USMC 111317: Joint Comparison of U.S. Army Amphibians

Item Description
Title
USMC 111317: Joint Comparison of U.S. Army Amphibians

Citation information
USMC 111317: Joint Comparison of U.S. Army Amphibians. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3397/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111317

Decade
1950

Date
1959

Description
Film contains footage of Army LARC-V and USMC DUKW amphibious vehicles traveling on land and in water. USS Tom Green County (LST-1159) is shown at sea. During high-surf tests one vehicle is swamped and the crew knocked from the vehicle.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.); Monterey (Calif.); Coronado (Calif.)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed in 1959.

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
870

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
04/10/2024

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

Digital runtime
24:18

Digital file type
video/H264