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USS PROVIDENCE (CLG-6) GUNFIRE SUPPORT Part 2

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1) MS Plotting room aboard USS PROVIDENCE (CLG-6) with various stations manned. G 2) CU Crewman working over map in plotting room. G 3) ECU Face of man working over chart. G 4) CU Man using various instruments to draw grids on charts. G 5) CU Man in plotting room writing information on clipboard, officer in mid BG using soundpowered phones. G 6) CU Plotting room officer with phones. G 7) CU Man operating Mark 8 Able computer in plotting room. G to F 8) ECU Man's hand turning small handle on side of computer during adjustment. G to F 9) CU Down over top of MK8 Able computer showing two dials in motion. G 10) CU Plotting officer with salvo operator in right BG. G to F 11) MCU Salvo operator wearing phones looking toward left to plotting room officer. G to F 12) CU Man's both hands on the triggers for firing of the guns (this is salvo operator. G 13) CU Salvo operator talking on phones. G 14) LA MS Starb'd beam view of the USS PROVIDENCE at sea off South Vietnam. 15) LA MLS Starb'd bow view of the PROVIDENCE underway at sea off coast of South Vietnam. F (unsteady) 16) CU Officer and two crewmen working over MK I Able computer in CIC aboard USS PROVIDENCE. VG 17) CU Operator turning knob on MK I Able computer in CIC. G 18) CU Computer operator wearing phones as he stands over MK I Able computer. G 19) CU Plotting room officer on phones. G 20) CU Plotting room officer writing on clipboard. G 21) CU Down over section of MKI Able computer. F 22) CU Down over computer, target of striker range gauge. G 23) CU Man's hand turning knob on computer. G 24) CU Man's face as he looks over gauges on computer. G 25) CU Down over gauges on computer. F 26) MCU Operator on MK I Able computer in CIC. 27) CU Down over MK I Able computer. G 28) CU Man's hands moving toward triggers for firing of guns. 29) CU Salvo operator; PAN down, man's hands on two triggers. 30) MS Operator standing before large control panel. G 31) CU Several switches being turned on control panel. G 32) CU Over top surface of the MK I Able computer with operators in scene, one man in FG turning knobs on top of computer, two men in BG also turning knobs on far end of computer. G to F 33) MLS Stern view of USS HALEAKALA (AE-25) being approached by USS PROVIDENCE for underway replenishment, bow of PROVIDENCE in left lower FG. (SV) F (soft focus) 34) MS Toward port bow of the HALEAKALA as seen from upper deck of PROVIDENCE. (UX, F) 35) LA MLS Port quarter view of PROVIDENCE firing at shore targets off Vietnam, mountainous coastline in far BG, (OX, unsteady), forward battery firing to port. F to P 36) MS Port beam view of PROVIDENCE off S. Vietnam, bow of camera boat in extreme lower FG, boat making approach toward ship. F

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Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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1967-12-29
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