USMC 103300: Floating tank at Quantico

Item Description
Title
USMC 103300: Floating tank at Quantico

Citation information
USMC 103300: Floating tank at Quantico. (Q-16-335; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/2538

Marine Corps Library Number
2048-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-335; R-1-1; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103300

Decade
1950

Date
1953-10-27

Description
LVT-3 attempts to tow floating a M-41 Walker Bulldog tank at the Staff NCO beach at Quantico. The floating M-41 tank is launched into the water. Two unidentified Marines man the floating M-41 tank. Marines aboard a LVT-3 tie off the floating tank and attempt to tug it ashore. The tank slowly begins to sink.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
R. F. Tiedeman

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on October 27, 1953.

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
126

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.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
10/24/2020

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

Digital runtime
3:30

Digital file type
video/H264