On 11 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a patrol in the central North Sea and returned to port on 14 April; another patrol in the area took place on 1719 April, followed by gunnery drills off Shetland on 2021 April. Johnath Stinnette, funzionario esecutivo a bordo del molo di trasporto anfibio USS Portland (LPD 27), sovrintende alle operazioni marittime e di ancoraggio in partenza da San Diego, 7 dicembre 2022, per sostenere il recupero della navicella spaziale Orion della NASA dopo il lancio di Artemis I . she received her first submarine First stationed at Fremantle, Australia, then Mios Woendi, Indonesia , Orion supported the Western Pacific Submarines pressing the war in Japanese held territory. White; and commissioned 30 September 1943. The ship is in port Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled window of opportunity for maintenance as part of her PDT&T phase of operations. Commanding Officer, USS Little Rock (LCS 9), Gold Crew; Capt. During the course of instruction I was recommend for command of an attack submarine, my desire since 1964. 11 June 2022. Richard Zamberlan, left, and his . HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. [6] Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. Thanks for the memories!!. If you wish to contact me my e-mail address is Cartagem@peleliu.navy.mil. Look me up if your in my area. [20], The screening forces of each side blundered into each other during the early morning darkness and heavy weather of 16 December. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on September 24, 2004, the O'BRIEN spent the following months berthed at the Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, HI., until she was finally sunk as a target off Hawaii on February 9, 2006. Commanding Officer CDR Jeffrey Fassbender Executive Officer LCDR Christopher Donnelly Chief of the Boat STSCM(SS) Christopher Purdum. 1964 1966 Orion again changed homeport to La Maddalena, Italy, servicing ships of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea until 1993, when she was relieved by the Simon Lake. This STFC ship guide will help you better understand the characteristics, ship traits, and how to use them. Craig Trent as Porter's commanding officer during the ceremony, which was presided over by Capt. The Navy has announced a string of five firings in the span of less than a week, the most recent on Tuesday with the commanding officer of USS Preble . Asheville is one of five forward-deployed submarines assigned to commander, submarine squadron 15. In March 1979 I was transferred to my first shore duty as Commanding Officer Naval Nuclear Power School at Orlando, Florida. He retired from General Physics Corporation in 1986 and then taught mathematics at the Navys Broadened Opportunity School for Officer Selection (BOOST). This was the last time that Orion fired her guns during the battle, having expended a total of fifty-one 13.5-inch APC shells. This was my first ship, had fond memories sailing her back to the United States from Italy and participating in the decommissioning in 1993. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name . Scamp was a wonderful assignment; the only downside was that when I took command, the ship was nearly out of fuel so we seldom went to sea for the last several months before the refueling overhaul. [18] On 8 August, Orion was towing a target for the dreadnought Ajax and Monarch when the latter reported that she had been unsuccessfully attacked by a torpedo and the gunnery exercise was terminated. [2] Orion was assigned to the 2nd division of the Home Fleet as the flagship[12] of Rear-Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall, the division's second-in-command. Updated by Captain Logan Barrett Changes: Sister Ships. | . It also strengthened the ability of the Royal Thai armed forces to defend themselves and respond to regional contingencies. Arriving 26 August 1944, she serviced 24 submarines, and 466 surface vessels, before being relieved, 9 December 1944, by Griffin(AS-13). and 466 surface vessels In June her first nuclear Taken by itself, the pile also represents the Roman numeral "V" equaling the total number of ships, including DD 975, to be honored with the name of "O'Brien". [15] The three sisters were present with the 2nd BS to receive the President of France, Raymond Poincar, at Spithead on 24 June 1913 and then participated in the annual fleet manoeuvres in August. "I am honored to have the privilege to soon command this iconic warship that dates back to the roots of both our nation and our Navy and to have been afforded the amazing opportunity . On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to Loch na Keal on the western coast of Scotland. [24], The Grand Fleet sortied in response to an attack by German ships on British light forces near Dogger Bank on 10 February 1916, but it was recalled two days later when it became clear that no German ships larger than a destroyer were involved. [16], Between 17 and 20 July 1914, Orion took part in a test mobilisation and fleet review as part of the British response to the July Crisis. He retired honorably in 1972 after serving on the USS Palan-CDE-122, USS Orion-AS-18, USS Observation Island-AG-154, and USS LY Spear-AS-36. Three years later she added foreign nuclear submarines to her long list of services performed after completing work