US Navy - Cruiser Destroyer Force US Seventh Fleet

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Accession NumberP404Title (extended title only)US Navy - Cruiser Destroyer Force – US Seventh FleetDescriptionShips Plaque – Cruiser Destroyer Force US Seventh Fleet – Wooden plaque with a raised motif of the US Seventh Fleet Cruiser Destroyer Force – Gold engraved plaque with the etching; ‘
Presented to the City of Fremantle by Rear Admiral S.T. Counts 24th February 1978’Date24th February 1978ProvenancePlaque was gifted to the City of Fremantle during a visit by the US Seventh Fleet in 1978 - The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. It is headquartered at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the United States Pacific Fleet. At present, it is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with 50 to 70 ships, 150 aircraft and 27,000 sailors and marines. Its principal responsibilities are to provide joint command in natural disaster or military operations and operational command of all U.S. naval forces in the region.
Relevance to the CityThe City of Fremantle and the US Navy have a long association, and the plaque was gifted during a visit by the US Seventh Fleet in 1978.

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US Navy - Cruiser Destroyer Force US Seventh Fleet