This movie might not have an in-depth plot line, dialogue, or character development, but when it comes to the technical aspects and operations of the sub and the dedication of a sub crew, it is one of the best submarine movies I have seen. The technical aspects alone make this a move I would watch again.
This movie really gave a feeling like it was done by actual veterans although I've never been in a sub myself. All the ventillation noises etc. were believable.
@@peterleslie8326 Pot calling the kettle black. You are wrong. 'Movie' is spelt movie, though 'film' would be more elegant. You also forgot the upper case letter at the start of your interesting sentence, and the required full stop at the end. Need some lessons in spelling and punctuation? Very reasonable price offered. Caning also available if required.
My dad was a drafted infantryman in the US Army in 1944 and 1945. He left a wife and three children to go to war. My dad died in 1980 before his generation was known as the Greatest Generation. I wish he could have known his service and the service of millions like him was honored when Band of Brothers and the Pacific were produced in the late 1990s helping to lead to the recognition of his generation as the Greatest Generation!
God bless you and your dad America loves you and your dad. Thank.i have seen only one British sub movie, it was a very personal depiction of the crews.loves and lives. So thank you and your family.
My late father joined the RN as a boy sailor was trained as a Telegrapher on the lsle of Man then Zig Zaged on the Queen Mary to Ottawa with another recruit then went to Bermusda via New York. He spent the next 4 years there and the only military he saw was a Martin Flying Boat flew over once. He did go to Korea on HMS Bekfast but said they were always out of range of enemy guns. Hecwas lucky but died aged 63 if the same thing as his mother.
I think it is fantastic that they used actual serving personnel rather than actors in these films - you can tell they are far more comfortable when issuing and responding to real orders rather than coping with a script! Western Approaches is also a great watch.
Brings back memories, joined the RN in 1962, drafted to the submarine service in 1964. First. Submarine the Totem, ex 2nd Ww ,T class. very interesting first experience. Stayed in the service for 25 years, serving on Alcide, Resolution, Revenge, Sovereign, and finally Renown, leaving the RN in 1989. It was the only way to travel
My father was a doctor, served in the Navy attached to the Marines and survived boots on the ground on Okinawa and Iwo Jima as well as five other actions. I have watched every movie and documentary I could find about the war in the Pacific but I know I will never truly appreciate what he went through. He refused to discuss it with me and all I know is from his diary or overheard during his discussions with neighbors who were all veterans. I am now 75 and am dismayed by how little young people realize how much they owe all veterans. Our schools fail terribly.
The absence of dramatic music also gives a very authentic feel. The sound of the engines in the background is all that's required. The captain maintains very calm throughout, as does his crew.
Good to watch a realistic and accurate submarine film. There was a little bit of everything in it, tension, calmness, disclipine, joy, friendship, but no panic. I did notice the Captain showed a moment or two of stress/relief after the depth charges scene. Really brought home how stressful that task is, and as a film I can normally miss a few minutes talking to family members, but with this film I was pausing it when I was disturbed because whilst there storyline and objective were obvious, and action wise you expected what you watched, I found myself being drawn in to how the Captain worked and spoke with the crew, and how the crew worked together. It was a pleasure to watch and listen too.
Not seen this film before but it was excellent. Even more authentic as this was an actual Royal Navy submarine crew and not actors playing the part. Thanks for posting this film.
As a confirmed landlubber i found this film extraordinarily fascinating. A glimpse into the lives of submariners.. a very special breed ....Made in 1943 the cinematography is outstanding using real submariners...just part time actors in the service of Great Britain...God love them.
This Movie was ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ And then the Crew picked up Norwegian Resistance Warriors, and this sailed right into my Favorite Collection! 👍 EXCELLENT! Thank you, Armoured Archivist!
@@edwardbisset2624 sorry, I don't understand. if you're referring to the song, you can google the lyrics for clarity. I did post a link to the wiki page, but the You Tube security squad must have deleted it.
