ATLANTIC CONVOY & SCENES IN ICELAND Part 1

Description

1) MS Men exit hatch of diving bell taken from ship alongside.2) MS Officer at pelorus.3) LS Surfaced submarine.4) UA Man signals semaphore.5) MS Submarine tender (AS) with about 6 submarines tied up alongside.6) GV-Pan Many APs & AKs in convoy-SV.7) MS-GV-Pan Troops & vehicles on dock somewhere in Iceland.8) GV-Pan Dock area, many APs & AKs anchored in harbor BG.9) DA Man chops marker buoy loose from side of ship underway. chain pays out over rail-SV.10) MS Officer at small range finder.11) MS Motor whale boat tows heavy line from side of ship.12) DA Men work with winches & other deck gear-SV.13) MS Motor whale boat underway, very rough sea.14) DA Diver placed on platform & lowered over the side into water.15) DA Diver raised from water on platform & lowered to deck.16) MS Men enter large diving bell handing from cable alongside ship.17) LS Large diving bell sinking in the water.QUALITY: GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities