35,000 MEN IN EUROPEAN WATERS. The United States navy hat in Euro* pean waters not only a force of destroyers, but also battleships, cruisers, submarine tenders, gunboats, coastguard cutters, converted yachts, tugs, and numerous vessels of other types for special purposes. Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the United States Navy, states that there are no fewer than 150 naval vessels, Pot including a considerable number of submarine chasers, on the other side. Over 35,090 men and officers are now serving in European waters. This is more than half the strength of the navy before America entered the war. This number does not include the personnel of troopships, supply vessels, armed guards, signalmen, radio men, and others who go into the war zone on recurring ships.
Aviation bases have been established in Europe, and members of the naval flying corps have been for months on active service. The first of the regular armed forces of the United States landed in France were naval aviators, who arrived on June 8. Our aviators are cooperating with those of England, France, Italy and Portugal.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1918, Page 5
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187WHAT AMERICA'S NAVY HAS DONE. Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1918, Page 5
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