STORY OF D.E. 733: SHIP OF SHAME

Year Published: 1945

Description: Key moments View all Navy servicemen prepare to dock the boat. 0:21 Two men have broken arms. 0:40 The commanding officer of ship 733, Lt. McGregor, talks with his superior officer. 1:40 He says there are no structural issues with the ship, even though it failed to evade an oncoming torpedo. 2:20 The captain says the issue wasn't the ship nor the crew but perhaps himself. 2:33 He was homesick, particularly for an American girl. 3:11 He opens a stud book with the number of a girl named "Betty." 3:44 Enlisted men relax onboard. 4:44

Complete Record: Key moments View all Navy servicemen prepare to dock the boat. 0:21 Two men have broken arms. 0:40 The commanding officer of ship 733, Lt. McGregor, talks with his superior officer. 1:40 He says there are no structural issues with the ship, even though it failed to evade an oncoming torpedo. 2:20 The captain says the issue wasn't the ship nor the crew but perhaps himself. 2:33 He was homesick, particularly for an American girl. 3:11 He opens a stud book with the number of a girl named "Betty." 3:44 Enlisted men relax onboard. 4:44