Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Admiral Robert E. Coontz, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet, drew up a report on the Winter maneuvers (TIME, Jan. 28) which was a list of deficiencies...
...Auxiliary ships with increased speed must be developed, because these ships now constrain the fleet to a speed of less than 10 knots. only ship of its type now belonging to the Navy...
...Fleet submarines must be constructed, because the present submarines are obsolete and inferior in speed, cruising radius, ventilation...
...Ships of several types should 'be built to fill up serious gaps in the fleet; notable among the types of ships of which none were at hand when the Fleet arrived at Panama were light cruisers, store ships, destroyer tenders, colliers, tugs, seaplanes, repair ships, lighter-than-air craft and miscellaneous auxiliaries...
...general the entire fleet requires maintenance and repair measures which have been too long delayed because of insufficient appropriations...