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This 1945 color film depicts operations aboard an Allied submarine USS Barb (SS-220) near the Caroline Islands during World War II. Seamen are seen preparing and firing deck guns. Torpedoes are fired, hitting numerous targets, possibly of Japanese origin (TRT 17:17).
Title card: “Periscope Panorama Northeast Shore of Babelthaup Palau Island Group.” A periscope view of Babeldaob (or Babelthuap, contrary to the title card), the largest island nation of the Republic of Palau in the western Caroline Islands. Thick groves of palm trees line the sandy coastline (0:06). A Japanese shipping freighter is spotted on open waters in the distance, trailing a cloud of smoke. A report and explosion follows, creating more smoke (0:47). A distant ship on the sea’s horizon glows, aflame. POV behind an anti-aircraft gun (1:13). A closer view of the target reveals a blazing fire on the deck of a large, sinking ship (1:34). The submarine speeds away, the sinking craft in its wake. The ship goes down, and is seen becoming fully submerged (1:49). Another ship is seen through a periscope. Suddenly, it is attacked, rocked by a torpedo explosion (2:15). The craft sinks (2:40). A torpedo is fired at another distant ship. An explosion follows. Another direct hit. Two more explosions strike as the ship goes down. (3:03). A view from above sea level, as gunfire strikes the deck of a passing ship (4:20). A closeup of the blue ocean water and the deck of the submarine, taken from the conning tower (4:39). Sailors scramble on deck, preparing and aiming a deck gun, climbing the conning tower (4:56). The gun is loaded with a weapon (5:53). The muzzle of the gun. The cannon kicks back as it fires (6:11). Sighting a target and aiming the deck gun (7:00). A shipping vessel is seen up close, at a 90-degree angle from the submarine. Smoke rises and men are seen on deck (7:27). Another periscope view of the Palau Island’s coast reveals thatched huts (7:48). The nose of the submarine crashes through Pacific Ocean waves (8:26). The sub’s conning tower is seen up close, flying a U.S. flag (9:03). Overexposed shots show the sun’s reflection on the ocean’s surface (9:32). Inside the control room, a periscope is raised into position and operated at various heights and angles (9:44). An out-of-focus closeup (11:01). The crew stands on the deck of the submarine, filmed from the other end of the sub (11:57). In a casual moment, the crew attempts fishing, casting by hand (12:12). A reverse angle shows an approaching Allied harbor, and a shoreline dotted with quonset huts, ships and subs at port (12:37). Approaching a dock lined with sailors. Seamen prepare the mooring lines (13:26). A gangplank is extended (14:05). A medium shot of the docked submarine (14:16). Back at sea, a distant ship is visible at long range (14:43). An explosion on the horizon (15:18). The outline of a passing submarine or a sunken ship is suggested by shadows in the water (15:56).
During World War II, a Japanese garrison on the island of Babeldaob was composed of over 21,000 Imperial Japanese Army men, led by Lieutenant-General Sadae Inoue, as well as over 8,000 Imperial Japanese Navy under the command of Vice_Admiral Kenmi Itoh. Although Babeldaob was bypassed by Allied forces during the war, this film shows that shipping routes of the Caroline Islands were targeted by submarines.
USS Barb (SS-220), a Gato-class submarine, compiled one of the most outstanding records of any sub in the U.S. Navy. During her seven war patrols, Barb is officially credited with sinking 17 enemy vessels totaling 96,628 tons, including the Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō. In recognition of one outstanding patrol, Barb received the Presidential Unit Citation. On her twelfth and final patrol of the war, she landed a party of carefully selected crew members who blew up a train, the only ground combat operation in the Japanese home islands.
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