USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD-754) COLLISION Part 1

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1)HA CU Bow of motor whale boat underway directly below camera position; pulls up to gangway, man disembarks, boat leaves. (SV) G 2) HA MS Open motor whale boat; suvivors of USS FRANK E. EVAANS (DD- 754) seen dis- embaring, moving up gangway. VG 3) HA MS Over stern of Australian boat alongside gangway; more survivors dis-embark move up gangway, boat leaves; crewmen seen on camera craft Watching, HMAS MELBOURNE (R-21) seen R, no way on. VG 4) LS Port beam view, MELBOURNE; ulility boat seen appraoching in MBG with more survivors. VG 5) MS Crewmen on deck edge elevator and sponson deck looking down over life line. P OF 6)LA ELS Side view, MELBOURNE; destroyers seen off bow. F 7) HA CU Secured gangway on unidentified carrier; crewmen seen L, ship is underway. VG 8) LS Port beam view, MELBOURNE, framed by part of camera ship and ship's crane hanging over utility boat on deck edge elevator; crewmen seen on elevator, boat crew in boat receiving crane hook. EX 9) MS Stern view, utility boat being lowered to calm water, crew aboard. VG (SV) 10) HA MS Stern view, utility boat pulling away from carrier in starb'd. turn; U.S. flag seen flying from stern. VG 11) HA LS Starb'd. bow view, utility boat approaching rapidly; PAN R with boat moving past camera position on carrier, carrying Survivors. VG 12) SV Utility boat in boat skids on deck of camera ship; crewmen seen nearby.G 13) LA MS Boat crew in boat, crewmen seen in FG on deck edge elevator. G 14) MS Hospital Corpsmen walking from elevator into hangar bay in BG. G 15) SV Tables set up in hangar bay; survivors seen sitting in chairs nearby. P-G 16) CU Rear view, officer standing on lowered deck edge elevator; part of MELBOURNE seen in FBG. G 17) MLS After half of MELBOURNE, two utility boats in water aft of ship; part of camera ship seen in LFG. F (unsteady) 18) MS Forward section of MELB0URNE showing damage to bow caused in collision.G 19) ELS Port beam view, MELBOURNE, laying to; part of camera ship seen LFG.(SV) VG 20) CU Personnel on weather deck of camera ship looking towards MELBOURNE, seen in FBG. VG 21) LA MS Crewman up in crane on board camera ship. (SV) F 22) LA MS Crane hook swinging through air over utility boat in skids on deck, is attached to slings; five crewmen seen in boat, part of carier superstructure seen in BG. (SV) VG 23) SV Rear view, bos'un giving hand signals; boat is lifted, swung outboard over water. VG 24) LS Starb'd. bow view, Australian utility boat moving through water, men seen on board. F (very unstesady) 25) HA MS PAN view, utility boat moving quickly through water with survivors from F.E. EVANS aboard. VG 26) MS Down side of camera ship; personnel seen on sponson deck watching. G-F 27) HA MS Bow of utility boat; boat approaches gangway; PAN up to show men moving up gangway, crewmen of carrier seen watching men come aboared. VG (SV) 28) HA LS USN utility boat, flying U.S. colors, approaching with survivors aboard. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities