# TRAINING OF ARMED MERCHANT MARINE SAILORS DURING WORLD WAR II FILM 78854

Made during WWII by the British Ministry of Information, this Merchant Marine film was directed by J.B. Holmes, and compares to other films of the era including Men of the Light Ship. It shows the sinking of a British merchant ship by Nazi torpedo and the aftermath. It contains very realistic footage of a ship sinking, the evacuation of the crew, and rescue operations by coast guardsmen. This is followed by a lengthy segment about the defensive training of merchant marine members, including training to use large caliber artillery pieces and other anti-submarine weapons. The players in this film are apparently actual British officers and merchant seamen. The narrator being one of the crew represented. At mark 1:00 is the seamen crew conversing between one another then suddenly a torpedo attack occurred at mark 2:30 . They tried helping each other aboard the ship and off the sea they went as seen at mark 4:10 . Radio stations were called and hence, a life guard boat was sent. At mark 5:26 , they all made their way back to the shore in a boat where the wounded seamen crews are been taken care of as seen at mark 5:40 . At mark 6:15 , is the seamen’s mission. Each member talked on the attack. At mark 7:15 , they left to visit the hospitalized crew members. At mark 8:00 merchant marine members receive new defense training, including how to load a torpedo and guns. At mark 10:25 , they put into practice what they have been taught. At mark 10:35 , he received his license to shoot…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/78854MerchantSeamen)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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