General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. LAUNCHING OF USS NARWHAL (SSN-671) Groton, Conn

ArchivalResource

General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. LAUNCHING OF USS NARWHAL (SSN-671) Groton, Conn

1967

1) HA MCU PAN Sponsor, MRS GLEN R. DONAHO and party walking up to launch platform; in the group is Senator PASTORE and VADM RICKOVER (retired); group turns around to pose for the photographers. G 2) HA MS Sponsor, VADM RICKOVER and Senator PASTORE. 3) HA MS MRS DONAHO holding the champagne bottle. 4) MS MRS DONAHO cracking the champagne bottle over the pipe extending from bow of sub; the NARWHAL moving out of scene; PAN, showing a bow view of sub as it slides down the ways and into water; yard workers crowd over the ways after the sub passes by; the sub is now fully in the water. VG 5) LS Bow view, NORWHAL in water. (SV). VG 6) HA MCU MRS DONAHO, with Senator PASTORE, VADM RICKOVER and an unidentified man. G 7) HA MS Yard workers down alongside the ways. F (UX) 8) CU Some of the Press and photographers, one man in FG wiping his brow with a hankerchief. G 9) CU Nameplate in front of speaker's stand,"USS NARWHAL (SSN-671)". VG 1O) CU Woman handing out programs to guests arriving. F 11) CU Navy enl'd man in blues, white helmet, standing at attention in FG, more guests arrive in BG. G to F (UX) 12) ECU Band playing for ceremony. VG 13) MCU Ranks of officers and enl'd personnel. G to F 14) MS Large crowd behind the roped off area. F 15) HA LS Looking out over heads of the huge crowd in yard. VG 16) HA MLS Looking down over heads of large crowd. G 17) CU Arrival of sponsor and party, followed by VADM RICKOVER and Senator, PASTORE; two civilian photographers follow the group. G 18) CU Coast Guard band leader directing the band. G 19) CU Man chatting with two women in crowd. G 20) MS Bow of NARWHAL on the ways heads of large crowd in FG. G 21) CU Navy enl'd man at the salute (SV). G to F 22) LA MS Chaplain giving invocation. G 23) CU PAN Crowd, heads bowed during invocation. G to F 24) HA MS Looking down over top of VIP's on speakers stand. G 25) HA CU Looking down over man at the rostrum. G 26) CU Gentleman at the rostrum speaking. G to F 27) MS Welcome speech given by CARL G. HOLSCHUH (SV). G 28) CU Looking down over faces of crowd looking up at the speaker's stand. VG 29) MS MR ROGER LEWIS (Pres. of General Dynamics) stepping up to rostrum to give his remarks; speech completed, he turns around and VADM RICKOVER arises and shakes hands with MR HOLSCHUH; VADM RICKOVER steps up to the rostrum, pulls out his speech and commences his speech. VG 3O) HA LS Looking out over heads of the large crowd standing in the yard (SV). VG 31) MS Presentation of the model ship to VADM RICKOVER. G 32) MS VADM RICKOVER and Senator PASTORE standing next to rostrum, as the VADM and Senator hold up the scale model of the submarine mounted on a piece of board; the model is handed back to the gentleman off to the right. G 34) MS Senator JOHN O. PASTORE, Rhode Island, principle speaker at the ceremony, standing at the rostrum giving his remarks. VG 35) LA ECU Bow of NARWHAL draped with bunting. VG 36)MSSenator PASTORE giving his address from the rostrum. VG 37) HA MS Looking down over the large crowd applauding. VG 38) MLS MR LEWIS stepping up to rostrum and introduces MRS DONAHO; she steps up to the podium; MR LEWIS seats himself next to Senator PASTORE. G 39) MLS Sponsor giving a speech from rostrum. (SV) VG 4O) MS Christening party mounting the stairway up to the launch platform. VG 41) LA MS MRS DONAHO christening the NARWHAL; sub begins sliding down the ways; PAN with sub. VG 42) MS Bow view, sub sliding down the ways; several yard workers are in FG looking on. G 43) CU Some of the crowd looking on as sub slides down the ways. VG 44) MS VIP's on speakers stand looking towards the sub. G 45) LA MS MRS DONAHO descending stairs from launch platform alone; a few moments later Senator and VADM begin proceeding down from the launch platform. VG

eng, Latn

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6512248

National Archives at College Park

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Lewis, Roger, 1912-1987

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66x2zw0 (person)