USMC 104611: Net sling drill aboard the USS Chilton

Item Description
Title
USMC 104611: Net sling drill aboard the USS Chilton

Citation information
USMC 104611: Net sling drill aboard the USS Chilton. (MCEB-16-33; R-6-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/510

Marine Corps Library Number
2982-16

Additional identifiers
MCEB-16-33; R-6-7

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104611

Decade
1950

Date
1957-04-28

Description
Marines load vehicles from a landing barge to the USS Chilton (APA-38) offshore Panama. A marine seems to have fallen overboard. He is pulled back aboard. Marines take to the net sling in combat gear, carrying M1 rifles, and are lowered into an awaiting boat. They repeat the exercise to be lifted back onto the USS Chilton.

Location(s)
Panama

Camera crew
J. R. Nelson (SSGt)

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
300

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
04/21/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
8:54

Digital file type
video/H264