WWII - Color, 1945, Japan: Surrender of Japanese Sub 1-400 Class, 29Aug45

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1945, Japan; Surrender of Japanese Sub 1-400, 29Aug45 CU Motor whaleboat w/ boarding party goes alongside Japanese submarine 1-400. US DE seen. 18:47:29 PAN Mid-ships of Japanese sub w/ Japanese crew lined up on decks & U.S. boarding party on conning tower & deck. MCUs. GOOD. US flag flying from sub. 18:49:58 Sub into harbor (Probably Sagami Bay); US seamen / sailors on deck; CU past gun. 18:50:18 High angle from front as US sailor knock chocks out & anchor chain running over side as anchor is dropped. CU. MCU black & white surrender signal flag raised. 18:50:42 Sub seen from whale boat as it approaches. Japanese crew on sub deck. View from behind American officers. I-400 on tower visible. 18:51:33 MCU US sailors w/ moving lines on submarine deck, US flag on small pole. Japanese watch under guard. 18:52:36 Looking down on deck of Japanese sub from capturing ship; Japanese crew mustered on deck. HS Looking down on conning tower w/ US & Japanese officers on conning tower. Tilt up to MCU of U.S. flag & black surrender flag flying from flag staff on sub WW2 Navy; Pacific Naval Capture; 1940s; Post-WWII; Post-WW2; NOTE: I-400 was captured by USS Blue on 19Aug45, decommissioned 15Sep45 & sunk as a target off Hawaiian island by USS Trumpetfish on 04Jun46. NOTE: Sen Toku 1-400-class were largest submarines built until nuclear ballistic missile submarines; capable of carrying three Aichi M6A Seiran aircraft underwater to destinations as well as torpedoes. Only 3 were completed & only two entered service. NOTE: Probably boarded from USS Weaver (DE-741) before heading to Yokosuka under command of Cdr Hiram H. Cassedy. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk