This year, the practice cruise of the midshipmen of the Naval Academy will take them far a-water. Admiral Eberle has issued orders. The battle- ships Arkansas, Utah and New York will arrive off Annapolis on May 30. On June 6, the great cruise begins, down the Atlantic Coast and through the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal and up the Pacific Coast to Seattle, then all the way back. Fifty-two days at sea, 39 days in port, 12,060 miles of travel will make up the itinerary.
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