Film begins showing view from a surfaced U.S. submarine, of a three-masted Japanese sailboat at a distance during World War 2. Some smoke is in the air near it. Several tracer rounds are fired from the submarine toward the boat. Rounds are seen falling short. View of the boat when closer to the submarine. Officer and some sailors on the deck of the submarine. The officer holds a hand gun and one sailor holds a Thompson submachine gun. A small power boat sits next to the sailboat, displaying an inordinately large flag. Submarine crew maintains close watch using binoculars. Closeup of sailors on the submarine deck. Next, the sailboat is seen sitting alone at a distance. Glimpse through submarine's periscope of the Japanese sailboat at a distance. View from the camera boat of its crew on deck manning its 5-inch deck gun, with the sailboat a considerable distance away. Gun crew begins firing at the sailboat. Rounds fall short and show water splashes where they hit. Some black smoke is in the air. Sailor loads a clip of shells into the gun. The submarine fires leisurely at the sailboat, with pauses between rounds. View from upper deck of submarine as the gun crew loads and fires. Black smoke rising near the target boat. A round strikes and raises cloud of black smoke.
USS Sea Dog (SS-401) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Smoke arising from the explosion of an object in water. An object floating in water. The submarine underway. Officers on the conning tower. A lookout keeps a watch using binoculars. A man using sextant. Crew members on the stern of the submarine. Two sailors discussing on the deck of submarine.
View from deck of submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) on her last patrol near the end of World War 2, as she approaches to assist the Dutch submarine O-19, grounded on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. The O-19 signals with aldis lamp. Small waves can be seen breaking around her on the reef. Crew of the Cod prepare to rescue crew of the O-19. They inflate yellow life rafts. View of the Dutch submarine The USS Cod approaches close in dark blue water. Crew of the Dutch boat seen on her deck in life vests. View of the Dutch boat from starboard, abeam, her bow lifted up on the shoal. Sailors setting explosive charges aboard the O-19, signal to the USS Cod, as she moves away. O-19 crew members seen along with U.S. sailors aboard the USS Cod. Scuttling charges explode on the O-19. Crew member aboard the Cod photographs the event with a small motion picture camera. Crew members perched on the conning tower of the Cod to watch the event. Crew on starboard deck of the Cod. The hulk of O-19 remains on the reef. A U.S. Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol aircraft flies overhead.
Wind-driven surf engulfs the Dutch submarine, O-19, aground on Ladd Reef, Spratly Island, as viewed from the U.S. submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) during rescue operations in World War 2. Dutch sailors paddle yellow rubber life rafts filled with crew members from the O-19, on their way to the USS Cod. They climb aboard the Cod with help from U.S. sailors. Two officers confer. A Dutch sailor poses on deck with a doll rescued from the O-19. Some crew still aboard the Dutch submarine appear to be moving cargo on her deck with help of small improvised derrick.
View from a U.S. submarine anchored in a bay in the Pacific theater during World War 2. An explosion is seen at point of land in background. A team of U.S. commandos is then seen paddling an inflated raft from the shore toward the submarine.They reach the submarine and are helped aboard, along with their raft. The four commandos pose wearing their steel helmets. View from the submarine as it gets underway on the surface.
U.S. submarines arrive at a dock in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. USS Flying Fish approaches the dock at the submarine base. Men aboard the submarine. USS Spadefish approaches the dock. Submarine Tinosa approaches next. USS Bowfin and USS Skate arrive. Spectators on the dock. The submarines tied up at the dock. A navy band playing at the dock. U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Charles Andrews Lockwood goes down the dock with two Red Cross workers.
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