U.S. Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Training Center at Melville in Rhode Island, United States. Trainees undergo squadron maneuvers. A number of Patrol Torpedo Boats underway. One of the Patrol Torpedo Boat takes a sharp turn in front of other boats advancing in a line. A trainee named Smith operates a gun on a boat and shoots a target in the air. (World War 2 period.)
Japanese troops on the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A map locates places. Ships underway at sea. Japanese troops aboard a ship. They advance across a field. A seaplane takes off and in flight overhead. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft bombard Japanese battleships. Smoke and splashes in water due to the bombardment. The aircraft bomb a shore. Enemy anti aircraft guns are fired. Soldiers stand at attention. A soldier holds a flag. A map of Pacific areas controlled by Japan.
Whaler "Herman" on a polar expedition in the Diomedes Islands, Alaska. A man tries to catch a seal in a snow covered area. A boat amidst snow. A man clears snow from the area.
A sail boat race competition off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island. Several American yachts in water competing during the preliminary trials for the America's Cup. The yachts sailing in the ocean waters. A British yacht among the yachts. Men on the yachts.
Mansions and buildings in Newport, Rhode Island. A rocky shore and a driveway. Large buildings in a business district. Automobiles on a street. Pedestrians milling about on the street. A bunting draped house. Exteriors of a church and an inn. A streetcar moves on the road in front of the hotel or inn. A horse drawn carriage passes by and and numerous early model cars on a street. Exterior view outside the gate and inside the gate of "The Breakers" mansion owned by the wealthy Vanderbilt family. Traffic moving past he gated entrance to the mansion.
Yachts being given final cleaning and checks before the America's cup race, in Newport, Rhode island. In opening scene, the racing yacht, Intrepid, is seen up on blocks, and surrounded by scaffolding, in a boatyard. "Intrepid New York" is inscribed on her stern. Several men stand nearby. Next, the Australian entry, "Dame Pattie," is also seen out of water, as her crew hoses down and cleans her hull. Change of scene shows others of her crew washing her sails with a hose and long-handles brushes, in a pool, at Vernon Court, which is serving as their headquarters during the event.
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