In opening scene, the USS Sturgeon (SS-187) is seen underway for readiness training exercise cruise. It is followed by the USS Skipjack (SS-184) and the USS Seal (SS-183). Two more submarines follow. Glimpse of sailors on deck as a sub travels on the surface, and of the Captain with binoculars in conning tower. Crew member using a pelorus. Crew members below, in engine room. View through bulkhead opening of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) underway to port. (This is probably during the Pacific Fleet Problem XXI, 2 April to 21 June 1940.) Next, the Saratoga is seen at some distance steaming and billowing black smoke. Several views of subs moving on the surface. Captain in conning tower orders crew to submerge, and horn sounds alarm. Crew members descending ladders to their respective stations below deck. View from below as the Captain descends securing the water-tight hatch behind him. Sailors shut down the diesel engines, open ballast valves, and begin descent. Views inside and from outside as the boat submerges. Captain looks through the periscope. Glimpse of view through the periscope. Target (for this Fleet Problem exercise) is an Iowa-class battleship. Sailor stands near two torpedo tubes loaded and ready. Captain at periscope. Torpedoes are fired and registered as two direct hits. Crew prepares to surface. View of the submarine bow during surfacing reveals it is the USS Stingray (SS-186) which was under command of Lieutenant Leon Nelson Blair, at that time. The crew is seen climbing up on deck to man their 3-inch,50 caliber deck gun. The gun being fired as the submarine makes way on the surface. Crew sitting down in their mess and them preparing their bunks. (World War II period).
Public service announcement for patriotic citizens encouraging fuel conservation during World War 2 in the United States. Scenes of a ship burning in sea. A man operates a machine and people see the work going on. Scenes of pipelines. A man comes out of a building and meets a man in dungarees. A big ship comes to a port. Scenes of tanker and oil depots. A man takes fuel pipe to an aircraft. Men working on boilers converting oil heating to coal heating to conserve fuel. Smoke coming out from a chimney. A man adding insulation in a home attic to conserve energy. A needle in a temperature meter indicates hot water temperature and narrator encourages limiting use of hot water. A man inserts nails on a door. A man applying caulk sealant as weather stripping. A man washes his face and shaves over a home sink. An early model automatic clothes washing machine in use. A thermometer on a wall. A man and woman dress and get ready, adding more clothing to stay warm so they do not need to heat too much. Scene of various home radiators and hands near controls of radiators. A man lights fire. A man turns off a knob.
Firefighters use water hoses on buildings in Atlantic City following a large fire that spanned 2 city blocks, destroying 4 hotels and 13 cottages. Scenes of demolished buildings. A sign for the Congress Hotel half burned and laying on the ground. View of the steps of the Congress Hotel which is all that remains of the completely destroyed building. Firemen working. Scenes of wreckage.
A North American AJ (A-2) aircraft makes a long low final approach and lands on the flight deck of USS Midway CVB-41 in the Atlantic.
USS Midway CVA-41 at sea in Vietnam. A-4C takes off from the flight deck of USS Midway. Officer seated in a chair on a bridge, looks through window watching aircraft catapult. Pilot seated in the cockpit of F-8E on the deck. Officer reads from a type written sheet of paper. UH-2B lands on flight deck. Crewman sleeps on tool boxes next to Island.
Smoke rises at an island during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands. OS2U floatplane near a small boat moves in water.
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