Home Movie Cape Cod Canal Cruise America's Cup Yachts Navy Ships Boston Massachusetts 33524 (1930)

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This black & white, silent home movie -- with wonderful title cards -- was filmed in the late 1920s or early 1930 off of Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a cruise past U.S. Navy vessels, the Gloucester fishing fleet, Boston Lightship, and more. Opening title card: A Coast Guard vessel no. 100, destroyer type on the water (:25). This appears to be the Wickes-class destroyer USS Maury (DD-100), which was decommissioned in 1930. Another vessel, apparently the Clemson-class USS McFarland (DD-237/AVD-14) is visible in the background. Bluejackets from the “237” get shore leave in a boat; the “237” ship on the water (:57). Joe cleans the ship (1:39). Men swim in the buff in the warm Atlantic Ocean (2:14). A two stack passenger steamer on the water (2:32). The rear of a ship marked Oglala (2:45). This is apparently USS Oglala (ID-1255/CM-4/ARG-1), a minelayer originally commissioned as Massachusetts and later sunk at Pearl Harbor. Sailors leave the ship and get on a small boat to head to Gloucester for shore leave (3:00). Fishing fleet of Gloucester (3:30) including Gortons (3:37). Waters off Gloucester (4:02). Marblehead Light (4:21). A man sets his lobster traps in the ocean (4:40). Lobsters on the boat (4:52). Twelve meter boats in a race off the Boston Lightship; numerous boats in the race (5:06). Destroyer is "dressed up" with flags for the regatta (6:19). Seaplane flies over the boats on the sea (6:24). Sailors jump into the Atlantic and swim (6:58). Vanitie and Resolute are…

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Running time

14 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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