U.S. warships maneuver in the Atlantic Ocean. A C-1 class, 110 foot wooden submarine chaser seen running at high speed, in calm waters. SC 205 painted on her bow. View onboard a Submarine chaser as crew mans a 3 inch Poole deck gun. Officers watche as crew loads, aims, and fires the gun. They later raise barrel to high elevation. View of sub chaser running alongside, clothes seen drying on line stretched from mast to stern. A three-stack destroyer moving in calm waters. A 4-stack destroyer in camouflage paint, and a transport ship. Closer view of the transport ship.
German U-boat underway on the surface in stormy weather on the North Atlantic ocean during World War 2. The crew all wear foul weather gear. They search for British ships. Upon seeing one, they quickly descend and the boat rapidly submerges. View inside the submarine as sailors close all hatches and manipulate valves. Underwater view of periscope rising from a submerged U-boat. The boat's Captain looking through his periscope. He and the second officer look through the periscope and check book of known British ships to identify it. They fire a torpedo from tube number 4, start a stop watch, lower the periscope, and wait. Next, they hear an explosion and then the sounds from screws of a destroyer passing nearby. A depth charge from the destroyer explodes, knocking items in the boat to the floor. Lights go out in the U-boat and water leaks in places. Crew members inspect by flashlight and confirm minimal damage. With lights on again, the U-boat Captain looks through the periscope and then surfaces,to see a sinking ship
View forward of Destroyer USS Nelson, DD-623, as her bow plunges into swells with water coming over the entire deck.Glimpse of mattress in sailors berth. A convoy of ships including troop ships and warships underway in the Atlantic, during World War 2. Officers and sailor, in foul weather gear, on deck of the destroyer, USS Nelson. Sunlight breaking through the clouds over the Atlantic ocean. Some specific images include: Time 01:34 to 02:05 fleet oiler USS Chemung fueling a destroyer; and Time 03:07 to 03:20 attack transport USS James O'Hara, APA-90.
Re-enactment of an attack by a German U-boat on an Allied freighter underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The German U-boat underway. German officers and men aboard the U-boat. A freighter ship underway. The ship is torpedoed on the U-boat Captain's order. Smoke rises from torpedoed ship.
Re-enactment of an attack by a German U-boat on a U.S. Merchantman underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War 2. U.S. merchant seamen below decks as torpedo hits. Everything is shaken up and water enters their mess hall. The ship catches fire. Some seamen are thrown out of their bunks. All struggle to evacuate the lower decks. Fire breaks out. Radio operator telegraphs for help. Seaman don life vests. The Captain orders a General Alarm for all hands on deck. Meanwhile, the Captain of the submerged German submarine orders another torpedo to be fired. it races through the water and explodes on impact. Fire is everywhere and the ship is listing. The U-boat surfaces and crew man their deck gun. From their lifeboat, the merchant seaman watch as a shell from the U-boat deck gun strikes the burning hulk of their ship. The U-boat steers, on the surface toward the lifeboat. The survivors exchange harsh words with the U-boat captain, as one of his officers photographs the scene. The U-boat then rams the lifeboat, cutting it in two. The survivors swim to a nearby raft.
World War II German submarine U-564, commanded by Rehinhard Suhren, is seen partially submerged in order to accept reload of torpedoes at sea from another submarine in the South Atlantic ocean. Crew of U-564 seen keeping torpedo afloat with life vests and swimming it into position on deck before submarine surfaces to contain it. View of black cat symbol on U-564. Torpedo being loaded into position. German crew seen below decks relaxing, and then responding to battle stations alarm.
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