Japanese Kaidai submarine cruising on surface in a bay near Dutch East Indies, during World War 2. Crew on deck taking a smoke break. A seaport with loading docks seen from stern of boat. View of Japanese warships from under deck gun of the submarine. Sailor on submarine signals with semaphore flags to Japanese Cruiser and crew members on deck, and clustered around conning tower, wave their hats at the warship. Officer on deck issues commands over boat's intercom. Small sign boards with Japanese writing are hung near work stations. Crew members enter the sub through hatch in the deck. View from conning tower of the sub bow encountering moderate waves as they proceed on surface. The submarine sets course due West. Officers watch through binoculars. View of engine room with crew members at their stations there. Crew members preparing a meal of vegetables, fish and rice. Crew eating meal in mess hall. Officers eating in their mess.
View from conning tower of surfaced Japanese Kaidai submarine underway in Indian ocean, during World War 2. Navigator takes celestial readings with sextant. Below decks in cabin, officers plot position on large scale marine chart, using set of compasses. One officer uses slide rule for calculations. Various water depths are depicted on the marine chart. The Captain and other officers sit at a table and discuss their position and navigation. Control room of the sub, with Japanese writing displayed in chalk on vertical post. View of boat's instrument panel. Interior of boat's engine room, with moving parts of engine. View from conning tower as submarine makes way on surface through rough seas.
Japanese Navy sailors work inside and on the deck of submarine during World War 2. Crew members getting down from the ladder through hatch. They take off their raincoats and get on bunk beds. Soldiers eat bananas and relax. Fan rotates while sailors sleep.
Lockout emergency sounds on Japanese submarine. Japanese sailor checks instruments and turns wheels as seen interior of submarine. Bow of submarine as it dives under water. Crew members work on their respective stations. Meter boards are checked. Japanese sailor looks through the periscope.
Japanese submarine activities in the Indian Ocean during World War II. View from water of Japanese submarine approaching a Japanese supply port. Sailors cross on plank from submarine to the dockyard. Naval staff lining-up before they board a truck. Torpedoes on freight cars going down the dock. Torpedoes being loaded aboard submarines. Sailors paint the exterior of submarine. Japanese sailors carry supplies into the submarine. Sailors loading rice sacks. Crew members receive instructions from the skipper or captain.
Japanese Navy sailors get instructions from Captain on deck of Japanese submarine, as seen in a World War 2 Japanese propaganda film. The Skipper gives directions on a map. Group of officers drinking Sake on the deck of submarine. Sailor blows a bugle before departure. Cables released from the bits. Japanese Sailors salute and wave as the submarine departs for a mission in World War II. Resupply crews on shore wave. Celebratory Japanese music plays as soundtrack.
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