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A fleet oiler re-fuels destroyer, USS Cooper (DD-695), underway at a sea in the United States.
Fueling of destroyer, USS Cooper (DD-695) underway at sea in the United States. Sailors aboard a destroyer ship. Officers maneuver the destroyer. An engineer involved in the preparations. An animated diagram shows information applicable when a destroyer takes on board fuel oil from a tanker alongside and both ships are underway. The small tanks are filled first. The officers work efficiently and wear life jackets. Men at forward fueling station. An animated diagram shows the course taken by the destroyer and the tanker. The animated diagram shows the collision of both ships. The heaving line and towing line are taken from the tanker to the destroyer ship. The free end of the messenger is returned to the destroyer. Sailors hold the fuel hose and take it to the tanks. A safe distance is maintained between the two ships. The straps are cut after refueling and the destroyer ship increases it's speed. (Note: The USS Cooper was torpedoed by the Japanese Destroyer, Take, during an engagement with Japanese naval forces in the Gulf of Leyte, on December 3, 1944. Reportedly, She exploded, split in two, and sank. Of her crew, only 168 could be rescued. The remaining 191 lost their lives.)
U-boat activity on shipping in World War 2; NATO Naval operations protecting oceans during the Cold War
Responsibilities and assets of NATO's SACLANT. View from cockpit of aircraft landing on deck of U.S. aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVA-20). Scenes of Atlantic ocean during World War 2. Periscope of German submarine breaks surface. Point of view inside a submarine as seen through periscope looking at a target ship. American convoy underway during World War 2 in the Atlantic Ocean. Underwater shot as a submarine launches torpedo at Allied ship. Allied freighter ships being struck by torpedoes. Underwater view of submarine. A torpedoed ship sinking, with only its bow sticking up in the air and then sinking under the ocean. Views of empty German submarine pens in Brest or Lorient after end of World War 2. Next scene shows a Douglas DC-4 passenger airplane as it passes by the Empire State building, while in flight over Manhattan Island, New York City. Steamships in terminals on the Hudson River. Tug boats and barges in New York harbor. Ocean-going cargo ships pass by the Statue of Liberty. Vehicular traffic in the streets of Norfolk, Virginia. A sign reads 'US Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia'. View of ships and harbor at Norfolk Naval Station. Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT). NATO officers in the "great map room of SACLANT" at the Headquarters. World map placed on a wall. Scene from 1952: U.S. Navy Captain briefs Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and also SACLANT. Map shows areas of SACLANT responsibility extending around the Atlantic from Southern Europe around past Iceland to the maritime provinces of Canada and down to the U.S. coast.. Surfaced submarine launches Regulus missile. Scene from 1960: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) underway. Aircraft parked aboard the aircraft carrier. View of Naval Air Base at Oceana, Virginia. Douglas F4D flies above runway as another lands. Navy F8 aircraft parked on ramp. Canadian Naval Base at Halifax, Nova Scotia, with views of derricks, cranes, piers, and warships.
Officers and crew in Command compartment aboard a Polaris submarine.
U.S. Navy Polaris submarine in a harbor, with some crew standing on deck, as tug boats maneuver it toward pier. Interior of the submarine. Crewmen seated in the control room of the submarine. Officers stand and confer. Officers refer to a technical manual. Men walk in the corridor of the submarine. Various compartments of the boat are seen. Crew members swing through circular hatch separating compartments of the boat. Crew living quarters, including view of dining hall. Crewman reading in boat's library. Four crew members seated around a table. Crewmen, wearing headsets, confer. A crew technician notes readings and talks on the radio phone.
Crew members at duty stations inside a Polaris submarine.
United States Naval officers aboard a Polaris submarine in United States. Interior of the submarine. Two crew lean over table and discuss technical manuals. Crewman sits at console. He depresses display keys and records readings in a journal.
Interior of a Polaris submarine, with crew members at duty stations.
Interior of a Polaris submarine in United States. Views aboard the submarine, with crew at duty stations. Command compartment, with steering controls visible. Operators at the radar, sonar and various control consoles.including one for the submarine's missiles. Crewmen wear headphones and record information pertinent to their respective stations. Checklists are used.
Views inside a Polaris submarine, with crew members manning their duty stations
Interior of Polaris submarine, with crew members at various duty stations. . Two crew members jointly follow check list and manual for an operation. They turn and talk to a crewman seated at a console in the background. A crewman, speaking into radiophone, stands before a large collection of rheostat dials and guarded toggle switches, as an officer observes. Crew at other consoles and positions coordinate their activities by radiophone. One crewman stands by a panel of guarded toggle switches (missile-related?).
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