USS IREDELL COUNTY (LST-839) IN COMBAT SUPPORT OPERATIONS CUA VIET, VIETNAM Part 1

Description

1) CU Looking past the left shoulder of a signalman, sending a message on a signal light. LCVP is on the way in the MBG, cruising close ab'd the IREDELL, which is the camera ship; G. 2) CU Side view of the signalman sending a message on a signal light with the USS IREDELL (LST- 839) underway, into Da Nang harbor. Many cargo ships are seen framed in the FBG, G. 3) CU Looking past the right side of the signal light, two ships unidentified are seen in the FBG at Da Nang Harbor; G. 4) HA MCU PAN view of the LCVP from the IREDELL underway, north side of the ship; G. 5) CU Officer on the wing of the bridge, the merchant ship in the MBG at anchor in Da Nang; G. 6) MS Looking aft from the bow of the IREDELL, few men are seen on deck, looking out over the harbor of Da Nang; G. 7) CU Looking down over the side showing the rush of the water, alongside the ship; G. 8) LA CU Twin 40mm Mount, PAN on down to a few of the crew and one officer chatting in front of the Mount. Shoreline of Da Nang is seen in the BG with some naval ships along the shoreline; G. 9) CU Looking past the left shoulder of a crewmen looking out over the harbor. 10) MCU Bridge area with personnel up on the bridge of the IREDELL, the ship underway in Da Nang harbor, headed to the beach area; G. 11) MS PAN view of ships tied up to piers, large crane is seen beyond, also belonging to the USN. LCVP underway in the MBG; G. 12) CU Looking down over the top of barrels of the Twin 40 mount, ships are seen in Da Nang harbor in the BG, SV; VG. 13) CU Looking past the right shoulder of an officer looking towards the ships and the shoreline in the MBG from the deck of the IREDELL, small merchant oiler type ship is in the MFG; G. 14) CU Looking down over the side of the ship with the water sparkling from the sunlight off to the right; F. 15) CU Lt. JG. William HEARD, ship's first lieutenant up on deck looking towards the USS CAROLINE COUNTY (LST-525) up to the beach in the MBG. Zoom towards port quarter of the CAROLINE COUNTY, LCVP is underway and ready to cut across the stern of the CAROLINE COUNTY; G. 16) MS Looking towards the bridge area of the IREDELL COUNTY, still underway en route to the beach; G. 17) LA MS Signal flag hoist flying from the USS IREDELL COUNTY (LST-839); G. 18) LA MS View of a UH-46C type 'copter in flight over the harbor, PAN around to the right on over the tank deck area of the IREDELL COUNTY, some of the crew walking on deck, bridge area in the BG; G. 19) MS Looking towards the beach area where the IREDELL COUNTY will beach. CAROLINE COUNTY is in the LBG; G. 20) CU Looking over the left shoulder of a man on the deck with phones, CAROLINE COUNTY is framed in the MBG showing its port quarter; G. 21) CU The number 525 on the port quarter of the CAROLINE COUNTY; G. 22) MCU An officer on deck looking towards the beach area, PAN around to the right showing a CU of the beach area, equipment on the beach, bus is underway in the MBG moving off to the left; G. 23) CU Man tossing a line towards the beach; F. 24) ECU PAN view to the right to a man on the 30 caliber machine gun in a LCVP called a papa boat, cruising, the beach area seen in the BG, Gunners in a baseball type cap in an undershirt; G. 25) CU Gunner on the 30 caliber machine gun secured to the gunnel of the LCVP on patrol in the harbor; G. 26) MS Looking towards the port quarter of the USS IREDELL COUNTY (LST-839), part of the camera boat framed in the FG, and the gunner on the gun, SV-DA. 27) ECU Front view of the coxswain of the boat and a crewmen in the stern area of the boat; G. 28) CU Rear view of the man on the 30 caliber machine gun on the starboard forward side of the LCVP, beach area seen in the FBG, SV-DA; G. 29) LA CU The Coxswain at the controls; G. 30) MS Framed view of the port quarter of the IREDELL COUNTY, ship's screws are kicking up a wake after the LST, keeping the ship up to the beach, part of the LCVP is framed in the FG; G. 31) MS The coxswain at the controls of the boat, IREDELL COUNTY seen in the FBG up to the beach. LUC-600 underway, quite fast, off to the right, moving on past the port quarter of the IREDELL COUNTY with a load of supplies of some type; G. 32) CU The number 839 on the starb'd quarter of the IREDELL COUNTY, Zoom back away, PAN to the right along the starboard side, part of the camera boat in the FG; VG. 33) MS Heavy duty fork lifts, working up on the beach ramp area, offloading supplies from the IREDELL COUNTY; G. 34) MS PAN to the left of the IREDELL COUNTY up to the beach; G. 35) LS View of LVTP-5's up on the beach, camera boat, machine gun framed in the FG on the zoom back; G.

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities