Anchors Aweigh - U.S. Navy Song (WWII Version)

Performance and Vocals by @AvaMarinos
Directed by @JolieO
Cinematography by @GeorgeRetelas

🎶 Stand, Navy, out to sea, Fight our battle cry;
We'll never change our course, So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh. Sail on to victory
And sink their bones to Davy Jones, hooray!
Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more. Here's wishing you a happy voyage home. 🎶

USS Hornet (CV-12) was commissioned on November 29, 1943. When you visit the Hornet Museum you are literally “stepping into/onto history”. This ship was there at the forefront of WWII in the Pacific where her record of combat accomplishments is legendary. Hornet finished her long career in the news again as she retrieved the Apollo 11 capsule and the astronauts who were the first humans to walk on the surface of the moon. Today the USS Hornet Museum serves as a “living history” destination at Pier 3 in Alameda, where thousands of visitors walk through her “hatches” reliving history through the sights, sounds and even smells that are uniquely Hornet.

Since the adoption of our charter in 1998, The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum has become the preeminent Naval history museum on the West Coast. The USS Hornet is the only aircraft carrier in the United States that is recognized as a National and State Historical Monument as well a repository of over 240 years of American naval military and cultural history and achievements, offering extensive resources for national and international visitors alike.

The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum carries on a rich legacy of “Hornets”, as the first Hornet christened would become one of the most distinguished names in American naval history with her performance in the Revolutionary War. The first two ships in the new Continental Navy were "Hornet" & "Wasp".

[hauntedhouse]

I got out of the navy just as they were phasing out the dungaree and bell bottoms. man that brought back memories!

[donaldsmith]

My Dad was on the (2nd) Wasp in WW-2. I remember him singing this when I was in grade school. R.I.P. Dad.

[potatos]

She was a E4 and quickly became a E6 near the end. . .

[DJShire_ATL]

I remember back in the navy I always hated this song but hearing her sing it brings a little joy to it. She has a beautiful voice.

[LordKronos]

ngl as a marine vet I absolutely loved hearing anchors aweigh during ceremonies.

[michaeldelaney]

I appreciate that this was meant to entertain and it did. It also brought tears to my eyes thinking of my parents. My Dad served in subs in the South Pacific early in WW II, then in DDE's in the North Atlantic. My Mom built the Victory ships that delivered supplies to the front. And, my paternal Grandmother built Vultee trainers for pilot training.

[HogRebel]

Cute shipmate! 😜👍 Wish she’d been on my ship!
🥰😘🤣👍(USS Independence CV-62)

[brianpederson]

We sang that song while marching to chow (breakfast) in boot camp's Bluekacket Choir but I don't recall ANY of the words this lady is singing!

[Mariner]

Petty Officer Marinos wears her dungarees WELL - looking and sounding good Shipmate

[herbertfranklin]

The new sailors don’t even know what dungarees are

[andrewsharp]

I am a Future US NAVY SAILOR and I am Enlisting in the US NAVY after I finish my education

[DanCamposano-hlyf]

As a Canadian of Filipino descent and with a paternal great uncle missing in action during the Battle of Bataan, I say thank you to the US Navy for helping liberate the Philippines. Anchors Away!

[fpmwlfd]

God bless to all who have, and currently serve. Brave and appreciated men, women, and families that supported them, mad love always!

[AnthonyBlaize-lbez]

My father served in the army air corps. Beautiful song loved it 😊

[lidiaziolkowski]

Wonderful! My late father in law served during WW2 in the Navy.

[hbedejr]

A lot of pride coming her. So proud of her she is recognizing all those who served. To who have and are currently serving. Thank you.

[CatsAgainstCommunism]

My grandfather served on a Fletcher class DD in WW2 and my dad on the USS Bon Domme Richard CV-??

God bless America's Navy!

[BESTISD]

We’re getting outa Leyte with this one

[jimgilbert]

My dad was in the Navy, too.
He was a biomedical repair technician. That meant that he repaired anything in the base hospital (or on the hospital ship), anything from a light switch to an x-ray machine to the CO's TV.
Since he was in the Navy, we moved around a lot: Boston, Denver, Honolulu, San Francisco, Albany (Georgia), and Charleston (where he retired). While we were in SF, he served on the hospital ship, the USS Hope (Vietnam during the war), and then Antarctica.

I joined the Navy, too, as a nuclear power engineer and electronics tech.
I was stationed in Orlando, Chicago, Charleston aboard the USS Compass Island (and we visited the Bermuda Triangle, Nova Scotia, crossed the Arctic Circle, sailed through the North Sea, Sweden, the Netherlands, went through a hurricane off the coast of Ireland, England, and Spain), Saratoga Springs (NY), and New Haven (CT).

My dad enjoyed his time in the Navy.
Me? Not so much. But it was definitely an experience, and the science, math, and electronics I learned helped me later as a teacher.

[frankcruz]

I See That MARINE CORPS LOGO It’s Beautiful 🇺🇸💪🏻⚓️🪖💣🧨😍