♪ ♪ There's a world ♪ somewhere near ♪ ♪ A world we've come to know ♪ ♪ Your family and you ♪ can search for it too ♪ ♪ A place that will help us ♪ to grow ♪ ♪ There's a world ♪ somewhere near ♪ ♪ under beautiful skies ♪ ♪ You can find it and say ♪ on a bright, sunny day ♪ ♪ Under the Yellow Balloon ♪ ♪ Yes, ♪ Under the Yellow Balloon ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A ships a'sail ♪ ♪ And boats afloat ♪ ♪ out on the water, blue ♪ ♪ They come in every size ♪ and shape ♪ ♪ each has a job to do ♪ ♪ Come with us ♪ ♪ and take a look ♪ ♪ at what there is to know ♪ ♪ about ships and boats ♪ ♪ work and play ♪ ♪ We have a lot to show ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Toot, toot, toot ♪ ♪ toot, toot, toot, ♪ toot, toot ♪ ♪ Toot, toot, toot ♪ ♪ Toot, toot, toot, ♪ toot, toot ♪ ♪ Child> Back when our country was a wilderness.

There were many different Indian tribes living here.

They used to canoe all the time for traveling up and down rivers, and for hunting and fishing.

Our canoe was made in a factory, but canoes used to be made by hand.

Indians made canoes by hollowing out logs or by stretching animal skins over a wooden frame.

But no matter how they were made, in order for them to move through the water, someone has to supply the power to make them go.

And that's work.

♪ ♪ If you really want ♪ these boats to go ♪ ♪ There's something ♪ you should know ♪ ♪ These boats will float, ♪ but they won't go ♪ ♪ until you start to row ♪ ♪ Child 2> Mom and Dad, are good sailors, they know how to move the boat so it catches just the right amount of breeze.

I'm going to learn how to sail our boat too.

We just use our sail boat some, Once almost all boats, no matter what size they were moved by sail power.

Sails will catch the breeze and the wind would move the ship through the water.

The only problem with sailing ships was that when the wind didn't blow, the ships didn't move.

♪ ♪ The wind is up, ♪ the sails are out ♪ ♪ The breeze has ♪ got us going ♪ ♪ Come glide with us ♪ ♪ and feel so free ♪ ♪ Until the wind ♪ stops blowing ♪ ♪ Boats on the water ♪ ♪ Boats sailing in the breeze ♪ ♪ Boats on the water ♪ ♪ Boats that sail ♪ the seven sea ♪ ♪ Boats that sail ♪ the seven seas ♪ ♪ David> This is my neighbor, Mr. Pickney.

He works on the dock.

He supervises the loading and unloading of freight, merchant ships like this one, carry cargo from one port to another.

Some boxes of cargo are unloaded with big nets.

Once the nets are lowered on the dock, people come from everywhere to move the cargo.

Machinery does most of the heavy work, but someone has to run the machinery.

The crane operator has someone on the dock giving him signals to help him pick up the cargo.

It takes a long time to load or unload large freighters, but not as long as it would take without this kind of equipment.

(machines whirring) Mr. Pickney> David, I want to sit right here.

I don't want you to move because it is very dangerous.

I got to run right off.

But I will be back later.

David> Big cranes on the freighters, bring the cargo on board and store it in cargo bins below deck.

They're faster and easier to load aboard a ship than loose cargo would be.

The containers can be put directly on the back of the truck and leave for any destination.

Banana boats come here from South America.

The boats are painted white to keep the bananas cool.

They have to move the boxes of bananas quickly and carefully so they won't spoil.

They are put on a conveyor belt inside the boat and brought out of the ship's hull.

The conveyor belt has little wheels on it that keeps the boxes moving along.

On the dock, the boxes are loaded on refrigerated trucks for their trip to the grocery store.

♪ ♪ ♪ Atomic fuel ♪ ♪ oil and gas ♪ ♪ Turns big engines, ♪ churns the water ♪ ♪ Gives them power ♪ to move them fast ♪ ♪ Tugboats, tour boats ♪ and ocean liners ♪ ♪ Boats can float, ♪ ♪ but power makes them go ♪ ♪ Boats can float, ♪ ♪ but power makes them go ♪ ♪ Child 3> While my granddad was in the Navy, he served on the Yorktown.

Granddad> The Yorktown was one of the Navy's fighting ships.

It's actually a floating airport.

The flight deck runs the entire length of the ship.

The planes are stored below.

Everything else is below, also.

Now, some of the men lived in here.

