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Commissioning Ceremony for the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
Film opens with brief glimpse of Commmander Eugene P. Wilkinson, USN, Captain of the USS Nautilus, as he walks on a dock at the Electric Boat yard, Groton, Connecticut. He crosses a gangplank to the submarine. Next, Admiral Jerauld Wright, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, is seen walking along the dock at the head of a loose formation of officers and sailors. Beside him is John Jay Hopkins, founder and president of General Dynamics Corporation. As they walk close by the camera, and turn, Admiral Donald B. Duncan, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, is seen immediately behind them. Scene shifts to deck of the Nautilus, where Commander Wilkinson is standing at a podium with senior officers and Mr. Hopkins behind him. They all salute as several sailors prepare to raise an American flag (not yet seen) on a mast attached to the Nautilus Sail. Two men are seen from the back of a high platform forward of the submarine, as they look down over a railing at persons assembled on the Nautilus deck. More views, from various vantage points, of the Nautilus crew members on deck and of the relatives, friends and spectators on the dock. A large number of families and others, many seated on chairs set out for the occasion. They mingle and socialize. Sailors have not yet been dismissed and remain in a tight formation on the deck of the Nautilus.
Animated cartoon schematic shows basic elements of the nuclear power plant inside the USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
Film opens showing the nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN 571) moving underway, on the surface, in the Thames River, near Groton, Connecticut. Several crew members stand on the boat's deck, as it heads toward the Long Island Sound. Change of scene shows a cartoon representation of a nuclear reaction occuring inside a nuclear reactor. Next, the reactor is seen enclosed in a containment with a pump attached. To this a heat exchanger is then shown in combination with the reactor and pump. Finally, the cartoon schematic includes a turbine, drive, and a propeller. An arrow points to control and fuel rods atop the reactor containment, and fuel rods descend into the reactor. The next animated illustration shows the reactor and drive assembly through a cutaway in a sketch of the Nautilus submarine.
Daughter of Thomas Alva Edison christens the Polaris Submarine named for her father
Mrs. Madeleine Edison Sloane, second daughter of renowned American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, christens the Polaris Submarine, USS Thomas Alva Edison (SSBN-610), at the yard of Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, in Groton, Connecticut. Mrs. Sloane with other officials on a platform. She is briefed by an official and then breaks a bottle of champagne to launch the boat, which moves smoothly down the ways into the water. Spectators cheer. The crew of the new Polaris submarine seen on her deck, following the launch.
Early trials of the Nuclear powered submarine, USS Nautilus with Admirals Carney and Fechteler aboard
Assorted views taken when the CNO visited and sailed aboard the new atomic powered submarine, USS Nautilus during sea trials. A sailor walks along the deck of the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) docked on the Thames river at Groton, Connecticut. It moves away from the dock. Next, Admiral Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations walks on the deck with Nautilus Captain, Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson. Admiral William Fechteler, former CNO, follows behind them. Crew of the boat is lined up on deck. A sailor raises Admiral's 4-star flag next to the American flag on the Nautilus flag pole. Pier, docks, and waterfront buildings are seen in the background. Sailors pick up lines from deck of the Nautilus and remove the American flag and flagpole from the deck. Admiral Carney descends from the deck through a hatch. Next, the Nautilus is seen, moving slowly away on the calm river. View from on deck looking aft, shows trailing wake as the Nautilus moves at higher speed. Views of sailors at duty stations inside the boat: one in a compartment, monitoring equipment; a lookout in cold weather gear, with binoculars; and a sailor below speaking on an interphone, as Admiral Carney sits next to him. The Admiral standing next to the sailor, conversing with him. Admiral Fechteler standing behind the helmsman as an officer briefs him. Glimpse of Admiral Carney through a hatch. Admiral Carney climbing interior stairway to another deck where he and Admiral Fechteler join Commander Wilkinson who briefs them. A sailor shows Admiral Carney a metal plaque on the wall citing the Nautilus as the sixth ship of the fleet to carry that name, and giving information about that. Glimpse of crew member taking a book from a cabinet. Admiral Carney ducking as he passes through a hatchway. Admiral Carney seated at a table having coffee and conversing with a sailor. Behind them on a wall, is a juke box. The Admirals standing near sailors on a break, playing cards. Admiral Carney looking over the juke box on the wall. Both Admirals signing a log book. The Admirals seated beside one another at the helmsman position.
Various Buildings, Monuments and Landmarks of United States.
Views of various projects depicting man's creative engineering skills across the United States, including: The Indian Serpent Mounts, Ohio; Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Headquarters, Connecticut; Mackinac Bridge, Michigan; Green Bank Radio Astronomy Antenna, West Virginia; Tanker "Manhattan" in the Northwest Passage; Chicago's Marina Towers, Illinois; NASA launch complex 39 in Cape Canaveral, Florida with a rocket in place; Watts tower, California; John Hancock Building, Illinois; Washington Monument; Dworshak Dam while under construction, Idaho; Newport Bridge, Rhode Island; U.S. Steel building, Pennsylvania; Mt. Glory Arch Bridge under construction in Wyoming; Johnson Wax Headquarters building, Wisconsin; Boeing 747 Factory Building Complex, Seattle Washington; A model of the proposed New Orleans Super Dome in Louisiana; Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; Dulles International Airport, Virginia; Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minnesota; Westinghouse Headquarters building, Pennsylvania; Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, New Mexico; Gulf Life Tower, Florida; Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wisconsin; a paddle style River boat on the Ohio River; an artist depiction of the under construction Mobile River Highway Tunnel, Alabama; the Westinghouse Desalinization Plant, Florida; Model of master plan for the city of Gary, Indiana; Gulf Oil's "Big Brutus" crane at work on a dig site (The 160-foot tall coal shovel known as the 1850-B was designed and built by Bucyrus-Erie in Hallowell Kansas, for the Pittsburg & Midway, or P&M Coal Mining Company. It is the only one of its kind ever built. The mining company was purchased by Gulf Oil in 1963, and subsequently went under The Chevron Mining umbrella); Knights of Columbus headquarters building, Connecticut.
Granada Hills, California beats Stratford, Connecticut, 2-1 in extra inning of the Little League World Series.
Spectators fill bleacher seats to watch the Little League championship game in Pennsylvania. View of Dave Sehmen, of Granada Hills, California pitching against Stratford Connecticut. Narrator states that he struck out 18 batters. Glimpse of spectators in the stands. Next, California takes a one-nothing lead as their catcher, Ken Kinsman, gets the only extra-base hit of the game, a home run in the 4th inning. Views of fans scrambling for the ball where it lands, and of Kinsman rounding the bases. Fans applauding in the stands. Harold Smith of Connecticut is seen stealing second base and advancing to third as another Connecticut batter grounds out to first base. Smith is seen sliding into home plate to even the score, when California catcher Kinsman lets a pitch get past him. In an extra inning, Kinsman is seen hitting a single to right field. View of him (number 10) on first base. Team mate Fred Seibly (number 6) hits an infield grounder and Kinsman is forced out at second. But the throw to firat for a double play goes wild and Seibly advances to second. James Walker then hits a looping fly over first base that brings Seibly home for the win. Members of the California team celebrate on the field with their coaches.
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