USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) Part 3

Description

1) LA MLS View of the twin 5" mounts on the port side; Unidt. gun beyond the 5" mounts fires; PAN off to the right over the water; Zoom in towards the splash in a distant BG. (SV) G-F 2) LA MLS Side view of two twin 5" mounts trained to port; One gun firing at double salvo; PAN to the right over the water, splash in a distant BG. (SV) G 3) LA MLS View of the twin 5" Mounts firing in the BG, framed by 16" gun barrels in the FG. G-F 4) MLS View of a gun firing; PAN to the left showing smoke ring, 16" gun barrels in the FG; PAN out over the water, splash is not seen due to the haze and OX. G-F 5) LS View of the 5" guns firing; 16" gun barrels trained in the FG out over the side; PAN left to the brown smoke ring caused by one of the guns firing. (SV) 6) LS Looking out on the starboard side, 5" guns and the midships firing; PAN at left showing the brown smoke out over the water. G 7) LA MS View of the twin 5" Mounts training on the port side midships, training outboard; Several of the guns fire; PAN to the right to the brown smoke hanging over the water. G 8) LA MS Superstructure of the ship; PAN to the right, several of the 5" gun mounts firing in the mid BG to port; Bravo flag is flying from the yard in upper BG. G 9) A-G HA Looking down on the port side of the NEW JERSEY underway, all three turrets trained to port; all three turrets fire sending up a cloud of black, brownish smoke off the port side drifting pass the camera helicopter, clears way to the right; Zoom down toward No.1 and No.2 turrets. VG-F 10) A-G Port bow view of the NEW JERSEY at sea, during gunnery exercises; PAN way back off the bow round about the starboard side, vast open sea surrounds the ship; PAN continues around the starboard beam. VG 11) A-G HA LS Looking down over the port side of the NEW JERSEY, as No.1 and No.2 turrets fire the six guns. VG 12) A-G LS Bow view of the NEW JERSEY; all three turrets firing to port sending a cloud of brown smoke off the port side of the ship; PAN off to the right over the water to catch the splashes, no splashes were seen. VG 13) A-G MLS Port beam view of the USS SHAKORI (ATF-162) underway at sea; PAN back away from the ship and off the port bow. G 14) A-G MS Bow view of the SHAKORI; PAN around to the starboard side. G 15) A-G MLS Starb'd beam view of the SHAKORI; PAN to the left over the water, showing a towed target, towed by the SHAKORI. G 16) A-G MLS Side view of the towed target being towed for the gunnery by the NEW JERSEY. 17) CU Officer in khakis and baseball cap, smoking a cigarette; some men are framed off to the right; Officer unidentified G-F 18) HA CU Looking down over the gun barrels of No.2 turret trained out to port, being depressed to normal, apparently for loading; the gun barrels are then elevated to firing position; guns are then depressed to the horizontal. VG 19) CU Side view of the Telephone Talker; Crouches down, looking through the binoculars. G 20) MLS View of some of the crew up in the superstructure looking towards the guns framed in FBG trained out over the side for firing. G-F

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities