USMC 100604: ""The Sunken Fleet""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100604: ""The Sunken Fleet"" Citation information USMC 100604: ""The Sunken Fleet"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/2992/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100604 Decade 1940 Description Edited and narrated film covering salvage of French merchant fleet ships destroyed by German forces during World War II. The film follows French engineering commissions from the Maritime Service, as well as their allied force support, as they repair and re-float the vessels. Beginning in 1944, these efforts involved assessing damage of the sunken vessels, patching hulls, draining interior flooding, and finally resurfacing. The film concludes by explaining how the ships are sent to dry docks for full repair and restoration before rejoining the active fleet. Location(s) France Camera crew Maurice Thery; Pierre Bachelet; Louis Pasquier and Roger-Roger; Gregory Abbott; Dena Burger Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Public relations Film date (note) Probably produced around 1945. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 340 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Content may be protected by copyright. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 07/25/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 09:47 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II