OPS. IN NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD Part 2

Description

1) MCU Workers moving about in yard, panel truck parked in BG. G 2) MS General view, yard area; Navy enl'd man walks by in dungarees, station wagon pulls up in front of building in BG; two gentlemen wearing business suits cross street. G 3) CU Looking at starboard quarter of ship tied up to a pier at the yard. F 4) MS Crane on dock area with clam-shell shovel; some of the yard buildings in BG. 5) MCU Three enl'd men talking with a civilian. G 6) MS Launch backing out from piers at the yard; stern section of an AKA type ship is in BG tied up to pier. F 7) MS General view, yard area, station wagon pulling out in FG. 8) CU Station wagon, piers, small craft, crane off to right. F 9) MCU CPO in dress blues coming down pier, small shack in BG. 10) LA MS Smoke coming from stack of unidentified vessel. 11) CU Ferry (YFD-43) pulling out. G to F 12) LA MS Two large stacks, one made of metal, one of brick; PAN down to the base building off to left; the metal stack tumbles down, throwing up black soot. G 13) CU Sign: "USS Schubrick". G 14) MS Prefabricated section of ship being lifted by powerful crane hook; sections are moved slowly upwards, lone worker stands on platform looking up; PAN upwards, showing the large crane booms; prefab section is moving slowly to the left. G 15) LA MCU Prefab section, very similar to DD stern section. 16) CU Stern view, prefab section being lowered (SV). 17) CU Prefab section lowered; PAN, showing, scaffolding, what appears to be part of a ship is in center of scaffolding. G to F 18) HA MS Looking down over yard area, showing construction in progress. G 19) HA MCU PAN Construction in progress on an unidentified ship; several workers move about the ship. G 20) CU Sign: "USS Schubrick (DD- 639)" G 21) HA MS Ship under construction; Elizabeth river seen in BG. G 22) HA CU PAN Ship under construction, workers going up a brow to go aboard ship. G 23) CU Sign: "USS Schubrick". G 24) MS USS SCHUBRICK under construction. 25) CU Looking at bow area of ship under construction; PAN, showiig scaffolding, brow leading up to the vessel under construction. G 26) CU Sign: "USS Schubrick". G 27) MS Ship under construction. 28) CU Looking at starboard bow area of ship; men are on platforms alongside starboard bow; PAN slowly to left, showing a man moving up the brow, worker coming down the brow. 29) HA MCU Looking down over ship under construction. 30) CU PAN Upwards over some of the deck area of ship. G to F 31) HA MCU Looking down over deck area of ship. 32) CU Large sign: "USS Auk (AM-57), keel laid April 15, 1941", below it reads: "Watch us Grow"; various information is below that showing the progress of the ship; the ship was commissioned in 1942. 33) CU PAN Downward, heavy timbers placed along the underneath section off USS AUK. G 34) MS PAN Yard area along the ways, with the USS AUK on the ways. 35) MS Colors flying from stern of AUK; PAN on down to the screw shafts, workers below the counter. G to F 36) CU PAN Workers looking up towards the ship; PAN up to a clock reading: "11:15". 37) CU Several high-ranking officers and VIP's moving by in FG for ship's launching. G 38) HA MS Officer at mike on speaker's stand. 39) MS Sponsor coming up onto the stand to launch ship. 40) MS Chaplain speaking before mike. G to F 41) MS Woman cracking the champagne bottle across bow of USS AUK; PAN, showing ship sliding down the ways and into water, large American flag flying from masts. VG 42) MS Starb'd beam view, AUK swinging arouid in river; PAN down to rear section of officers and VIP's.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities