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Escape from a Disabled Submarine (1961)
In this training
film, see how the U.S. prepares its submariners and
submarine support personnel to handle potentially disastrous
emergencies. The USS Balao (SS-285) plays the part of
submarine that has had a fire aboard and is now stuck on the
sea floor. Some trapped crew members make individual
emergency buoyant ascents via the escape trunk. In the
meantime, the submarine rescue ship USS Skylark (ASR-20),
rushes to the scene and uses its Rescue Bell (RC14) to
evacuate the remainder of the crew.
(New 07-23-11)
Man and the FBM Submarine (1962)
"Man and the FBM" shows the new Polaris submarines such as
USS George Washington (SSBN-598) on deterrent patrol and
describes the development of this important weapons system.
The nation's first ballistic missile submarine, George
Washington and its sister Polaris submarines including the
USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) were the nation's undersea
deterrent arm throughout the Cold War. This film also
features footage of USS Skipjack (SSN-585), USS Skate
(SSN-578) at the North Pole, and the important Polaris
support vessels USNS Observation Island (AG-154 / EAG-154)
and USNS Compass Island (AG-153 / EAG-153) operating from
Cape Canaveral. The various components for the Polaris
system are shown, including the SINS Shipboard Inertia
Navigation System, solid fuel rocket motors, launch tube
ejection system, and more..
(New 07-23-11)
Sea Dragon, Under the Ice by Captain Tom Jacobs (1963)
See one of the rarest and most intimate films ever made
aboard a submarine, as Lieutenant Paul Horn takes his own
movie camera onboard the USS Seadragon (SSN-584). This Skate
class submarine made a patrol from Pearl Harbor to the
chilly waters of the arctic, where it surfaced through the
ice pack. Commander Tom Jacobs introduces and narrates the
film, which is dedicated to Horn (who sadly passed away a
short time after it was made).
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