View of a German U-boat with a snorkel to its periscope, laying on its deck, during World War 2. The crew actuates control that raises the snorkel to periscope height above the conning tower. Views of U-boat submerging and of the snorkel plowing through the water ahead of the boat's periscope. Below, in the control room, the Captain looks through his periscope and sees several ships ahead. Closeup of one ship dead ahead. U-boat crewman adjusts fire control equipment. View of the snorkel moving through the water. A torpedo strikes the target ship and sinks it. The U-boat submerges.
Filmed from the Destroyer USS Nelson, DD-623, in convoy of warships headed for the invasion of Sicily in World War 2 ( Operation Husky- Convoy UGF.9). Officers on the bridge of the destroyer, USS Nelson with convoy in background. USS Nelson, Signalmen on starboard side signal light reading signals. Starboard side of the repair ship USS Vulcan, AR-5. Aft view of the USS Nelson with USS Vulcan in background. Aft starboard quarter of the light crusier USS Philidelphia, CL-41 with SOC-3 observation scout bi-plane on port catapult. USS Nelson's crew handling lines for ship to ship transfer of material. Inside the USS Nelson's bridge. Officer taking bearing measurements with a pelorus stand. Forward view from the USS Nelson's of number 2 turret with fleet in background. Refueling operations, stern view of the fleet oiler USS Chemung, AO-30, fueling the light cruiser USS Boise, CL-47 on the USS Chemung's port side. Starboard side of the USS Chemung. Lines are secured between the USS Nelson and USS Chemung. Fuel lines connected between the USS Nelson and USS Chemung. Starboard aft quarter of the amphibious force flag ship USS Ancon, AGC-4, and crewmen of the USS Nelson securing ship to ship written communications and or mail via highline between the two ships.
Filmed from the Destroyer USS Nelson, DD-623, during the convoy for the Allied invasion of Sicily, in World War 2. A Baltimore class cruiser is seen on the horizon. The USS Nelson's bow at speed cutting through heavy seas. Officers viewing ahead with binoculars. Signalmen manning a light. A Baltimore class light cruiser in front of the sun on the horizon. Closeup of the stern of the light cruiser USS Philadelphia, CL-41, with crew performing calisthenics. Closeup of the starboard aft quarter of the attack transport USS Leonard Wood, APA-12.
U.S. Fleet Oiler, USS Neches ( AO-47) is seen refueling an aircraft carrier during heavy seas and weather in the Pacific in World War 2. At one point the rudder of the USS Neches is seen exposed as she pitches. In final part of the sequence, the number 47 can be seen clearly on the bow of the Neches as viewed from a covered deck on the carrier. Note: A crew member on the Neches added the following inforrmation: "This fueling of the fleet was just days before we sailed into an inlet off the island of Okinawa. Several days later we shot down a suicide plane while anchored there in the inlet. I was the sightsetter on the 5 inch gun that shot the plane down. We hit it on our third shot and it splashed into the water just shy of an LST, its target. The plane's original target was our Neches but, after the first shot, it turned and headed toward the LST. My memory tells me it was on April 7th."
Extension of fueling lines on the ships in the Atlantic. Men on the ship. Fueling lines extended from the destroyer ship to the cruiser. '7701' written on a ship. Ship pitched in rough sea. Propeller rises out of water.
United States submarine sinks Japanese boat in the Pacific. Submarine bombards the boat. The boat catches fire. Smoke arises due to the fire on the boat. (World War II period).
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