on HMSDreadnought. On 8 April 1945 she sailed west again. [34] On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and Orion was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Portland, together with her sisters. | Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Capt. Collection of Commander John H. Boesch, USNRF. In 1949 she changed home ports to Norfolk, Virginia. I ended my submarine duty as Chief of Staff to COMSUBPAC in Pearl. Click Here. Since retiring I have played a lot of golf, done some traveling and become legally blind. He graduated from St. Ambrose High School and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1965. her new homeport. Capt. On May 13, 1975 he was . That changes on Friday. The ships had an overall length of 581 feet (177.1m), a beam of 88feet 6inches (27.0m) and a deep draught of 31feet 3inches (9.5m). The USS Orion, a sovereign class starship is waiting at the drydock for you! Aside from participating in the failed attempt to intercept the German ships that had bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in late 1914, the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the inconclusive action of 19 August, her service during World War I generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. In 1982 I took command of USS Fulton (AS 11). Four 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns were also carried. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. Dan Branch. On 25 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. U.S.S. The crossed nautical tridents overlapped by a single cannon dedicates the first naval battle of the American Revolution in which Jeremiah O'Brien and his men defeated the British warship, MARGARETTA. He then served as Executive Officer of USS Billfish (SSN 676) from October 1980 to December 1981. South Carolina under the command of Submarine Squadron FOUR. Got out in 1995 as an AE1 (AW). USS Orion (AS18) was a Fulton-class submarine tender of the United States Navy. 1977 1978 Collin Hedges Chief of the Boat - MMACM Jon Kerstetter. The CO is the ultimate authority over operations of the Enterprise and her crew. [6] Two flying-off platforms were fitted aboard the ship during 19171918; these were mounted on 'B' and 'Q' turret roofs and extended onto the gun barrels. After a shipyard period at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, the ORION again changed homeport to La Maddalena, Italy, now servicing ships of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. [6], The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 1719 May and 2931 May without encountering any German vessels. On the night of 25 March, Orion and the rest of the fleet sailed from Scapa Flow to support Beatty's battlecruisers and other light forces raiding the German Zeppelin base at Tondern. C. S. Isgrig in command. The right ship with the right crew for the right task can overcome stronger ships or defend your station against overwhelming foes. And, indeed, I was ordered to Scamp at the last minute. Capt. In 1999, the USS O'BRIEN, forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, was given diplomatic approval by the Chinese government to make a four-day port call to Hong Kong. [19], The Royal Navy's Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans for a German attack on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in mid-December using the four battlecruisers of Konteradmiral (Rear-Admiral) Franz von Hipper's I Scouting Group. July 20, USS Frank Cable commenced a four-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at Charleston Naval . From January 1976 to July 1978, Commander Guilfoil was assigned to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, as a member of the Nuclear Propulsion Examining board. Taking up duties with SubRon 6, 24 January 1946, she remained in the Panama Canal Zone, with one interruption for overhaul, until 11 May 1949. The Navy has fired the top three leaders who were aboard the attack submarine USS Connecticut when it struck an uncharted sea mountain in the Pacific Ocean in early October. USS Abraham Lincoln set . From February 1980 until November 1981, Commander Duma served as assistant director of the Tactics Department of Naval Submarine School, Groton, Connecticut. Accordingly, she flew the "Don't Tread On Me" flag toward the end of her service. Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans of the operation. Those were the best two years of my career, all made possible by the finest submarine crew ever assembled (though I wasnt sure when on one of the first nights I was aboard, someone stole the door to the officers shower!). 