GUNFIRE SUPPORT FROM USS ST. PAUL (CA-73) Off Viet Nam Part 1

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1) AtoG HA LS Overall view of the USS ST. PAUL (CA-73) at sea off Viet Nam; PAN around to the starb"d side. G2) AtoG MS Port bow view of the ship at sea; PAN back away from the ship. G3) AtoG MLS Starb"d bow view of the ship (SV). G to F (weather is overcast)4) HA CU *1 and *2 turrets trained over the starb"d side; the 8" gun barrels, part of the ship in BG. VG5) HA CU *2 turret firing. G6) CU Telephone talker looking out of a window; *1 and *2 turrets are in BG; *1 turret fires a salvo, moments later a second salvo; guns are depressed. G7) CU Signalman sending a message on the signal light (SV). VG8) MS ST. PAUL"s Combo Band serenading the USS BAUSELL (DD-845) during underway replenishment (SV). G9) ECU Trumpet player in the Combo Band. F (soft focus)10) HA CU Looking down into the magazine area, showing 8" shell being rolled to the slender elevator. G11) HA MCU Shell raised on the shell hoist. G12) HA CU Shell hoist, crewman rolling an 8" shell into the hoist (SV). VG13) CU Powder magazine area; shield is lowered by a man in left FG; two powder bags are placed in the slot, door is closed; man presses a button in far BG; more powder bags are handled by the personnel in BG in the powder magazine aboard the ST PAUL.14) CU Man opening the metal door, loading two powder bags and hoisting the metal shield. VG15) CU Powder bag being received on a hoist. F16) LA MCU Powder bags being loaded into a hoist in the lower handling room aboard the ST PAUL. VG17) AtoG LA LS ST PAUL at sea during gunfire support; PAN in towards the starb"d bow area of ship and PAN around the bow as the ship fires a 9 gun salvo. VG18) AtoG LA LS Ship in position during firing; PAN around the stern and around to the port side, then back away from the ship as the ship fires another 9 gun salvo. VG19) AtoG HA MCU PAN Along the starb"d side of the ship; three turrets are trained to port; beach is seen in BG; PAN back off the starb"d quarter. G20) AtoG HA MCU PAN Down the starb"d side of the ship, as the ship fires a 9-gun salvo; part of the beach in upper BG; PAN continues down along the starb"d side and off the starb"d quarter. VG21) AtoG LA LS Ship firing a 9-gun salvo (SV). VG22) AtoG HA MLS Looking down over the Spotter plane, usually called the forward air controller, over the target area, flying low over the field. G23) AtoA HA MLS Spotter plane flying low over the target area. G24) AtoA MLS Unidt. "copter in flight over the target area. G25) AtoG MLS Looking down over the target area. VG26) AtoG MS Looking down over target area. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities