U. S. NAVAL INSTITUTE SECRETARY'S NOTES Commander John Downes, U. S. Navy, on Changes in the being detached from the Naval Academy, re Officers of signed from the Board of Control: Captain the Institute David Potter, Pay Corps U. S. Navy, was selected by the Board to fill the vacancy. Dues. The annual dues ($2.50) for the year 1919 are now payable. Orders for all books published by the InstiBook tute can now be filled on receipt of orders. The Announcements French Nautical Phrase Book and Reader and The Spanish Nautical Phrase Book and Reader are being revised; the revised edition will be out about March 1. Membership Life, regular and associate membership, 5651. All members are urged to keep the Secretary and Address Treasurer informed of the address to which PRO of CEEDINGS are to be sent, and thus insure their receipt. Members This precaution is now of particular importance as notices of changes of stations are not now available for use of the Institute's staff. Members and subscribers are urged to notify the Secretary and Treasurer promptly of the non-receipt of PROCEEDINGS, in order that tracers may be started. The issue is completed by the ioth of each month. The Institute Book Department will supply any Book obtainable book, of any kind, at retail price, postDepartment age prepaid. The trouble saved the purchaser through having one source of supply for all books, should be considered. The cost will not be greater and sometimes less than when obtained from dealers. The attention of authors of articles is called to Reprints of the fact that the cost to them of reprints other Articles than the usual number furnished, can be greatly reduced if the reprints are struck off while the article is in press. They are requested to notify the Secretary and Treasurer of the number of reprints desired when the article is submitted. Twenty copies of reprints are furnished authors Authors of articles submitted are urged to fur- Illustrations nish with their manuscript any illustrations they may have in their possession for such articles. The Institute will gladly co-operate in obtaining such illustrations as may be suggested by authors. Original photographs of objects and events which may be of interest to our readers are also desired, and members who have opportunities to obtain such photographs are requested to secure Whole Nos. 145, 146, 147, 149, 155, 166 and 179 of the Notice PROCEEDINGS (March, 1913, June, 1913, September 1913, January-February, 1914, January-February, 1915, and November-December, 1916, January, 1918) are exhausted; there are so many calls for single copies of these numbers that the Institute offers to pay for copies thereof returned in good condition PROFESSIONAL NOTES PREPARED BY LIEUT. COMMANDER W. B. JUPP, U. S. Navy GENERAL ARRANGEMENT VESSELS BUILDING. 89 SELS. Great Britain NAVAL POLICY. 99 MATÉRIEL. Italy 102 Russia PERSONNEL. 103 OPERATIONS. Turkey 104 United States MERCHANT MARINE. 104 MISCELLANEOUS. ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY 113 NAVIGATION AND RADIO 114 ENGINEERING 116 AERONAUTICS 131 MERCHANT MARINE 139 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 139 LESSONS OF THE WAR 145 CURRENT NAVAL AND PROFESSIONAL PAPERS. 153 These articles have been taken from various periodicals and newspapers. The Institute has not at any time had any official means of confirming them or establishing their accuracy and they have been incorporated for what they are worth. GERMANY "DER Tag."-GERMAN FLEET'S SURRENDER.—The first and main instalment of the German High Sea Fleet surrendered to Admiral Sir David Beatty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, off the Firth of Forth, November 21, 1918. The full list of the ships is as follows: BATTLESHIPS Bayern, Markgraf, Grosser Kurfurst. BATTLE CRUISERS Seydlits, flying the broad pennant of Commodore Taegert. Hindenburg, Moltke. |