As much as I enjoyed Das Boot, the Hunt for Red October, and other 'big' Sub movies, it's great to see the real men that had to survive under dreadful conditions getting some recognition. Excellent details on the workings of such a Sub- TY for the post!
I agree! I loved the way they filmed the captain in profile, the expression on his face and thoughtfulness, up periscope and down periscope, the exactness of the orders. How do they get regular guys to do such a great acting job? "If we weren't fighting with the German destroyers, we'd be eating right now." He reminds me of Dagwood in the Blondie cartoons.
It is always nice to be reminded of the wartime service of these lads of the Silent Serice, I had the pleasure of knowing a few of our ex-submariners in the 80s and the epic pub crawls with The Ex-submariners Association around the various Navy glubs where these quiet men were seen as navy royalty seem unbelievable to me now, every pint of beer came with a tot of Nelson's Blood. This great film tells why, as they would never talk about it except as jokes.
I know a retired naval doctor who was on a modern British sub. He tells a tale of his first trip out and being allowed to look in the periscope, to his shame in front of the crew he exclaimed WOW, IT'S ALL IN COLOUR.
I did my Part III (Submariners Qualifying exam) on an early 'A' Class Boat - Not too much different to the old T class - With the additional of Snorkel and Exhaust mast of course. The Diving and Surfacing routines remained identical. Start the LP Master Blower!
If did my Part lll training on HM S/M Thermopylae in 1967 and payed her off after a jolly to Lubeck in the Baltic via the Kiel canal. Then off to Scotland to bring HMAS Otway back to Australia.
Sweet Fanny Adams brought back memories on our growing up from childhood. Dad was a serving soldier in the Army during WW2. How we laughed when he used to express this expression.. Miss him still big time. Great film and have forwarded it onto to his grandsons to see the real thing!
What a change from the usual HOLLYWOOD DRAMATICS. Played by real NAVAL Personnel who did a good job, with a realistic portrayal. I was initially thinking it would be a typical wartime morale effort for public consumption, but was taken in by the look and feel of the production finding the movie very interesting. Total lack of hype and hysterics yet not stilted as in most Government efforts.
A surprisingly in-depth and informative feature considering `there was a war on'. The acting was typically wooden for a public information film. Many thanks for sharing...
what a splendid movie, the sound, the divingprocedures, normal and emergency, the gun action, the crowded living area, the boriedom...so real and same as in the 70ties Ex submariner of T-class, Guppies and 3cylinder subs
Before my time but your right, once you pick up the name, you see the blasted man in the credits for 80% of British films, right across the whole spectrum. I'm surprised the other film composers didn't take a contract out on him.
As a person who watches a lot of WW2 movies, it is nice to see this moive as normally all you see is a German sub or an Americian. Nice to see it from the point of view.
Watch "Coastal Command" if you liked this, it has same format with no "luvvy" actors and using actual serving personnel on their patrol aircraft. Realistic hours of boredom then concentrated activity followed by more routine activity.
Proud to be British I most certainly am...what other type has a depth charge explode above his head and exclaims "oops I've swallowed my sweet"...the phlegmatic atmosphere is palpable and misleadingly deadly to the enemy...very good stuff...thank you.
my late father joined submarine service in 1950 and his first sub as p/o sonar was HMS "TALLY HO" a 2nd world war sub which saw action and flew the "jolly roger",my father served 22 yrs in subs,im so so very proud of him!!!🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Impressive, as real as it gets. What I find interesting is the way commands are given, repeated and when done confirmed. Watching Aircrash disasters documentaries it is stunning how long it took the aviation industry to follow this strict way of command and response. It cost a lot of lives and now saves lives!
I’m a retired Submarine Veteran & I’ve never seen a bad submarine film. I’ve had the pleasure to know and share a few beers with Submarine sailors from WW1 & WW2.
Many of the older movies used toy sub models that kids played with. Then often interior shots were done in buildings with tons of room. Subs are tight places and WW2 subs were even tighter than today. Some still exist as tourists places. Know of one in Mobile Alabama.
Marvelous. Some of these wartime training/recruiting films were feature film quality... indeed better than many... and this sure is one of them. Reminds of "Above Us the Waves" in some aspects but this is the real deal. Including the submariners sweaters assuming almost kneelength qualities...! Damp sweaty wool and diesel fuel... you can almost smell it. Thank you so much for posting this gem.
The description of the smell of clothing you made reminds me a lot of my time at sea onboard a Deepsea Trawler. The smell of diesel was always present on our clothing combined with sweat and fish when we went ashore after every trip for the 3 brief days we had before setting out to sea again for Iceland for another three weeks.
Refreshingly different from other submarine films. I particularly liked the shot of the submarine surfacing alongside the Norwegian fishing boat. Can you imagine what that would have been like if you were out at sea in a vessel like that and suddenly this huge ship rises up from the water?
Sub Mariners are very special people. I was a Tanky, when I did my Army exit course at Catterick Camp where I trained when I joined up. I met up with an ex bomber from the Repulse. We went up to Holy Loch where she was being refitted. I saw the "Sherwood Forest" very scary ! He knew some girls who had their own flat and we partied with the crew. They sure know how to party I promise you :) Not just anyone can become a sub mariner, they are a breed apart, and bloody good fun :)
Excellent film. Probably the best representation of a depth charge attack I have seen. Not that I have experienced one obviously 😂 but I understand that the shocks come in series of pulses as the explosion creates a void which then collapses with equal violence not to mention reflections. Interesting view of the counter rotating torpedo props too. 👍
@@MobileGifte my father was on HMS Token, also HMS Olympus and HMS Renown. He did not care for the Nuclear boats. He told the story of changing prop shaft packing while dived, by pressurising the aft compartment. Listening to the Russians churning past. Being a “clock-work” mouse for the skimmers .
N76 was HMS Tribune in reality. The filming of this movie is mentioned on her wiki page btw. It ties in nicely with the "this is not the mediterranean" as she had a lot more excitment there
Nicely done. Real people doing a real job they are trained for. Still, I somehow doubt a U-boat would surface without a sonar check or a look see through the scope. My dad served on one, and we toured U-995 at Laboe. Got a very in depth instructional on just about every piece of gear on the boat.
@@PeterNebelung So what makes you think the U-boat didn't look and listen? Explain to me in basic English where in the movie this was inferred, besides the fact that the fact that they caught the U-boat unawares was a plot device.
@@dougerrohmer Oh what a great idea give away your position with a HUGE ping before you surface ! Plus have you any idea how long a 360 degree sweep would take with you banging away on asdic ?
@@gowdsake7103 Hey, we're talking about a movie here, so calm down the yelling. In general terms ASDIC is active, and pings - you are right. But our hero movie sub captain asked the ASDIC guy if there was anything around, so I presume he asked if there was any propellor noises or suchlike. Should he have addressed the guy as ASDIC? Or should he have specified something like "Hydrophones? Can you hear anything?" Either way, it's a movie made in war time so chill out and enjoy the show. Doos.
Simple nice movie ...had it's bit of seat on the edge ....had a first hand view of the gauges and periscope as per original sub ... Thanks for uploading ...👍
Thank you, Armoured Carriers! I've seen many, many Hollywood movies about USN submarines in the Pacific. I look forward to a less Hollywood-ized story about RN submarines.
This is one of the best WWII made propaganda/documentary films I have seen, and I've seen a lot. Even if you didn't even know what a submarine was you would be drawn in by real people in a human drama; & not be blinded by the technical details; but if you do know about subs there is so much primary technical detail you won't get anywhere else.
I do love that old time propaganda, its the new propaganda that worries me. Back then everyone knew it was, these days it's just sheeple within their own bubbles.
In the NAVY no matter how much weight I lost I kept snoring, no Submarine duty for you, Wade. 😊 But then, old chaps, we didn't drink or smoke on duty ever.
Excellent Film, so jolly and easy going maybe too easygoing but I loved the tea breaks just like the Brits to drink tea whenever they could..Nice One Thank you !
Luck is highly regarded in the sub-services and a sub's lock is all in it's Captain. He gets them there, he gets the jobs done and he gets them home again. Many subs in WW2 South Pacific failed to return from it's first mission. My Father in law was a Submariner. USS Shad It served first in the RN then got refit and went to Pearl. He served two missions.
For those of us who served in the Armed Forces, regardless of the service it's a great movie.
Thank you.
This movie might not have an in-depth plot line, dialogue, or character development, but when it comes to the technical aspects and operations of the sub and the dedication of a sub crew, it is one of the best submarine movies I have seen.
The technical aspects alone make this a move I would watch again.
It was a war time film meant to keep the morale up on the home front.
This movie really gave a feeling like it was done by actual veterans although I've never been in a sub myself. All the ventillation noises etc. were believable.
u spelt movie wrong
@@peterleslie8326 You spelt you wrong.
@@peterleslie8326 Pot calling the kettle black. You are wrong. 'Movie' is spelt movie, though 'film' would be more elegant. You also forgot the upper case letter at the start of your interesting sentence, and the required full stop at the end. Need some lessons in spelling and punctuation? Very reasonable price offered. Caning also available if required.
My dad was a drafted infantryman in the US Army in 1944 and 1945. He left a wife and three children to go to war. My dad died in 1980 before his generation was known as the Greatest Generation. I wish he could have known his service and the service of millions like him was honored when Band of Brothers and the Pacific were produced in the late 1990s helping to lead to the recognition of his generation as the Greatest Generation!
My late father rated this film highly and he was a submariner during WWII, in the Royal Navy.
God bless you and your dad
America loves you and your dad. Thank.i have seen only one British sub movie, it was a very personal depiction of the crews.loves and lives. So thank you and your family.
Did your dear father speak much of his time below the waves?
My late father joined the RN as a boy sailor was trained as a Telegrapher on the lsle of Man then Zig Zaged on the Queen Mary to Ottawa with another recruit then went to Bermusda via New York. He spent the next 4 years there and the only military he saw was a Martin Flying Boat flew over once. He did go to Korea on HMS Bekfast but said they were always out of range of enemy guns. Hecwas lucky but died aged 63 if the same thing as his mother.
Respect to your dad
I think it is fantastic that they used actual serving personnel rather than actors in these films - you can tell they are far more comfortable when issuing and responding to real orders rather than coping with a script! Western Approaches is also a great watch.
Yes, hate it when they dress up animals or use robots instead of real people. 🤓
There are a lot of films from this period where the actors had served, knew the drills and were familiar with and given the correct equipment.
@@Toonseskat doh!
Even the way the hammocks are made up, I've never seen in a movie
Probably a lot cheaper to use naval personnel rather than paid actors.
I'm so thankful that they made films like this. It's preserved the memory/history of the trials they went through. 🎉
Brings back memories, joined the RN in 1962, drafted to the submarine service in 1964. First. Submarine the Totem, ex 2nd Ww ,T class. very interesting first experience. Stayed in the service for 25 years, serving on Alcide, Resolution, Revenge, Sovereign, and finally Renown, leaving the RN in 1989. It was the only way to travel
Thank you for your service.
Thank you & god bless you & your family
My father was a doctor, served in the Navy attached to the Marines and survived boots on the ground on Okinawa and Iwo Jima as well as five other actions. I have watched every movie and documentary I could find about the war in the Pacific but I know I will never truly appreciate what he went through. He refused to discuss it with me and all I know is from his diary or overheard during his discussions with neighbors who were all veterans. I am now 75 and am dismayed by how little young people realize how much they owe all veterans. Our schools fail terribly.
Excellent film, it was great to see real servicemen and not actors.
That made it for me also. Took me back to AD, lol.
The absence of dramatic music also gives a very authentic feel. The sound of the engines in the background is all that's required. The captain maintains very calm throughout, as does his crew.
What a brilliant film, can't believe I've never seen it before.
Never seen this one. Thank you ever so much chap!
Back in the day when they used actual professionals instead of paid actors… Great old film! Thanks for posting!
