Made during WWII by Castle Films and sold for home use through camera and department stores, and by mail order, “Salute to the Navy!” shows the Navy’s various capabilities. The newsreel features amazing footage of the air sea battles that raged near the Marshall Islands starting at (6:08). Featured ships include: the battleship USS Texas, the submarine USS Wahoo, the cruisers USS San Francisco and USS Boise. Also includes footage of fleet maneuvers of PT Boats, destroyers, aircraft carriers, battleships and L1 and G1 blimps on anti-submarine patrol.
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This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com