Repair of collision damage to USS Shangri La (CVA-38) in Naples, Italy. A man aboard the damaged area of the USS Shangri La (CVA-38) cuts away the damaged part using a cutting torch. The man on stage uses a cutting torch to cut away the jagged edges of the damaged section of the ship. Views of cutting by the cutting torch and the resultant sparks. Interior of the ship.
Repair of collision damage to the USS Shangri La (CVA-38) in Naples, Italy. A cofferdam is secured to the port quarter of a Landing Craft, Mechanized. A Utility Boat seen in the background. The cofferdam up alongside Shangri La, half in the water, being edged up the side of the ship. A chain-fall hooked up to a sling on the corner of the cofferdam. A small Italian type barge seen in the background. The cofferdam is pulled up alongside the Shangri La by a man inboard the ship. A chain hoist hook is attached to a cable on a corner of the cofferdam. A yellow wheel turns part of a chain hoist. A man inboard the Shangri La pulling on chains, pulls the cofferdam in place. The cofferdam up to the side of Shangri La still bobbing in water. An LCM at right. A man removes a pin from the shackle on a cable which is attached to the cofferdam. An officer at the left smokes a pipe. Men work on the cofferdam as a man in the LCM in the background looks up. A chief secures the shackle to the cable on the cofferdam. The ship's crew welds the cofferdam. A man uses cutting torch.
Repair of collision damage to the USS Shangri La (CVA-38) in Naples, Italy. A bow view of the ship at anchor in Naples Harbor. The ship takes on slight port list to keep the damaged area out of water. U.S. Navy Skyraider A-1Hs seen on the flight deck port side. The bow anchor and port anchor are out. Port quarter view of Shangri La in Naples Harbor shows the flight deck filled with aircraft. The ship has slight port list until damage is repaired. A stern view of Shangri La at anchor in Naples Harbor. Breakwater seen at right.
Views of The Deposition sculpture by Michelangelo, in Florence Italy, also called the Florentine Pietà.
Aerial views of landmark buildings and monuments in Rome, Italy. The dome, the fountain, and the interior of St. Peter's Basilica. The Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. Buildings in Rome and Vatican City.
A school for the orphans of firemen in Tuscany, Italy. The school is set in a villa in Tuscany. The orphans go to the school to learn how to be firemen. The children stand in a line with ladders. They set the position of the ladders. One of the child climbs up a ladder and others support him. The young boy jumps from the ladder and others catch him.
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