USMC 108515: USS Tarawa

Item Description
Title
USMC 108515: USS Tarawa

Citation information
USMC 108515: USS Tarawa. (MH-11552; R-2-9; 10-1908.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/771

Marine Corps Library Number
8566-16

Additional identifiers
MH-11552; R-2-9; 10-1908

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108515

Decade
1970

Date
1976

Description
Civilian dockworkers use a crane to load LVTP7s aboard the USS Tarawa (LHA-1). Various views of locations on the ship, including the berthing area, barracks, and snack bar. Various Marines aboard the USS Tarawa shave, shower, iron a utility uniform, and receive haircut.

Location(s)
Panama

Camera crew
Shearer, D.L. (GySgt); Bostwick (Lt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1976-06-30 and 1976-07-02

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
400

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
01/19/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:15

Digital file type
video/H264