Korean junk with no sails showing, meets a U.S. submarine in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The two man crew of the junk maneuvers alongside the submarine using long poles to prevent collision. A package of food is tossed from the submarine to the Junk, which then maneuvers away from the submarine. The Junk is seen being tossed about by waves. A sailor on the submarine watches through binoculars. Sailors maneuver twin bofors antiaircraft gun on deck.
Near the end of World War 2, U.S. submarines were being refitted with extra guns and undertook more surface combat operations. Here, the USS Bowfin (SS-287) is seen in surface training activities off Guam, during May,1945. Its armament now includes (in addition to its original 4-inch/50 caliber deck gun) a Bofors 40mm aft of the conning tower and an Oerlikon 20mm cannon forward of it. As the Bowfin heads out, its deck gun is seen. Next, in a view from the conning tower fairwater, looking aft, the Bofors 40mm autocannon can be seen below. Scene shifts forward and then to side, where deck gun barrel is seen at extreme right of image. It fires at distant target boat. More views of targets being fired upon by autocannons and deck gun. Smoke rising from struck target. Sequence ends with the Bowfin firing a few rounds on its way back to Apra Harbor.
Dramatic views of a ship in flames at sea on a dark night in World War 2.. (Possibly photographed from a surfaced submarine.) As fire consumes the ship, it slowly sinks. Afterwards, emergency flares are seen in the night sky.
Crew of a U.S. submarine use cables, a steel pole, and lines to hoist and maneuver a torpedo that has just been delivered to them, while at sea, during World War 2. They maneuver the torpedo over the deck, using a steel pole and cables and lines. A blimp is seen overhead. A small escort craft is seen nearby. Back on deck, the sub crew has successfully lowered the torpedo into a hatch and are controlling it with lines as it descends into the interior of the submarine. They quickly disassemble their hoisting apparatus, when finished. Another view of the support craft.
U.S. Admiral Admiral Charles Andrews Lockwood,Commander Submarine Force Pacific,walking on deck of submarine with her captain behind him, right after end of World War 2. The Admiral boards his motor launch, flying a three-star pennant and proceeds across a bay at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. The Admiral's colors being hoisted aboard a Japanese submarine, that still flies the Japanese flag, beneath the American flag.Admiral Lockwood pacing the deck of the Japanese submarine. View of shore from launch moving away, with only its wake visible. A Japanese tender surrounded by submarines.Broadside view of the Japanese Battleship Nagato. Japanese military personnel standing on deck of Japanese submarine, I-400 class, tied up to the large tender.Several American sailors walking on the sub deck, as the Japanese board the tender. An American officer and several sailors inspect supplies piled up on deck of the sub. Deck of the tender is filled with American sailors watching the activity.View from deck of submarine filled with Japanese. A barge nearby filled with supplies.More views of the submarine deck filled with Japanese.
American Naval Submarine Officers posing at the new Submarine Base, Yokosuka, Japan, about two weeks after the Japanese surrender, ending World War 2. Officers in group posing outside a building. A sign on the building reads: "Yokosuka Submarine Base." In the most formal group photo, Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet is seen seated in front row, near center, as he poses with officers in his command.
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