Film opens showing two U.S. Navy Colorado-class battleships leading two others in a line of U.S. Navy battleships underway in a harbor area. Glimpse of officers on bridge of a battleship. Prow of ship creating wake. Variety of U.S. warships engaged in tactical exercise maneuvers. Several views of Mahon-class destroyers leading the fleet seaward in battle order. At TC: 1:54, USS California (BB-44) is seen from port side while underway. Next, Curtiss SOC Seagull observation planes are launched from warships and fly over the fleet in flights of three each. New Mexico class battleship underway at TC: 02:20. The USS Tennessee (BB-43) is seen at TC: 2:25. Closeups of observation aircraft in flight with pilots visible. The USS Aylwin (DD-355) seen around 2:45, then the USS Farragut (DD-348), the USS Case (DD-370), and the USS Monaghan (DD-354). Sailors astern on a destroyer launch depth charges. Wickes-class 4-stack destroyers on the horizon dropping depth charges. Closeup of ashcan depth charges rolling off stern of destroyer. New Mexico class battleships maneuvering. (World War II period).
From a U.S. Navy recruitment film. A simulated combat operation of the U.S. Navy begins, with each member of the crew in his position. A mariner blows bugle. Their target is an enemy ship entering their territory. The deck crew loads guns of the warship with huge projectiles. The cannons fire in sequence and the enemy ship is destroyed. (World War II period).
A German Navy submarine arrives at a naval base in Germany during the World War II. The officials at the base welcome and congratulate the commander and the crew of the submarine. A flag waving on a pole shows likely targets at war, with the words 'USA Zerstorer' (perhaps referencing a U.S. Destroyer) and another flag says "USA 10000 Tanker". The commander gifts a white mice to the host officials. The submarine then heads towards the submarine yard.
A submarine diving and them moving at good speed in the deep sea waters. Underwater submarine shots. Views of the submerged submarine
A cloud of smoke emerges from a sinking ship, destroyed by a German submarine torpedo, off the coast of the United States. The ship is ruptured from its center and sinking gradually. Photographer aboard a New Jersey-based Coast Guard ship captures photographs of the sinking ship, Strong waves rock the observing ship.
Off the coast of New Jersey in the United States, a commercial ship sinks slowly into the ocean. The ship suffered a German submarine torpedo, and has broken from the middle into two pieces. It gives off a vast cloud of black smoke.
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