# Yangtze Patrol U.S. Navy

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.

- Kind: Newsreel
- Year: 1935
- Runtime: 9 min
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: War, News, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/YangtzePatrolU.s.Navy)
- 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/YangtzePatrolU.s.Navy?play=1)