USMC 110779: Amphibious Vehicle Test

Item Description
Title
USMC 110779: Amphibious Vehicle Test

Citation information
USMC 110779: Amphibious Vehicle Test. (Camp Pendleton.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
13/4381/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
Camp Pendleton

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110779

Decade
1970

Date
1977-08-19

Description
Tests of amphibious vehicles. Marines perform an engine check on an experimental Fully Submerged Hydrofoil Vessel (FSHV). The FSHV moves through a body of water. Marines pilot an LVTP7 through water in Jet Mode with a Bow Pod modification.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA)

Camera crew
Seguine (Sgt.); Usery (Sgt)

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
Second section filmed 1978-01-10

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
1.33:1 (full frame silent)

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
04/07/2023

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

Digital runtime
10:24

Digital file type
video/H264