Show Tilt THE NAVY NAVY- U. U S. S Repairs Old Battlewagons Batile To Bolster First Defense Line I h r r M I J f i k ki i q t. t I 1 I. I tir 1 F jt t it t s 1 1 kS fl r ti t V N lt J l r t. t t f t j 0 i iA A Ji 1 t t I I If I. I 1 f t 4 ii C Cm i v t x I t i A t il H With warfare raging all around her tl the theU e U U. U S. S seeks leeks in its z tA security strength Major part x ff of this program is is directed at making l her er f ta b t Atlantic and Pacific gateways impregnable i gri f through use we of naval natal craft ranging in size size I tY Y from tiny gunboats t. t to 10 giant battleships t t Already this vast V naval building program is t v. v going ahead full speed with indications the f resent will provide more funds fund d p present congress lt 1 mt- mt l J A I t A u. u in accordance with President Roosevelt's Roosevelt t fit I t i b budgetary u d gery request reque t N. i lu tt fi V t Mewl 0 CIt t 5 t t. t t Q Qi i Giant ships hips like tl the e Pennsylvania whose inch 14 gu guns are shown wn above are one part o of f tl the e program Another more economical part is i. rehabilitation o of f old World war destroyers which have been harbored harbored har liar bored at San Diego for many years Though rusty in spots pots they've been kept in good sf shape ape for just such an emergency J as this thi tits 1 cc I i M a f i A tikI t tI Q I II y Left A seaman eaman chips chip preservative red lead from a tl three inch anti anti aircraft t gun aboard one o of f these destroyers destroyer Right A welder works work on one o of f the huge smoke moke stacks tack removed from the Williams A range finder is i. given final inspection while in the background another naval optical shop expert c checks ecks a sextant Inset Seaman working on a gyroscope which governs path of a torpedo after it has been fired at a naval objective i. i ai z t r Seamen aboard an old 11 World orld war destroyer are cleaning and checking newly installed torpedo tubes tube When t the fJ program has hat been completed Uncle Sam will have powerful reserve equipment with which to defend his Ms coastlines coastline a l L w Repairing a turbine rotor resting on a balancing machine |