After Das Boot, this has to be the best submarine flick I've seen. No needless drama, just understated action.
Fantastic upload! Thank you for saving this bit of history and archiving this film.
Archieving
A really good movie ,given a really in depth what life was like on the subs . God bless our sub Mariners that gave so much for freedom.
Fantastic film. No filler or fluff.
My dad served in the US sub service in WWll . This is one I have not seen and love the realism.
Awesome! My Uncle Fred was a submariner in the Pacific in WWII. He was one of my heroes.
Respect.
🇬🇧🇺🇸
Our uncle Frank went down with all hands on USS Herring 233 in the Kurile Islands.
Good to watch a realistic and accurate submarine film. There was a little bit of everything in it, tension, calmness, disclipine, joy, friendship, but no panic. I did notice the Captain showed a moment or two of stress/relief after the depth charges scene. Really brought home how stressful that task is, and as a film I can normally miss a few minutes talking to family members, but with this film I was pausing it when I was disturbed because whilst there storyline and objective were obvious, and action wise you expected what you watched, I found myself being drawn in to how the Captain worked and spoke with the crew, and how the crew worked together. It was a pleasure to watch and listen too.
Not seen this film before but it was excellent. Even more authentic as this was an actual Royal Navy submarine crew and not actors playing the part. Thanks for posting this film.
As a confirmed landlubber i found this film extraordinarily fascinating. A glimpse into the lives of submariners.. a very special breed ....Made in 1943 the cinematography is outstanding using real submariners...just part time actors in the service of Great Britain...God love them.
This Movie was ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ And then the Crew picked up Norwegian Resistance Warriors, and this sailed right into my Favorite Collection! 👍 EXCELLENT! Thank you, Armoured Archivist!
What a great film, superb rainy Saturday afternoon viewing. I'll be humming "My Bonnie lies over the ocean" for the rest of the day 👍🏼
I'm not quite sure those were the right words....!
@@jimthorne304 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bonnie_Lies_over_the_Ocean
Whatishesayingafter 30 feet sir I am confused it sounds like Gruber down
@@edwardbisset2624 sorry, I don't understand. if you're referring to the song, you can google the lyrics for clarity. I did post a link to the wiki page, but the You Tube security squad must have deleted it.
Same here mate
As much as I enjoyed Das Boot, the Hunt for Red October, and other 'big' Sub movies, it's great to see the real men that had to survive under dreadful conditions getting some recognition. Excellent details on the workings of such a Sub- TY for the post!
Seen this doc several times now and it always impresses me with the pure teamwork involved in the operation of a sub.
Interesting movie especially since it's a real crew taking real orders. Thanks for sharing the film.
So real. Excellent camera work on the submarine.
I agree! I loved the way they filmed the captain in profile, the expression on his face and thoughtfulness, up periscope and down periscope, the exactness of the orders. How do they get regular guys to do such a great acting job?
"If we weren't fighting with the German destroyers, we'd be eating right now." He reminds me of Dagwood in the Blondie cartoons.
This channel never ceases to find unbelievably good content. Thx so much.
Can't believe I've never heard of this. Enjoyed it immensely. RCN 77-86
As A retired veteran from the RAN, I say that this is a hell of a good movie for 1943, during the middle of WWII.
It is always nice to be reminded of the wartime service of these lads of the Silent Serice, I had the pleasure of knowing a few of our ex-submariners in the 80s and the epic pub crawls with The Ex-submariners Association around the various Navy glubs where these quiet men were seen as navy royalty seem unbelievable to me now, every pint of beer came with a tot of Nelson's Blood. This great film tells why, as they would never talk about it except as jokes.
I know a retired naval doctor who was on a modern British sub. He tells a tale of his first trip out and being allowed to look in the periscope, to his shame in front of the crew he exclaimed WOW, IT'S ALL IN COLOUR.
@@alanwakefield2453 😶
I met some old submariners in HMS Dolphin. I especially remember one asking me what was said every time they surfaced: "That was lucky.." 😂😂
@@markfranklin387 Yes, I found their raw sense of humour very pleasing when in their company.
