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.)
German prisoners go aboard USS Wakefield at a dock on the the Atlantic coast during World War II Several prisoners wheel a large cart across a dock followed by three U.S. Army Military Policemen ( MPs). Carts are loaded with luggage. The prisoners carry the luggage up the gangway of USS Wakefield. An army officer inspects tags on the luggage on the dock. Several prisoners with luggage coming up the gangway.
A cargo ship with a single funnel underway on the high seas. Bow of a World War 1 warship being swept by waves. One gun barrel visible. A troop ship with two funnels in a rough sea, as viewed from another ship in a convoy. Line of American battleships underway (possibly Division 9 battleships of the British Grand Fleet).
Crew aboard a troop ship adjust position of several lifeboats on davits. View from another ship of a troop ship with two funnels underway in the Atlantic. Crewman standing atop the wheelhouse signaling by semaphore with flags. Two four-stacker destroyers seen escorting the convoy. World War I American troops at mess aboard ship and later marching to assigned stations during an emergency drill. Sailors practice loading and firing a deck gun.
U.S. Battleships of Division Nine operating in Atlantic waters with the British Grand Fleet during World War I.
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