The upper deck of the SS Leviathan, carrying American Expeditionary Forces to France during World War 1. Formerly the German ocean liner, Vaterland, she is the largest ship afloat, and carries 12 thousand troops. This footage shows the U.S. Navy commissary Officer inspecting various functional activities related to care and feeding of the crew and troops aboard. He checks sides of beef in cold storage of the meat locker. He samples a pie in the bakery; and inspects the galley. Next sequence shows Army troops forming two chow lines as they come down into the mess area, carrying their individual mess kits. Mess personnel serve the troops, who then proceed to long tables where they eat.
Life aboard the SS Leviathan troopship, carrying 12 thousand American soldiers to France during World War 1.The largest ship afloat, she was formerly the German ocean liner, Vaterland. Soldiers in regular sleeping compartments lie on vertical bunks, some stacked 3 or 4 high. View of the Sick Bay on the ship where patients have less crowded conditions. A Navy medical officer makes rounds, checking each patient. A medical technician is seen sterilizing instruments in a steam autoclave.
Bugler sounds alarm announcing start of emergency drill for crew and American troops (passengers) aboard the SS Leviathan on the way to France, during world War 1. Crew members begin lowering life boats from davits at side of the Leviathan. Soldiers and sailors in life vests are seen proceeding to assigned emergency stations on Deck C, under supervision of ship's officers and crew. They assemble beside life boats as crew members man them and lower them part way in the exercise.
A U.S. submarine patrol in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. U.S. submarine on surface. Men aboard USS Springer in the foreground. A signalman aboard Springer as he sends a light message. U.S. Navy officers and sailors on the bridge of Springer as a man holds a megaphone. An American submarine on the surface. Men on the bow of Springer as they tend a line running between the two submarines. Sailors aboard the second submarine as they prepare to release life raft from their deck. Line from raft runs to Springer. Raft being launched towards Springer. Sailors aboard the Springer submarine pull the raft aboard. Crew members haul raft aboard. SS type submarine underway on surface and USS Springer in the foreground. A crew members leans a 40 mm gun and looks out over water through a binoculars. Springer underway at sea as water washes over the side.
Sailors aboard the USS Leviathan (formerly the Vaterland) in New York harbor, during World War 1, when she was serving as a troop ship. They are seen practicing emergency drills, including lowering lifeboats over the side and actually rowing them away. They also launch rubber rafts over the rails. U.S. Army soldiers from a lower deck, then descend to the rafts, using the lines from above. They are seen steping into the water-filled rafts and from there, into the lifeboats. Closeup of one soldier swimming in full uniform, with aid of floatation gear. He also relaxes in the water, suspended entirely by his life vest. View from above of a lifeboat crewed by sailors and filled with soldiers in uniform. They row away, pulling a raft, from which they help a few more soldiers into the lifeboat. Sailors row the filled lifeboats away from the ship, each towing a raft behind them. (WWI. WW1)
Engineering personnel at work below decks in the engine compartments of the SS Leviathan troop transport ship while underway, carrying 12 thousand soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force to France during World War 1. Men in control room adjust engine settings. Firemen, stripped to the waist, stoke ship's boilers. View forward from the bridge, as rough seas break over the bow of the ship.
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