1943 AT SEA Foiled by land and air Germany still hopes to win by intensified submarine war -

Date: 8th February 1943

Location: MISCELLANEOUS SEAS REYKJAVIK, ICELAND SURREY,

ENGLAND NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Gen view ship in dock waiting to be launched; Gen view crowds; Gen view ship launching

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Naval personnel in room

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CUTV bow of sub. thru rough sea showing gun. STV sailor walking over deck wearing life jacket with sea washing over side and opens hatch. LTV sailor working at something in hatch, with sea washing over side of deck. SCUTV sailor working at something in hatch and sea washing over side. CUTV rough sea over bow of sub. CU apparatus connected with conning tower. SCU man on deck in oil skins battling against flying spray. CU pan down

Two men under shower bath. SCU two men under shower bath. CU man under shower. CU angle shot another man under shower. SBV and CU man in control room putting clock back to 10.15 from 2.15 SV man rushing into control engine room and turning on switches. CUTV men hurrying down steps. CU Side View man putting on earphones. SV int. five types listening. CU bearded type listening, and putting finger to lips saying "Sssh!" CU legs of man walking. CU same bearded type listening. CU legs and feet moving softly and sit down. CU side view bearded alertly listening. CU side view another bearded type alertly listening. SCU bearded type listening. SV three types listening and jump up suddenly. CU man at wheel - sub. jerks - and lights go out. LV int. torch flashing about inside sub. STV torch...

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flashing on knobs and man turning knobs. CUTV man turning on knobs by torchlight - and lights suddenly go on. CU man wearing earphones. SV officer looking thru periscope. CU officer looking thru periscope. SCU officer at periscope giving orders. CU side view man giving order and periscope lowered on right of picture. SV men running thru engine room. CU men past camera. SV shot taken on sub. of sub. on surface. SBV man at controls in engine room. CU man turning wheel and yawning, CU underneath angle shot man climbing up steps. CUTV men up steps. STV from conning tower of bow thru rough sea. SCU side view man on deck looking thru binoculars. CUTV deck of sub. just under rough sea. CU side view man on deck - night shot - looking thru binoculars, another officer joins him. SV man at controls in sub. SV inside sub, of men starting up engines...

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CU part of engine working. CU shaft working. CU two officers on deck looking thru binoculars at night. SV and CU two officers on deck looking thru binoculars at night. CU side view man in sub. looking at clock at 1.45. CU angle shot another man looking at watch. SLIP PAN TO SCU men laughing and looking thru binoculars. Cu two men laughing, and looking thru binoculars on deck of sub. at night

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