OILER FUELS USS LEXINGTON [AND] TASK FORCE RENDEZVOUS Part 1

Description

1) HA MS USS LACKAWANNA (AO-40) coming alongside USS LEXINGTON (CV-16); waves breaking over oiler's stacks; high lines are rigged.2) MS Bow of USS LACKAWANNA.3) HA MS Port side of USS LACKAWANNA.4) LS (Unidt.) Battleship; CVL seen in BG.5) MS Flight deck of USS LEXINGTON; SBD a/c on catapult, turning up, ready for launching.6) LS Pan view, three battleships; planes seen flying overhead.7) MLS Flight deck of USS LEXINGTON; flight deck crew seen FG.8) LS Task Force; (ships unidt.)9) LS USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22); another unidt. carrier in BG.10) LS (Unidt.) Battleship; pan over whole Task Force.11) MS Several BBs on horizon; water is calm; pan to USS INDEPENDENCE.12) LS Battleship (unidt.) underwey.13) MLS USS INDEPENDENCE.(SV)14) MS Oil lines from USS LACKAWANNA to USS LEXINGTON; waves breaking over oiler's stacks. (SV)15) HA MLS USS LACKAWANNA (AO-40); water breaking over deck where oil line is rigged.Prod. by: USS ESSEX (CV-9); Nov. 20, 1943AERIAL VIEWS OF BOMBARDMENT OF BITITU ISLAND, TARAWA ATOLL16) A-G HA Long pier from island of Tarawa; shell smoke seen on shore.(SV) OX17) A-G HA MS Smoke rising from ground after bombardment.18) A-G HA MS Ships in vicinity of island of Tarawa. OX19) A-G HA LS Tarawa Island; pan over island. (SV)20) A-G HA Bombardment of island; smoke rising from island. (Most of these scenes are N.G.)

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities