History of the USSLeviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet . Upper Row, Left to Right-Lieut. Comdr. J. W. Ford Lieut. R. S. Skead Ensign H. B. Rowedder Bottom Row, Left to Right—Lieut. Comdr. J. Foster Lieut. Comdr. J. J. Jones [ 143 ]. By Commander Vaughn V. Woodward, U. S. N. On July 26, 1917, the Commandant ordered me to report tothe Vaterland for duty, which I did, and on the above date thevessel was commissioned. When I arrived on board, the engineer-ing department was in charge of the Shipping Board Engineersand personnel. There had also recently arrived abou
History of the USSLeviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet . Upper Row, Left to Right-Lieut. Comdr. J. W. Ford Lieut. R. S. Skead Ensign H. B. Rowedder Bottom Row, Left to Right—Lieut. Comdr. J. Foster Lieut. Comdr. J. J. Jones [ 143 ]. By Commander Vaughn V. Woodward, U. S. N. On July 26, 1917, the Commandant ordered me to report tothe Vaterland for duty, which I did, and on the above date thevessel was commissioned. When I arrived on board, the engineer-ing department was in charge of the Shipping Board Engineersand personnel. There had also recently arrived about 200Navy firemen and a few petty officers; this was the total of Navyengineering personnel on board. In company with one of thejunior engineers I went below for an inspection of the depart-ment. During the next three days all my time was taken upgetting my bearings below and the layout fixed in my mind inorder to make out a station bill so that I could determine asquickly as possible the personnel required. At the end of the third day I conveyed this information tothe Captain with the request that he bring pressure to bear onthe Bureau of Navigation to send our personnel, both officersand enlisted men, as quickly as possible. The men and officersbegan to a
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