Bennington (CVA 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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ACT I Scene 1 THE MISSION OF THE HUKSTERS IS THE AND . . .DETECTION I SSSSS T . . . OF ENEMY SUBMARINES DEST RUCT ION TO KEEP THE SEAS FREE

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THE I-IUKSTERS derive their name from I-lUnter-Killer - a term which describes any operation in which the combined efforts of air and surface craft are directed at hunting down and killing enemy submarines ' Hunt 'em ' Uncover ,em ' Kill ,em THIS IS THE TASK GROUPS SPECIALTY

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WHY FREEDOM OF THE SEAS? BECAUSE 70W of the earth's surface is covered by Water BECAUSE 99? of World commerce travels by sea BECAUSE free nations of the world are bound and dependent almost entirely on seaborne commerce for economic health and military security BECAUSE of the 77 strategic raw materials required by industry -- our country, surpris- ingly enough, is sufficient in only ll BECAUSE the Allies lost 12,850,814 tons of shipping in World War I BECAUSE the Allies lost 141,600,000 tons of shipping in World War ll BECA - 661 BECA World, USE 8729 of Allied shipping losses in World War II were from enemy submarines 34+ ships sunk USE if the world arteries of commerce and communication were severed, the free as we know it, would shrivel and die