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United States Navy destroyers at sea.
U.S. Navy destroyer underway. Second destroyer underway in column. Four other ships at sea. Oiler-type Merchant ship underway. Column of destroyer's underway. Wake behind Queen Elizabeth and part of stern area in the foreground.
Operation Torch. Allied invasion force underway to North Africa. Rock of Gibraltar in the background, during World War II.
Operation Torch. Allied convoy on the way for invasion of North Africa during World War II. The Rock of Gibraltar. Transport ship underway. Sea gulls flying overhead. Sailor sends a blinker signal.
USS New York (BB-34) in Atlantic convoy operations during World War Ii
View from the USS New York (BB-34) of a seaplane taking off. Large group of sailors watching from the deck. American flag displayed on mast. view of antiaircraft gun crew in steel helmets, and of the ship's superstructure. The ship displays the maritime signal flag M, "MIKE",an orange cross of St Andrew on a white field, which is used to indicate "My vessel is stopped; making no way." Sailors standing on the aft deck with transport ship of Atlantic convoy visible behind them. A dirigible is seen aloft. 14-inch guns of the USS New York are visible behind a gun crew at a 3-inch antiaircraft gun. Complete shift in scene to a cold weather port (Scotland, or Iceland?) with ice visible on the ship's deck. A sailor makes half-hearted attempt to remove ice from the ship's OS2U Kingfisher float plane.The ships emergency life rafts are covered in ice.
U.S. Navy Atlantic convoy activities during World War II.
View from a U.S. ship in an Atlantic convoy during World War 2. A large transport ship in camouflage is seen to port, astern. Weather is warm and sunny. Sailors aboard the ship as they work with tools. A sailor splices a line. One paints painstakingly. Sailors wash and clean parts in a bucket of solvent. A Brooklyn-class light cruiser, in camouflage, is seen on port side. Two aircraft fly overhead. The sea is calm. Complete change of scene to harbor at U.S. Naval Station, Argentia, Newfoundland. A Destroyer passes the USS New York (BB-34) anchored in the harbor. Crewmen on deck in warm clothing. Snow-covered hills in background. Naval Ensign displayed on stern flag mast. Anchor chain of the ship laid out on deck. A plane flies overhead.
USS New York (BB-34) departs U.S. Naval Station Argentia, New Foundland, as part of convoy, during World War II
Gun crew,on the USS New York (BB-34),wearing steel helmets, check out her 3-inch antiaircraft gun on the stern deck, as she departs from U.S. Argentia Naval station, Newfoundland, during World War 2. Sailors are dressed in winter clothing. Snow-covered hills in background. As they are underway, a large transport ship is seen astern. Scene shifts to warmer, sunny weather at sea. Sailors play a game with quoits on the deck of the USS New York. Others relax in a warm sunny spot. Sailors stand on the deck. An island visible nearby. Sailors download a bomb from a Vought OS2U Kingfisher aircraft aboard the battleship New York. International maritime flags displayed near the bridge.
U.S. Navy efforts to combat German U-boat activity off the Atlantic coast early in World War II
U.S. efforts to inhibit German U-boat activity near its waters early in World War 2. American patrol boats dropping depth charges off the U.S. Atlantic coast. A U.S. Navy blimp on the lookout for submarines. View inside gondola of the blimp. Bomb being loaded on a U.S. Navy patrol bomber. Catalina flying boat enters water, takes off, and flies low over an Allied ship at sea. View inside Catalina Flying Boat aircraft. Navigator aboard the Catalina measures on chart with pair of dividers. An American flag hangs over his work station. Pilot in the cockpit. Aerial view of Catalina Flyling Boat in flight. Pilot and copilot look out cockpit window. A U-boat on the surface of the water. The Catalina dives down towards the enemy sub. Inserted sequence shows bow of German submarine plowing ahead, followed by scenes below deck where German crewman hurry to their stations and the U-boat submerges. U.S. Navy Catalina flying boat flies low over water and drops two depth charges, that explode. Inserted view of a large depth charge explosion. Pilot and copilot looking out cockpit window act as if they had just sunk a submarine. View of Catalina flying boat on return flight.