Men and vehicles moving on beach ramp. Supplies stacked on beach ramp. A (Land Ship Tank) LST-1141 (USS Stone County)up to the beach ramp. A fork lift with load enters the LST. Stacks of lumber lying in the beach area. Men assist in loading the lumber to the fork-truck. They chain the stack to the fork. The fork-truck moves with stack to the ship. The heavy wheels of the fork-truck moves up the ramp of LST. The fork-truck moving into tank deck of LST.
Two men chain lumber stack to fork of the fork-truck. Pier team cargo handlers give hand signals to the fork-truck operator. The truck operator at the steering controls the uploading. The fork-truck moves lumber stacks to the ship. A fork-truck enters the lowered bow of the LST. It unloads the lumber stack at the base of the tank deck. A fork-truck slides its fork under a lumber stack and lowers it to ground on wooden bases. LST-1141 with its bow down in the beach area
Ramp of LST-1141 (Land Ship Tank) is lowered to fore ground. A fork-truck enters the ramp from ground. It moves over the ramp and enters the deck. It unloads the lumber stack on main deck. A fork-truck drives on the steep ramp and reach the main deck. It also unloads the lumber stack. The truck operator controls the steering. A man with a pad notes down and checks the loads as it arrives. The bow of LST-1141 hits the beach. A fork-truck unloads on the main deck.
Ramp of LST-1141 (Land Ship Tank) is lowered. A 5 ton truck enters the ramp and moves to the main deck. 'US Navy 96-29416 is written on side of the truck. A 6 ton truck is backed on the deck. Driver positions truck into parking. Men secure lumber planks by chains and ropes. A man tightens the screws of jack securing the chains to deck. Other jacks are also tightened.
CWO (Chief Warrant Officer), Edward Shea, skipper of the LT-1940 tugboat and working with 358th Detachment,10th transportation battalion of United States sits with Captain Chas Conn on the LT-1940. Tugboats move on water in the background. Captain Chas Conn interviews Edward Shea. CWO Shea answers about his mission, port, tugboat activities and his personal career
A floating barge with crane helps repair another barge. A crane from the barge lifts a Landing Craft Mechanized from the barge to be repaired. Tugboats near the barge moves away. De Long piers and ships are in the background.
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