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Merchant Marine Officer candidates study aboard a ship in New York and various halls in the United States (WW2)

World War II Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship in New York, United States. The Merchant Marine Academy officer candidates study aboard a ship. An officer shows his quarters to two candidates. He shows caps on a wall and books in a shelf. A candidate meets an officer to get a review of his work. The officer gives him a certificate. John Barry Hall in honor of John Barry "The Father of the American Navy" ; Fulton Hall in honor of Robert Fulton, the developer of the first commercially successful steamboat; Wiley Hall , Palmer Hall, Patton Hall, Delano Hall and O'hara Hall. Pictures of Edwin J O'hara and soldiers fighting in a war.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058099
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn principals of stability and meteorology at the USMMA in New York, U.S.

Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA ) in New York, United States. Views of Long Island. Boats anchored in a harbor. The candidates study at a table. They eat. Candidates enter into the Bowditch Hall. A manual of ship construction is read. An officer teaches principles of stability to a class. The candidates learn on a ship model. They look through an equipment. In a class a candidate looks through an equipment and writes on a blackboard. The candidates work on huge sheets with a geometric compass and a scale. They operate a meteorology instrument and note readings. Views of 'Certificate of Registry' and 'Certificate of Inspection'.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058100
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn navigation, mechanical drafting and signaling at the USMMA in Kings Point, New York.

Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point in New York, United States. The candidates stand beside a map and look at it. A candidate using a headset writes a message. The candidates make repairs on a radio instrument. They learn navigation with an equipment. The manuals of Sperry Gyro Compass and Gyro Pilot. A candidate holds a gyroscope. The candidates learn navigation with the gyrocompass. In Samuels Hall, candidates use ropes and work with them. On a signal bridge they practice signaling with semaphore flags. In Fulton Hall, engineering cadets work on equipment in a laboratory. An officer teaches mechanical drafting with an equipment to the candidates in a class. A candidate makes a sketch of the equipment. The candidates learn the principles of thermodynamics.

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058101
Candidates learn principles of diesel engine, slide rule and mathematical formulas at the USMMA in Kings Point, New York.

Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point in New York, United States. The candidates learn the slide rule and mathematical formulas in a class. They learn principles of a diesel engine. In a laboratory they dismantle and reassemble equipment. They learn to test oil used in a viscometer. Engineer cadets familiarized with the operation, care and control of various types of diesel engines. The candidates learn electric engineering. They operate switchboards in an engine room. They examine a section of a marine boiler and perform tasks like turbining boiler tubes for safety and efficiency. They analyze flue gas to check the efficiency of fuel combustion. The candidates remove the cover of a burner and turn to an engine to utilize steam. They learn telegraphy.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058102
Candidates practice drill and learn naval science and operate anti-aircraft guns at the USMMA in Kings Point, New York.

Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States, during World War 2. The candidates practice drills during training. The book of United States Navy Regulations. The cadets learn naval science in their advance training. They learn tactics and maneuvers by operating artillery and antiaircraft guns. They learn to recognize ships and aircraft. The candidates learn to operate anti aircraft guns and machine guns.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058103
Merchant Marine Officer candidates practice calisthenics and undergo obstacle courses at the USMMA at Kings Point in New York.

Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States. The candidates practice calisthenics during their advance training. They go through various obstacle courses to develop coordination and stamina. They climb ropes. The candidates play baseball and participate in boxing. They dance. They pray in churches. A candidate talks to an officer.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058104