Show THE NAVY NAVY- I U. U S. S Repairs Old Battlewagons To Bolster First Defense e ease Line I r s m j jk I k 4 4 With warfare are raging all around her the l fl y U. U S S. S seeks security in strength Major part party y y of this prop program t i is s directed at making g her y is Atlantic and Pacific gateways s impregnable I f through use o of naval craft ranging in in size size from tizzy tiny gunboats to giant battleships a Already this vast naval building program is r going n ahead full s speed p 1 with indications the f present resent congress will pro provide vide more funds Roosevelt's I in to accordance with t President budgetary request p v yr g 04 x ca J Jd d I 31 I Giant ships like the Pennsylvania whose inch 14 guns are arc shown above arc one part of the program Another more economical part is rehabilitation of old JT World orld war destroyers which have been harbored at San Diego for many years ears Though rusty in spots they've been kept in good shape for just such an emergency as this V w OJ 0 r r rE E r l c. c r y Ir 1 II I I J h t Y r r j j I I Left A seaman chips preservative red lead from a three-inch three antiaircraft antiaircraft antiaircraft anti anti- aircraft gun aboard one of these destroyers Right A welder works ivories s on one o of f the huge smoke stacks s removed from the Williams illiams I I r S I ir J l Y h r 1 Sr 4 mn A range finder is given final inspection while in the background another naval optical shop sTrop expert checks a sextant Inset Seaman working on a gyroscope which governs path of a torpedo after it has been fired at a naval objective ad y J 3 i t l r. r R t ta a Seamen aboard an old IF World orld war destroyer er are arc cleaning and grid check ing installed newly torpedo tubes ih zen When lien the program i has been f Meted Uncle Sam Sant will ivill have powerful reserve com com- equipment defend his coastlines with which to a r v r ff Repairing a turbine rotor resting on a balancing machine |