PREPARATION FOR USS THRESHER (SSN-593) SEARCH Woods Hole, Mass Part 3

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1) CU Ship"s name plate on side of ship, reading: "ATLANTIS II". VG2) CU Out over dock area to USS ALLEGHENY (ATA-179) tied up astern of the ATLANTIS II; white pilings in fg; men are carrying gear aboard ATLANTIS II from the dock. VG3) MCU USS ALLEGHENY tied up to dock at Woods Hole, Mass. G4) MS Personnel on board ATLANTIS II, one of them leaving the ship, smoking a cigar. G5) MS Man working on fantail of ATLANTIS II; large reel is rigged on the stern; PAN right showing ship"s letters and name on side; ship secured to dock. G6) MCU Reel of special type cable on ATLANTIS II.7) CU Colors flying from stern of ATLANTIS II. G8) LA MS Looking up towards the stack and mast of ATLANTIS II. G9) CU Sounding gear rigged on port side of ATLANTIS II, at a later time to be lowered into sea for trying to sound out USS THRESHER (SSN-593).10) CU Obsolete compact foreign car hoisted aboard USS ALLEGHENY by the ship"s crew; car will be dropped into water in area where USS THRESHER sunk, in attempt to locate the sub by tracking the car as it sinks, by sonar, (SV) of automobile lowered aboard USS ALLEGHENY. G11) MCU One of the ship"s officers directing the crane operator as he lowers the small automobile to deck of USS ALLEGHENY. G12) CU Woods Hole personnel working on special marker buoys to be dropped over USS THRESHER after it has been located (SV). VG13) LA CU One of the lights rigged on marker buoy. G14) CU Two of the men working with manila lines, securing them to the marker buoys which are still on dock area.15) CU One of the marker buoys with Woods Hole personnel working around the buoy; PAN up showing light rig on platform in center of tripod; PAN up to top of tripod, painted red. G16) CU Carpenter using carpenter"s hammer in pounding nails as he works on buoy.17) CU Two men working on the buoy. G18) CU Reel of special cable being prepared for hoisting; cable contains special transmitting acoustic wire for instruments that are to be lowered into water, which will pick up objects on sea bottom; crane hook lowered to sling. VG19) CU Reel of wire lifted from the dock and out of scene at top.20) CU One of the civilian personnel smoking cigar, looking up towards the crane operator on board ATLANTIS II.21) CU Some of the gear that will be loaded aboard the ATLANTIS II to be used in conjunction with search for USS THRESHER. G22) CU Men working on chains stretched out over some of the gear on deck of the ATLANTIS II.23) CU USS ALLEGHENY; colors flying from stern of ATLANTIS II are seen in fg. G24) CU Two men aboard ATLANTIS II at work with instruments being set up for USS THRESHER search prior to departure on 21 April 1963. G25) CU Electronic panel which will be used in conjunction with search.26) CU Two men looking over chart of area where USS THRESHER was lost.27) CU Times chronometer with dial to the right, turning clockwise.28) CU Down over a sonar type piece of gear. G29) CU One of the civilians on ATLANTIS II, standing before electronic equipment (SV). G30) CU Man working with screw-driver in wheel house aboard ATLANTIS II (SV). G31) CU Interior of wheel house of ATLANTIS II, showing the wheel, compass; man directly behind the wheel checking the area prior to the ship"s leaving. G32) HA MS One of the marker buoys being readied for lifting aboard the ATLANTIS II. G33) HA MCU One of the marker buoys being swung over from the dock for loading aboard ATLANTIS II (SV).34) CU One of the marker buoys about to be lowered to deck of ATLANTIS II; a man standing in fg with his hands against the marker buoy, pushing on it as it settles to deck. G35) CU One of the marker buoys on deck; four of the Woods Hole personnel standing in bg talking. VG36) LA CU Marker buoy"s top gear. VG37) CU Two of the Woods Hole personnel working on turn-buckles and chains on deck of ATLANTIS II; men are lashing deep-sea anchors to the deck prior to pulling out of harbor.38) HA MCU Families of the men

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities