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File 1389.
UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET

U. S. S. CALIFORNIA, FLAGSHIP
04-FAJ (O)

PACIFIC FLEET ORGANIZATION NO. 1-22.
San Pedro, California,
10 February 1922

     1.  The following organization of the Pacific Fleet supersedes Pacific Fleet Signal Order No. 3 of 25 May 1921 (File 639) which is herewith cancelled.

PACIFIC FLEET

Admiral E. W. Eberle, U.S.N., Commander-in- Chief.
Rear Admiral B. F. Hutchison, U.S.N., Chief of Staff.
CALIFORNIA, Captain H. J. Zeigemeier, U.S.N., Fleet Flagship.

BATTLESHIP SQUADRON FOUR
Vice Admiral W. R. Shoemaker, U.S.N., Commander Battleship Squadron Four.
Captain C. C. Bloch, U.S.N., Chief of Staff.
NEW MEXICO, Captain G. W. Williams, U.S.N., Flagship.

       BATTLESHIP DIVISION EIGHT
Vice Admiral W. R. Shoemaker, U.S.N., Commander Battleship Division Eight.
NEW MEXICO (F) Captain G. W. Williams, U.S.N
IDAHO Captain J. R. P. Pringle, U.S.N.
TENNESSEE Captain R. H. Leigh, U.S.N.
(Note: California assigned Division Eight for gunnery exercises, engineering performances, athletics, etc.)

       BATTLESHIP DIVISION SEVEN
Rear Admiral C. F. Hughes, U.S.N., Commander Battleship Division Seven.
ARIZONA (F) Captain G. R. Marvell, U.S.N.
MISSISSIPPI Captain O. P. Jackson, U.S.N.
PENNSYLVANIA Captain E. H. Campbell, U.S.N
NEVADA Captain D. E. Dismukes, U.S.N

       BATTLESHIP DIVISION SIX
Rear Admiral R. H. Jackson, U.S.N., Commander Battleship Division Six.
NEW YORK (F) Captain A. W. Hinds, U.S.N.
TEXAS Captain E. S. Kellogg, U.S.N.
OKLAHOMA Captain S. V. Graham, U.S.N.

DESTROYER SQUADRONS
Rear Admiral G. H. Burrage, U.S.N., Commander Destroyer Squadrons.
Captain C. R. Miller, U.S.N., Chief of Staff.

CHARLESTON (F) Lt. Comdr. G. P. Brown, U.S.N.
MELVILLE, Tender
PRAIRIE, Tender

        DESTROYER SQUADRON FOUR (50 per cent)
Commander W. G. Roper, U.S.N., Commander Destroyer Squadron Four.
WELLES—Squadron Leader.
Division 10. Division 11.
WICKES (F) TARBELL
PHILIP YARNALL
EVANS UPSHUR
BUCHANAN GREER
AARON WARD ELLIOT
DENT (Assigned Asiatic) LEA (Div. 12) (F)

 


 

           DESTROYER SQUADRON FIVE (50 per cent)
Captain L. R. Sargent, U.S.N., Commander Destroyer Squadron Five.
AULICK-Squadron Leader.
Division 13 Division 14 Division 15
(Assigned Asiatic) TATTNALL BOGGS (F)
LAMBERTON BADGER (F) KILTY
RADFORD TWIGGS KENNISON
MONTGOMERY BABBITT WARD
BREESE (F) JACOB JONES CLAXTON
GAMBLE HAMILTON
RAMSAY

           DESTROYER SQUADRON SIX (50 per cent)
Captain A. W. Marshall, U. S. N., Commander Destroyer Squadron Six.
TURNER-Squadron Leader.
Division 16 Division 17 Division 18
SCHLEY (F) CRANE (F) MACKENZIE (F)
CHAMPLIN PALMER RENSHAW
MUGFORD THATCHER O'BANNON
CHEW WALKER HOGAN
HAZELWOOD CROSBY HOWARD
WILLIAMS STANSBURY

