After the Allied occupation of Cherbourg, France during World War II. Wreckage of Gare Du Maritime, a maritime fort in Cherbourg. A loader removes the rubble and empties it into a truck. United States Seabees at the site of the wrecked fort. Wrecked maritime fort. Posters on a wall.
Allied occupation of Cherbourg, France during World War II. Wreckage of sea plane hangar in Cherbourg, France. United States Navy Seabees work at the site. Rubble lay on the ground. Metal scrap and tire piled up. A military truck moves past the wrecked structure.
Detonation of mines in Cherbourg, France during World War II. Mines explode at sea in the Cherbourg harbor, France. A man signals blinker. Mines detonated and explosions occur at sea. Minesweepers underway at sea with a fort in the background. A paravane underway detonates mines. United States Coast Guards 83 inch boat passes. Boat with guns mounted on it.
Mine sweep exercises aboard United States Navy ship USS Phoebe (MSC-199) in Pacific Ocean. Float in tow behind the Phoebe with shoreline in the background. A large drum turns as a large cable is strung out over the stern roller and into the water. Men on the fantail of the mine sweeper. Large cable strung out over the water to be used for magnetic mines. Float pulled through the water. Floating cable on the surface of the water. Cable reeled. Float comes in towards the side of Phoebe. MK4 acoustic device lifted from the water. Crew men lean over the rail and take hold of the MK4. Acoustic device brought aboard.
Mine sweep exercises aboard United States Navy USS Phoebe (MSC-199) in Pacific Ocean. Quartermaster works on charts up on the bridge. He plots on a map. Commanding Officer of Phoebe, Lieutenant Raymond Johnson on the bridge of the ship. Lee Helsman turns the helm. Lee Helsman works on throttles. Magnetic repeater or repeating Pelorus.
Atlantic Conference during World War II. Royal Navy sailors on board the British battleship Prince of Wales host visiting U.S. Navy personnel from the USS Augusta during the Atlantic Conference. U.S. and British Officers and Sailors confer with each other. Sailors on deck wave as a group of Anerican sailors return to the USS Augusta in American boat. United States cruiser Augusta maneuvers in the harbor.
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