Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1911 — OFF FOR CORONATION [ARTICLE]

OFF FOR CORONATION

United States Dreadnaught Delaware Leaves New York. Biggest Battleship in Review at Spithead Is. Spick and Span and Sailors Are Gay. New York, June 2. - Uncle Sam’s dreadnaught Delaware, which will be the biggest war vessel in King George’s coronation review, left the Brooklyn navy yard on her way to the cross-sea festival Spick and span, with everything agleam from stem to stern, the big fighting ship moved slowly down the East river. On the bridge Captain Gove took charge as the Delaware crept down the river. All together there are 950 officers and men aboard and if they get a chance the bluejackets and marines will show Londoners some good marching This is the only department of the game in which the bluejacket admits playing second fiddle to the marine. For the first time the British naval experts will have a chance to see an American warship of this size in English waters and there is sure to be comment a-plenty on the good ship Delaware. There will be about 300 warships at the review at Spithead on Jude 24, 250 of them British and the rest representing foreign countries. Rear Admiral Vreeland will be the ranking officer on the trip the official representative of the United States navy at the coronation, ceremonies. A rear admiral’s salute of thirteen guns was fired as he went aboard.