# The Battle U.S. Navy Exercise 193?

Made prior to the outbreak of World War II (WWII) as the United States began a build-up of its naval forces, "The Battle" shows a gigantic fleet exercise and promotes the capabilities of the two ocean navy. Features footage of battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and various support craft including hospital ships and supply vessels. Many vessels are shown including the North Hampton class battleship Chicago (CA-29), the USS California (BB-44), and the submarine USS Permit (SS-178), tender USS Brazos (AO-4), and the Auk-class mine sweeper USS Strive (AM-117).

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1939
- Runtime: 10 min
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Industrial and advertising, Propaganda
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheBattleU.s.NavyExercise193)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/TheBattleU.s.NavyExercise193?play=1)