4th Albany CA 123 & CG 10. she operated off the east coast for four months Commanding Officer USS Orion (AS-18) -72. Tommy wrote: In the summer of 1945 the day I arrived at the Naval Academy, one of the first officers I saw was a tall Commander in dress whites, with sword and white gloves. I would love to hear from any of the decommissioning crew. Some interesting operations and activities included certification of the then new S-3 aircraft, shooting MK 48 torpedoes for the first time on Scamp, shooting more exercise torpedoes than any other submarine during the tour, hosting SECNAV for presenting his engineering excellence award in l976, conducting a fun dependents cruise off San Diego, helping a Destroyer in San Diego prepare for and pass their first OPPE (non-nuclear ship engineering exam), training with USS Enterprise in order to conduct the first WestPac joint deployment as full time member of the Battle Group, and winning the Battle Efficiency E two years in a row. He was a RADM then on SACLANT staff and was responsible for me getting the job in Brussels in 1987-1989, which turned out to be very interesting professionally and quite enjoyable for the family., After retiring from the Navy in 1989, Dan went to work for EG&G, Inc., and later for Kaiser-Hill, Co., LLC to clean up and shut down the DOE nuclear weapons plant (Rocky Flats) near Denver, Colorado. Following completion of Nuclear Power Training, Commander Duma was assigned to USS Guardfish (SSN 612), where he served from July 1973 until September 1975. /Trident Program Coordinator, Head Trident Program Coordination Branch (OP-315/-211), and then as Commanding Officer of the USS L. Y. Cmdr. to the Atlantic Fleet The next day Orion headed back to Hawaii for overhaul. [7] In mid-to-late 1917, Orion was the only battleship in the Royal Navy to receive a director for her secondary armament. Captain Ryan T. Fulwider Executive Officer, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Executive Officer. Jeffrey Juergens, commodore, Submarine Squadron 6, spoke on Castellano's performance during his time as the boat's commanding officer. Dec 30, 2021. Donald D. Engen July 1966 - July 1967. As a civilian I worked in the nuclear power industry until 2003, with eight years as Chief Nuclear Officer for PECO Energy and some consulting assignments after retiring from PECO.. Her Commanding Officer, Commander John H. Boesch, USNRF, is seated behind the dog. USS OBRIEN was the 13th SPRUANCE - class destroyer and the fifth ship in the Navy to be named in honor of Jeremiah O'Brien. Follow-on tours were as Commanding Officer, USS Orion (AS-18) in La Maddalena, Italy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Tactical Readiness and Training at COMSUBLANT HQ, and finally as Arms Control Advisor on the staff of SACLANTREP EUR in Brussels, Belgium. We had a good WestPac tour and several fleet exercises while we were Stars at least we thought so! [Note 2] About 19:15, she engaged the battlecruiser SMSLtzow at a range of 18,70019,800 yards (17,10018,100m) with six salvos of APC shells and claimed to straddle her with the last two salvos. 1988 HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. The Navy says it fired the top 2 officers of the combat ship USS Montgomery due to 'loss of confidence in their ability to command'. On a new coast, with a new, to me, ship type, I had a steep learning curve. As the formal surrender documents were being signed in Tokyo Bay, Orion was en route to the United States. U.S. Navy units taking part in the exercise with JMSDF units also included the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Gar (SS-206) alongside for repairs two days later. Then, with SubRon 6, she steamed to Norfolk, her new homeport. | After tours at the Bureau of Naval Personnel and Naval Reactors, he was assigned in 1960 as Commanding Officer USS Scamp, where he built, launched, commissioned and commanded her until 21 Dec 1962. Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, she operated off the east coast for four months, then sailed south to Balboa, C. Z. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship.Aside from participating in the failed attempt to intercept the German ships that had bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in late 1914, the Battle of Jutland in May . In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called "super-dreadnoughts". [14] King-Hall was relieved by Rear-Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss on 29 October. 3rd Albany: CL 23. The Norfolk-based USS Scorpion, one of the Atlantic Fleet's 19 nuclear attack submarines, had been scheduled to transmit a four-word "Check Report"encrypted to prevent the Soviets from intercepting itthat meant, in essence, "Situation normal, proceeding as planned.". (Biographical information was extracted from his obituary). Catch a Shipmate by clicking on your ship type and then your Hull Number. At Saipan between 23 April and 1 September, she served as CTG 17.7 and as SOPA (Admin) for Tanapag Harbor in addition to her tender and repair activities which were performed for over 300 ships. Laid up in the National Defense Reserve . He then went to Naval War College, graduating in 1955, and then to Commanding Officer USS Cubera (SS 347). After graduating, I spent two years in destroyers before sub school. Contact Numbers. White; and commissioned 30 September 1943, Capt. 24 January 1946 He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal during the latter tour. The USS O'BRIEN was the first U.S. Navy warship to visit Hong Kong since the May 1999 Chinese Embassy bombing in Belgrade. Arriving there on the 28th, she received her first submarine, GAR (SS 206) alongside for repairs two days later. Captain Connelly assumed duties as Commanding Officer in USS BONHOMME RICHARD in April 2000 until relinquishing command in September 2001. . This symbol of defiance against the Crown prompted the captain of the British warship MARGARETTA to order the pole removed. He then transferred to USS Raton (SS 270) and USS Baya (SS 318), Executive Officer of the latter from 1952 to 1954. The division