1940s footage of a US Navy submarine sinking a Japanese merchant ship during World War II

VS man at submarine periscope's viewfinder and POV ship seen above through the scope; ship's commander at scope barks order; huge ship explosion seen through scope and shirtless sailors at controls; periscope; sailor presses trigger of torpedo that skips just under ocean surface and resulting explosion on the Japanese merchant ship / commander flips up handles of scope / VS submarine rises from under the water / VS manning guns atop ship; heavy fire directed at bow of Japanese fishing boat that then explodes and burns on horizon / Note: exact year not known
VS man at submarine periscope's viewfinder and POV ship seen above through the scope; ship's commander at scope barks order; huge ship explosion seen through scope and shirtless sailors at controls; periscope; sailor presses trigger of torpedo that skips just under ocean surface and resulting explosion on the Japanese merchant ship / commander flips up handles of scope / VS submarine rises from under the water / VS manning guns atop ship; heavy fire directed at bow of Japanese fishing boat that then explodes and burns on horizon / Note: exact year not known
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Editorial #:
638572390
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
01 January, 1945
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:01:03:11
Location:
At Sea
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002246_01_03.mov