U.S. Ambassador to Britain Joseph P Kennedy returns to report to President Franklin Roosevelt. Ambassador Kennedy arrives on the Queen Mary in New York. Reporters interview the Ambassador aboard the ship. He addresses the press on arrival. He gives statements regarding the economic chaos and war in Europe.
Former British Foreign Secretary Robert Anthony Eden on a goodwill trip to the United States. Eden with his wife Beatrice Beckett at the New York harbor. Eden addresses the press with his wife beside him. The couple board the SS Queen Mary. They wave to the crowd as the ship leaves the harbor. The gathered crowd waves and cheers as the ship leaves. Smoke from the ship stacks.
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States. Merchant Marine Officer candidates practice signaling using signal flags. An officer teaches how to operate an equipment in a class. The candidates learn to find places on a globe. They work in an engine room. They use hand tools. They learn the fundamentals of electric engineering in a class. They learn to load and fire guns. The candidates exercise for physical fitness. (World War II period).
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States. Training vessels and sailboats at sea. Merchant Marine Officer candidates operate equipment aboard a ship and readings are noted down in the ship's log. An officer turns a wheel on the bridge of the ship. An officer handles ropes. An officer signals another ship with signal flags. An officer works in a radio room. An engineer works in an engine room. An engineer manning an engine control system. Engineers check machinery aboard the ship. Readings are recorded. An engineer checks switchboards. Marine officers learn to load and fire 50 caliber anti aircraft guns. (World War II period).
World War II Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship in New York, United States. The Merchant Marine Academy officer candidates study aboard a ship. An officer shows his quarters to two candidates. He shows caps on a wall and books in a shelf. A candidate meets an officer to get a review of his work. The officer gives him a certificate. John Barry Hall in honor of John Barry "The Father of the American Navy" ; Fulton Hall in honor of Robert Fulton, the developer of the first commercially successful steamboat; Wiley Hall , Palmer Hall, Patton Hall, Delano Hall and O'hara Hall. Pictures of Edwin J O'hara and soldiers fighting in a war.
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point in New York, United States. The candidates stand beside a map and look at it. A candidate using a headset writes a message. The candidates make repairs on a radio instrument. They learn navigation with an equipment. The manuals of Sperry Gyro Compass and Gyro Pilot. A candidate holds a gyroscope. The candidates learn navigation with the gyrocompass. In Samuels Hall, candidates use ropes and work with them. On a signal bridge they practice signaling with semaphore flags. In Fulton Hall, engineering cadets work on equipment in a laboratory. An officer teaches mechanical drafting with an equipment to the candidates in a class. A candidate makes a sketch of the equipment. The candidates learn the principles of thermodynamics.
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