The USS Pilot, a U.S. Navy Raven/Auk class Mine Sweeper is seen docked at a pier, and then underway in coastal waters, shortly before World War 2. She is in camouflage paint and displays AM-104 identification on her bow. Some of her armament (20mm and 40mm antiaircraft guns) can be seen. Her crew demonstrates the deployment and retrieval of mine sweeping cable assemblies.
Captain Chas Conn interviews Edward Shea, skipper of LT-1940 tugboat about his personal career. Tugboats pass by them during the interview. Ships at the dock and mountains in the background
Atlantic Conference during World War II. President Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill seated on the deck of Royal Navy battleship Prince of Wales. Chaplain and sailors on the deck for a mass. Roosevelt and Churchill confer. They sing hymns from a book during the prayer service. Naval officers in the background. USS Augusta in background.
Atlantic Charter Conference during World War II. Highest ranking British and American Admirals and Generals aboard Royal Navy battleship, HMS Prince of Wales. Among those present are; U.S. Admiral Ernest J. King; U.S. Army General George C. Marshall; British Army General Sir John Dill; U.S. Admiral Harold R. Stark; British Admiral Sir Dudley Pound.
Group of men standing across the street from the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC. Two hold newspapers reporting about General Billy Mitchell and airpower controversy. View from an airborne bomber,as four bombs fall and explode in the water at the port side of the German battleship Ostfriesland, causing it to roll over and sink..
Activities taking place in the Combat Information Center (CIC) aboard USS Wasp Aircraft Carrier (CVS-18) underway at sea. Officers and personnel work on lighted plot tables. Personnel seated before radar. Two plotters stand before plastic plot boards in the background. Senior officer speaks on various phones.
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