USMC 100463: "LCA Landing Craft Assault"

Item Description
Title
USMC 100463: "LCA Landing Craft Assault"

Citation information
USMC 100463: "LCA Landing Craft Assault". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
VC-233; Prt. 17; 266

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100463

Decade
1960

Date
1961

Description
Industrial film produced by the Ordnance Division of FMC Corporation showcasing their Landing Craft Assault vehicle, the "fastest amphibian of its size and type yet developed," which was developed for the U.S. Navy under a Bureau of Ships contract circa 1961. The film highlights the vehicle's engines and propellers; its cargo load and fuel capacities; and its versatile mobility on both land and water.

Location(s)
Unknown

Producing entity
FMC Corporation (Production unit)

Genre
Informational

Film date (note)
Produced around 1961.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

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
06/04/2018

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

Digital runtime
07:59

Digital file type
video/H264