Reel Number: 250068-06
Color: Black and White
Sound: SIL
Year / Date: 1944,
Country: Solomon Islands,USA
Location: New Georgia,Rendova,SOLOMON ISLANDS
TC Begins: 14:45:31
TC Ends: 14:55:43
Duration: 00:10:12
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WWII - 1944, Pacific - PT Boats & Practice Torpedo Exercises, Rendova. 22-28Jan44 Caterpillar type bulldozer w/ front hoist backing onto landing craft. Crane boat, torpedo tubes, barge move in harbor. MS Shipboard mechanics & attach engine to crane; LS hoisting & lowering, men guide it into PT / motor torpedo boat & complete placement & installation. GOOD. 14:48:37 MS of crane operator working controls. Man gesturing instructions. MCU lowering engine. 14:49:39 Men mounting machine gun on PT boat. 14:49:52 PT boats on ways. MS PT propellers laying on racks. View from water of PT boats on dry docks; PTs lashed together floating in water. 14:50:52 Engine moved from truck by crane, raised & placed in PT boat. Cameraman winding camera. 14:51:36 Crane on shore, lowers wooden ramp. 14:51:58 MS Practice torpedo wake. SHS Men roll torpedo over board (launching). MS PT at high speed. Recovering spent torpedo in water. 14:53:01 CU Cranemen, sailors hoist torpedo tube to / from barge. Pacific; Maintenance; Repairs; Seabees ; Mechanics; Navy Sailors;