I used to do duty chief over the SOCA weekend at Dolphin. Invariably at least one of our older comrades would pass-away due to excessive partying 😮
I did my Part III (Submariners Qualifying exam) on an early 'A' Class Boat - Not too much different to the old T class - With the additional of Snorkel and Exhaust mast of course. The Diving and Surfacing routines remained identical. Start the LP Master Blower!
If did my Part lll training on HM S/M Thermopylae in 1967 and payed her off after a jolly to Lubeck in the Baltic via the Kiel canal. Then off to Scotland to bring HMAS Otway back to Australia.
Bloody good film. It captures an acurate record of British submarine life during WW11.
My Father was in the RM when this film was made! RIP John Londonderry
thank you for posting this movie! more please
Opening shots at Strone Pier, with the distinctive Strone Inn in the background.
Dunoon, Scotland
This movie was well worth watching. Nicely done
Bloody good film. First time hearing _Sweet Fanny Adams_ in a motion picture. Sounded very authentic.
Sweet Fanny Adams brought back memories on our growing up from childhood.
Dad was a serving soldier in the Army during WW2.
How we laughed when he used to express this expression..
Miss him still big time.
Great film and have forwarded it onto to his grandsons to see the real thing!
An incredible upload. Thank you so much for this! ❤
Excellent film! Exactly how military movies should be! 👏
Superb movie! I can't add anything to the many enormously positive comments that have already been made.
More of a documentary than drama, downright instructional.
I love a good submarine movie, thanks for posting this.
What a change from the usual HOLLYWOOD DRAMATICS. Played by real NAVAL Personnel who did a good job, with a realistic portrayal. I was initially thinking it would be a typical wartime morale effort for public consumption, but was taken in by the look and feel of the production finding the movie very interesting. Total lack of hype and hysterics yet not stilted as in most Government efforts.
All of them were killed between when this movie was made and the end of the war. Most of them sunk by German U-boats...some by their wives.
Realism is marvellous. Loved the film. If only all films were like this. Great English stoicism. 👏👏🇦🇺
After watching I more so appreciate the sacrifices made by these brave souls . My dad and Uncles served in WW2 , sadly they have all passed .
A surprisingly in-depth and informative feature considering `there was a war on'. The acting was typically wooden for a public information film. Many thanks for sharing...
what a splendid movie, the sound, the divingprocedures, normal and emergency, the gun action, the crowded living area, the boriedom...so real and same as in the 70ties
Ex submariner of T-class, Guppies and 3cylinder subs
I’m amazed at the refined accents of the officers. Rarely have seen /heard such “poshness” in post war military movies!
All officers used to be like that. Even in the 90s
I noticed that too! Rarely heard in UK any more. The class society is finally becoming class less society.
Modern actors usually come off as inauthentic because of lack of diction. That and the need to overemphasize when speaking
I don't think I've ever sen a film from Great Britain, between 1940 and 1965 that wasn't scored by Muir Mathieson. The man was amazingly prolific!
He was the conductor, right? Gordon Jacob was the composer.
Before my time but your right, once you pick up the name, you see the blasted man in the credits for 80% of British films, right across the whole spectrum. I'm surprised the other film composers didn't take a contract out on him.
I love the way the Captain of the Tyrant wears civvies with a cravat while on patrol.
As a person who watches a lot of WW2 movies, it is nice to see this moive as normally all you see is a German sub or an Americian.
Nice to see it from the point of view.
Very good Royal Navy submarine movie , I liked it for a yank ! five stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Watch "Coastal Command" if you liked this, it has same format with no "luvvy" actors and using actual serving personnel on their patrol aircraft. Realistic hours of boredom then concentrated activity followed by more routine activity.
Cheers yank.
Try ...We dive at dawn
A classic British sub film.
🇬🇧🇺🇸
great movie. thank you very much for sharing it.
Proud to be British I most certainly am...what other type has a depth charge explode above his head and exclaims "oops I've swallowed my sweet"...the phlegmatic atmosphere is palpable and misleadingly deadly to the enemy...very good stuff...thank you.
