Special Assignment series called “Submarine.” The story reports on submarine warfare exercises conducted by naval reservists on Lake Michigan. This segment shows operations with the USS Sablefish (SS 303), assigned to hunt the USS Runner (SS 476). Footage below deck of the Runner submarine as it descends. Includes views through the periscope and in the control room. Also shows the submarine from the open water descending in profile with its periscope up, and a helicopter hovering above. Some footage is silent.
The USS Sablefish was a US Navy submarine first introduced to the Great Lakes after the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway in 1959 and it returned to patrol in 1961 until 1967, when it was assigned to European waters. The USS Runner, a combat veteran of WW, was in the Great Lakes for reservist training in the summer of 1964.
| Series: | Special Assignment |
| Date: | August 19, 1964 |
| Reporter: | Joe Schneider |
| Film Segment: | 7 |
| Film Reel: | SR564 |
| Duration: | 00:02:40 |
| Soundtrack: | Optical |
| B/W or Color: | B/W |
| Positive/Negative: | Positive |
| Condition: | Good |
| Script: | Yes |
| Citation: | [ CREATE A BRIEF TITLE BASED ON SUMMARY PROVIDED ], August 19, 1964, Special Assignment, Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, Milwaukee Mss Collection 203, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department. |
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