Vietnam War - 1968, USS New Jersey (BB-62) At Sea Cleaning 16” Barrels & Holystoning, 16Apr68
From in front of #1 turret trained to normal; no 2 turret in mid BG trained to port, #1 turret begins turning around to port; both turrets to port, guns elevated. #1 turret, guns depressed & turned back around to normal position; w/ #2 turret returned to normal. Pan to men standing under gun barrels of #1 turret, as they clean the center gun. ECU two men stand at muzzle of center gun barrel, hands hold a manila line running into middle gun barrel. MCU Officers and men in front of the muzzle of center gun w/ ECU of two manila lines leading into muzzle of 16" gun barrel; PAN, to the mid and left gun.
10:48:53 MS Choppy water alongside the ship. Looking down over choppy water; PAN over the wooden deck.
10:49:47 Looking out over the sea.
10:50:02 Slate: 16Apr68 Camera: Donald R. Mohr.
10:50:12 MCU Line of seaman holystoning wooden deck.
10:50:59 LA CU Seaman holystoning.
10:51;19 Looking down line of men bent over holystoning the deck.
10:51:30 Two 16" guns. pan to silhouetted men on deck. LS Men holystoning in front of #3 turret.
Navy Life; Naval Activities; Battleships; Training;
NOTE: BB-62 was formally recommissioned 06Apr68, decommissioned 17Dec69.
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Vietnam War - 1968, USS New Jersey (BB-62) At Sea Cleaning 16” Barrels & Holystoning, 16Apr68 From in front of #1 turret trained to normal; no 2 turret in mid BG trained to port, #1 turret begins turning around to port; both turrets to port, guns elevated. #1 turret, guns depressed & turned back around to normal position; w/ #2 turret returned to normal. Pan to men standing under gun barrels of #1 turret, as they clean the center gun. ECU two men stand at muzzle of center gun barrel, hands hold a manila line running into middle gun barrel. MCU Officers and men in front of the muzzle of center gun w/ ECU of two manila lines leading into muzzle of 16" gun barrel; PAN, to the mid and left gun. 10:48:53 MS Choppy water alongside the ship. Looking down over choppy water; PAN over the wooden deck. 10:49:47 Looking out over the sea. 10:50:02 Slate: 16Apr68 Camera: Donald R. Mohr. 10:50:12 MCU Line of seaman holystoning wooden deck. 10:50:59 LA CU Seaman holystoning. 10:51;19 Looking down line of men bent over holystoning the deck. 10:51:30 Two 16" guns. pan to silhouetted men on deck. LS Men holystoning in front of #3 turret. Navy Life; Naval Activities; Battleships; Training; NOTE: BB-62 was formally recommissioned 06Apr68, decommissioned 17Dec69.