Pretty stirring stuff this....the comradeship and team work is clear to see, in all the crew performing their daily duties.
Fantastic we are so lucky. Its like having a camera on HMS Victory. thanks for sharing
my late father joined submarine service in 1950 and his first sub as p/o sonar was HMS "TALLY HO" a 2nd world war sub which saw action and flew the "jolly roger",my father served 22 yrs in subs,im so so very proud of him!!!🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Slept in a hammock when serving on a Frigate in the ‘60s.
The best kip/s I’ve ever had, especially in heavy seas.
I treasure every second on board.
Impressive, as real as it gets. What I find interesting is the way commands are given, repeated and when done confirmed. Watching Aircrash disasters documentaries it is stunning how long it took the aviation industry to follow this strict way of command and response. It cost a lot of lives and now saves lives!
I’m a retired Submarine Veteran & I’ve never seen a bad submarine film. I’ve had the pleasure to know and share a few beers with Submarine sailors from WW1 & WW2.
I bet you like the 50's series Silent Service. You can see them on youtube
Operation Petty Coat ?
Lololfàir winds&following seas😂❤
@@MrRobster1234 I think you mean the movie Operation Petticoat.
Many of the older movies used toy sub models that kids played with. Then often interior shots were done in buildings with tons of room. Subs are tight places and WW2 subs were even tighter than today. Some still exist as tourists places. Know of one in Mobile Alabama.
Marvelous. Some of these wartime training/recruiting films were feature film quality... indeed better than many... and this sure is one of them. Reminds of "Above Us the Waves" in some aspects but this is the real deal. Including the submariners sweaters assuming almost kneelength qualities...! Damp sweaty wool and diesel fuel... you can almost smell it. Thank you so much for posting this gem.
The description of the smell of clothing you made reminds me a lot of my time at sea onboard a Deepsea Trawler. The smell of diesel was always present on our clothing combined with sweat and fish when we went ashore after every trip for the 3 brief days we had before setting out to sea again for Iceland for another three weeks.
Thanks
Many thanks to you
Thanks for posting. Really enjoyable. Great music too.
Best submarine film I ve ever seen . Jolly good show ! . ❤ Dave
Refreshingly different from other submarine films. I particularly liked the shot of the submarine surfacing alongside the Norwegian fishing boat. Can you imagine what that would have been like if you were out at sea in a vessel like that and suddenly this huge ship rises up from the water?
This is the only submarine movie I have seen where they clean the lenses on the periscope.
and the goggles ands wet weather gear......
@@petermcgreevy6386 The goggles are black out goggles so that your eyes adjust to low light quicker when you go up top.
I’ve seen a couple others but can’t recall the titles.
Nice to see a dramatization by the actual participants , a great view into the past !
Pretty cool , thanks
Sub Mariners are very special people. I was a Tanky, when I did my Army exit course at Catterick Camp where I trained when I joined up. I met up with an ex bomber from the Repulse. We went up to Holy Loch where she was being refitted. I saw the "Sherwood Forest" very scary ! He knew some girls who had their own flat and we partied with the crew. They sure know how to party I promise you :) Not just anyone can become a sub mariner, they are a breed apart, and bloody good fun :)
I had not seen this one, thanks for the upload.
Wow! what a find,i have never seen this film before bloody excellent.
Excellent film. Probably the best representation of a depth charge attack I have seen. Not that I have experienced one obviously 😂 but I understand that the shocks come in series of pulses as the explosion creates a void which then collapses with equal violence not to mention reflections. Interesting view of the counter rotating torpedo props too. 👍
These real films with real seamen, are so much better, then I suppose they should be!
For anyone that doesn't know, these were actually sailors of the day, all of whom were killed over the next two years in ships during WWII.
Great movie!!! Why did we not see this before???
Go below and have a smoke 😂
Oh how things have changed.
All puffing away for its health benefits.
