Watch The Big Picture - The Army's Floating Workshop

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's THE BIG PICTURE television series, 1950-1975. This film chronicles the history of the aircraft maintenance depot ship Corpus Christi Bay, which was converted from a World War II seaplane tender. Scenes show various stages in the design and conversion of the ship, and its eventual deployment to Vietnam for helicopter repair.

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