Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week was a week of change for the U. S. Navy. To begin with, the old identities of the Fleet were abandoned. The U. S. fleet henceforth is composed of four Forces: the Battle Force, based in the Pacific; the Scouting Force, based in the Atlantic; the Submarine Force, based at Pearl Harbor, T. H.. San Diego. Coco Solo, C. Z., New London. Conn. ; the Base Force, divided between Pacific and Atlantic seaboards...
...years Mr. Davis has been at his post in Manila. Lately he was joined by newly-appointed Vice-Governor George Charles Butte, felt free to travel. He knew that the 26-year-old Pittsburgh was about to be relieved by the cruiser Houston as flagship of the Asiatic fleet, was then to steam to Norfolk Navy Yard and be scrapped. Perhaps sorry to see the old ship go to her grave, Governor Davis secured her for his tour. She was freshly painted, and six weeks ago she cleared from Manila for Saigon...
...mightiest newslords in the empire. For sheer bawling blatancy, for staggering reversals of editorial policy overnight at the publishers' whim, for colossal nerve in pouring millions of pounds into the boldest circulation-grabbing schemes and for boundless ambition to rule the British Empire from the press rooms of Fleet Street, the newspaper chains of Baron Beaverbrook and Viscount Rothermere are unique...
Three 150-pound eights are scheduled to go through their second time trial of the season today over a mile course. The boats, which are approximately equal in strength, have been found to lead the fleet of seven light-weight boats in smoothness and in power. The race will start at 2 o'clock, and will probably continue upstream from above the railroad bridge to the Weekes Memorial Bridge, a distance of a little over a mile...
...first time since the establishment of divisional examinations for the Senior Class, a Senior Class crew has been added to the fleet of class boats now working out under the supervision of E. J. Brown '96. Two Junior boats have also been organized, while a Sophomore eight and a crew of unlisted men bring the total of class eights up to five...