Hurricane & Resultant Damage Aboard USS Indiana (BB-58), 06/05/1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #14034. National Archives description "1) HS Looking aft on USS INDIANA from superstructure showing wrecked OS2Us onfantail, tattered flag flying FG, hurricane, wind & rain.2) MS Anemometers spinning wildly in high wind.3) MS Search type radar antenna revolving.4) HS Looking forward toward bow of USS INDIANA underway during hurricane, great seas break over bow.5) HS Looking aft toward fantail showing damaged planes.6) CU Tattered flag flying from gaff, damage to planes on fantail, catapults BG.7) MS-HS Looking aft as heavy seas break over main deck, overturned OS2U awash on deck.8) LS CV & CVL underway during air attack, much flak in sky.9) CU Rifles of number one turret.10) GV Looking forward from fantail showing superstructure of USS INDIANA, number three turret FG.11) LS Essex class CV underway, superstructure of BB FG.12) GV Personnel grouped in conversational groups of main deck.13) GV Men pass baseball on main deck, OS2U on catapult BG.14) MS OS2U in flight, wing of OS2U FG.15) CU Man in breeches buoy during transfer at sea, superstructure of DD BG.16) MS OS2U in flight, Cleveland class CL & several CVs BG. QUALITY: GOOD" National Archives Ident…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Indiana (BB-58), Kingfisher (Reconnaissance Aircraft), USS Indiana, Baseball, Typhoons -- History -- 20th Century

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