USMC 112999: ""Interim Sea Control Ship Evaluation""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 112999: ""Interim Sea Control Ship Evaluation"" Citation information USMC 112999: ""Interim Sea Control Ship Evaluation"". (QMMP; CNO-4-72; 10693-2; A-A-DFD-2-04.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no BY Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers QMMP; CNO-4-72; 10693-2; A-A-DFD-2-04 MIRC inventory no. USMC 112999 Decade 1970 Date 1972-01 Description USS Guam (LPH-9) transferred to Operational Test and Evaluation Force to assess feasibility of a proposed Interim Sea Control Ship. Tests aim to establish the safe operation of both helicopters (SH-3) and AV8As from the flight deck and establish protocols for combined anti-submarine tactics. USS Okmulgee (YTB-765) escorts the Guam from port. Flight deck operations with Harrier and SH-3s are shown in detail. The Canadian experimental tilt rotor aircraft, CX-84, is also shown operating from the Guam. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Atlantic Fleet Combat Camera Group Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed from January to July 1972. Squadron VMA-513 HMH-362 HS-15 (Navy) Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: positive Original physical length 250 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 04/24/2025 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 7:31 Digital file type video/H264