Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Seventy miles off San Pedro, Calif., targets simulated an enemy fleet. Above them at 6,000 feet coursed real airplanes which trailed behind them great cloth funnels to be used as targets...
These apocryphal invaders swept down upon nearly 60 ships of the U. S. Navy, steaming at 20 miles per hour. Of a sudden, the fleet buried itself under a mountain of smoke and fire, black and yellow with a glean of crimson. For six minutes?it seemed six hours? tons of steel hurtled through the black smoke?some of it went in long low curves ten miles toward "the enemy ships," some went in steep parabolas toward the enemy aircraft. When all was calm, it was apparent that the enemy ships were well smashed. But the airplanes? According to Lieutenant...
Following the moonlit battle, the combined fleets- the U. S. Fleet- steamed northward from Magdelena Bay and came to anchor at San Diego and Coronado Roads- 114 craft, including the airplane carrier Langley and the supply ships. Fourteen gorgeous admirals took part in the quarterdeck receptions...
Later in the month, there will be gunnery practice off San Pedro, followed by a review of the fleet as it starts for San Francisco. On Apr. 15, the entire fleet will sail from the Golden Gate for Hawaii. About ten days later, it will undertake to capture the Islands from the land and naval forces stationed there. On July 1, ten of the most modern battleships, four cruisers and 26 destroyers, will go forth on a two months' voyage to Australia...
...Naval estimates revealed an increase over the current year's expenditure of ?4,700,000, the exact figure being ?60,500,000. The increase is explained by uncontrollable causes, such as increases in wages and prices; ?1,320,000 for the cost of Air cooperation with the fleet; ?50,000 for experimental work; increase...