27 men slept in this little small area.

Can you imagine that?

27, there?

Now these bunks they're attached to the poles behind, for security.

You can lift them up like this so you can mop underneath.

Pretty neat huh?

Child 3> What are these?

Granddad> Those are lockers.

This is the only space the sailors had to keep their clothing.

And when their dress uniforms would get, wrinkled... And they did from time to time.

they would put them under the mattress and press them.

Child 3> You mean, they'd sleep on them?

Granddad> They sure did.

And after some time, when they removed them from under the mattress, they would be neatly pressed and ready to wear.

<Wow!> Come on, let's look at the kitchen now.

Of course, in the Navy, this area is called the galley.

And there are many galleys on the Yorktown.

Did you know that all the food is prepared for these men on the Yorktown?

Nothing is brought in.

Can you imagine your mother fixing food for 3,000 men?

Child 3> I don't think so.

Intercom announcer> The last showing of the "Fighting Lady" is in ten minutes.

Child 3> What did you do on Yorktown?

Granddad> I was a pilot.

My squadron, which is a group of pilots used to meet in this very room to plan our missions.

See the television set over there?

We used to watch the planes take off and land on the top deck.

This is a recovery jacket.

We wore that in case we had to bail out over the ocean.

It's self inflatable, and could possibly save your life.

How bout, let's going up on the flight deck now?

<Okay> (intercom playing music) Intercom announcer> The Yorktown will close in one hour.

Please come again.

(mechanical humming) Granddad> Did you know the Yorktown had 21 decks?

That's as tall as a 21 story building.

It's 888 feet long.

Almost as long as three football fields.

They call her the "Fighting Lady."

And she had a complement of 3,300 men.

They use the deck for the runway.

And my plane used to take off and land right here.

Child 3> There sure are a lot of ...spots Granddad> When you're on board, everyday's the hard part to remember.

Child 3> Sure is a big boat.

Granddad> Not a boat... when they that big, you call them a ship.

♪ ♪ The Navy and the Coast Guard ♪ ♪ have ships ♪ both large and small ♪ ♪ They sell the waters ♪ 'round the land ♪ ♪ to make it safe ♪ for one and all ♪ ♪ To make it safe ♪ for one of all ♪ ♪ ♪ These ships, we say ♪ ♪ are working craft ♪ ♪ They have a job to do ♪ ♪ Like fishing boats ♪ and touring boats ♪ ♪ ♪ They make life ♪ good for you ♪ ♪ Child 4> My father is the captain of a tugboat.

It's called the "Peter G.

Turecamo."

The tugboat looks small compared to other ships in the harbor, but it has big, powerful engines.

Its engines are almost as big as the ones in cargo ships.

A tugboat has to have these powerful engines because its job is to push and pull ships around.

Big ships need help to get in and out of the piers.

They're too big to move around easily.

So several tugs work together to ease the big ship into place.

Most of the time my dad works in the pilothouse.

It is at the front of the boat so he can see where he is going.

While he steers the tug, he uses different instruments to tell him exactly where he is and in what direction he's going.

(horn blowing) The tugboat captain uses the boat whistle to tell other ships that he's passing them.

He obeys the rules of the sea.

Just like people on land obey traffic laws.

The rules are the same for all ships.

No matter how big they are or where they come from.

My father is a good tugboat captain.

He knows just what to do all the time.

He uses navigation charts, maps of the sea.

To show him where everything is in the harbor.

In the water, buoys are like road signs you see on a highway.

By comparing the locations of buoys to the symbols on the navigation charts, my dad can keep his tug in the safe channels of deep water as he goes to the pier, where a freighter is waiting for him.

When the tugboat pulls alongside of the freighter, our bow fender protects the side of the ship.

Before the freighter can be moved, lines have to be attached.

It takes a lot of teamwork for a tugboat to do its job.

Heavy steel cables are then used to pull the freighter away from the dock and out into the harbor.

♪ ♪ Ships a'sail ♪ and boats afloat ♪ ♪ out on the water, blue ♪ ♪ They come in ♪ every size and shape ♪ ♪ Each has a job to do ♪ ♪ Ships a'sail ♪ and boats afloat ♪ ♪ out on the water, blue ♪ ♪ They come in every size ♪ and shape ♪ ♪ Each has a job to do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Toot, toot ♪ ♪ Toot, toot, ♪ toot, toot, toot ♪ ♪ ♪ Toot, toot ♪ ♪ Toot, toot, ♪ toot, toot, toot ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