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Posted by Ralph Wood on December 7, 2024, 5:13:39, in reply to "Re: To The Shores of Tripoli?"
Quote: "The movie was about the Marines, hence the title."
The setting of the movie was the Marine training base in San Diego, and the plot is about a misfit Marine recruit, and his romantic involvement with a Navy nurse, who is an officer, so is "off limits" to the enlisted recruit. There is a scene where they go to sea for gunnery training. The fact that it was set on the San Diego base, and produced in Hollywood on the West coast makes the Pacific Fleet the proper "setting" to use for the at-sea gunnery scene. The movie title comes from a line in the Marine hymn, so Tripoli itself does not factor into anything. That's why Pacific Fleet ships are used for the movie. 
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Hi Lars,
The three ships you see in the first color pic is (from left to right) USS Astoria wearing MS-1, USS Portland wearing MS-1, then USS Chicago who was just freshly painted into MS-11. Chicago is the lighter ship you are seeing. MS-11 was overall Sea Blue 5-S. The camera ship in these color shots is USS Minneapolis who was also wearing MS-1 like Astoria and Portland.
The movie was about the Marines, hence the title. Previous Message
Very interesting, thank you!
Which camouflage patterns are these? Was Portland painted in a different measure compared to Astoria and Minneapolis? She appears to be lighter.
Why they used Pacific fleet ships for the movie To The Shores of Tripoli?
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