Characteristics and capabilities of Shallow Minesweepers (MSL) ships. These ships are equipped for detecting, destroying, removing or neutralizing explosive marine mines. A ship underway at a sea. Men work on the MSL. Magnetic and acoustic mines sweep gear. Sufficient cable for sweeping is stored on the LSM (Landing Ship Mechanized). Floats are used with cable. Gasoline engine at the back of the Minesweepers. Float and cable is launched. Crew members on the MSL. The cable is connected to the generator. The LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized ) releases the cable. MSL proceeds in the area to be swept. Magnetic cable is towed behind the minesweeper. The cables are passed to the LCM. The gear can be mounted on the mother ship. The cable is passed when minesweeper operations are conducted.
Interior of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726). Captain and crew in the command compartment of the submarine. Captain talks on radio phone. A crewman in control compartment, wears a headset and records readings pertaining to bank of indicators (missile status?). Officers stand and confer over a technical manual and crewmen work at their stations in Command compartment of the Polaris submarine. Crewmen at station in reactor control compartment of the submarine. Crewman stands before panel containing rheostat switches. Officer watches. Crewman with hand on panel containing guarded toggle switches.
Interior of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726). Officer and crew in missile control compartment, as they prepare to fire missiles. Crew seated in the Command compartment of the submarine. Two officers stand holding on railings in a compartment of the submarine.
The U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726) commences launch of a missile, while submerged. Huge volume of air bubbles is seen.
U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726) launches a missile while submerged. Missile emerges from the submarine hull and rushes upwards in cloud of bubbles. Aerial view from above shows circle, on ocean surface, formed by air bubbles. Slow motion images show missile emerging from surface, engulfed in a mountain of water and foam that completely obscures subsequent images. Another view shows missile breaking surface and streaking skyward with trail of flame behind. It penetrates cloud layer and continues out of sight.
During World War 2, woman tells of selecting three, out of countless names of servicemen overseas, who have children at home. Their children were filmed. First seen is Diane Sandra Fine, one year old, daughter of Sergeant Bernard Fine, a U.S. Army mail clerk somewhere in India. Baby Diane Fine is in high chair and mother feeds her with spoon. Then she is seen in her crib, playing with a toy, and later ready to sleep. The next child seen is the son of Corporal Carl Christianson, of the 464th Quartermaster Company, serving somewhere in the Pacific. His boy sits in a high chair scribbling a drawing to be sent, along with a letter his mother is writing, to his father. Mrs. Christianson holds her son and he hugs her. The third pictures show the family of Yeoman Second Class, Earl M. Robinson. Shown are sons Terry and Danny, together with their mother, Geraldine Robinson, of Roanoke, Virginia. Three year old Danny rides on a hobby horse, while his mother dresses eighteen month old Terry. Exterior view of the Robinson home. More than 20 members of the extended Robinson family come out of the house.
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