7th. FLEET ACTIVITIES LOCATION: USS BRAINE (DD-630) S. China Sea Part 1

Description

1) CU Crewmen standing by life line wearing life jackets; orange smoke markers burning in FBG in water; this taken during the air sea rescue search of a downed pilot in S. China off Vietnam coast. VG2) MCU One of the crewmen standing by life line with rifle in his hand; crewmen off to left. VG3) MS Man in a life raft, crewman is seated in boatswain"s chair hanging over ship"s side wearing shorts and frog fins. VG4) HA MS Downed pilot in one man raft, paddling with hands; line tossed pilot he grabs line in water. G5) HA MLS Pilot pulling himself alongside ship with line, diver in water reaches raft; pulls raft over to rescue sling. G6) HA MS Pilot seated on rescue sling being hoisted aboard USS BRAINE, DD-630; pan upwards to right showing pilot getting out of rescue seat sling. G7) MLS Downed pilot placed in stretcher; carried over deck by crewmen enroute to sickbay. G8) HA MS Crewmen in shorts and frog fins being hoisted aboard off port bow.9) MS Crewmen up on the foc"s"le bringing diver aboard.10) CU S de view; diver removing face mask. VG11) LS Stern view; USS INDEPENDENCE, CVA-62, and USS MULLANY DD-528, being replenished at sea by USS CIMARRON AO-22; extreme bow of BRAINE seen in lower part of frame. G12) MS Stern view; USS INDEPENDENCE CVA-62, being replenished at sea. G13) MS STern view; USS CIMARRON between the INDEPENDENCE and MULLANY refueling both the carrier and the DD; several fuel hoses over port side of the CIMARRON. VG14) MLS Stern view; three ships during replenishment as seen from the BRAINE. VG15) MS Two men relaxing on the foc"s"le of the BRAINE during sunset; ship"s bridge seen in BG. G16) LS Stbd. beam view showing silhouette of a DD underway, moving off to right; small undt. craft seen in left BG, may be a Vietnamese fishing boat. G17) MS Frame view; INDEPENDENCE being replenished at sea; framed by a circular opening in the FG. G18) MS Crewmen relaxing up on foc"s"le in fresh sea breeze; starting sunset. (SV) VG19) MLS Looking out over the S. China Sea showing the sun dipping behind the horizon during sunset. VG20) MS Men relaxing up on foc"s"le of USS BRAINE; sun setting in left BG over water. VG21) A-G LS Port beam view; USS INDEPENDENCE underway in S. China Sea, ship in partial silhouette. F22) A-G LS Stern view; INDEPENDENCE at a slight stbd. turn. F (OX) (SV)23) CU COMCARDIV 5 Band playing in the rain among the bombs for replenishment on board the INDEPENDENCE; swish pan to left showing the members of the band. G-F

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities