The British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales underway at sea, headed to the Atlantic Conference in Newfoundland. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stands on deck with U.S. Presidential advisor, Harry Hopkins, along with British Army Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, and British Air Force Chief,
Atlantic Conference during World War II. British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales, underway at sea headed to the Atlantic Conference. Bow of the ship as rough sea breaks over it. Water washes forward deck of the ship. Men in foul weather gear on deck. Brief views of some of the ships heavy guns.
United States Coast Guard. Small boats underway at a college crew race. United States Coast Guards patrol boats control traffic and maintain law and order during races and parades. Yachts underway. Coast Guards fleet on parade. Cutters and patrol boats come to rescue the yachts during bad weather conditions. Officer on the cutter order spectator craft. Sailors aboard the cutter.
Role of United States Coast Guards. Two cutters underway to ensure the proper implementation of navigation and fishery laws. An injured fisherman being treated at a hospital aboard a Coast Guards cutter after the officers brought him there. A captain aboard a cutter plans to rescue a disabled tug at sea. He works on a map. Direction finder guides the ship crew. Men on the flight deck clear the deck for the operation. Gangplank being removed. Men work with chains. The cutter tows the tug. Storm at sea and barges cut loose from the cutter. Coast Guard power life boat underway at sea. People aboard a vessel look at the rescue operations.
United States Ships en route to France during World War 1. Allied seaplanes in flight as they escort a convoy of United States ships. Ships underway as they approach Brest, France. Aircraft in flight. A lighthouse on an island. Seaplanes land on water and taxi along.
Sweeping of mines in the Atlantic during World War II. A convoy of United States Naval transport ships underway at sea. YMS (Auxiliary motor minesweeper) sweep mines at sea. Landing Ship Tanks in the background. Heavy cruiser near the shore. Transport ships and landing crafts in transport area off the shore.
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