AMERICA’S FORMIDABLE NAVY AN INVALUABLE FACTOR TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE ALLIES. Almost equally important to America's rapid despatch of troops to France and the thorough mobilisation and training of her great army at home in readiness for further demands that may be necessary upon her man-power is the invaluable work being performed daily by the United States Navy in keeping the seas clear of enemy craft and convoying the large fleets of troopships and transports, enabling enormous numbers of soldiers and huge supplies of war equipment and foodstuffs to reach their destinations in safety. The above illustration shows American bluejackets getting ready for action on hoard a torpedo boat destroyer,

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1478, 22 August 1918, Page 24

AMERICA’S FORMIDABLE NAVY AN INVALUABLE FACTOR TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE ALLIES. Almost equally important to America's rapid despatch of troops to France and the thorough mobilisation and training of her great army at home in readiness for further demands that may be necessary upon her man-power is the invaluable work being performed daily by the United States Navy in keeping the seas clear of enemy craft and convoying the large fleets of troopships and transports, enabling enormous numbers of soldiers and huge supplies of war equipment and foodstuffs to reach their destinations in safety. The above illustration shows American bluejackets getting ready for action on hoard a torpedo boat destroyer,