Lieutenant Timothy Parks Ducan, Captain of LST-603 watch diving operations with others. A flooded float in water, with divers near it. Lieutenant Ducan chats with others. He moves down the gangway. Bow of a ship behind Lieutenant Ducan as he speaks.
USS CoConino County LST-603 (Land Ship Tank-603) in water. 603 written on bow of the ship. Crafts alongside LST-603. The ship is tied. Water pumps out from ship. Divers on a craft getting ready to go in to water. A diver wears his flippers. He jumps on water. A craft near LST-603. Divers near the pumped out water. A hose pipe pouring water. Two divers go under water. Another diver jumps off from a craft. Weather deck area of LST-603. A flag fly in air on the ship. 'USS CoConino County' written on a life ring. A mobile crane parked in deck of LST-603. Ventilator and open hatch of LST-603.
A 30 caliber machine gun (MG) mounted on a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) called a Papa boat, cruise in water near beach. A gunner secured to the gunnels of the 30 caliber MG. The gunner looks at USS Iredell County. A coxswain at the controls. A LCU-600 (Landing Craft Utility) moves fast across USS Iredell County. Heavy duty forklifts offloading supplies from USS Iredell County on the beach ramp.
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.