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Joseph Wheeler has assisted in the development of firearms. Wheeler asks President Roosevelt to attend a test fire on a revenue cutter on Oyster Bay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-29
A memorandum containing summary of Commander Simon P. Fullinwider’s letter from December 6, 1907, which criticizes Brazil’s construction of large and expensive dreadnoughts and says they may be Japan’s project. He recommends the United States ready their fleet accordingly and dismiss Japanese men aboard the ships, who he thinks could be spies. Commander Sims writes that the officers will learn more while in Rio, and he shares Fullinwider’s concerns about “foreign servants” and enlisted men sharing confidential information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-19
The recommendation that every armored vessel currently under construction or built in the future be outfitted with at least one submerged torpedo tube is under review. The Board of Construction is investigating the addition of torpedo tubes to the ships currently being built. The Naval Gun Factory has been directed to manufacture twenty tubes. A report will soon be available outlining what can be done, the cost, and a timeline for completion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-06