ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN ARMADA, WELLINGTON 11TH AUGUST 1925

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Year
1925
Reference
F10395
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1925
Reference
F10395
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Actuality
Duration
0:12:41

Headed by the flagship Seattle, the American Pacific fleet is welcomed with ceremonies on land, at sea and in the air.

0 ft. “Arrival of the American Armada, Wellington 11 August 1925”.
56 ft. “Headed by the flagship 'Seattle'. the fleet majestically enters the 'heads''.
170 ft. “Animated scenes in the harbour”.
195 ft. “Seattle' leading fleet”.
371 ft. “As the huge ships slowly draw near their berths, their guns blazed forth a salute to the Union Jack”.
418 ft. “The veteran 'Seattle' flying the commander-in-chief's pennant berths at Pipitea wharf?”.
513 ft. “Admiral Coontz Commander-In-Chief of America's Pacific fleet leaves 'Seattle' to pay official calls”.
541 ft. “His Excellency the Governor General Sir Charles Fergusson returns call”.
749 ft. “2000 picturesque U.S.A. Marines and Bluejackets headed by the ships' bands march through the city”.
760 ft. End.