ACTIVITIES OF SHIP & CREW Part 1

Description

Off OkinawaMCU Man putting on diver's suit aboard the SALISBURY SOUND.MCU Diving team from USS SALISBURY SOUND in shallow water diving operation.MCU Dressing diver aboard Army tug in harbor of aha, Okinawa.MCU Air hose and lines being attached to diver's suit.MCU Diver goes to station, prepare to go over side.MCU Diver receives final instructions.MCU Power unit for air lines.CU Power unit.CU Diver swims away and returns to tug after examining hull plates of Japanese passenger ship, NAGASAKI MARU, that had run aground on a reef.MCU Diver aboard tug explains ltion of damage.MS Laying out diving suit and gear in preparation for deep water diving.MCU Testing telephone and helmet.MS Buoy marking spot where P2V crashed and sank in bay just outside harbor Naha, Okinawa.MCU Diver in "undies" sounding.MS Diver being dressed for dive in 150' of water.MS Dressed diver walks to diving stage.MCU Diver on platform is lowered 150'.MCU Cable from crane lowering diver.MS Spectators watching diver's progress thru water.MCU Preparing for diver's return to deck.CU Bubbles and wake of diver below surface.MCU Helpers hauling in line from bottom; retreived parachute attached.MCU Bringing diver up.MS Diver making second dive without aid of platform.MCU Diver's lines paying out into water.MS MR. BRODERSEN, CHCARP, in charge of diving operations, checking life lines and air while diver is down.MCU MR. BRODERSEN checks telephone and gives instructions to diver below.MS Bringing diver back aboard.MS P2V plane passes AV-13, dropping dispatch can; small boat retrieves same. MS VADM. ARTHUR D. STRUBLE boards AV-13 for brief visit.MS Barge approaches landing; ADM. STRUBLE steps out, followed by COMM. GRANT.MS STRUBLE salutes.MS STRUBLE shakes hands with CAPT. F.R. JONES (C.O.) and CCMDR. EADY, XO.MCU COMM. GRANT present STRUBLE to Officers of FAW-1 (stationed aboard AV-13).MS Damaged PBM-5 is towed alongside AV-13 and prepared for hoisting aboard.MS Hoisting aboard.MS PBM-5 on seaplane deck.MLS 3/4 bow shot of USS SALISBURY SOUND.MS PAN from bow.LS Stbd. 3/4 bow.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities