This our Disc 2 on Gato Class Submarine Stories of WW21st Film: "Growler Story". A True Story by the Navy Of the 4th Patrol of the USS Growler SS-215. January 1st, 1943 USS Growler sailed to Truk Rabaul shipping lanes, on 11 January, she waited only five days before sighting an enemy convoy. Maneuvering inside the escorts, Growler launched two torpedoes and saw them hit; then, as her war diary reports, she was in the unfortunate predicament of being about 400 yards (370 m) from the destroyer and had to dive without being able to continue the attack. Great Story. Runtime 21:00 Min's2nd Film: "Sneak Craft of WW2". This is a very facinating film of a collection of diving gear, midget subs, mines, early Suba Gear, Torpedo Boats ETC. A lot of very creative to try to sink your enemies ships of navies of WW2. This is a really RARE film. Runtime 27:54 Min's3rd Film: "Stand By to Dive". This another story Gato Fleet Boat Submarine during WW2. This was a TV show (Ford Theather) hosted by Tennesse Ernie Ford that is no longer copyrighted, complete with Ford Motor Co. Commercials. A Simple story of a young man assigned to a submarine to go out on his 1st patrol only to find out that the skipper was his long forgotten father. You'll have to see it to find what happens. Typical of the type of stuff done in the 50s. Runtime 30:05 Min's We are a small American family business, (mostly father & son), that collect old films. Our goal is to save old films from the trash heap and digitize them in HD for future generations to enjoy. We hope you'll enjoy our work too.
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