“THE NAVY’S DEVELOPMENTS IN VERTICAL REPLENISHMENT” 1963 U.S. NAVY HELICOPTER SUPPLY SYSTEMS 11894

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This declassified 1963 color film provides a close look at the use of various methods of cargo transfer between naval craft for purposes of “vertical replenishment,” contrasting older methods of high line transfer with modern helicopter delivery methods. The piston-powered Sikorsky H-34, which served both as a transport and ASW platform for the Navy, is featured. (TRT 13:22). Title card: “Unclassified” (0:08). Opening credits denote the participation of the Navy’s Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (BUSANDA), Bureau of Ships (BUSHIPS), and it’s Bureau of Weapons (BUWEPS) and production by the U.S. Naval Photographic Center (0:13). A helicopter hauls a crate of cargo over the sea and onto the deck of a carrier (0:24). Aerial photography of a naval fleet of battleships underway, with a carrier at a distance (0:48). An aircraft carrier in a medium shot and a closeup (1:1