Full speed ahead! Produce for your Navy. Victory begins at home!
Painted scene of a motor torpedo boat firing at a battleship flying a Japanese flag, with an explosion beyond, and a 'U.S. Navy Dispatch' panel addressed to production lines. The testimonial tell is a message signed by a named commander, Lt. Cmdr. John Bulkeley, asking workers to beat their schedules.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Navy, Incentive Division (artist Jon Whitcomb; printer Einson-Freeman Co.)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front, Labor
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Navy. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-848 (NAID 514342).
Text on the object
FULL SPEED AHEAD ! U.S. NAVY DISPATCH TO PRODUCTION LINES U.S.A.- Speed counts afloat and ashore. When you beat your schedule you help us beat the enemy. Full speed ahead ! LT. CMDR. JOHN BULKELEY C. O. MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 3 Produce for Your Navy VICTORY BEGINS AT HOME ! [signature:] Jon Whitcomb [imprint:] Einson-Freeman Co., Inc., L. I. City N.Y. [imprint:] Incentive Division, Navy Department—SC-3-35M
