https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/24a46419-046f-4cc2-b644-ef0dd539c869 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This restricted WWII film "Handling, Stowage and Transportation of Explosives as Cargo on Board Merchant Vessels" displays duties of U.S. Coast Guard inspectors and supervisors. The film traces the origin of the hazardous cargo from arsenals, ammunition depots and manufacturing plants and loading by stevedores and longshoremen aboard designated transport vessels. The film opens with a note informing viewers it is restricted and for authorized personnel only (:08). The U.S. Coast Guard seal appears (:17). The YT-46 (:59) class harbor tugboat moves through what appears to be New York’s waters. The narrator details the coast guard's mission (1:09); to protect the vessels, port cities, surrounding areas as well as ensuring weapons and ammunition make it to soldiers in the field (1:18). Explosives which the coast guard is in charge of appear including small arms (1:32) ammunition, anti-aircraft and machine guns (1:34), anti-tank guns (1:38), chemical warfare ammunition (1:42) including gas, smoke and incendiaries (1:46), rifle (1:48) and hand grenades (1:50), and various fuses (1:53). DuPont blasting caps are pictured (1:59). Other weaponry include anti-tank mines (2:01), general ammunition for the M-27 (2:03), flares (2:07), spotting charges (2:01), cannon ammunition (2:12); including smokeless powder for cannons (2:15), an armor piercing shell (2:18), heavy bombs (2:21) and a torpedo bomb (2:23). A military weapons arsenal is pictured from above (2:39). Movement of explosives is depicted. Cargo trucks run down a dirt road (2:43). Freight cars are put to use (2:49). A sign warns ship hands of explosives (2:54). Proper procedure for permits and the necessary manifest of dangerous cargo is explained with the Captain of the Port (3:04). Specific remote explosive loading piers are noted on a map by the Munitions Officer (4:00). Distance between the port and the shore is noted (4:12). An example shows how military ammunition is loaded up at the designated port (4:25). The explosives are swung in in a rope net by personnel of the navy gun crew (4:46). Portions of the ammunition are moved to the magazine below deck (5:04) while others are stored in the ready boxes (5:18) on deck. Rounds are slipped into mounts for instant use (5:22).  A U.S. Coast Guard inspection document is pictured (6:03). The Munitions Officer chats with a lieutenant in charge of an explosives loading detail (6:16). The loading detail arrives (6:34). A detailed breakdown of the inboard profile of a liberty type cargo vessel follows (6:48). Close shots of each of these are presented (8:30). Main divisions of this type of vessel (9:03). Hatch number one (10:08), two (10:44), three (11:16) and the boiler and engine room are highlighted (11:50). Number four hatch (12:23), the five hatch (13:13) and the stern (13:40). Other types of cargo holds are mentioned (14:25). The arrangement of combination cargo and passenger vessel is discussed (15:55). Workmen clear debris from the ship deck (16:56) prior to the arrival of longshore men (17:36). A handling card of the captain of the port, of the US coast guard is zoomed in on (17:49). Coast guard ids are checked (17:54) and equipment is inspected (18:57) including wenches (19:22). The coast guard officer (19:32) stands with other coast guards men; the city of New York in the background. A barge is pictured with screen protection (20:51). The baker flag is waved (21:19). How to check the explosives is detailed (24:00). The floor of a Type B magazine (25:01) is pictured formed with dunnage boards over the deck. A Type A magazine is inspected (25:12). Bulk TNT is loaded (25:52) using a palate. The draft is lifted (26:11) and landed into the magazine (26:24). Ammunition inspectors filter through the boxes (27:16). Boxes of TNT (27:38), rocket shells and powder propellant charges are pictured (28:04). How to load Tri Packs is explained (28:19). The name plates (30:19) on the Tri Packs are highlighted. The projectile is withdrawn from the cylinder (31:10). The cartridge case is withdrawn (31:35). The inspectors demonstrate how to reassemble the projectile (31:55) as the film concludes.  If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. 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