At film start, sailors on a surfaced U.S. submarine wave at other sailors sitting on the floating remains of a sunken Japanese destroyer, during World War 2. It is nighttime and the scene is filmed in moonlight. Two sailors on the submarine, silhouetted in moonlight, raise their arms toward the survivors on the remains of the destroyer, who raise their arms to surrender, in response. Next, Japanese survivors are seen on the deck of the submarine, taken aboard the submarine. A U.S. navy officer, smoking a cigar, removes shirt from one prisoner and checks him for contraband. Next, a group of Japanese survivors on the wreck, raise their arms in surrender. View of the submarine deck as it backs away from the floating wreckage. Glimpse of other warships low on the horizon. Camera pans over more floating wreckage. Sailors in conning tower of the submarine. One on deck next to the conning tower waves at the camera. More floating wreckage. One sailor on the submarine deck holds a Thompson submachine gun. Sailors gathered in the conning tower of the submarine and posing for the camera, on deck, in front of it. Glimpse of the officer with his cigar, looking out at floating wreckage in the water. The submarine moves slowly toward a survivor standing on another piece of floating wreckage.
Film begins showing Sailors aboard a U.S. surfaced submarine in the Pacific, during World War 2, as they fire at a nearby floating mine, which explodes raising a huge column of water. Next, they meet and proceed in parallel with another surfaces American submarine. Closeups of crew on the camera boat as they watch the other submarine as they both make way in rough water. Sailors on the other submarine crowd its conning tower and upper deck. Closeups of crew on camera boat heaving on a line that has been fired between the two submarines. The camera boat sends a large package across to the other submarine via the line.
Film begins showing view from a surfaced U.S. submarine, of a three-masted Japanese sailboat at a distance during World War 2. Some smoke is in the air near it. Several tracer rounds are fired from the submarine toward the boat. Rounds are seen falling short. View of the boat when closer to the submarine. Officer and some sailors on the deck of the submarine. The officer holds a hand gun and one sailor holds a Thompson submachine gun. A small power boat sits next to the sailboat, displaying an inordinately large flag. Submarine crew maintains close watch using binoculars. Closeup of sailors on the submarine deck. Next, the sailboat is seen sitting alone at a distance. Glimpse through submarine's periscope of the Japanese sailboat at a distance. View from the camera boat of its crew on deck manning its 5-inch deck gun, with the sailboat a considerable distance away. Gun crew begins firing at the sailboat. Rounds fall short and show water splashes where they hit. Some black smoke is in the air. Sailor loads a clip of shells into the gun. The submarine fires leisurely at the sailboat, with pauses between rounds. View from upper deck of submarine as the gun crew loads and fires. Black smoke rising near the target boat. A round strikes and raises cloud of black smoke.
Japanese warships maneuvering in a bay during World War II. Among those seen fairly closeup are several Fubuki class destroyers.
View from deck of submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) on her last patrol near the end of World War 2, as she approaches to assist the Dutch submarine O-19, grounded on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. The O-19 signals with aldis lamp. Small waves can be seen breaking around her on the reef. Crew of the Cod prepare to rescue crew of the O-19. They inflate yellow life rafts. View of the Dutch submarine The USS Cod approaches close in dark blue water. Crew of the Dutch boat seen on her deck in life vests. View of the Dutch boat from starboard, abeam, her bow lifted up on the shoal. Sailors setting explosive charges aboard the O-19, signal to the USS Cod, as she moves away. O-19 crew members seen along with U.S. sailors aboard the USS Cod. Scuttling charges explode on the O-19. Crew member aboard the Cod photographs the event with a small motion picture camera. Crew members perched on the conning tower of the Cod to watch the event. Crew on starboard deck of the Cod. The hulk of O-19 remains on the reef. A U.S. Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol aircraft flies overhead.
Crew members on foredeck of the submarine,USS Cod (SS-224) as she approaches the Dutch submarine, O-19, aground on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, South China Sea, a month before the end of World War 2. Crew of the O-19 walk along her partially submerged deck toward the Cod. O-19 crew members along with U.S. Sailors on deck of the Cod. The O-19 empty of crew. Yellow inflated life rafts on deck of the Cod. All hands pulling on a line, aboard the Cod. View from Cod's deck with O-19 crew on board and the Dutch submarine far away in the distance.
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