Us Navy Gets New Sea Lord Aka Fleet Command Changed Lner (1938)

Titles read: “U.S. NAVY get new SEA LORD“. Location of events unknown - somewhere off the coast of United States of America? M/S of the warship ’Pennsylvania’ on the sea. On board the flag ship, we see massive guns being lowered as part of a naval ceremony to mark the retirement of Admiral Arthur J Hepburn and the appointment of Admiral C C Block (sp? Blogg?) as first in command of America’s first line naval defence, the US Fleet. Numerous naval dignitaries in full parade dress look on. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as V