https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/fe39d8d9-0e28-4c72-a5fe-12763c2c7de2 This film, an excerpt from the epic documentary AMERICA GOES OVER, shows the WWI Battle of the Atlantic and the fight against German U-boats. While the Battle of the Atlantic that took place during WWII is well known, the struggle to get troops, men and supplies to Europe from the USA during World War I was also momentous. German U-boats took a frightening toll on American ships, and their brazen raids are in fact one of the key reasons America declared war on Germany and its allies. This film is a short portrait of the struggle, showing how lookouts, convoys, and new weapons such as the depth-charge-firing "Y gun" were used to sink U-boats. Many ships are seen in the film, including battleships and troop transports. The Clemson-class destroyer USS Dale (DD-290) and Wickes-class USS Schenck (DD-159) appear in the film, which also contains footage of King George greeting the fleet in the U.K. This film is an excerpt from a much longer portrait of America in WWI, entitled "America Goes Over", that was released by Kodak in 1918. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXysVUZQp8g Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:39:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/fe39d8d9-0e28-4c72-a5fe-12763c2c7de2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.