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Before he makes a judgment, President Roosevelt requests Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry have the Newport Conference submit their recommendations and plans regarding the battleships Utah, Florida, North Dakota, and Delaware.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-15
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf informs Senator Hale of the Committee on Naval Affairs about the circumstances leading to the approval of the plans for the battleships Delaware and North Dakota. Metcalf explains that the designs received consideration from many different sources, including the board on construction, the special board on designs, and the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Metcalf was subsequently notified that there was some concern regarding the armor belt on these ships, but consulted with several sources and determined that the armor plating on the ships as designed seemed to be sufficient. He also invites Hale to examine some plans for a new type of ship that is to be used for scouting purposes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-09
A pocket-sized book, Testament and Psalms, given to Charles C. Myers by friends and read by him aboard the USS Delaware in Fall 1910.
1910
This postcard depicts King George V’s yacht as he visited the international fleet of battleships collected to honor his coronation. Charles C. Myers has drawn an X on the postcard, and indicates that the king was standing approximately under that mark, although he could not discern exactly which person he was during the event. Myers states that his ship, the U.S.S. Delaware, was the only one present from the United States, but was among the most honored.
1911-06-24
This postcard depicts the battleship USS Delaware, the ship that Charles C. Myers sailed on while serving in the United States Navy.
1911
Charles C. Myers poses, dressed in his sailor’s uniform, inside the chamber of a naval gun. A stamp on the reverse notes that Myers is the electrician aboard the U.S.S. Delaware.
1910-10-15