LST"s UNDERWAY/FIRST LST"S ENTER MANILA HARBOR, P. I Part 3

Description

1) MS 40mm gun crew practice firing.2) LA MCU 40mm gun barrel, pointed out to sea, fires.3) HA MS Line of 20mm guns fire out to sea during practice.4) HA LS LST"s at Finschafen, New Guinea; personnel & equipment aboard landing craft.5) MLS Same as before; equipment, FG.6) HA MLS Equipment on beach at Finschafen prior to being loaded aboard LST"s.7) MS Open door of LST.8) MS Six by truck backs up dirt causeway to ramp of LST.9) MLS Same as before.10) HA MCU Lifering in oily water; ship"s monkey, on lifering, grabs line thrown down from ship, climbs aboard.11) MS Small fire aboard LST, burning near railing; men spray fire with CO2 bottles; black smoke rises from fire.12) HA MS Crewmembers stand after fire is extinguished; man holding CO2 bottle (SV).13) HA MS Crewmembers aboard LST, underway; Pan, area of fire.14) MCU Water on deck of LST.15) LS Mountainous shoreline.16) LS Island of Corregidor (SV).17) HA MLS LST"s in column enter Manila Bay; Corregidor, BG.18) MLS Corregidor (SV).19) LS Sunset across water; Corregidor silhouetted during sunset.20) MLS LST"s underway into harbor.21) MLS Sunken Japanese ship in Manila Harbor; mast & stack stick up out of water.22) MS PAN Same as above; two men stand on boom, sticking out of water.23) MLS LST enters harbor; sunken Japanese ships, BG.24) MS Bow of Japanese ship, sunk by American forces.25) MLS LST"s enter Manila Harbor.26) HA MS Breakwater, sunken Japanese ship.27) HA MS Troops on deck of LST, entering harbor; buildings, piers, BG.28) HA MS Two sunken Japanese ships near breakwater in harbor.29) MCU Photographer, with Speedgraphic, shots pictures.30) LS Piers; LST enters harbor, FG.31) MLS Sunken ships in harbor.32) MLS Building on dock at Manila.33) MS PAN Sunken Japanese ships, wreckage strewn about deck, bridge battered in; Pan, along port side of ship.34) MS Two masts sticking out of water.QUALITY: GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities