WPB IN VIET NAM CAT LO Part 1

Description

1) HA MLS Stern view, Junk pulling away after being searched, Junk is flying a So. Vietnamese flag; PAN with Junk underway in the So. China Sea. Ex. 2) HA MCU Looking down over stern of WPB underway at high speed; a Junk is in distant BG. Ex. 3) ECU WPB's radar screen, showing a thin sweep. F 4) MS Small boat belonging to the WPB, with three men aboard. G 5) MS Two Junks, the small Coast Guard Outboard moves up alongside the craft. 6) MS Small boat alongside one of the Junks; a Coast Guardsman jumps back into the small boat after searching the Junk. G 7) MLS Small boat pulling away from the larger of the two Junks. G to F 8) HA CU Small boat coming up alongside the WPB; a man tosses a line up to the deck; one man gets ready to hook on the slings to hoist the boat back aboard the WPB; a crewman climbs aboard the WPB in FG. VG 9) CU WPB's Mascot, a small black and white dog being petted. VG 10) CU Coast Guard officer holding the small dog. G 11) ECU Face of the small dog, mouth open, his tongue hanging out. VG 12) CU Coast Guard crewman leaning against the lifeline, looking out over the sea; unidentified officer in BG. VG 13) Cu Gun crew of the 81MM Mortar, Machine gun mounted on top of the Mortar. VG 14) ECU Crewman setting the fuse on one of the Mortar shells. G 15) CU Man placing the shell into the barrel of the Mortar, man moves off to left, Mortar elevates, is trained around; barrel recoils as the Mortar is fired, the gun is then depressed. G 16) MCU Looking down along the starboard side of Mortar, open sea in BG; the impact is seen in the far distant BG, a good 2000 yds. away from the WPB. G 17) CU Crewman lowering a Mortar into the barrel, swish PAN to stern of Mortar. G 18) ECU After end of the Mortar depressed, recoiled. VG 19) LS Splash in water, second splash is seen to the right, third splash is in the mid far BG; more splashes are seen as the men continue firing the Mortar during drill (SV). VG 20) CU Two crewmen preparing to close the door on the ready Mortar magazine. G to F 21) CU Search light being played on side of a Vietnamese Junk during night search by the WPB; two crewmen are spotted in the search light. G 22) HA MCU Looking down into darkness, showing the crew on board the Junk; Coast Guard crewman jumps aboard the Junk for search. F 23) LA CU Coast Guardsman using a flashlight, searching the holds of the Junk, as the search light is played on him, another crewman and the Junk crewman in hold. 24) MS Light playing on the search crew in the Junk. 25) HA MCU Looking down over an elderly Vietnamese crewman of Junk. F 26) HA MCU WPB crew searching the Junk; the floor boards are put back in place. G 27) MS Light being played on the spot where the search is taking place. G 28) CU An elderly crewman of Junk. G 29) MS Junk, with light being played on the beam of craft. G 30) HA CU Search light playing on a small boy and the elderly man. 31) CU Words: "Thuan Hoa" on side of Junk. G 32) MLS Coast Guard crewman climbing back aboard the WPB after searching Junk. G 34) HA CU Crewman playing with a wooden block game.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities