SWIFT BOATS An Thoi, R.V.N Part 3

Description

1) LS Looking down the beach towards the Swift boats secured to the causeway, with sun setting over the hills in BG. G2) MLS Looking down beach area showing barbed wire off to the right; Dog approaches from BG and walks over beach; Swift boats are tied up to causeway in far BG, with sun setting over the hills. G3) MS Swift boat pulling out into the harbor; PAN with Swift boat *11 approaching the USS ESTEEM (MSO-438). G4) MS Swift boat approaching the port side of USS ESTEEM anchored out in harbor. G5) CU Looking over right shoulder of L.L. ELLIS, BM2, at the helm, with hands on the control. G6) MS P.H. HARP, EN2, pulling refueling nozzle aboard from the MSO. G7) MS HARP kneeling down on fantail with the fuel nozzle. G8) HA CU HARP on his knees on fantail letting the fuel run down into the tank. G9) CU HARP placing a rag around the end of nozzle, pulling the nozzle out from the tank and walking out of scene with fuel hose. G10) MS HARP refueling the right after tank, then putting hose over the side to let fuel drain from hose into water; HARP places a rag around fuel hose and hands it to a man on Swift boat on the left. G11) ELS Swift boat *11 at sea on "Operation An Dang". G12) CU Looking down over wake of camera Swift boat, while underway at high speed. G13) LS Wake of camera boat while underway at high speed. G14) HA CU Looking over stern of Swift boat, showing wake; colors flying in breeze off to the left. G15) CU Colors, with Swift boat flag flying below the Ensign. G16) ECU ELLIS at the helm of Swift boat while underway at sea. G17) CU ELLIS seated at the helm. G18) CU J.H. RHODES, GMG3, cleaning the barrels of a 50 cal. Machine gun, duel mount; cleaning rod is run back and forth thru the barrel.19) CU Machine gun belted, with RHODES cleaning one of the barrels. G20) ECU RHODES placing some lubricant on a cloth, running the cloth down barrel of Machine gun. G21) ECU RHODES working over Machine gun. G22) CU RHODES applying a thin coat of grease to end of Machine gun barrel with a brush. VG23) CU ELLIS seated on a box on fantail fixing potatoes for dinner, while at sea. G24) HA MS HARP setting up a home made stove on fantail to cook dinner on Swift boat *12, while at sea; ELLIS is in BG preparing potatoes.25) CU Frozen steak placed on the grill.26) CU ELLIS pealing potatoes. G27) CU ELLIS cutting potatoes. G28) CU LTJG GEORGE C. PRIEBE JR. at helm of Swift boat at sea. G29) CU Looking over shoulder of LTJG PRIEBE at the helm. G30) CU LTJG PRIEBE"s hand on throttle, his other on helm. VG31) CU HARP preparing dinner on Swift boat. G32) MS Crew member diving overboard from Swift boat *12 during swim call.33) MCU R.R. ALLEN climbing back onto cabin for another dive; shoreline in mid BG as ALLEN dives back into water; PAN as he pops back to the surface.34) MS Two men in water next to Swift boat during swim call. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities