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.
Crew members of the USS Cod (SS-224) fire 50 caliber machine guns at the derelict Dutch submarine, O-19, during actions to scuttle her after the crew was rescued by the USS Cod, during last month of World War 2. (The O-19 went aground on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands and could not be freed.) Gunners man the Cod's deck gun and fire rounds at the O-19. Officer silhouetted by sunset on deck of the Cod as he uses sextant to make navigational observations. View from Cod's deck gun of the Dutch submarine in the distance. A huge explosion seen as torpedo from the USS Cod strikes the reef and the O-19. Another large explosion raising much smoke, from a second torpedo. Smoke rising from a scuttling charge explosion aboard the O-19, as the USS Cod moves away. Several more explosions aboard the O-19. Turning wake of the USS Cod as she gets underway. Views from side and bow as the USS Cod is underway.
A U.S. submarine underway in the Pacific Ocean. Japanese motor sampan underway. The bow of American submarine. Sampan comes alongside the submarine. The sampan on fire after being hit from the submarine. Smoke arising from firing. (World War II period).
USS Sea Owl underway in the Pacific Ocean. Enemy ships in the extreme foreground. Tracers going through sky and hitting a ship on horizon. Smoke arises as the ship explodes. USS Sea Owl underway. Lookouts at the conning tower watching through binoculars. Japanese sampan sinking. Other men standing aboard the U.S. submarine watching the ships in the foreground. Some of the men loading and firing the deck gun. (World War II period).
The celebration of the Victory over Japan Day (VJ day) at the Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Installation in Hawaii. Aerial view of Pearl Harbor. Ships and submarines moving in the bay. The naval base and the harbor installations.
Aerial views of U.S. Navy submarines maneuvering on the surface in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Victory over Japan Day (VJ day). Aerial view of the Pearl Harbor. Mountains in the background.
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