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A portion of a lost documentary of the U.S. Navy from 1915 has recently been discovered. I always find these old films to be fascinating:

http://www.filmpreservation.org/preserv ... ntary-1915

Great, thanks for posting it.

I liked the part when it said, "This Gun is Fired by Electricity." OMG electricity.

ORIGINAL: Grit

Great, thanks for posting it.

I liked the part when it said, "This Gun is Fired by Electricity." OMG electricity.

Formerly, it was a hammer. That sailor was known as "Lucky." (RIP.)

ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

ORIGINAL: Grit

Great, thanks for posting it.

I liked the part when it said, "This Gun is Fired by Electricity." OMG electricity.

Formerly, it was a hammer. That sailor was known as "Lucky." (RIP.)

[:D] Very funny, sort of I guess. Poor guys.

Great stuff, thanks!

Unfortunately I was drinking coffe when the dancing[excercising] sailors came on, now I have to clean my monitor.

ORIGINAL: Grit

ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

ORIGINAL: Grit

Great, thanks for posting it.

I liked the part when it said, "This Gun is Fired by Electricity." OMG electricity.

Formerly, it was a hammer. That sailor was known as "Lucky." (RIP.)

[:D] Very funny, sort of I guess. Poor guys.

An old thread on PT boat torpedo-firing mechanisms made me think of this. The early-war mechanism for the canted tubes (not the later "roll-over" type) used a black powder charge to propel the fish forward and out. Made a nice, bright flash at night beloved by all the crews. Anyway, there was a designated (junior) crewman stationed at each tube with a wooden mallet in case of black powder misfire.

You've gotta love the draft era . . .

ORIGINAL: ncdawg


A portion of a lost documentary of the U.S. Navy from 1915 has recently been discovered. I always find these old films to be fascinating:

http://www.filmpreservation.org/preserv ... ntary-1915

Great !!!
Thank you very much

The sailors were dressed in Dress Blues for handling the 14 inch shells and dress whites for the exercise drills!! Different navy than the one I was in. I was on 4 ships and 1 sub and not once did I have PT drill.

NUCLEAR SUBS!

[:D]

Think about it, almost a 100 years old. Incredible.

Thanks for sharing. [:)]

Good stuff. Makes you wonder what was on the missing film.

Cool stuff. Makes you appreciate what I had when I was in. I especially liked the sailor that was high kicking at the 3 oclock position during the excercising. Did anyone else notice the dog running around during PT?

The film quality is impressive considering it's age. Great post

Good God, what was the rate of fire on that 14in?[X(] And what about the colorful words they must have used making that film. Poor guys. But yeah I did like that electrice gun too..


Thank you acdawg!

PS. I wonder what would of happened if we went to war agianst Japan in those days?