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The Bluejacket's Manual (1942)

1942 · Short film · 21 min

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This 1942 film edition of the The Bluejacket’s Manual is “designed to familiarize the student with the general characteristics of U.S. Navy ships” and shows several examples of each classification. Individual vessels that can be identified in the film include PT-9, PT-11, PT-13, PT-10, PT-18, USS Fanning (DD-385), USS McDougal (DD-358), USS Phelps (DD-360), USS Porter (DD-356), submarine S-45 (one of the S-42 class boats), and submarine N-2 (SS-54). The film opens with a panoramic shot of a U.S. Navy fleet just off the coast of what may be a Caribbean island (00:40). Officers stand on deck of a ship (02:00). An anchor is hoisted up. A plane is lowered onto the deck of a ship via crane. A naval submarine cruises along the surface of the ocean (02:53). The film shows men loading a torpedo onto a submarine (03:25). An auxiliary ship is docked and men load supplies onto it (04:10). Hoses pump oil into a tanker (04:50). A sea bomber comes in for a landing in front of a cruiser (05:02). A crane hoists a PBY Catalina patrol bomber above the water. The film shows a minesweeper, a net tender, a Coast Guard cutter, and a PT boat (05:50). Footage shows the fleet sailing at sea. A U.S. Navy battleship sails (06:12); the film then uses an illustration of the ship to show the various levels, decks, and weapons of the vessel. Next is a cruiser (07:25), and an illustration of the ship shows viewers its hanger and batteries. A cruiser sails past battleships as it patrols the perimeter of the…

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Running time
21 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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