" SUBMARINE WARFARE INSTRUCTIONS / SUBMARINE SUPPORT OPERATIONS " 1949 US NAVY FILM 20195

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“Submarine Warfare Instructions: Submarine Support Operations” (1949) is a black-and-white United States Navy Training Film produced by Wilding Picture Productions, Inc.. The film details, as the title suggests, submarine support operations as well as the meticulous training that submarine officers receive. The narrator emphasizes that the submarine fleets are the most vulnerable and as a result receive very intense and organized training. This film features footage of important World War II-era submarines like the USS Sirago (SS-485), USS Tusk (SS-426), USS Halfbeak, and USS Irex (SS-482).


Film opens, Navy Department United States of America seal and opening credits (0:08). Submarine moves out from its base close to surface, USS Sirago (SS-485) (0:23). Crew consisting of trained officers and men, below deck in radio command and control room (0:52). View of USS Sirago as it slowly submerges under water’s surface (0:58). Sign for COMSUBLANT Headquarters, in charge of support operations for subs on missions (1:05). Men prepare what appears to be 21-inch Mark 14 torpedo in 533 mm torpedo tube (1:06). View of underwater explosion above water’s surface through periscope (1:12). Responsibilities of COMSUBLANT Headquarters: Training new personnel, assignment of personnel and planing new assignments, repairs, tests, maintenance for logistics, supply system (1:14). Naval Submarine Bases: New London, Key West, Balboa (Panama Canal), St. Thomas, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guam, Subic Bay (1:29). Submarine undergoing repair at floating dry dock (1:52). USS Tusk (SS-426), narrator describes timeline of wartime patrol (1:58). USS Halfbeak (SS-352) arrives at underwater dry dock for overhaul and repair; Relief crew arrives aboard sub and repair underwater gear (the rudder, diving planes, torpedo tubes) (2:14). Animated map depicts how 2/3rds of six sub force remains at sea at any given time (3:05). USS Irex (SS-482) pulls out of dock, repair and relief system outside wartime (3:21). Training of submarine officers: Medical/ psychological exam; Doctor looks out for irritability and cohesion of crew; Shot of tight sleeping quarters aboard sub (3:40). Escape techniques: Air chamber, escape training tank at New London Submarine Base (4:24). View of New London Submarine Base from high lookout point (4:55). Mock equipment used for training at New London base: Diving stimulator for anchoring, submerging, resurfacing; Mock engine repair on life-size diesel; Electrician training on mock circuits (control cubicle) (5:03). Officer practices controlling levers blindfolded to simulate underwater, wartime conditions (7:01). Versatility of skillset among officers i.e. cook must learn to read radar, torpedo men learn to operate sonar (7:31). Navigation skills: Mock conning tower with periscope, target course and speed for torpedo attacks (7:51). Organization of submarine division: Warfare units of the submarine forces designated by CNO, major fleet commander, submarine force commander, submarine squadron commanders, two division commanders (6 submarines in division) (10:28). Wolf-pack operations administrative organization (11:20). Special missions administrative organization (11:33). USS Sirago (SS-485) submerging (11:43). Narrator summarizes points from film (12:46). Navy Department United States of America seal (12:58).

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