United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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l|j|!||||j||||||j|]||||]||j|||||[ l ' ;ii»v:., | tll]Ej fJW,- ,- ' : ili T)ERHAPS ihe most arduous duty the J. navy had to perform, — convoying. Back and forth, in and out of danger, re- gardless of season or zveather run the con- voys. Half a dozen destro - ers, sometimes a sadly small group of converted yachts, formed the bodyguard to a long line of ships, zvith their cargoes of inestimable value or the thousands of still more precious lives. Unmatched ships ran in close formations -with constantly changing course and in total darkness, a feat supposed impossible. And yet no ship in an Ameri- can convoy on the way to France zvas lost, and to these weary watchers of the sea lanes In large measure is the victorx due. 26 1

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iii TM i n i i iii iL i ii iii i i L ii ii i ii i[ i un iiii i i mii iii [ ii H ii i ! nn i i iiii i iii M iiii nu i l ll l l ll l ll lll l lli n i l li ni ll l ll i ll n li [M llllll MiM ' illllllM;i|nill | || || | | ||||| ||||| ||lll ||||| |||i||| | | |||||| |H || | | |||| | Mlin ill ll ll l lllll ll l l l lllll llll l l ll l l l lM inirrmTTTni i ' iHT ' j-J ' IIIIJj if Sail? ' iijiir .N fflHi l5«! ' .wLLi; unit of the whole. But, great as it is, the fleet is dependent for its success or failure on the smallest of its component parts. The judgment of its commander or the strength of a piece of steel may decide a battle. If to command a ship is to be king in one ' s own domain, then to command a fleet is to be emperor over many kingdoms. The Navy has no prouder sign than the four star flag at the main truck. 25 1 I I TOmi ■■I liillllllll! ! I !

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' i » i ii . ii i i iui iiiii n i i ii j i n i Mmi ii M iii nn ' ii r i rnN i n iii niNiin ill l ll llil iuini i n i ii i iiiiiiiiiii II ii; i Miiiiniiiiiu illllinilllillllll i llllNlllllllllllllllllllllllllimill ,li .iniuiiiiinnii iinMiMiiniii W 3 iil fn 4 J± the onlx heavy MERIC.TS ans-zcer to Bin Bertha- Naval Raikvay Battery. The guns designed and built in the United States to fire against the enemy in France. the -xere still in service long after their theoreti- cal life tvas ended. Manned by bluejackets and officered by Na- val vien the Railway Battery ■was the mainstay of American heavy artillery. It will akvays stand as a singular monument 10 the versatility of the Navy. i S 3