Formidable Seventh Fleet Maintains Constant Vigil, Various Locations Part 2

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Brettler DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 FOX UNITED PRESS FOX MOVIETONE NEWS RADIO - TV BRANCH, TELEVISION SECTION PICTORIAL BRANCH, NEWSREEL SECTION ROOM 2E811a EXT. 77222 (A) ROOM 2D780a EXT. 75111 Release No. 13-55 Footage: 475 Ft. (X) 19 January 1955 FORMIDABLE SEVENTH FLEET MAINTAINS CONSTANT VIGIL (Official Navy Footage Released by Department of Defense) A part of one of the most alert and powerful peacetime fighting forces the U.S. has ever maintained on the high seas, carriers and destroyers of the fornidable U.S. Seventh Fleet continue their unceasing vigil off the Chinese Nationalist stronghold of Fornosa. Dramatic sconos are obtained as the vessels roll and pitch heavily in the turbulent Formosan waters during ticklish resupply operations made even more hazardous as the carriors and destroyers take on fuel and supplies during a typhoon. As a training operation, swept-wing jets and propeller-driven planes stream into the air as they are launched by attack carriers of the massive striking force. Rockets and low-level dive bombers unleash their fury as they blast away at rocks located in waters off the Southern tip of Kyushu. Sequences show: (a) Refueling in the teeth of the gale. (b) Dramatic scenes of fleet operating in typhoon. (c) Signalman on bridge sends message to destroyer while mountainous seas break against side of carrier. (d) Jet and propeller driven planes take off to blast rocks used as targets. (e) Gunnery exercises of destroyers and carriers. REQUEST CREDIT IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE The fine grain master positive was released today in New York to the newsreel company named above for dupli- cation and distribution to all members of the newsreel pool. After sufficient copies have been made, the master positive is to be sent to the Film Library, Signal Corps Photographic Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, N. Y. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative was released today in New York to TV company named above for duplication and distribution to members of the television pool and to non-members who make satisfactory financial arrangements. That company 1 deliver the dupe negative to Mr. Samuel Schlein, DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220, within 24 hours after receipt. DeLuxe Laboratories will make copies upon request for authorized television companies at the latter's expense. The DUPE NEGATIVE must not be cut in any manner. A-3293

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases