WWII - 1943, USA Liberty Ships: Launching Sideways of 5 Ships, by Dionne Quintuplets. 09May43

WWII - 1943, USA Liberty Ships: Launching Sideways of 5 Ships, by Dionne Quintuplets. 09May43 MS Workers knock out blocks w/ sledge hammers & wedges. Pushing / driving block out w/ beam. 18:25:52 MCU Worker cuts rope w/ axe. 18:25:59 Men ratcheting & hammering wedges. 18:26:14 High angle (HA) of shipyard workers put grease on ways w/ mops. CU. 18:26:34 4 liberty ships launched sideways. 18:27:40 HA Spectators. MS Liberty ship is launched sideways. 18:28:15 MLS Workers driving wedges; ship into water sideways. GOOD. 18:28:47 MS Spectators. HA LS of launching. 18:29:06 Black 18:29:15 MLS ships on ways. 18:29:41 CU Sign on bow of ship: Ships for Victory. Ships on ways. 18:30:21 MS-MCU Workers knock away shores. 18:30:53 MCU Axe cuts rope. 18:31:01 MCU Men ratcheting. CU men driving wedges. 18:31:19 MS Men apply grease to ways w/ mops. 18:31:42 MLS from water of 4 ships on ways prior to side launching. 18:32:08 MS Spectators. 18:32:15 Ship launched sideways, other ships on ways BG. Ship in water. CU spectators. 18:33;01 MS Ship launched sideways. MS Surf runs over ways, spectators BG. Spectators, ways & water in FG. 18:33:53 MS Ship launched sideways, pan to spectators on dock. 18:34:30 HA Spectators. 18:34:35 MS Ship on ways, workers knock away blocks, ship leaves ways. Bow close to camer, ropes holding to shore. Spectators leaving. WW2; Multiple Side Launchings; Ceremony; NOTE: Dionne Quintuplets not seen. NOTE: Dionne Quintuplets not seen. This card sold at price of one reel though from two at NARA.