Title:DEGETO SCHMALFILM-SCHRANK VIII-4 : U-boote im St-Lorenz-Strom [Main Title]
Film Number:GWY 1221
Other titles:U-BOOTE IM ST-LORENZ-STROM [Alternative Title]
Summary: Dramatisation of a Type VII U-Boat patrol off the St Lawrence River culminates in the torpedoing of a freighter.
Description: Map of coast between Newfoundland and New York shows area where U-boat is passing through calm sea, accompanied by playful dolphins. Commander scans sea, while below in galley cook deep-fries doughnuts for crew. Crew rush to action stations, scrambling down through conning tower as U-boat prepares to dive. Altimeter registers depth of submerging U-boat as sailor with hydrophones hears approach of enemy destroyer bearing down. Depth charge vibrations upset the crew's chess pieces and cutlery in the galley. After alarm has passed commander sits with dividers over chart. Ship outlined against hilly and wooded coastline appears in periscope sight. Sailor inscribes something on a torpedo before it is loaded and fired. Stopwatch times the passage of the torpedo towards its target before commander ascends through conning tower to see freighter blazing fiercely on surface.
Alternative Title:U-BOOTE IM ST-LORENZ-STROM [Alternative Title]
