CURV III (Cable-controlled Underwater Research Vehicle) Part 2

Description

1) ECU Hands of man working with wires. F 2) CU Three members of U.S. Naval Undersea Center; one technician has note pad, others working with wires. G 3) ECU Hands of technician holding group of wires and continuity checker. G 4) CU Two technicians working with wires, third man seen in BG. F 5) CU Technician working on deck of OPPORTUNE. F- P 6) CU Gear on deck of ship. F-P 7) CU Hands of man holding unidt. metal object over deck of ship. F-P 8) CU Technician working on deck, other technicians and a crewman seen in BG. F 9) CU Two technicians working with unidentified object on deck. F-P 10) CU Heavy, round metal object in hands of technician; PAN L to show another technician attaching small white line to metal object. (SV) F 11) MS Technicians working on deck around CURV III. G 12) CU Man working with wrenches on side of CURV III. G 13) CUClaws of CURV III. G 14) CU Technician working with wrench on CURV III. (SV) G 15) CU Two technicians working on large shackle attaching objects with line. G-F (SV) 16) CU Rear view, group of men gathered around CURV III. G 17) CU Technicians standing at side of CURV III. G-F 18) MS General view, CURV III on deck; technicians seen working with vehicle. (SV) 19) ECU Technician working behind scanner in operation on CURV III during test. (SV) (DA) G 20) CU Over side of OPPORTUNE showing weighted objects being lowered over side. G 21) HA MS CURV III on deck, crewmen and technicians seen around vehicle. VG 22) CU Scanner in operation on front of CURV III. G 23) CU Three technicians in foul weather clothing chatting on deck near CURV III. (SV) (DA) F-P 24) CU Bottom of CURV III, men seen working nearby. G 25) CU CURV III being picked up from deck, swinging over deck; man seen in BG giving hand signals, cables seen in RFG. G (SV) 26) CU Windlass turning, bringing lifting cable in. G 27) LA MLS Side view, CURV III hanging, ready to be put over side, man seen tending line in LFG. G 28) CU CURV III being put over side, moving on surface. VG 29) MS Surface of water as seen from life lines area FG. F 30) CU NUC technicians on deck. G 31) CU Rear view, man standing by life line; cables seen extending into water, leading to CURV III which is now submerged. G 32) MCU Men standing on deck. (SV) F 33) HA MS Several men working in bow area of ship. (SV) (DA) F OX 34) CU Bearded civilian in tan coat standing next to screened unit. F 35) CU Cables hanging in FG. F 36) CU Black electrical cables hanging over sieve-like unit. F 37) MS Men working with heavy block, cable seen running down into water. F 38) HA CU Mass of black electrical cables in container, cables seen leading into water. VG 39) MCU Technicians working around block; PAN R over side. P OX 40) HA CU Cable coiled in unit, being payed out, up deck area, by personnel onboard. G 41) CU Basket containing CURV III cables, men seen nearby. (SV) (DA) G-P 42) CU Winch head; several strands of line seen around winch head, civilian in BG seen tending line. F-P OX 43) CU Steel block secured to deck with line running thru block. F 44) CU Black cable being payed out from basket by technician. (SV) P-G 45) CU Black cable and lift cable secured together. G 46) MS Technician working. G 47) CU Front view, closed circuit TV monitors; image seen on both screens. G 48) CU Hand of NUC technician on control switches for TV monitors aboard ship. G-F 49) CU Image on TV monitor. (SV) F-P 50) CU Front view, TV monitor sitting on table, image seen on screen as picture is received from CURV III moving around ocean bottom. G-F 51) MCU Front view, two TV monitors; different images seen on each screen. P 52) CU Controls for TV monitors. G-F 53) CU Images on two TV monitors, pictures change occasionally, seem badly washed out. P

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities