Record of Japanese Submarine Action in Indian Ocean Part 1

Description

This captured Japanese film shows activities on a Japanese submarine as it torpedoed and half-sank another (Japanese) submarine. Footage shows a lifeboat full of men and a rescuee as he was pulled from the water onto the Japanese submarine, led below, and gave information to a group of Japanese sailors who looked at a map. Subsequent footage shows the Japanese crew as they made repairs, fired torpedoes, and calibrated meters. The soundtrack is in Japanese.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities