Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. A YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. Men wearing life jackets on deck of a ship. YMS in the background. A paravane with a flag underway as it detects mines. YMS follows the paravane. A boat underway at sea. Two SDB Dauntless Naval dive bombers in flight. Four aircraft fly at a low altitude.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. Men aboard a vessel lower mine marker in the water. YMS underway at sea. YMS fires at mines in water and water splashes. (World War II period).
Naval combat in European Theater during World War II. Two Nazi torpedo bombers in flight follow a German battleship. Ship's Captain on board the battle ship looks through binoculars. Sailors run on the flight deck of the ship to their battle stations during an emergency. Sailors climb up the ladder. Naval artillery turned to a different direction. Sailors put on their gas masks.
German and Italian submarine activity in the Atlantic during World War II. A man looks through a pair of binoculars. A map with numbers marked on it. Interiors of German and Italian submarines. Men inside the submarines work on controls, write letters and do some other works. Smoke rises as a German submarine attacks an Allied convoy. Explosion occurs at the sea.
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.