Several American Destroyers (DD) underway during a review of Atlantic Fleet as seen from USS North Hampton (CLC-1) with the President on board (not seen). The review line includes destroyers USS Waldron (DD-699), USS Haynsworth (DD-700) and USS John W Weeks (DD-701). View of the line of the destroyers passing in review.
American President Woodrow Wilson heads for France to negotiate peace between Germany and Allies. U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain John W. Davis and his wife on a ship deck. John W. Davis looks through binoculars. Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss, Mrs. David H. Miller and Arthur Bullitt converse with each other standing on the deck. French Ambassador to the U.S. Jules Jusserand with his wife, G. F. Close and R. C. Sween, confidential secretaries to President Wilson aboard USS George Washington.
A fishing boat, of a French fleet, leaves port during World War 2. Views from aboard German torpedo boat/ destroyers, escorting the fishing fleet. An officer on a German ship looks through binoculars. Numerous French fishing boats with sails, are seen along the horizon. A German officer with binoculars points to an enemy airplane. A sailor on the ship signals with semaphore flags, and a gun crew mans twin 12.8 cm FlaK 40 antiaircraft guns and other guns on board the ship. A multi-engine aircraft is seen overhead. Black flak clouds appear as the antiaircraft guns are fired. The next scene shows French fishermen emptying buckets full of herring back at their port.
View from a low flying airplane passing a U.S. Navy flotilla of warships. A line of battleships and many destroyers are seen. President Herbert Hoover, on deck of the Cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), watches the maneuvers off the Virginia Capes, through binoculars. A cruiser comes past with airplanes on its aft deck. An airplane takes off from the deck of the USS Saratoga (CV-3). The Navy dirigible, USS Los Angeles in flight, with a Voight UO-1 hooking up to it.
President Herbert Hoover reviewing exercises of the U.S. Navy fleet off the Virginia Capes. He is aboard the Cruiser, USS Salt lake City (CA-25). A U.S. aircraft takes off from an aircraft carrier. A Voight UO-1 airplane attempts hookup with the Navy dirigible, USS Los Angeles.
Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen stays with the SS Flying Enterprise after a hurricane damages it in the North Atlantic. The broken freighter SS Flying Enterprise listing at a 60 degree angle at sea. Views of waves lashing the coast of Europe. Waterfront buildings damaged by the storm. The SS Flying Enterprise is towed towards Falmouth.
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