Personnel strength of the US Navy was to be increased according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1906-1907 no. 10

An item referred to the magazine Army and Navy Journal dealing with the naval budget 1907-1908 reported that the navy commission of the House of Representatives had a last meeting on 24 January 1907. Instead of the asked 115 million US dollars by the department of navy advices the commission 96 million US dollars as mentioned in the law proposal. Suggested was to increase the navy personnel with another 1.500 men and the corps marines with 800 man. The Us Navy herself asked for an increase with 3.000 men.