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title: Ensuring Freedom of the Seas [Turkish] (Denizlerin hürriyeti)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-ensuring-freedom-of-the-seas-turkish-1942/
description: A photograph shows a US battleship's triple gun turret firing, with smoke drifting across the deck and sailors watching from the left. (3 of 3)
section: Collection
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[![Ensuring Freedom of the Seas \[Turkish\], 1942 US poster: A photograph shows a US battleship's triple gun turret firing](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-ensuring-freedom-of-the-seas-turkish-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-ensuring-freedom-of-the-seas-turkish-1942.jpg)

# Ensuring Freedom of the Seas [Turkish] (Denizlerin hürriyeti)

A photograph shows a US battleship's triple gun turret firing, with smoke drifting across the deck and sailors watching from the left, in a blue border of white stars. A flag graphic and a captioned portrait of President Roosevelt sit beside a Turkish text that calls the new battleships unequalled in armour and firepower and gives ship counts and costs, with no comparison to any other navy (card-stacking); the flag, stars and presidential portrait lend national authority (transfer).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
DENİZLERİN HÜRRİYETİ

Bu resimde Amerikan Bahriyesine yeni ilhak olunan bu
zırhlı muazzam 16 Pusluk toplarile bir tonluk güllelerini
47 kilometreye savuruyor. Bu 65 milyon dolarlık harp gemisi
denize yeni indirilen 5 harp gemisinden biridir. Bu gemiler
zırh ve ateş kuvveti bakımından emsalsizdirler. Elde mevcut 343
harp gemisi ve inşa edilmekte olan 345 harp gemisi ile Amerikan
donanması deniz yollarını kapamak teşebbüsünü karşılamağa
hazırdır.

REİSİ CÜMHUR RUZVELT
```

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

```
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

In this picture this mighty armoured ship, newly added to the American Navy, hurls shells weighing a ton to a distance of 47 kilometres with its 16-inch guns. This 65-million-dollar warship is one of 5 battleships newly launched. These ships are unequalled in armour and firepower. With 343 warships on hand and 345 warships under construction, the American Navy is ready to meet the attempt to close the sea lanes.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
```

[← 'Vi Hålla Haven Fria' \[We Keep the Seas Free\] (Ensuring Freedom of the Seas \[Swedish\])](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-ensuring-freedom-of-the-seas-swedish-1942/) [سلاح الفوز النهائي \[The Weapon of Final Victory\] (The Final Victory Weapon \[Arabic\]) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-final-victory-weapon-arabic-1942/)

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