An item dated London, England
12th reported that an American battle fleet consisting of the USS Wyoming
flagship of admiral Sims (2), 2 divisions of battleships and a division
destroyers left Portland to welcome the George Washingon (1) the next day off
Brest, France.
Notes
1. William Sowden Sims (Port
Hope, Ontario, Canada 15 October 1858-25 September 1925 Boston, Massachusetts),
served in the US Navy 1880-1922, commanded in the First World War the Nus Navy
forces active in the European waters out of the United Kingdom.
2. The steamship
George Washington was launched at the AG Vulcan Stettin, Stettin, Germany with
yard number 286 on 10 November 1908 built for the German shipping North German
Lloyd at Bremen, Germany. In 1914 interned in the USA and seized in April 1917
when the USA participated in the First World War/ Commissioned as the troop
transport USS Georg Washington (ID=3018), decommissioned in 1920 although she
was recommissioned as the USS Catlin in the US Navy, then used by England and
the US Army until 1947 and finally sold to be broken up in February 1951.