           DESTROYER SQUADRON TEN (50 per cent)
Captain C. A. Abele, U. S. N., Commander Destroyer Squadron Ten.
GILLIS-Squadron Leader (Temporarily assigned Asiatic).
Division 28 Division 29 Division 30
LAUB BAILEY SINCLAIR (F)
McLANAHAN THORNTON McCAWLEY
EDWARDS MORRIS MOODY
GREENE TINGEY (F) HENSHAW
BALLARD SWASEY MEYER
SHUBRICK (F) MEADE (Temporary
Squadron Leader
DOYEN

           DESTROYER SQUADRON ELEVEN (50 per cent)
Captain A. W. Marshall, U.S.N., Commander Destroyer Squadron Eleven.
DELPHY-Squadron Leader.
Division 31 Division 32 Division 33
CHAUNCEY (F) STODDERT (F) JONES, WILLIAM
FULLER RENO WOODBURY (F)
PERCIVAL FARQUHAR LEE, S. P.
BURNES, JOHN F. THOMPSON NICHOLAS
FARRAGUT KENNEDY YOUNG
SOMERS HAMILTON, PAUL ZEILIN

           DESTROYER SQUADRON TWELVE (Operative)
Captain C. H. Woodward, U.S.N., Commander Destroyer Squadron Twelve.
McDERMUT-Squadron Leader.
Division 34 Division 35 Division 36
YARBOROUGH SELFRIDGE HULL
LaVALLETTE MARCUS MACDONOUGH
WOOD MERVINE FARENHOLT
SLOAT CHASE SUMNER
SHIRK SMITH, ROBERT (F) CORRY (F)
KIDDER (F) MULLANY MELVIN

 


 

AIR SQUADRONS
Captain H. V. Butler, U.S.N., Commander Air Squadrons.

AROOSTOOK (F) Captain H. V. Butler, U.S.N.
GANNETT, Tender
Seaplane Patrol Squadron One. Combat Squadron Four.
Spotting Squadron Three. Combat Squadron L 1
Spotting Squadron Four. Spotting Squadron L 1
Combat Squadron Three.

PACIFIC SUBMARINE FLOTILLAS
Captain A. Bronson, U.S.N., Commander Pacific Submarine Flotillas.
CAMDEN (F), Captain A. Bronson, U. S. N.

Submarine Division Nine.
R-l   R-5   R-10
R-2 R-6
R-3 R-7
R-4 R-8

     Note:-Commander Pacific Submarine Flotillas reported to the Commander-in-Chief with tender CAMDEN and with Submarine Division Nine for operations only.

BASE FORCE
Rear Admiral J. V. Chase, U.S.N., Commander Base Force.
CONNECTICUT (F), Captain G. L. P. Stone, U. S. N.

BATTLESHIP DIVISION ONE
VERMONT (Out of commission) NEBRASKA (Out of commission)
GEORGIA (Out of commission) RHODE ISLAND (Out of commission)

CRUISER DIVISION FOUR
SEATTLE (Out of commission) CHARLOTTE (Out of commission)
MISSOULA (Out of commission)

TRAIN
Rear Admiral J. V. Chase, U. S. N., Commander Train.
CONNECTICUT (F), Captain G. L. P Stone, U. S. N.

CARDINAL NECHES
CUYAMA PINOLA
FREDERICK (Out of commission) RAPPAHANNOCK
GLACIER (Out of commission) SONOMA
JASON VESTAL
KANAWHA BRANT    } Temporarily assigned
KINGFISHER PATRIDGE } Destroyer Squadrons
MERCY TERN     } for duty.

MINE SQUADRON TWO
Captain W. R. Sexton, U. S. N., Commander Mine Squadron Two.
BALTIMORE (F), Captain W. R. Sexton, U. S. N.

