German prisoners dig ground with pick-axes and pitch forks at an interment camp in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, during World War 1. Prison camp can be seen in the background. (Fort Oglethorpe was established as a U.S. Army Post in 1902, and is located in the Chickamauga National Military Park's North Post area.) (WWI; WW1)
Vice Admiral Henry B Wilson, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in France, and about 20 members of his staff, visit a coastal fortress. American sailors walk along a an area overlooking the site's high walls. Camera pans to the left toward a group of Naval Officers climbing a tall berm that runs below the higher wall. The head of the group is Vice Admiral Wilson. A Navy Captain, in lighter color uniform, is acting as a tour guide. He pauses as the remainder of the visiting party catch up. The group poses. The fort wall and tops of buildings appear in the background. Admiral Wilson is flanked by the Captain tour guide and a Captain from his staff, in blues. All members of the party seem amused at being photographed by a cinematographer.
A U.S. Navy commander and a Lieutenant Commander pose with a number of other officers on the deck of an anchored U.S. warship during World War 1. Low mountains and hills in the background. Aerial views of the U.S. Navy Battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37) showing the entire ship's company on deck on deck in dress uniforms. Aerial view of the Oklahoma's stern clearly shows five 14 inch guns, three mounted in a turret on deck and two in a turret above. (The main armament of the Oklahoma consisted of ten 14inch guns mounted in 4 turrets - two forward and two aft. ) A U.S. Caldwell-class destroyer, in camouflage paint, underway in the harbor, at very slow speed, leaving practically no wake. (Note: The USS Oklahoma was one of three U.S. oil burning battleships stationed at Berehaven, Ireland, to guard trans-Atlantic troop convoys against a possible breakout of the German Battle Cruiser Force.The other ships were the USS Nevada and the USS Utah.)
A sailor, in foul weather gear, leans on the barrel of a heavy gun, aboard a U.S. Navy ship, and looks through a telescope toward a submarine cruising on the surface. U.S. Destroyer, Manley (DD-74) in camouflage paint, at anchor. U.S. Battleship Texas, anchored. U.S. Battleship, Florida, with a support vessel at port side. Starboard view of USS Florida. Forth rail bridge over Firth of Forth visible in distance. In a different location, perhaps the United States, a U.S. Destroyer, with other ships in background, is seen through a cloud of sea birds wheeling about the photographers ship. Periscope of a submerged submarine leaving wake as it moves underwater.
USS Manley, 4-stacker, flush decker destroyer, painted in camouflage,underway in Firth of Forth, Scotland. At location in United States, Battleship, USS Arizona, underway, with its 3-gun forward turret visible. U.S. battleship Texas, underway, in Firth of Forth, Scotland. At a different location, U.S. 4-stacker Destroyer making way slowly. Many small sailboats in distance.
U.S. Battleships that served as 6th Battle Squadron, with the British Grand Fleet, plus several from the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, gathered at end of World War I, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. A twin engine bi-wing float plane circles over the Firth. Ships and derricks of shipyard in background. Small sailboat in water. Various American battleships in full dress - flags flying from both cage masts and crews manning the rails, dressed in winter blues. View of battleship USS Florida (BB-30) at anchor. The USS Arkansas (BB-33) anchored. The USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and USS Arizona (BB-39) in the distance. The USS Nevada (BB-36) and the USS Oklahoma (BB-37). Bow view of the USS New York (BB-34) steaming. Views of the Forth Rail Bridge over the Firth of Forth. Warships in distance, framed by the bridge span. Stern view of a Nevada-class Battleship steaming. The USS Texas(BB-35) at anchor. More views of the Battleships Nevada and Oklahoma Last U.S. Battleship seen is the USS Utah (BB-31) at anchor.