The Archive · 1923

Arrival of the American Destroyer Squadron

The U. S. Asiatic Destroyer Tyivision 45, with the flagship Blacis Rawk, arrived in Shanghai on Thursday. Captain C. T. Pettengill is in command. The division will remain here two weeks, when it will go to Chefoo via Tsingtao, being relieved here by the 43rd Division and the flagship Hurom Later, submarine and minelayer divisions will arrive. As one division arrives, the preceding one will depar' for Chefoo, so that the whole: Asiatic Fleet will visit Shanghai and Chefoo this summer. The last of the ships will leave for Chefoo on June 5. The ships that arrived; yesterday are:—Black Hawk, Capt. J. W. Timmons; Stewart, It. Comdr. N. R. Van der Veer; Preble, Capt. C. S. Freeman; Noa, Commander R. A. Theobald; Sicard, It. Comdr. A. Loder; Pruitt, Commander H. W. McCormack; William B. Preston, It.

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