Total respect.
great film.hope they survived the war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Tribune_(N76)
Was on board hms tabard last T class boat and hms sealion last s class boat
@@MobileGifte my father was on HMS Token, also HMS Olympus and HMS Renown. He did not care for the Nuclear boats. He told the story of changing prop shaft packing while dived, by pressurising the aft compartment. Listening to the Russians churning past. Being a “clock-work” mouse for the skimmers .
N76 was HMS Tribune in reality. The filming of this movie is mentioned on her wiki page btw. It ties in nicely with the "this is not the mediterranean" as she had a lot more excitment there
Loved it. Truly interesting. Very entertaining also. Thanks.
First class film!
It was great to see all the gages working and how casual the sailors dressed.
Wonderful submarine movie! I felt I was part of the crew. I hated that it was over. I would have preferred another 30 minutes at least!!
I enjoyed that very much.
Nicely done. Real people doing a real job they are trained for. Still, I somehow doubt a U-boat would surface without a sonar check or a look see through the scope. My dad served on one, and we toured U-995 at Laboe. Got a very in depth instructional on just about every piece of gear on the boat.
If we're talking about our sub, he did check with ASDIC and periscope each time. And only the baddies had U-boats.
@@dougerrohmer Having a problem with basic English? I'm referring to the German sub they sank.
@@PeterNebelung So what makes you think the U-boat didn't look and listen? Explain to me in basic English where in the movie this was inferred, besides the fact that the fact that they caught the U-boat unawares was a plot device.
@@dougerrohmer Oh what a great idea give away your position with a HUGE ping before you surface ! Plus have you any idea how long a 360 degree sweep would take with you banging away on asdic ?
@@gowdsake7103 Hey, we're talking about a movie here, so calm down the yelling. In general terms ASDIC is active, and pings - you are right. But our hero movie sub captain asked the ASDIC guy if there was anything around, so I presume he asked if there was any propellor noises or suchlike. Should he have addressed the guy as ASDIC? Or should he have specified something like "Hydrophones? Can you hear anything?" Either way, it's a movie made in war time so chill out and enjoy the show. Doos.
Fantastic. Must have been interesting to have a film crew and their, presumably bulky, equipment aboard.
Simple nice movie ...had it's bit of seat on the edge ....had a first hand view of the gauges and periscope as per original sub ... Thanks for uploading ...👍
Thank you, Armoured Carriers! I've seen many, many Hollywood movies about USN submarines in the Pacific. I look forward to a less Hollywood-ized story about RN submarines.
This is one of the best WWII made propaganda/documentary films I have seen, and I've seen a lot. Even if you didn't even know what a submarine was you would be drawn in by real people in a human drama; & not be blinded by the technical details; but if you do know about subs there is so much primary technical detail you won't get anywhere else.
Holy Loch in southwest Scotland was a Royal Navy submarine base during World War II. Interesting they included that footage during the war.
What brave men in those days
I do love that old time propaganda, its the new propaganda that worries me. Back then everyone knew it was, these days it's just sheeple within their own bubbles.
Nice to hear the "clean"🤗🤗 version of Bring back my bonny to me.
I thought those weren't the right words!
How British all this is! Even the music. Very nice.
In the NAVY no matter how much weight I lost I kept snoring, no Submarine duty for you, Wade. 😊 But then, old chaps, we didn't drink or smoke on duty ever.
Enjoyed that.
Excellent Film, so jolly and easy going maybe too easygoing but I loved the tea breaks just like the Brits to drink tea whenever they could..Nice One Thank you !
great movie thanks for the upload, but the boat usually shakes more during depth charges! old sub movies are the best.
Luck is highly regarded in the sub-services and a sub's lock is all in it's Captain. He gets them there, he gets the jobs done and he gets them home again. Many subs in WW2 South Pacific failed to return from it's first mission. My Father in law was a Submariner. USS Shad It served first in the RN then got refit and went to Pearl. He served two missions.
Brilliant film, never seen it before and I'm a ww1 n ww2 war film buff with over 400 war films in my collection, so another one to put on my list .
BZ chaps! Only two things go to sea, submarines and targets. Excellent film.