The Historic Submarine Documentary and Training Films collection features dozens of rare films made by and for the U.S. Navy. Found in forgotten archives and private collections, and painstakingly restored using digital technology, the films present a view of the U.S. submarine force as recruits, submariners and the public saw it during WWII and the Cold War era. Many of these films have never been seen before by the public and have only recently been declassified! In the wake of WWII, an atomic revolution transformed the submarine.

Featured on this DVD are five rare films showcasing the Navy’s nuclear pioneers. Witness the launching of USS Nautilus the world’s first “true” submarine, capable of staying underwater for months without refueling or surfacing. Watch as Nautilus fulfills its destiny, traveling under the North Pole in 1958. See the twin-reactor USS Triton as it circumnavigates the globe in 1960 without surfacing. See the USS Tunny launch a Regulus nuclear missile off its deck in 1950. The DVD concludes with a rare look at the new nuclear attack subs including USS Albacore, tasked with an all important mission: anti-submarine warfare. Films are black and white and color. Running time: 90 minutes.