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1942 USA / DEFENCE: World War 2: Submarine Squalus renamed 'Sailfish'
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1:39Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1942
Location: PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, U.S.A.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Air view: Salvage fleet over spot where 'Squalus' sank.
GV Salvage boat 'Falcon'.
LV 'Falcon' with Momsen bell over side and rescued men being helped aboard ship.
SV Water 'boiling' and set of pontoons holding bow of Squalus rising '192', boat in b-g. GV 'Squalus', now called 'Sailfish' repaired next to liner.
CU Part of liner's deck and gun and 6 submarines at side.
SV Submarines.
SV Sailfish surfacing.
SCU Front of 'Sailfish' past camera.
SV 2 Jap flags on mast.
GV Ships in harbour, mountain in b-g.
LV 2 battleships under way.
CU Int. Man with earphones on and holding mouth piece, int of submarine, pan to putting hand on dial.
TV Torpedo through water.
TV Torpedo through water, making small explosion.
LV Great pall of smoke and flames.
LV Jap ship upside down, men jumping off.
TV Carrying stretcher.
SV Carrying stretcher, 2 women by it.
SV Tower of 'Squalus' above water, pontoon floating about.
SV 'Squalus' damaged above water nearly on side.
LV Pan of 'Squalus' on surface.
Air View: Salvage fleet on water.
US Navy; World War 2 (World War II, Second World War)
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