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Expedition! Tv Show Submarine Uss Seadragon (1960)

1960 · Short film · 25 min

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In this episode of the early 1960s American travel documentary series Expedition! hosted by Col. John D. Craig, viewers are taken on the voyage of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Seadragon as it navigates its way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific via the Arctic ice cap in 1960. The episode begins with Craig showing a Navy diving suit as he talks to the audience. Commander George P. Steele talks with Craig about the Seadragon’s expedition under the ice (01:43). He shows a model of the Seadragon and explains to viewers the layout of the nuclear submarine. Using a wall-sized map, Steele shows the audience the route his crew took as they traveled under the Arctic ice cap. The submarine is docked at Portsmouth, NH (04:22); the crew prays with a Navy chaplain before boarding the vessel. The sub moves out with members of the crew standing on the ship. Members of the crew listen to music (05:55); another man makes his bunk then stows it away. Men work on the various instruments of the submarine (06:26), including a camera. A man uses a periscope to scan the icefield. Steele sits with Commodore Roberts of the Royal Canadian Navy and others to discuss what route to take (07:23). A view through the ship’s periscope shows an iceberg near Cape York, Greenland (07:45). One iceberg has a massive tunnel through it. The scuba party goes into the water to test their gear and photograph icebergs (08:38), but they quickly climb back on the sub after the sighting of a killer whale. There is a…

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Running time
25 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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