Mines are dropped from interior of a ship and placed on rack aboard a Destroyer Minelayer (DM) underway in the Atlantic. An officer aboard speaks at mouthpiece with watch in hands. Sailor standing by, takes notes.
Shows a formation of Destroyer Minelayers (DMs) underway in the Atlantic. Funels on the DMs emit smoke.
Shows the Destroyer Minelayer, USS Thomas E Fraser (DM-24) underway in the Atlantic. Mines are arranged on the deck and dropped overboard by crew members.
View of the after end of the Destroyer Minelayer (DM), USS Thomas E Fraser underway off the Atlantic Coast. Mines are dropped overboard by crew members.
Film titled 'Underwater Sentries'. U.S. Coast Artillery troops board a Destroyer Minelayer (DM). Stacked underwater mines in the foreground. DM leaves the dock. Sailors aboard the DM handle mines. Coils of wires on the deck. Sailors on a boat prepare distribution boxes. Cable is connected between the DM and the boat. Mines armed and cables connected from mines to distribution boxes that control firing. Mines are laid by the DM. Animation shows the laying of mines by the DM. (World War II period).
Ground mines aboard a Destroyer Minelayer (DM) underway in harbor. Ground mines planted in the harbor. Cover of ground mine is opened and cable to the distribution box is attached. A crane lowers the mine into the water. Cables connected from mines to distribution boxes that control firing. Distribution box is lowered in water. Animation shows the laying of ground mines by a DM. View of switchboards in the central control station at the harbor. Demonstration of reports received, interpreted and acted upon. Enemy vessels are destroyed. Huge explosions in water (World War II period).
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