was redesignated as the 2nd Battle Squadron (BS) on 1 May. She's 39 years old, originally from . The routine exercise, Annualex 10G, was designed to improve both navies' capability for coordinated and bilateral operations in the defense of Japan. [25] The fleet returned to Scapa Flow on 24 April and refuelled before proceeding south in response to intelligence reports that the Germans were about to launch a raid on Lowestoft, but only arrived in the area after the Germans had withdrawn. On 15 October 1970, Orion's homeport changed to Charleston, South Carolina under the command of Submarine Squadron FOUR. | SAN DIEGO - USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) hosted a change of command ceremony Nov. 27 at Naval Station San Diego. USS Orion (AS 18) Crew List. After that change of homeport In 2010 we retired to an adult community in Griffin, Georgia, a location centrally located between our childrens families and the seven magnificent grandchildren. Reynolds. Support of SubRon 6, however, continued to be Orions primary mission. Mar 9 2018 - Aug 8 2019. Listed below are semi-canonical Starship, Starbase, Deep Space stations, and Outposts with relevant Commanding Officers and/or ship classes used in the USS Galaxy Email Writers RPG.Do not take any of its information as canon, as much of it comes from video games (VG), sourcebooks (LUG, etc. The Commanding Officers. In response the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet. US Navy. In the subsequent twelve months the ship was awarded the Battle Efficiency E in direct competition with 637 and 688 class submarines, given a no-notice operational reactor safeguards examination (the first ship in the class so honored); and on ten days notice, assigned to complete a circumnavigation of South America with UNITAS, ending the trip with a homeport shift to New London. Richard P. Vidosic relieved Capt. Upon completion of his initial P-3C Orion training at VP-31, he was . Sep 3 2020 - Jan 4 2021. 1981 In November 1981 he reported to USS Pargo (SSN 650) to serve as Executive Officer until November 1984. The main battery turret faces were 11 inches (279mm) thick, and the turrets were supported by 10-inch-thick (254mm) barbettes. A month after assumption of command we deployed for WESTPAC with orders from the Squadron commander; Have fun! The deployment was highly successful. CDR John L. Gaines III. In addition to his Gold Dolphins, he was entitled to wear the WWII Combat Patrol Pin, or SCPI. From July 1979 through March 1980, ORION underwent overhaul in Charleston Naval Shipyard in preparation for an overseas change of homeport. Born in Selma, AL in 1926, Captain Atkins service career spanned from February 1944 until July 1979. In response to the announcement of missile tests and military live-fire exercises to be conducted by the Chinese in the waters surrounding the island of Taiwan, the United States dispatched forward deployed naval assets, including the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) and other combatants to the area to monitor the situation. Leadership. | White; and commissioned 30 September 1943, Capt. They displaced 21,922 long tons (22,274t) at normal load and 25,596 long tons (26,007t) at deep load as built; by 1918 Orion's deep displacement had increased to 29,108 long tons (29,575t). 1972 1973 19091, 19496, 206, 21112, Jellicoe, pp. [citation needed]. submarine job came alongside in the form of Shark (SSN-591). Arriving there on the 28th, she received her first submarine, Gar(SS-206) alongside for repairs two days later. [27], On 31 May, Orion, under the command of Captain Oliver Backhouse, was the lead ship of the 2nd Division of the 2nd BS and was the fifth ship from the head of the battle line after deployment. I would really enjoy hearing from shipmates and others in the Scamp family. C. S. Isgrig, commanding. was followed by refresher training off Cuba. The commanding officer (CO) of the USSEnterprise(CVN-65), is the United States Navy officer who is the most senior officer on ship. My family accepts the lack of detailed information about my years on Scamp. Jennifer Blakeslee, commodore, Naval Surface Squadron 14 (CNSS 14), based in Mayport, Fla., relieved Cmdr. Exercise Annualex 10G was one in a continuing series an annual routine bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. Three years Billie J. Farrell will become the 77th commanding officer of the USS Constitution on Friday, Jan. 21, and the first woman to serve as captain in the ship's 224-year history. I sit on a couple of congressmens advisory boards, and enjoy sitting on their selection committees for candidates for the military academies., As a personal note, Dan said, I lost my wife Sheila who had been with me throughout my submarine career in 2000, but remarried in 2003 to Kathleen. