SHIPS RETURNING TO NORFOLK FROM CUBAN BLOCKADE DUTY, NORFOLK,VIRGINIA Part 1

Description

1. LS: looking down pier 12; USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) in farbackground, approaching pier to tie up. 2. MLS: looking down over edge ofpier 12, showing INDEPENDENCE in far background. 3. MLS: INDEPENDENCEapproaching end of poer 12; many tugs around bow of shop; crew at quarters,on flight deck. 4. CU: mobile crane on deck, with its boom swinging around toright; INDEPENDENCE in background. 5. CU: line handlers handling messengerlines from bow of ship. 6. CU: line handlers pulling in a steel cable frombow of ship, for tying up. 7. CU: tremendous crowd of dependents waiting ondock to go aboard INDEPENDENCE; sign in background reads "NO FISHING FROMPIER, PIER 12 WARNING". 8. MS: large crowd of dependents moving in a wave,down sock towards INDEPENDENCE. 9. reverse angle as before. 10. CU:dependents moving over bow and boarding INDEPENDENCE; AK. type ship is tiedup across pier. 11. CU: men in hangar, man in foreground greeting his wife.12.CU: chief with his two children, his wife, and another child walkingbehind, in hangar. 13. CU: CHIEF DOYLE and his family have their greeting inhangar bay. 14. A to G CU PAN: over piers at NOB, Norfolk, Va.; ships atapier; pan along side of USS DENEBOLA (AF-56). 15. A to G CU PAN: aroundpiers, with ships at pier. 16. Ato G CU PAN: along end of piers, showingcrusiers in background; continuous pan, right, showing supply ships tied upto supply pier. 17. A to G CU PAN: over coal piers at Norfolk, VA. 18. A to GCU PAN: over DD's at destroyer piers, Norfolk, VA. 19. A to G CU PAN: overpiers at Norfolk, Va., and supply building at pier. 20: A to G MCU PAN:supply type ships tied up to pier at NOB, NORFOLF, VA. ; AK'S, APA'S, varioustypes of ships. 21. A to G CU PAN: along end of pier, showing frigates,supply ships; pan, around pier 3, showing supply ship at pier; APA'S , largesupply buildings in background. 22. A to G CU PAN: along end of piers,showing submarines tied up to piers, at submarine base. 23. A to G CU PAN:over DD's tied up to destroyer piers, NOB, NORFOLK , VA.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities