USMC 110990: Minesweeping and other naval operations

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110990: Minesweeping and other naval operations Citation information USMC 110990: Minesweeping and other naval operations. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4555/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110990 Decade 1970 Date 1976-10-27 Description Reel includes footage of a hydrofoil magnetic minesweeping sled being dragged over the ocean, followed by two films. First film, "Navy man" outtakes (11/3/76): Navy personnel work aboard a ship on deck and with mechanical equipment below deck. Known Navy personnel: Schwartz. Second film (10/27/76): Various footage of beach landings and ships at sea. Tanks with wading snorkles come ashore and fire. Various ships and boats are shown at sea. LVTP5s come ashore and troops disembark onto a beach. Navy personnel seal a broken pipe below deck and line up to be paid. More footage of LVPT5s and troops on a beach. Explosives detonate in the ocean and on the beach. Footage of USS Illusive (AM-448/MSO-448), USS Enhance (MSO-437), and USS Leader (MS-490) at sea and a helicopter (possibly Sikorsky C53A) flying over water. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Kinsley, William (Camera operator); Jacobson, D. Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on October 27 and November 3, 1976. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 1000 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 Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 07/17/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 30:31 Digital file type video/H264