Shakedown cruise of Destroyer Escort, USS Frament (DE-677). General Quarters. Bat...HD Stock Footage
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Shakedown cruise of Destroyer Escort, USS Frament (DE-677). General Quarters. Battle stations. practice firing
Destroyer Escort,USS Frament (DE 677) is commissioned. Captain reads his orders to crew assembled on deck. Tug boats move the ship away from the pier. DE-677 underway in shakedown cruise.Officers review daily plans for shakedown cruise. General Quarters alarm is sounded and crew mans battle stations. Gun crews at 20mm, 40mm and 3 inch guns. Crew members positioned to launch depth charges ("ash cans") , torpedoes and to fire "hedge hogs" (clusters of bombs). Navy aircraft tows a canvas sleeve target for crew to practice fire against. Antiaircraft gun crews shoot down target. Location: United States. Date: 1944.
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