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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
PLACING & SINKING UNITS OF ARTIFICIAL HARBORS, DD BOMBARDS BEACH, NORMANDY BEACHHEAD Part 1
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1) MS Man turns water valve, floods Phoenix units-SV.2) MS Men aboard tugs handle lines.3) MS-Pan 2 Phoenix units in place.4) MS-GV Placing Liberty ship in position to sink it.5) MS Gun crew on Phoenix unit-SV.6) LS Ship sunk to form breakwater.7) MS Phoenix units towed to position.8) LS DD bombards beach.9) MS-LS Officers on sub chaser give directions.10) MS Capt. Clark & Commander Basset.11) MS Water flows to Phoenix units-SV.12) GV Night shot: Tracers in air-SV.13) GV 2 Phoenix units in place.14) MCU Cement anchor for Phoenix unit dropped in water.QUALITY: GOOD
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General Records of the Department of the Navy
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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities
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