YMS and SC units during mine sweeping activities in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. United States Navy YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway at sea. Mines explode in the background and a pillar of smoke and water rises up. Two YMS in column underway at sea as mines explode. Flag buoy towed in the foreground. Mines explode with YMS in the background. SC pulls in flag buoy.
YMS during mine sweeping activities in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. United States Navy YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway at sea as they sweep mines. Mines explode in the foreground and a pillar of smoke and water rises up. YMS in a column and mines explode. YMS underway at sea as mines explode in the background. Mines explode with YMS in the background.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. Four YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. A buoy along side a ship. Two depth chargers lowered down on the deck. A buoy anchored and another dropped in the water. A paravane with a flag attached to it floats in water with YMS in the background.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. A YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. Men wearing life jackets on deck of a ship. YMS in the background. A paravane with a flag underway as it detects mines. YMS follows the paravane. A boat underway at sea. Two SDB Dauntless Naval dive bombers in flight. Four aircraft fly at a low altitude.
Mine sweeping training off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. United States Navy Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper underway in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. A mast of a sunken ship at sea. A U.S. Navy airship in flight.
Allied freighter making way through heavy seas in Atlantic convoy ON-166, during World War 2. Several warships in distance. U.S. Coast Guard personnel perform preventive maintenance, oiling moving parts on a 3"/50 caliber gun aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Campbell. Various ships in the convoy, as seen from the Campbell. A fast moving destroyer escort moves toward the rear of the convoy. At time 01:02 through 01:09, the surfaced German submarine, U-606, can be seen. (The Campbell was damaged by collision with the U-606,and is now without engine power.) Coastguard men are dispatched in boats from the Campbell, and head toward the Polish destroyer ORP Burza, as officers aboard the Campbell watch. The Campbell crew members are seen being helped aboard the Burza. Two coastguardsmen disassemble something in a boat.
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