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Importance of standing watch for a Navy personnel in the United States.

A training film about the role of U.S. Navy sailors aboard in the United States. An enactment shows the importance and role of a sailor during a standing watch. Sailors seated in a room as an officer gives instructions about standing watch. A list containing name of officers on duty for standing watch. A sailor named Elmer comes to relieve another sailor from standing watch. The sailor thinks of going off to sleep during the watch but he also thinks of the punishment in case he gets caught sleeping while on standing watch. Elmer leans against a wall and goes off to sleep. The Petty Officer comes in for inspection and Elmer gets up well in time and reports to the officer. Elmer thinks of smoking a cigarette. The Petty officer comes in again to check and Elmer gets caught while smoking a cigarette. Elmer talks about the tough nature of standing watch to another sailor. An officer comes in and instructs the sailors about the do's and don'ts of standing watch. The officer speaks about the things to be done and how to stay awake during standing watch. Elmer reads a superman comic during another standing watch. Smoke rises from a barrack. Another sailor sleeps while on standing watch. A sailor detects the smoke and shouts. Men sleeping in the barrack get off their beds and rush down stairs. Men fight fire. The sailors lined up and an officer questions the men on standing watch. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 8 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059920
USAF Chief General Hoyt Vandenberg being presented the National Safety World Wide award of honor in the United States.

U.S. Air Force Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg in the United States. An official presents the National Safety World Wide award of honor to USAF Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg as cameramen take pictures. General Vandenberg being presented the award for dedicated service to safety.

Date: 1951, March 30
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059927
Aviator Al Wilson flies a Curtis pusher aircraft in the United States.

Curtis pusher aircraft in flight in the United States. Aviator Al Wilson in his 1910 replica of Curtis pusher plane as he takes off. Aircraft in flight over the field. Al Wilson seated in the cockpit of the aircraft , interviewed by a newsman.

Date: 1931
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059967
Structure and working of 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 gun as the main armament of BB-61 class battleship, United States.

A U.S. Navy training film titled ‘Major Caliber Guns & Turrets’ giving details about the 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 gun, United States. Drawings of various guns depict the gun turret of warship Monitor, two 15 inch guns in a ship, and 16 inch 50 caliber gun. Three 16 inch guns on BB-61 class battleship. Structure of gun being explained by an animation showing armored gun house, rotating structure below resting on a roller path. Circular turret foundation supporting the structure. Circular armored cylinder. Powder hoist and gun cradles of a gun house. Shelf plate, pan plate, power equipment for rotating gun located in a pan plate, electric deck used for training of gun, and projectile handling platforms. Projectile platforms which includes two concentric sections, shows projectile ring and fixed stowage. Pointers point to power handling room below projectile platforms. Structure of gun from top to bottom.

Date: 1955
Duration: 4 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060014
Working of 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 gun as the main armament of BB-61 class battleship, United States.

A U.S. Navy training film giving details about the 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 gun, United States. Three 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 guns mounted on BB-61 class battleship. Powder handling room of a 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 gun as operators work out powder handling operations. Operators keep the powder bags moving to the powder hoists. Scuttle operators take powder bags from magazine scuttle and hand them to powder passers. Powder bags being placed in powder car which travels through powder trunk to gun house on top of the gun. Animation explains work of powder hoist as a car travels up through a trunk by means of cable. Projectile ring section as ring operators work under supervision of one petty officer. Projectile ring operator and hoist operator work. Projectile travels up to gun house. Gun house with gun captain, rammer operator, cradle operator, and a primer man. Gun captain at gun which is in loading position. Spanning tray of a gun in position. Rammer operator rams the projectile into the gun. Powder bags being rolled into the gun. Cradle operator raises the cradle and spanning tray. Gun captain turns the ready switch to ready. Gun goes back to firing position. Officer work at control panel. Guns of ship being fired. Gun goes back to loading position. Gun captain opens the breech of gun. Guns on ship being fired. Personnel at work.

Date: 1955
Duration: 5 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060015
The 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 guns firing from Iowa class battleship towards shore installations, United States.

A U.S. Navy training film giving details about the 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 gun, United States. Animation shows 16 inch 50 caliber Mark 7 guns from battleship firing toward shore installations. Guns attack targets at various distances inland. Pointers pointing to 16 inch gun turrets on Iowa class battleship. Guns on ship fire at targets. Smoke rises from gun fire.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060016