Washington, Oct. 16.
"The creation of a staff pf organization for the new United States Atlantic naval squadron under a new chief of staff, Captain Allan S. Faruhar, assistant to the Chief of Naval Intelligence, was announced by ihe Navy Department today.
The squadron Row' consists of more than fifty warships, mally of which are the Navy's most modern vessels.
While indicating that the new destroyers, Davis and Bonham, may be added to the squadron, the Navy Department denied that the cruisers, Memphis and Milwaukee, will be assigned to the Atlantic group.
The Navy Department said that the Milwaukee was being overhauled at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, while the Memphis was being overhauled on the Pacific Coast.
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