US Navy - Seventh Fleet Band

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Accession NumberP434Title (extended title only)US Navy - Seventh Fleet BandDescriptionWooden Plaque with inlaid painted motif of the US Navy Seventh Fleet Band – Rear of Plaque has old Corporate Events Number CE086
DateBetween 1st January 1980 and 31st December 1995ProvenanceUSS Seventh Fleet Band has visited and played in Fremantle - The United States Seventh Fleet Band is a United States Navy military band in Yokosuka, Japan. It is composed of professional navy musicians and operates under the direct control and supervision of Fleet Band Activities, the official navy music program. It serves aboard the Seventh Fleet flagship, the USS Blue Ridge. It was created upon the renaming of the Southwest Pacific Force on 7 March 1943. The Seventh Fleet Band is today composed of six professional ensembles, all of which have performed for millions of people throughout the Western Pacific Ocean. Countries it has performed in include Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, as well as many other cities and countries of the Far East.Relevance to the CityPlaque gifted to the City of Fremantle from delegation from USS Seventh Fleet Band, The ships of the seventh fleet visited Fremantle regularly through the 1980’s and 1990’s and the Seventh Fleet Band performed in the City of Fremantle

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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