ASH CAN FLEET

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and is available only to schools. "A group of men is seen as the film opens asking General Von Hindenberg to name the man who more than any other was responsible for Germany's World War defeat. Much to their surprise he names David Bushnell, an American Colonial inventor who built the first submarine and the depth bomb which was successful in combating it in the war." "The film summarizes the invention and exposition of powder under water. The principle of submersibles used during the Revolutionary War to destroy wooden frigates is shown in action against the English fleet. The remainder of the picture presents the 'Ash Can Fleet,' the wooden boats developed during the World War to attack submarine and depth bombs." Interesting commentary and good photography.