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12th Coast Artillery Mine Planter Battery members demonstrate mine planting techniques

A training film about marine mine planting, created before World War 2. Group of mine planting vessels consisting of a planter (The "General J.M. Schofield"), a DB (Distribution Box) boat and three motor boats, are seen underway in Delaware Bay. Members of 12th Coast Artillery Mine Planter Battery, on the planter vessel, attach cable to a loading wire and then connect the cable to the bale of the number 10 mine with a galvanized wire. Mine and anchor lowered over the edge of the planter. Mooring rope attaches the mine with the anchor. End of the cable attached to the DB boat. Men look over the edge of the planter as the mine is lowered into the water. Cable loosened over the stern of the planter. An animation shows the correct way of releasing of coil from a figure of eight.

Location: Delaware Bay United States USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049267
Methods and process of planting marine mines from a Coast Artillery Mine Planter vessel, before World War 2

A training film about planting antisubmarine mines. Scenes aboard the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Mine Planter Vessel, "General J.M. Schofield," in U.S. coastal waters, pre World War 2. Mine number 10 and an anchor are lowered into the water over the side of planter vessel. An animation shows a mine planter's movement while planting a mine in relation to the Distribution Box (DB) boat. A yawl comes and measures the level of submergence of the mine and puts a flag on its top. An animation shows the underwater position of a mine. A man connects various cables to the distribution box. An animation shows the manner in which planter comes back to DB boat and plants mine number 9. Mine number 9 lowered into the water over the side of a mine planter. Cable from figure of eight released over the stern. A yawl comes in and measures the level of submergence of the mine. An animation shows the movement of a reel. Another animation shows the mine planter maneuvering and planting various other mines. A man attaches cables to distribution box. Box covered and pulled up on a hook and then carried to the bow. Distribution box being released into the water over the side of the boat.

Location: Atlantic Ocean
Date: 1939
Duration: 9 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049268
Training film illustrates operation of a remote-controlled planted minefield in coastal waters

Pre-World War 2 training film contains animated description about control and operation of a mine field containing deep planted mines in domestic coastal waters. It shows observing stations on the shore sighting mine positions and that information being translated to a plotting board in a control room. Illustration of vessel being targeted by a controlled mine. Views of mines being tested against obsolete warships. Illustration of submerged submarine with planted mines in the vicinity. A mine explosion. Several battleships underway.

Location: Atlantic Ocean
Date: 1939
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049269
Crew of Minesweeper USS Pilot demonstrate deployment and retrieval of minesweeper cable assemblies shortly before World War 2

The USS Pilot, a U.S. Navy Raven/Auk class Mine Sweeper is seen docked at a pier, and then underway in coastal waters, shortly before World War 2. She is in camouflage paint and displays AM-104 identification on her bow. Some of her armament (20mm and 40mm antiaircraft guns) can be seen. Her crew demonstrates the deployment and retrieval of mine sweeping cable assemblies.

Location: Chesapeake Bay
Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049270
President Roosevelt asks the Congress to reexamine the Law of Neutrality during an address in Washington DC, United States.

President Franklin D Roosevelt addresses the Congress before entering World War II. President Roosevelt during his address urges the Congress to amend the Law of Neutrality to avert the danger of war looming large on America. He says that the primary function of American foreign policy has been to avert war and the government will try to keep out of the war. He states that America has always believed in neutrality and peace but with the outbreak of war in Europe there is a threat to peace and security of United States.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1939, September 21
Duration: 8 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049342
German and Italian warships attack convoy in Mediterranean. Allied destroyer returns fire. Several ships sunk.

German and Italian warships battle Allied destroyers guarding convoy in the Mediterranean Sea, during World War II. Gun barrels of a German vessel firing. Water geysers appear as explosions occur at sea. A U.S. destroyer, in distance,returns fire. Explosions at sea. Four pom pom guns fired. Flak bursts in sky. Lone airplane diving.Bomb strikes a ship. Crew seen on stern of Italian torpedo boat. They launch torpedo that explodes with direct hit on Allied ship. Nazi Messerschmitt 110 aircraft in formation. One peels off. Ship struck by Italian torpedo is seen burning and sinking.

Location: Mediterranean Sea
Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675049874
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