An aerial coverage of Nagasaki, Japan to show the atomic bomb damage which occurred during World War II. Aerial views of a former industrial section and now an air strip. A residential area surrounded by hills. The hills and mountains.
Sequence 1; The launching of the USS V-1 (later Barracuda SS-163) on July 17, 1924 from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Sequence 2; Two surrendered German U-Boats, most likely the U-117 (L) and the UB-148 (R) circa 1918/19. Sequence 3; The USS S-19 circa 1925 either looking to moor or pulling away to sea. Sequence 4; U.S. "L" class submarines ay Bantry Bay, Queenstown, Ireland circa 1918 World War 1, American submarines had to place an "A" before there name to avoid confusion with the British "L" class submarines. L to R are L-11 (bow), L-1, L-10, L-4 and L-9.
The U.S. submarine AL-11 getting underway in the Atlantic ( possibly Bantry Bay Ireland) in World War 1. As the conning tower fairwater comes into view the short "post" seen in front of it is actually the 3"/23 caliber deck gun in its retracted position Activities of crewmen as they stow lines aboard the submarine. A gun mounted on the submarine. The deck of the submarine. The captain in the conning tower of the submarine. Another U.S. submarine displaying 'AL-10' on its conning tower. The submarine submerges under water. Yet, another U.S. submarine, the AL-4, moving on the surface. (Note: American "L" class submarines in British waters had to paint an "A" in front of their names so as not to be confused with the British "L" class submarines.)
The Austro-Hungarian Battleship, SMS Szent Istvan (Saint Stephen), capsizing after it is torpedoed off the Dalmation Coast by by Italian torpedo boats, during World War One. Sailors in a lifeboat are seen rescuing survivors from the battleship. The stricken vessel continues to roll over completely and crew members can be seen scrambling on her overturned hull and in the water all around her. In a short while, the SMS Szent Istvan sinks out of sight.
Austrian dreadnaught battleship SMS Szent István seen sinking after being struck by Italian torpedo boats off the Dalmation coast in Adriatic Sea on June 10,1918, during World War I. She is seen listing to starboard as her crew members jump from the ship. Many crew remain on her upper sections. Sailors watch from another warship, nearby.The Szent István rolls over and many crew members scramble over her upturned hull and begin to jump from the sinking ship. An escort warship seen in background.
Austro-Hungarian navy ship SMS Szent István (St. Stephen) sinks in the Adriatic Sea following a torpedo strike during World War I. A steamer leaves a black smoke trail in the background as Austrian ship SMS Szent Istvan sinks. Two views of the ship sinking and the crew members falling into the ocean and scrambling to stay on the overturned hull as the ship rolls before sinking.
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