Gunners from the British Navy are being instructed by American Naval gunners in the operation of a secret device that is part of the guns aboard the over-age Destroyers turned over too Britain in exchange for Naval & Air bases. The photo was taken at a Canadian port

One of 50 old Destroyers crossing Atlantic for new duties under British flag, Fall of 1940.

"Negro messmen aboard a United States Navy cruiser who volunteered for additional duty as gunners. They have been doing proficient work under battle conditions on a task force in the Pacific under the instruction of the officers at the right.", 07/10/1942

On board an American destroyer. A five inch gun and its crew. Central News Photo Service.

Gun crew of USS Ward (DD-139), circa in December 1941 (NH 97446)

From the aged and the youth, from the white and the Negro come the skills which will make America impregnable. A veteran employee in a eastern navy yard instructs a machinist apprentice in the operation of an important machine.

"Negro messmen aboard a United States Navy cruiser who volunteered for additional duty as gunners. They have been doing proficient work under battle conditions on a task force in the Pacific under the instruction of the officers at the right."

Assembling the traversing gear and bearing on a 37mm anti-aircraft gun carriage.

Anti-aircraft gun practice. Photo taken on one of the converted yachts now being used in the Naval Reserve.