Mine Division 4. Mine Division 5. Mine Division 6.
LUDLOW (F) SEAGULL SANDERLING (R)
SPROSTON THRUSH ORIOLE (R)
ANTHONY WHIPPOORWILL (R) PENGUIN
BURNS TANAGER EIDER (R)
INGRAHAM LAPWING PIGEON (R)
STRIBLING PELICAN (R) TURKEY

  Note:-Vessels out of commission are given under the forces in which they are assigned for mobilization for the reason that the various Force Commanders concerned are required to make periodic inspection of these vessels.

 


 


No. Name Div. | No. Name Div. | No. Name Div.

 75 WICKES 10 | 178 HOGAN 18 | 312 YOUNG 33
 76 PHILIP 10 | 179 HOWARD 18 | 313 ZEILIN 33
 78 EVANS 10 | 180 STANSBURY 18 | 314 YARBOROUGH 34
103 SCHLEY 16 | 257 WELLES Sqd. 4 Ldr. | 315 LaVALLETTE 34
104 CHAMPLIN 16 | 258 AULICK Sqd. 5 Ldr. | 316 SLOAT 34
105 MUGFORD 16 | 259 TURNER Sqd. 6 Ldr. | 317 WOOD 34
106 CHEW 16 | 260 GILLIS Sqd. 10 Ldr. | 318 SHIRK 34
107 HAZELWOOD 16 | 261 DELPHY Sqd. 11 Ldr. | 319 KIDDER 34
108 WILLIAMS 16 | 262 McDERMUT Sqd. 12 Ldr. | 320 SELFRIDGE 35
109 CRANE 17 | 263 LAUB 28 | 321 MARCUS 35
116 DENT 10 | 264 McLANAHAN 28 | 322 MERVINE 35
118 LEA 11 | 265 EDWARDS 28 | 323 CHASE 35
119 LAMBERTON 13 | 266 GREENE 28 | 324 ROBT. SMITH 35
120 RADFORD 13 | 267 BALLARD 28 | 325 MULLANY 35
121 MONTGOMERY 13 | 268 SHUBRICK 28 | 330 HULL 36
122 BREESE 13 | 269 BAILEY 29 | 331 MacDONOUGH 36
123 GAMBLE 13 | 270 THORNTON 29 | 332 FARENHOLT 36
124 RAMSAY 13 | 271 MORRIS 29 | 333 SUMNER 36
125 TATTNALL 14 | 272 TINGEY 29 | 334 CORRY 36
126 BADGER 14 | 273 SWASEY 29 | 335 MELVIN 36
127 TWIGGS 14 | 274 MEADE 29 |  
128 BABBITT 14 | 275 SINCLAIR 30 |  
130 JACOB JONES 14 | 276 McCAWLEY 30 |  
131 BUCHANAN 10 | 277 MOODY 30 |  
132 AARON WARD 10 | 278 HENSHAW 30 |  
136 BOGGS 15 | 279 MEYER 30 |  
137 KILTY 15 | 280 DOYEN 30 |  
138 KENNISON 15 | 296 CHAUNCEY 31 |  
139 WARD 15 | 297 FULLER 31 |  
140 CLAXTON 15 | 298 PERCIVAL 31 |  
141 HAMILTON 15 | 299 J. F. BURNES 31 |  
142 TARBELL 11 | 300 FARRAGUT 31 |  
143 YARNALL 11 | 301 SOMERS 31 |  
144 UPSHUR 11 | 302 STODDERT 32 |  
145 GREER 11 | 303 RENO 32 |  
146 ELLIOT 11 | 304 FARQUHAR 32 |  
161 PALMER 17 | 305 THOMPSON 32 |  
162 THATCHER 17 | 306 KENNEDY 32 |  
163 WALKER 17 | 307 PAUL HAMILTON 32 |  
164 CROSBY 17 | 308 WM. JONES 33 |  
175 MACKENZIE 18 | 309 WOODBURY 33 |  
176 RENSHAW 18 | 310 S. P. LEE 33 |  
177 O'BANNON 18 | 311 NICHOLAS 33 |  

 


SOURCE:
National Archives & Records Administration, Seattle Branch
Record Group 181, Entry 40 13th Naval District Commandat's Office Gen Correspondence 1921-25

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