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Orion_(AS-18)&oldid=1092589126, Submarine tenders of the United States Navy, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2017, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Naval Vessel Register, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Dismantled by North American Ship Recycling, Baltimore, Maryland, 27 July 2006, This page was last edited on 11 June 2022, at 07:19. Support of SubRon 6 USS Nimitz (CVN 68) UNIT 100103 BOX 1 FPO AP 96620-0300 . HullNumber.com does not share your information. Tommy lost Martee soon after he wrote this to us. This change of homeport also brought along her new assignment to SubRon 4. NPC. He was the youngest and most junior nuclear submarine CO for nearly two years. Ship's Office 360.476.3837 . The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the Moray Firth on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. After Rickovers school I was sent to tactical PCO School in New London without knowing where I would go to command. Amy Bauernschmidt, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, speaks with media before the ship gets underway for a deployment in San Diego, California, on January 3 . I had a ball, but the best was the two years you made so great for me on SCAMP! The ships carried enough coal and fuel oil to give them a range of 6,730 nautical miles (12,460km; 7,740mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19km/h; 12mph). I was greatly impressed. The end of the war had USS Orion stationed in the Atlantic for a short period then spending more than three years in the Panama Canal zone. I sure miss La Madd. 27071, 275, 27980, 284, 286, Campbell, pp. The next day ORION headed back to Hawaii for overhaul. He made four deployments in his first four years in the Navy. arriving at Fremantle 5 January 1944 to begin her mission of maintaining the material readiness of She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets, generally serving as a flagship. USS ORION was the sixth FULTON - class submarine tender and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Michael Atwell, commanding officer of LCS Crew 101 (left), observes Engineman 1st Class Silvano Becerra make the necessary engineering adjustments for USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) to operate at . Next Joan and I relocated to Palacios, Texas, as Vice President Nuclear Operations South Texas Nuclear Operating Station. Commissioned USS Orion (AS-18), 30 September 1943, CAPT.. C. S. Isgrig in command. Once again, the star of the squadron was USS SCAMP! CDR Errol A. Robinson. The ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. Footnotes: 1. The battle took place at Machias, ME. All Rights Reserved. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. Orion served SUBRON 4 out of Charleston Naval Base, Pier November during the 1970s. U.S. Navy and several industry Liked by Jesse V. Flores, SCPM with SubRon 6 1979 1980 Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. Commander Guilfoil was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star in lieu of a second award, the Navy Enlisted Good Conduct Medal with Bronze Star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Battle Efficiency Ribbon and the Navy Sea Service Ribbon with Bronze Star. Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. Nicholson still hoisted his flag aboard her, although he was now commander of the Reserve Fleet there. 1990 The state of Maine is symbolized by the pine trees on either side of the cannon. Captain Crispin passed away November 13, 2001 in Virginia Beach, VA. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Then, with SubRon 6, she steamed to Norfolk, her new homeport. Oldest ship in the Navy! The USS O'BRIEN took part from November 5-12, 1998 in a large bilateral maritime exercise in waters around Japan. she serviced 24 submarines Following this tour he reported to USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) Pre-commissioning Unit to serve as Executive Officer until September 1980. Naval Academy in June 1944. He holds a Master of Science in Financial Management and Information Systems from University of Maryland University College. Orion returned to the United States and was decommissioned 3 September 1993. He also was CO of USS Raleigh (?). Orion got underway for Pearl Harbor 23 November 1943. during fleet exercises He graduated in 1968 with a BS in Engineering Physics and went on to Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, after graduating from which he was commissioned as Ensign in the US Navy. ORION. [6], In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. [13] Captain Frederic Dreyer assumed command of Orion that same day. powered ships of that squadron from the Destroyer/Submarine Piers at Norfolk. Damage Control Specialist. It just seems like yesterday when I decided to take the center chair and share stories with other Star Trek writers. [12] Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at 1,855,917[1] or 1,918,773. Calif.; launched 24 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Jan 4 2021 - May 20 2022. Cmdr. [1], The Orion class was powered by two sets of Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam provided by 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers. He is a graduate of Dan McCarty High School in Fort Pierce, Florida. Michelle Mark. however I would love to here from any of my old squadron mates from VP-48 or VP-31 or even . Decommissioned, 3 September 1993. Timing was good and he made the first six month Mediterranean deployment on Bainbridge with Enterprise and Long Beach. After Scamp, Commander Branch served at the Naval Academy as a Battalion Officer and member of the Board of Admissions, then joined COMSUBRON 16 as Deputy Commander in the newly opened base at Kings Bay, Georgia. She was launched on 20 August 1910,[11] and was commissioned on 2 January 1912.