SEARCH FOR USS THRESHER (SSN-593) TRIESTE Test Dive Part 1

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1) AtoG CU PAN USS PRESERVER (ARS-8); PAN off the stern showing tow line attached to TRIESTE; TRIESTE under two. VG2) AtoG MS PAN Starboard side of TRIESTE under tow; TRIESTE towed 50 miles out at sea for test dive. VG3) AtoG CU PAN Port side of USS PRESERVER; PAN around bow showing TRIESTE under tow in bg. G4) AtoG CU PAN Bow of USS PRESERVER; TRIESTE in bg off starboard quarter of USS PRESERVER; swish PAN back to bow of USS PRESERVER underway at very slow speed; PAN back to TRIESTE under tow. G5) AtoG MS USS PRESERVER having TRIESTE under tow; coast guard type craft in bg. G6) AtoG MS Coast guard patrol craft, unidentified. G7) AtoG MCU PAN Across bow of USS PRESERVER with TRIESTE in tow at sea out of Boston, Mass. G8) AtoG MLS Coast guard type patrol craft; PAN on down starboard side of USS PRESERVER in fg; PAN on to TRIESTE under tow by USS PRESERVER. G9) AtoG MCU Coast guard patrol craft; PAN along port side of the craft. G10) AtoG MS TRIESTE laying to; small boat with crew aboard ready to go aboard TRIESTE as the small boat nears side of TRIESTE. G11) AtoG MCU TRIESTE with crew aboard, standing around conning tower (SV).12) AtoG MLS TRIESTE with crew aboard; small boat with out-board motor nears the stern area of TRIESTE. G13) AtoG MS TRIESTE, the crew on board, small boat laying to alongside. G14) AtoG MS TRIESTE with underwater swimmers over side of TRIESTE; three men standing on deck. G15) AtoG MS TRIESTE laying to with crew on board. G16) AtoG MS TRIESTE on the surface. VG17) AtoG MS TRIESTE on the surface, getting ready for the test dive, 50 miles at sea out of Boston; camera stays on as the decks become awash. VG18) AtoG MS TRIESTE starting its test dive as it sinks slowly; a line running from the conning tower to the right (SV). VG19) AtoG MLS TRIESTE ready to commence its dive; small boat with line attached to conning tower, standing by. VG20) AtoG MLS TRIESTE disappearing below surface of the ocean; small boat with a crew aboard, laying to; the line running from the boat to conning tower of TRIESTE (apparently safety measure).21) AtoG MS Shadow of TRIESTE beneath the waves as she commences her test dive.22) AtoG MS Down over spot where TRIESTE is making its test dive; small row boat with crew aboard, laying to, waiting for TRIESTE to pop to the surface. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities