Views of unsatisfactory living conditions aboard the USS Meredith (DD-890). Cramped messing facilities. Difficulties in access and egress. Improved furniture on the ship. Beds in the compartment. Crew sleep in the compartment. The interior design of the ship on a paper. Improved beds in the compartment. Crewman sits on a chair and writes something. Lockers in the compartment. Seamen converse amongst themselves.
Sailors at a mess aboard the destroyer, USS Meredith (DD-890) in United States. Men serve food. They face problem in serving food due to the lack of good facilities. Animation shows how to serve the food and the interior design of the mess. The kitchen and the dining hall refitted. Wide tables in the hall. Crewmen sit on the chairs and eat food. A sailor plays piano in the hall. Other sailors play cards. Improved standardized conditions on the ship.
Sailors stand outside a wash room aboard the destroyer, USS Meredith (DD-890), in the United States. Interior design of the wash room on a paper. Sailors sit outside the wash room. Locker facility outside the wash room. A mirror in the wash room. Well furnished mess. Spaces provided to keep personal possessions. Sailors eat in a dining hall. A sailor comes on deck. An air conditioned room on the ship. Crewmen sit and talk. Other sailors play cards. Ships in the sea.
View of the aircraft carrier, USS Bunker Hill in dry dock at Bremerton, Washington. She is being repaired after being attacked by Japanese Kamikazes during the invasion of Okinawa in World War 2, in which suffered more than 600 casualties including 346 dead and 43 missing. View of the ship's captain, George Seitz, looking over the damage to the ship. Camera shows severe damage below decks of the Bunker Hill and outside, where the flight deck is seen completely destroyed and collapsed into the ship's interior. View of a large scoreboard displaying a Japanese flag for every enemy plane downed by crew of the Bunker Hill. A sailor totals them and writes "475" on the board. Crew members are massed on shore and wave enthusiastically about returning to sea and rejoining the battle against Japan. (Note: The USS Bunker Hill repairs were not completed until after the war ended.)
The five-inch-twenty-five Caliber gun on a submarine at sea, United States. A new submarine deck gun introduced for the United States navy. A submarine is seen surfacing from periscope depth. The new 25 caliber gun is shown from several angles. The safety depression stop switch is shown, which prevents the gun from hitting parts of the ship as it is turned. The minimum and maximum elevation of the gun is demonstrated. Closeup of a quick access panel being removed by a crewman.
The five-inch-twenty-five Caliber gun on a surfaced submarine at sea, United States. The submarine deck gun is operated by the crew. They fire the gun immediately after the submarine surfaces. A crewman uncovers the side of the gun and gets ready to fire. The pointer position on the gun allows for firing through a foot pedal system. The trainer position of the gun is also demonstrated. Use of a safety switch is explained. (World War II period).
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