Word: flotilla
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Japan must be kept off balance. Out of Brisbane, Australia into the South Pacific steamed a flotilla of seven U.S. warships-two heavy cruisers, five destroyers. Out of Auckland, New Zealand into the Tasman Sea steamed a flotilla of six U.S. warships-two light cruisers, four destroyers...
...Asked Congress for another emergency Naval appropriation of $300,841,820. Five days later a U. S. Navy flotilla of two light cruisers, four destroyers showed up in Auckland, New Zealand. Purpose of the trip: "good will and recreation...
...between and around Corinth and Brindisi. always in hope of coming up with an Italian force and having a good scrap. To match the Italians' potential fire power in this area, this force was brought to two battleships, at least four cruisers, one aircraft carrier, at least a flotilla of destroyers...
...night, the Royal Navy began its part. In towards the shore slipped the monitor Terror, with her the river gunboats Ladybird* and Aphis. At extreme range the Terror's big 15-inchers opened up, started chewing at the cliffs where Italian batteries were dug in. Steadily the little flotilla moved closer, bringing smaller guns into action. Within two hours the main line of the battle fleet had moved into position and started pumping shells in a whistling stream into the shore batteries. For hours they kept it up. Bucking from the recoil of their guns, the advance units moved...
...Goebbels consigned the flotilla to flames...