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Newport News Virginia USA 1931 stock footage and images

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The Director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) christens USS Franklin (CV-13) in Newport News.

U.S. Navy ships launched in the United States during World War II. Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR (US Navy Reserve), Director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow of a carrier and christens USS Franklin (CV-13) in Newport News, Virginia on 14th October, 1943. A destroyer is launched at the Great Lakes. The destroyer is turned into an upright position. Shipyard workers cheer. A ship is launched sideways.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075236
Mrs Roosevelt launches SS America at a harbor in Newport News, Virginia.

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt at launch of SS America. SS America, the largest liner ever built in the United States. A large crowd gathers at the harbor. Mrs Roosevelt is presented with flower bouquets. The First Lady launches the ship. Ocean liner underway at sea. United States flag flying aboard on flag pole.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1939, August 31
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046130
Mrs Herbert Hoover christens SS President Hoover at Newport News, Virginia.

Christening ceremony of SS President Hoover. Bow of ship shows letters 'President Hoover San Francisco'. Mrs Herbert Hoover christens the SS President Hoover. Crowd assembled for the ceremony. Ship is launched and it goes into water. SS President Hoover underway at sea.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1930, December 11
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052014
Bunk beds are installed in pilot's ready room aboard the USS Wasp (CVS-18) in Virginia.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18) underway to arrive in the City of Newport News, Virginia. Bunking space on the ship. The bunk beds are installed in pilot's ready room. Men lay on bunk beds. Several men sit on beds. United States enlisted men lounge around. Men read on the bunk beds.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054316
Official insignia on the shoulders of United States enlisted men aboard the USS Wasp (CVS-18) in Virginia.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18) arrives in the City of Newport News, Virginia. Official insignia on the shoulders of United States enlisted men. Several insignia reads '752 Tank Battalion', 'Red Bull Division' and '88th Blue Devils Division'.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054317
A sailor sends message from blinkers aboard the USS Wasp (CVS-18) in Virginia.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18) underway at sea. Th ship will arrive in the City of Newport News, Virginia. Sailors stand on the deck of the ship. The men talk and stand in a group. A shoreline in the background. Several ships underway at the sea. Smoke rises up from the smokestack of the ship. A sailor sends message from the blinkers.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054318
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