Vietnam War 1969, USS New Jersey 250125-08 | Footage Farm
If you wish to acquire broadcast quality material of this reel or want to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk [Vietnam War - 1969, USS New Jersey (BB-62) Last Line Period Off Vietnamese Coast, 20-24Mar69] Slate: 20Mar69 Camera Petersen. 11:04:00 HA MS Gun director officer in gun director, the director swinging around. PAN left to twin mount 5” guns, both guns firing. 11:04:58 CU Wake of USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). CU Looking down over sun-speckled water, abstract light patterns, passing under ship's bow, tilt up to horizon. 11:06:31 Slate: 22May69 Petersen. 11:08:44 HA MS Turret #2 turning, MCU center gun elevating, coastline of Vietnam; a round is fired, gun is lowered, raised & another round fired. Repeats. 11:09:13 HA CU Radar antenna on gun director, PAN down to gun director officer sitting on top of gun director with his phone. 11:09:24 Slate: same. 11:09:35 HA MS Elevated 16" gun firing multiple times w/ much brown smoke. 11:10:22 CU Ship's journalist obtaining pilot's name, while he is still in cockpit of Army UH-1DD on deck, pilot then climbs out of 'copter, two pilots walk over deck, pilot posing next to helicopter for a photo. 11:11:01 MS Photographer w/ speedgraphic takes pilots pictures. Pilot shaking hands w/ CAPT J. E. SNYDER, C.O. of NEW JERSEY. MS Two pilots pose w/ SNYDER next to 'copter. 11:11:24 Large crowd of ship's crew posing next to 'copter; two ship's cooks w/ large cake. 11:11:49 Slate: 24May69, Petersen. Pilot & journalist; CU thru view finder of camera PAN back, looking over right shoulder of photographer taking a picture of pilot. 11:12:14 UH-1D on deck of ship, main rotor engaged. Side view lifting off from deck, flying out, circles & fly-by. Coast Guard Patrol Boat nearby. 11:13:23 HA CU Ship's officer closing small hatch on a weather deck compartment; PAN right, shoulder patch of the "Screaming Eagles", an airborne division patch; officer & two men walk towards lifeline. HA CU Two Coast Guard Patrol Boats tied alongside NEW JERSEY, as they receive fresh water. Men on board. Navy Life; Naval Activities; Battleships; NOTE: Cake was to celebrate 500th helicopter landing on BB-62 since recommissioning. GOOD color & coverage. NOTE: BB-62 was formally recommissioned 06Apr68, decommissioned 17Dec69.
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During the week of March 20, 1969 the USS New Jersey was firing shells in support of the ROK 9th Infantry in the Nha Trang, RVN area. They were hitting the hills on the west side of Nha Trang Airbase where the bad guys (Viet Cong) camped out to make raids in the coastal region between Cam Ranh, Nha Trang and up towards Tuy Hoa. I was with the 21st Signal Group's Aviation Detachment at Nha Trang Airbase at this time. The sound of those shells hitting the mountains was an impressive site to see. And sound we heard as the 2,700 pound shells whistled their way inbound was a real attention getter.
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Have the US Navy kept enough parts to theoretically re-activate the Iowas in the event of a major war with China or Russia?
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Great footage indeed. Hope to visit her soon in Camden
How succesful was her deployment actually in the DMZ of Vietnam? -
was at Con Thien 69' 70' called fire support, all batterys firing, was given handle for USS New Jersey, would contact. Amazing 13 miles inland, fire mission complete, enemy destroyed, no movement..............
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I was a USMC Forward Observer and called these guns....amazing to watch a 16 inch round freight train over your head...made you glad you knew how to read a map!!
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Wow never saw that footage before AWESOME
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