U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt sailing the chartered schooner, Sewanna, in waters of Nova Scotia, with his sons. They set sails and begin to move through the water, with President Roosevelt at the helm. The Presidential yacht, Potomac, can be seen in the background. The crew raises an American flag, as the Sewanna proceeds.
Lady Clementine Churchill and Lord Halifax board the HMS King George V, in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia. Prime Minister Winston Churchill looks out the Wheel House window of the HMS Coreopsis. Lady Churchill boards the HMS Coreopsis, from a snow covered wharf. Sir John Dill and Lady Halifax are among those already on deck. Prime Minister Winston Churchill leans out of the Coreopsis Wheel House to watch. Lady Churchill steps up and joins Winston Churchill in the Wheel House. Lord and Lady Halifax exit a car on the icy Halifax wharf and board the HMS Coreopsis. View from pier, as HMS Coreopsis steams away.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt at the helm of the chartered schooner, Sewanna, as his sons work on lines nearby. The President waves toward camera in nearby boat, and smiles, obviously enjoying himself. His sons and other crew members busy themselves as the schooner proceeds under full sail.
Canadian schooner Bluenose defeats American schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud in a race in Halifax, Canada. The schooners underway during the sailing boat race. Schooners at full sail racing on the water.
Crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Campbell, take a lunch break after completing temporary repairs on her hull, which was gashed in a collision with the German submarine U-606 in the Atlantic, during World War 2. View of ice floating in water and a tugboat at the side of the Campbell as she is towed into St.Johns, Nova Scotia, by the British Royal Navy Rescue Tug, Tenacity.
Several of the U.S. Destroyers transferred to the United Kingdom, in September, 1940. Seen on the high seas, and after docking in Halifax, Nova Scotia, are: USS Harden (DD-183), USS Aaron Ward (DD-132), and USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193). A Royal Navy Captain examines one of the newly arrived destroyers.
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