The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1933 Page: 2 of 4
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THE TEXAS STEER
THE TEXAS STEER
'The weekly newspaper of the U. S. S.
TEXAS, printed on boardhunder the
direction of the Commanding Officer,
csiiuir iL. R. Leahy, U. S. N g
EDITORIAL STAFF
Supervisory:
Comdr. F. T. Chew, Executive Officer.
Editor:
Chaplain Emerson G. Hangen.
Asociate Editors_:
J. S . Holtwick --------------- Lieut. (ig).
H. E. Born --------------------Ensign
F. E. Brown- ------------------Ensign
P. O. Harshman-__-Chief Yeoman.
PRINTERSI.
F-
R.
A.T. Hicks-----------------Prtr. Sc.
F. Fuller ------------------------- Sea. ic.
H Wagner -- S2c
W. Bratt -------- --------- S2e
USS TEXAS-9-9-33-1200.NAUTICAL NOVELTIES
(Continued from Page One.)
sbtangely disappear probably as a result
of foundering or breaking up in heavy
seas. In a few instances Naval ships
siiniliarly apparently vanished. In Octo-
her 1780, the U. S. Sloop of war Sara-
toga, 16 guns disappeared forever off the
Delaware Capes. In July 1800 the U. S.
Frigate Insurgente, 36 guns captured
from the French, vanished after leaving
the Virginia Capes. In September 1814,
the U. S. Sloop Wasp, 22 guns, after cap-
turing and sending in the brig Atlanta
as a prize, disappeared in the eastern At-
lantic. The latest instance of a Naval
vessel disappearing occured during the
World War when the Collier Cyclops van-
ished from the seas.
* * ** **
Prior to its admission to the union as a
state, Texas maintained a Navy. The
Texas fleet was composed of the brigs i
POTOMAC, WHARTON, and ARCHER,
the sloop, AUSTIN, the steam packet
ZAVALA, the schooners, SAN AN-'
TONIO, SAN JACINTO and SAN BER-
NANDO and other craft named GALVES-
TON, HOUSTON, BRAZOS, TEXAS,
TRINITY, and ASP. Commodore Moore
commanded the fleet.
* * * * * *
Sea pressure is 44 hundreths of a
pound per square inch for each foot of
depth; therefore at 100 hundred feet the
pressure is 44 pounds.
,* ** * *
Peter Chang, Torpedoman 2nd class,
aboard the U. S. S. California, recently
won a trip to the World's Fair, in a con-
test of nation-wide scope in which many
commercial artists were entered. The'
painting submitted by this enlisted man
of the U. S. Navy was good enough to
win second prize. Hundreds of other
paintings entered the contest.
-Courtesy Detroit Recruiting StationTEXAS MEN THANKED
The following is self-explanatory.
LOFTHUS LUMBER YARD
Bremerton, Wash.
28 August, 1933.
Captain,
U. S. S. TEXAS,
Navy Yard, Puget Sound.Sir:-
Permit me to express my sincere ap-
preciation for the splendid work done by
your officers and men on the occasion of
the disastrous fire which destroyed my
plant Wednesday night last.
The bravery and splendid conduct of
your men was a great factor in keeping
the fire from spreading and resulted in
a lessening of the damage done to my
property and that of surrounding build-
ings.
I would be pleased if you would ex-
press to your men the thanks I feel for
their courageous work, which upheld in
every way the fine traditions of the
Navy.
Yours very truly,
E. LOFTHUS.
- o - - a a
LETTER OF COMMENDATION
The Steer Staff extends its heartiest
congratulations to one of the Texas avi-
ators, Lieutenant John B. Lyon, who on
the 24th of August received a letter of
Commendation from the Chief of Naval
Operations. This Commendation was a-
warded for Communication Efficiency
during the year 1932-33 attained by VP
Squadron 4F.
Following is the text of the Commen-
dation:
"VP Squadron 4F under your command
from 1 July 1932 to 20 February 1933
attained a final score of 96.09 in the Com-
munication Competition 1932-33. This is
the highest score obtained by any patrol
or utility squadron in the competition.
The Chief of Naval Operations congratu-
lates you on the success obtained by VP
Squadron 4F and on the efficiency evi-
denced thereby.
The Chief of Naval Operations has re-
quested the Bureau of Navigation to at-
tach a copy of this letter to your record."
This letter was forwarded to Lieu-
tenant Lyon with the congratulations of
our Commanding Officer, Captain L. R.
Leahy.
Of course, you've heard of the Scotch-
man whose girl got so fat that he wanted
to break the engagement, but she couldn't
get the ring off, so he married her.iiTine crnce
10 SEPTEMBER, 1933.
Ten O'clock
Sermon Subject:
"Pictures Of Silver."
All Hands Are Invited.
SAN PEDRO ARMY & NAVY "Y"
The San Pedro Army and Navy YMCA q
building, although out of the area of r
greatest damage done by last Spring's
earthquake, suffered considerable dam-
age. Scarcely a partition wall remained o
without a crack, some were more seriously
damaged. During the Summer months r
while most of the Fleet has been away
from Los Angeles Harbor repairs have
been made to the damaged walls. Almost
every dormitory room has been renovated
so that sailor men visiting the YMCA t
dormitory upon their return to San Pedro s
will find the rooms presenting a quite im-
proved appearance. The same comforta-
ble beds for which the YMCA is famous
may be had at low cost.
AMERICAN LEGION
CONVENTION
The following is published for the in-
formation of all interested parties.
6 June 193;.
From: The Chief of the Bureau of Nav.
To : All Ships and Stations.
Subject: Leave to attend National Con-
vention of the American Legion.
1. The National Convention of the
American Legion will be held at Chicago,
Illinois, on October 2-5, 1933.
2. It is directed that this event be
given publicity in order that officers and
enlisted men desiring to attend my re-
quest leave.
A. P. Fairfield
Acting Chief of Bureau.
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
The Navy has twenty-one Naval hos-
pitals in the United States and beyond
the seas which are maintained for the
welfare of the personnel of the U. S.
Navy.Page Two.
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1933, newspaper, September 9, 1933; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161668/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.