THE QUEEN ELIZABETH USED AS A TROOP TRANSPORT Part 2

Description

1) CU Plaque: "Office of the Strategic Services". G2) LA MS British colors of Merchant Marine, flying from ship; PAN down mast, to deck, showing British troops aboard. G3) MLS Looking down port side, towards after part of ship, showing rows of life boats; wake of ship in BG. G to F4) MS Personnel aboard QUEEN ELIZABETH, getting fresh air; stacks in BG.5) LS Troops on weather deck, underneath life boats. G6) MS Two crewmen standing by a 50 cal. Machine gun, mounted at deck's edge. G to F7) MS Gun crew standing by 4" gun. G8) LA MLS Ship's gun crew, standing by a 4" gun, mounted on ship. G to F9) HA CU Looking down over Machine gun mount. G10) MCU Crew standing by 50 cal. Machine gun.11) CU Water-cooled, 50 cal. Machine gun; stack in BG.12) MCU Ship's C.O. with a U.S. Navy Captain, coming out on deck; a British Merchant Marine Captain talks with the U.S. Navy Captain.13) CU British Merchant Marine Captain, talking with U.S. Navy Captain (Navy Captain has a sub. insignia over his breast pocket). G14) CU U.S. Navy officer on deck, smoking a pipe. F15) CU Two junior U.S. Navy officers on deck.16) CU U.S., Navy Commander on weather deck. F17) MCU Two British crewmen, with a U.S. Navy officer, looking out over sea. F18) LA MS Hoist, flying from ship.19) MS Rocket-type launcher in a tub, above weather deck. G20) MCU Sign: "Stand Well Clear, When Klaxon Sounds"; PAN up to rocket launchers. G21) HA MLS Looking out over after part of ship; one of the gun mounts firing in BG. (SV) F22) MS Gun mount firing. G to F23) HA MS Crew on weather deck, near fantail area; wake of ship in BG. F24) HA MS Crew firing 4" gun on stern of ship.25) LA CU Gun crew on gun, breech being opened. G26) LA CU Crew working around rear of gun. G to F27) HA MS Gun firing. G28) MS Small group on weather deck. F29) CU U.S.A. officer, U.S.N. officer and a ship's officer talking. F30) CU British Naval officer. G31) MLS Looking down weather deck of ship; few troops walking by in FG.32) CU Undt. personnel looking at an undt. plane in flight BG. F33) LS U.S.N. DD underway; PAN to a second DD underway in column. G to F34) LS Four undt. ships at sea. F35) MLS Oiler-type Merchant ship underway.36) ELS Column of DD"s underway; PAN along column. F to P37) MS Wake behind QUEEN ELIZABETH; part of stern area in FG. G to P

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities