7TH FLEET ACTIVITIES (DESTROYER STORY) IN SOUTH CHINA SEA ABOARD USS BRAINE (DD-630) Part 1

Description

1) CU Gear locker on weather deck; men move in on double during GQ handing out gear to gun crew, SV.2) CU Helmets secured at bulkhead rack; men in to receive helmets, move out of scene quickly to their battle stations, G.3) CU (Looking out over stern of USS BRAINE (DD-630) UH-2A "copter seen approaching over wake in BG; there"s a pretty good wake behind ship showing ship making good speed; "copter continues to make its slow approach, then flies off L out of scene, VG.4) CU HA (Looking out over stern of ship) Wake behind BRAINE boiling up, G.5) ECU (Front view) UH-2A "copter hovering; crewmen looking out of side hatch; zoom back away from "copter hovering directly above stern, G.6) MS Crewmen being lowered from "copter to fantail of ship as "copter hovers, G.7) CU (Front view) "copter hovering; crewmen in hatch, G.8) MS Sickor injured man being hoisted up into "copter, G.9) CU (Front view) "copter with wounded man on stretcher being brought inboard into hatch of "copter; zoom back away from "copter showing it hovering over wake of ship; "copter then flies out of scene R with wounded man aboard, G.10) CU (Looking out over stern of ship) Churning wake behind ship, G.11) MCU Deck hatch opening; men approach from BG to close deck hatch, SV.12) ECU Crewmen going down scuttle hatch on weather deck; wheel is seen securing scuttle hatch after men disappear.13) CU Door to gun mount; crewman enters gun mount, closes door behind him & dogs the door down.14) ECU One of the dogs turning on the hatch of the 5" gun mount, SV, G.15) MS Men hosing down weather deck; other men seen working on daily routine work in BG near stern & on stern, SV, DA, VG.16) CU Deck house hatch open; man comes into scene thru doorway, closes door behind him & dogs it, G.17) CU Hatch being dogged, G.18) CU (INT.) CIC showing men at various stations; phone talker off L; plotters off R.19) CU As before (retake).20) ECU (Side view) Man on plotting board, G.21) CU Man on reverse plotting board, looks thru plastic plot board to the man"s lighted face on the far side; some marks seen on plotting board, G.22) CU Taken in Sonar room showing two men on duty; one man sitting before Sonar board; man L writing notes on a scratch pad; yellow Sonar screen seen directly in front of him; operator off R.23) CU As before, G.24) ECU One of the switches on the Sonar panel being turned by operator, G.25) ECU (Side view) Sonar oper. wearing head set, G.26) CU (Looking down over Sonar screen) Switches & Sonar scope, G.27) CU Sonar scope with switch being turned on to L by Oper., G.28) CU Two men on watch in main control of engine room; man in FG wears phones talking; main control panel seen directly ahead of two men; men turn various wheels at times & continue checking gauges.29) LA ECU Red wheel; hands of Oper. reach up, turn the wheel, lower; hands again reach up turn wheel R, G.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities