SUBMARINE ACTIVITY IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Part 1

Description

PS Japanese merchant ship.PS Same, smoking.PS Ship overturns and hull disappears from surface of water.PS ECU Merchant ship passing thru frame of picture; large letters on side: "U.S.S.R."PS PAN Unknown coastline; snow and ice on mountains.MS CU Crewmen on deck of sub.LS CDR. STREET looking thru binocs on deck of sub.LS Dock where ship that the Commander torpedoed, was taking on coal.LS Wake of ship as it makes its way out of the harbor.MS Chart showing SW Pacific area and Japanese islands, with models of subs, placed where American subs are patroling. Hand comes into the picture, removing some of the subs from the chart. Many retakes of same.CU Skipper of sub giving command: "Up periscope" Same; he also gives orders to the crew as to coursc, speed, and setting of torpedoes(SV).QUALITY GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities