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title: American Battleship North Carolina [Chinese]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-american-battleship-north-carolina-chinese-1942/
description: A photograph from the deck of a battleship shows its main guns firing in a cloud of smoke, above an American flag.
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# American Battleship North Carolina [Chinese]

A photograph from the deck of a battleship shows its main guns firing in a cloud of smoke, above an American flag, a portrait of President Roosevelt and a framed quotation attributed to him. The Chinese text says no matter how many years it takes to overcome this planned aggression the American people will win absolute victory, then gives ship counts. The quotation attributed to the president is a testimonial; the flag and stars are transfer.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/)

## Text on the object

Original (Chinese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
「不管須要我們多少歲月以克服這個預先計劃
的侵略，美國的人民，必能以其正義的威力，
取得絕對的勝利。」
羅斯福總統

世界最犀利及保護最週密的是這艘先下水的無畏艦。
在建造中的無畏艦有十七艘；已經有四艘下水。完全造成
以後，美國海軍的主力艦將有三十二艘，比較世界任何海
軍多一倍。 現在海軍共有三百四十三隻戰船；在建造中
的還有三百四十五隻。

羅斯福總統
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
"No matter how many years it may take us to overcome this premeditated aggression, the people of America, by the might of their righteousness, will surely win absolute victory." President Roosevelt

The sharpest and best-protected in the world is this first-launched dreadnought (battleship). There are seventeen dreadnoughts under construction, of which four have already been launched. When all are completed, the US Navy will have thirty-two capital ships, twice as many as any other navy in the world. The Navy now has 343 warships altogether, with another 345 under construction.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
```

[← American Battleship North Carolina \[Arabic\]](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-american-battleship-north-carolina-arabic-1942/) [Vaikka kestäisi kuinkakin kauan... \[American Battleship North Carolina\] (Finnish edition) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-american-battleship-north-carolina-finnish-1942/)

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