This rare film features ships of the U.S. Asiatic fleet patroling the Yangtze River. The Asiatic Fleet's gunboats were tasked with protecting American shipping (primarily oil tankers) from pirates and the Japanese. Contains amazing footage of life in China circa 1935 including the cities of Chunking, Shanghai, and the countryside. Ships featured in this film are the USS Augusta (CA-31), USS Borie (DD-215) and USS Simpson (DD-221) as well as US gunboats.
Reviewer:Graphic3211
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March 18, 2017 Subject:
Time stamp
Why is the time stamp hard coded into these movies? It serves no purpose and interferes with the movies. An excellent movie has been rendered nearly useless with the time stamp
