Views Of 5 Cargo Ships Prior To Christening By Dionne Quintuplets, Superior, Wisconsin, 05/09/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #6318. Footage of the freighters SS Asa Eldridge SS Bailey Foster SS Guerdon Gates SS Moses Gay SS Watson Ferris National Archives description "1) GV-MS 3 ships on ways-SV. 2) CU Sign on bow of ship: "Ships for Victory." 3) GV 3 ships on ways. 4) MS-MCU Workers knock away shores-SV. 5) MCU Axe cuts rope. 6) MS Man operates way controls. 7) MS Men apply grease to ways with mops. 8) GV-MS-Pan 4 ships on ways prior to side launching. 9) GV-MS Spectators-SV. 10) GV Ship launched sideways, other ships on ways BG. 11) MS Ship launched sideways. 12) MS Surf runs over ways, spectators BG. 13) GV Spectators, ways & water FG. 14) MS Ship launched sideways, pan to spectators on dock. 15) SHS Spectators. 16) GV Ship on ways, workers knock away shs, ship leaves ways-SV. 17) GV Spectators-SV. QUALITY: GOOD" National Archives Identifier: 77824 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Dionne quintuplets, SS Asa Eldridge, World War, 1939-1945, SS Moses Gay, World War II, SS Watson Ferris, United States. Navy, SS Guerdon Gates, SS Bailey Foster

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