Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) sweeps water of mines in Pacific Theater during World War II. Three United States sailors wade through surf toward a mine. Men on board a boat at sea. YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in harbor. Men drop pig over the side of a vessel. A mine covered with moss adrift in sea. Tracers fired at the floating mines. Shoreline of Guadalcanal. Three United States B-25 aircraft in flight.
United States Navy destroyer Nicholas in Pacific Theater during World War II. United States Navy amphibious cargo ship and a destroyer escort underway at sea off the coast of Guadalcanal. United States destroyer ship Nicholas lays out smoke screen. Chief Petty Officer at the stern of the ship as he lays out smoke screen. YP-415 underway at sea with the shoreline in the background.
United States Navy ship underway in Pacific Theater during World War II. A United States YP-415 underway with the shoreline in the background. United States Navy light cruiser anchored at the harbor. A harbor at Guadalcanal. A pig with a flag floats onto the water surface. Overcast sky at dusk. Two United states Navy destroyers tied up side by side at the harbor.
United States Navy vessels in Pacific Theater during World War II. A United States vessel underway at sea with soldiers aboard it.
Night action at sea during World War 2. A massive explosion occurs as a mine detonates. Flashes in the dark as tracers are fired at night and flares fall on the surface. United States Navy heavy cruiser USS Quincy, CA-71, painted in Camouflage Measure 31-32-33 series Design 18D. Next is the battleship USS Nevada, BB-36, painted in Camouflage Measure 22. ( Note: This was likely filmed between May 1944 and September 1944 when these two ships supported both the Normandy and Southern France Invasions.)
United States Navy Elco PT boat underway in Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Men aboard the boat work on equipment, with one using a paint brush to apply paint or lubricant to a piece of deck equipment. Naval officer looks out over ocean through a pair of binoculars. "Moreno" on opening film indicates cameraman was Robert C. Moreno from the OSS Field Photo Unit.
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