US Navy submarine hits a Japanese merchant ship during World War II

Rear shot crew US sailors go down the hatch into submarine as it prepares to submerge / WS submarine submerges into Pacific Ocean waters / side view sub's commander looks through periscope / POV through periscope of Japanese merchant ship on horizon / man attaches movie camera to periscope to record action; he looks through periscope / CU his hand, with thumb pulling ring attached to wire to turn on the camera / WS Japanese ship is hit by torpedo from sub as barely visible tornado approaches ship; smoke and explosion from torpedo hit / WS smoke envelops ship / WS ship lists as it burns / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series / Note: [exact date not known]
Rear shot crew US sailors go down the hatch into submarine as it prepares to submerge / WS submarine submerges into Pacific Ocean waters / side view sub's commander looks through periscope / POV through periscope of Japanese merchant ship on horizon / man attaches movie camera to periscope to record action; he looks through periscope / CU his hand, with thumb pulling ring attached to wire to turn on the camera / WS Japanese ship is hit by torpedo from sub as barely visible tornado approaches ship; smoke and explosion from torpedo hit / WS smoke envelops ship / WS ship lists as it burns / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series / Note: [exact date not known]
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Editorial #:
502168610
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1945
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:39:08
Location:
At Sea
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
ghoc_m-08_04.mov