The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Sailor Aboard Ship in China, Pre-WWII Asiatic Fleet/Yangtze Patrol Era, 1930s
A U.S. Navy sailor relaxes aboard ship while serving in China during the 1930s, part of the peacetime Asiatic Fleet's presence that included river gunboats patrolling the Yangtze to protect American interests. Dressed in standard Navy summer whites, he sits near a small deck gun typical of the light armament carried by patrol vessels of the era. Project: 218177