A camouflaged freighter escorted by the destroyer USS Schenck (DD-159) in the Atlantic. Other vessels underway in the far background. American destroyers and battleships underway in formation.
American battleships, destroyers and submarine chasers escort freighter in the Atlantic. A passenger cruiser passes in the foreground. The U.S. flags at the bow and stern sections of the cruiser. Battleships move in formation. Sun sets at far horizon.
Allied fleet during the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A man works to wire brush rust spots. Four Coast Guardsmen scrub the deck of a ship as water is being sprayed from a pipe. Men use wipers to scrub the deck. The deck house in the background. A U.S. Coast Guard man reads comics aboard the ship. Another Coast Guard relaxes. A Coast Guard reads a magazine.
In 1943, Higgins boats from the USS Callaway (APA-35) practice maneuvering in a circle, in waters off San Diego, California. A M3 Stuart light tank being lowered from the ship onto Higgins boat number PA35-1. View of two marines riding on top of the tank as the boat proceeds toward shore. Higgins boat (PA26-23) from the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) churns the waters during training activities in waters off Algeria, North Africa. Boat No. 23 flies a striped flag of maroon and gold, which seems to identify it as a supervisory boat. Other landing craft, including Boat PA26-11, execute training maneuvers.
Four masted sailing ship, the Laura Annie Barnes, grounded in Nantucket Sound on Tuckernuck shoal off the coast of Massachusetts. She is partially submerged so tjat some of her cargo is float on her deck. Crew members work to save her cargo and keep her stable.
United States Naval fleet off the coast of the Philippines during World War II. U.S. Marines climb over the side of cargo nets and into an LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel). The marines go over the side of a ship into the LCVP. A four barrel 5" 38 caliber naval gun aboard a destroyer fires. A United States destroyer of Fletcher class bombards the coast. 5" 38 caliber naval gun fires. The destroyer bombards the beach. An LSMR (Landing Ship Medium, Rocket) fires rockets. Shells explode on the beach. A United States battleship of Nevada class camouflaged by Thayer method bombards the beach. 5 inch and 40 mm guns fire at the beach. Crew loads and fires a 3"50 caliber gun. Explosions occur. An LCS ( Landing Craft Support) near the beach. The destroyer of Fletcher class bombards the beach. Aircraft fly over the convoy of ships. Sky lookouts on the bridge of a ship. Camouflaged destroyer and a heavy cruiser of Baltimore class bombards the beach. Twin mounts on a cargo ship bombard the beach. A man with a long glass leans against a signal lamp towards the beach.
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