BLOWING UP U BOATS OFF NORTHERN IRELAND

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BLOWING UP U BOATS OFF NORTHERN IRELAND - NO SOUND

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(6 Dec 1945)
Shots of submarines being towed. Men stand on submarine as is towed - camera pans to show boat which is towing submarine with men on deck. Camera pans across five submarines roped together as they move through water - various shots. Coming along under their own steam, manned by British officers, & German seamen. Shots of various German U-boats. CU Polish flag in foreground. L 60 - ("Mendip") towing U 2325 past Ailsa Craig (Paddy's Milestone"). Long line of U boats being towed. Various shots of the submarines moving through water. Men are seen on deck of ships. Washing hangs on lines. LS of submarine seen from a moving ship. Long lines of submarines moving through sea. Closer view of some of the submarines. Various views of the submarines in harbour. MS of Polish flag in foreground with submarines. HAS of two men walking on deck of submarine. HAS of seamen on deck. LS of Mendip ? LS of U-boat just off Irish coast. Dusk shots of the U-boats moving through sea. British ships fire all types of light guns at the sinking U boats, many misses. LS of impacts at sea. LS of U-boat sinking. LS of top of U-boat under fire. MS of men on deck of ship firing big guns. Dusk shot of signalling lamp being used. LS of impacts of gunfire in sea. HAS of pom pom guns being fired. LS of impacts in distance. Various shots of ships' guns being fired and of impacts at sea. MS of U-boat alongside ship. MS of Polish seamen on deck of ship. Men crowded on top of submarine alongside ship. LS of U-boat moving through water. LS of ships - one with signalling lamp flashing. LS of sumbarine moving through water. Pan across deck of ship with crew looking through binoculars. LS of impacts at sea. MS of deck of ship with many men on board - flying Polish flag. LS of impacts at sea. CU of crest on board ship - the Polish eagle. Pan from crest to show crew member at window.
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@gerardleahy6946 10 ай бұрын

The folly of scuttling U Boats and ships never ceases to amaze me. Britain had a huge steel shortage and thousands of demobbed soldiers. Wouldnt it have made much more sense to cut these vessels up for their high quality steel. It was also irresponsible to sink some ships containing dangerous chemicals. I am no greenie but fear what may happen when the gas canisters and ships detetiorate.

@solinvictus39 3 жыл бұрын

What a stupid waste of beautiful engineering and machinery.

@dominicj8359 8 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic my Grandfather sailed on the HMS Mendip (L60) from 1942 when she was the senior ship in the 21 flotilla this has made my day thank you so much for uploading it

@BritishMovietone 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Dominic! I'd love to hear a bit more about your connection to this wonderful clip. ! I’m currently working on a project within the British Movietone archive where we are gathering memories that are triggered by seeing our videos on KZfaq and would love to ask you a few questions. Please feel free to either respond to this comment, or you can contact me directly via info@aparchive.com - Layla @ Movietone

@sirboomsalot4902 5 жыл бұрын

Now there are only 3 intact U-boats, a Type VII, a Type IX, and a Type XXI. Hopefully more can be raised without cutting them up, but I’m sure finding a U-boat that isn’t a coffin for its crew will be hard

@oleriis-vestergaard6844 Жыл бұрын

A type 21 uboat has been found resently and it has been confirmed that nobody lays dead inside - a diver has been down on 75 meter depth to check that the tower hatch stood open and it did thereby signaling the crew came out , it was the plan to seek permit from the deutche war grave administration to raise it but the plan has temporarly been putting on hold becauce one of the men behind the plan suddenly died , he was called dynamite Åge and the raising of the uboat should have been his finale goal becauce he had know the location of the uboat for many years - and the 20 plus millions it cost to raise it i dont know if they are avaible at the moment - the last uboat raised by this company was the one that came to Liverpool and sadly has been cut up in 3 pieces (thinks its a crime doing that) .

@graemestewart7752 11 ай бұрын

From this video there appears to be dozens of damaged uboats off the northern irish coast. None are war graves. They were scuttled.

@warrick109 3 жыл бұрын

sad they didnt save a couple as history pieces, suppose nobody considered it back then

@rainbowseeker5930 2 жыл бұрын

ANY Navy in 1946 would have given anything to be allowed to keep a couple of those, the most advanced subs in the world at the time, especially the ones of the ultra-modern Type 23 (those we see here bearing theit ID number in the 2000s...). But it had been agreed among the Allies that they would only keep the fantastic Type 21 and the rest should be destroyed after a time used to study the boats.

@domelxx8379 2 жыл бұрын

Polish crew keeps eye on everything Awsome,,,!,

@oleriis-vestergaard6844 Жыл бұрын

119 uboat sailed from Lissahally to be sunk

@bolas1939 4 жыл бұрын

It seems to me that some shots of this footage were done onboard of ORP Garland (H37) and ORP Piorun (G65). Piorun is clearly visible during end sequence, firing pom-poms and 120mm on her stern. Garland is probably on the sequence with the single bow turret firing.

@welshpete12 4 жыл бұрын

That ship is Polish

@DavBlc7 4 жыл бұрын

Yep but it was British made and given to Polish navy in exile and were under British command although nearly all seamen were polish. I doubt if they going back home to Poland as their country suddenly under Soviet Communist rule.