The Coldest Winter: Subchasers in New London [video]
When the U.S. declared war on Germany in April 1917, a massive military buildup commenced, including the construction of a large fleet of small boats, the 110' United States Submarine Chasers. The mission of the subchasers was to find and attack U-boats, to hunt the enemy down.
This episode introduces the new chaser fleet, as the subchaser crews trained in the new science of antisubmarine warfare, and coped with the coldest New London winter in history.
Credits:
Script/narration: Todd Woofenden, Editor, The Subchaser Archives, at www.subchaser.org
Photos and documents: G.S. Dole Collection; T. Woofenden Collection; Russell and Moore: United States Navy in the World War, Pictorial Bureau, Washington D.C.,1921; National Archives; The Subchaser Club of America; 110’ Submarine Chaser engine manual, Standard Motor Construction Company; Woofenden: Hunters of the Steel Sharks: The Submarine Chasers of WWI, 2006.
