USMC 100203: Amphibious assault tests

Item Description
Title
USMC 100203: Amphibious assault tests

Citation information
USMC 100203: Amphibious assault tests. (TFR-1-63; R-5-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2418

Marine Corps Library Number
3581-16

Additional identifiers
TFR-1-63; R-5-5

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100203

Decade
1960

Date
1962-10-17

Description
LVTP-5 amphibious assault vehicles launch from various vessels as part of a training/testing operation. Sequences include USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30), USS Donner (LSD-20), USS Lorain Count (LST-1177), and USS Traverse County (LST-1160). Includes graphic inserts describing assault waves.

Location(s)
Onslow Beach (N.C.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Mock; Atlantic Fleet Motion Picture Unit (LANTFLTMOPHTOU)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
250

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
09/03/2019

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
8:04

Digital file type
video/H264