SILENT SERVICE TV SHOW EPISODE SS TINOSA STORY 8310

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One of the classic TV shows of the 1950s and much beloved by an entire generation of boys who grew up in that decade, SILENT SERVICE ran for 78 episodes between 1957--1958. "The SS Tinosa Story" aired in 1957 and starred Murray Hamilton, William Phipps, Brett Halseyand Britt Lomond. The plot unfolds with the USS Tinosa trying to penetrate the sea of Japan using "Hell's Bells" type sonar to cross the guarding mine fields. (In WWII, Tinosa completed twelve war patrols in the Pacific and was credited with sinking 16 enemy ships, totaling 64,655 tons.)
Created by California National Productions, this syndicated anthology television series was based on actual events in the submarine service of the U.S. Navy. The show was hosted by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who began each episode with the refrain: "Tonight, we bring you another thrilling episode of Silent Service stories, of warfare under the sea."
Almost all of the episodes focused on the history of specific submarines, including many war stories. Many actors who appeared on The Silent Service, surfaced in other classic television shows including Russell Johnson, DeForest Kelley and Leonard Nimoy, Jerry Paris and Liam Sullivan, Eric Morris, Joe Conley, Mike Connors, Lawrence Dobkin, Ron Hagerthy, Adam Kennedy, Robert Knapp, Paul Richards, Bing Russell, Craig Stevens, Dennis Weaver and Stuart Whitman.
This was a great show that aired when a lot of military-related series were on TV: "Flight", "West Point", "Annapolis Story" and "Navy Log" to name a few. Unfortunately it never went into re-runs so it's very rarely seen -- something we hope to address via KZbin.
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 www.PeriscopeFilm.com

[@michaeltaylor2302]

Came across this show while doing family history research on my Uncle Buck who was on the USS Tinosa during this war patrol in 1945.

[@burrrichards5007]

This is the show that I watched as a young man. It, along with a love of diving, got me to enlist in the submarine reserve, which guaranteed a slot in sub school in New London and the adventure of a life time.

[@knighttuttruptuttrup8518]

It's so great these were preserved......classic quality.

[@allenmurray7893]

I haven't seen this show since the 1950s. Loved it then and it still works.

[@annbell6453]

It wasn't just boys who liked this show. I loved it and hardly ever missed an episode, even though I am female!

[@annbell6453]

@PETER FREDRIC (whispers) sorry, I forgot it was SILENT Service! I won't say anything until it's over :)

[@daleburrell6273]

​@@annbell6453...IF YOU SAY SO-!!!

[@boboneil949]

Watched this show as teenager with my brother. He stated he wanted to be submariner, He was ,28 years,retired full commander!

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

Never know where influences will come from.

[@rockisland8544]

We as kids in the 50's every Friday night watched the show.

[@WMJCPA]

Yes, I remember it well. It was a great show.

[@ropinhorseman924]

Amen, I did too

[@bigbob1699]

One of my father's favorite shows .

[@johnrogan9420]

Better acting than Hollywood!

[@brianconnell6848]

Me and my dad would watch this show every Sunday morning back in the 50's.

[@billrook6165]

Thank You, Tommy. RIP, Sir!

[@rosscosan6647]

Loved watching this with my Dad when I was young… Fab show 👍

[@Orionshield1948]

Haven't seen this series since I was a kid...good nostalgia.

[@brybish]

Same here.

[@jamesandersonanderson5325]

l was on a boat from 1950 to 1955. Great Duty on board 3 yrs uss Diodon ss349

[@baronvonnembles]

I had never heard of much less seen this show before. Fine production. With all our computerized wizardry we can forget that 80 years ago men were beneath the seas in highly sophisticated machines without benefit of the first silicone chip.

[@tomservo5347]

I started watching these, and to my pleasant surprise my wife watched all of them in a day marathon. The best one IMHO was the one with the chief having to crawl through a tunnel on the sub to fix a leak and at the end they had the actual chief interviewed by the host, Tommy Dykers who with a smile said "I was the skipper."

[@stephenmitchell3569]

James Larkin sub chef and was 6'7" huge gentleman. Have us first taste of Tacos back in the 50s in Beeville, Texas. Was our uncle served thru 60s too. Him and our aunt gone now but not forgotten.

[@arboristo4407]

My dad and I Never missed an episode and Victory at Sea also❤️

[@billhuber2964]

Lance Henry my dad loved victory at sea .he watched every episode . my wife and son gave me the 26 episode of victory at sea for father's day. They know what I like .

[@caryrevels6584]

Yes my father as well loved Victory at Sea Even though he was Army/Air Force. I think its one of the reasons i Joined the U.S. Navy

[@iamrichrocker]

great production..and these fine young Men were the real John Wayne's..they are all long gone, but still revered...

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

Actually, there were better heroes than John Wayne he was a Screen hero in real life is was a coward, when WW2 broke out a lot of celebs ran to the office and said where do I sign but not him they ask him to join he hid behind his family the whole time not even for a war bond drive, now Clark Gable as old as he flew several missions enough to make Hitler place a bounty on him that didn't bother Clark one bit, but good ole boy Wayne didn't do one thing and when the ink on the official surrender of Japan wasn't even dried he filed for divorce check the California public records department unless it's private on his.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

I don't believe in hiding things, life is too short for secrets why things have been hidden from me for reason that are stupid most likely for me getting money somehow, right now that would be stupid on my part in getting it. I'm under lock and key by my own mistake and plan on correcting it when the time comes which is sooner than my jailers think.

[@daleburrell6273]

@@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?!!

[@njjeff201]

Bless our Vets. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@mikewalrus4763]

Love the way the entire crew, on a wartime patrol with scarce stores etc. came up every watch with freshly dhobied and ironed kit and clean shaven!

[@shawnwaller8202]

This is in your DNA: God, Country, Family, you control your own Acceptance of Pride. Shawn Waller 100% DAV, CPO USCG RET.

[@thomasnorton5086]

Its Hollywood. They use actors. Many just getting started in show business. Give us a break. Most and I say most of the stories are taken from the Captains log and from crewe. During ww2 my dad was a mm on sub tenders. We use to watch SS in late 50s.

[@louissehovski3291]

It was a matter of pride

[@johnnyb6049]

@@shawnwaller8202 It seems that even death can't fully take the Military out of those who have Served. anywhere at any time. Be Smart, Be Well and Stay Safe Folks

[@badbob85037]

Being a radio operator in the Army it cracks me up every time I hear the old OVER,UT.

[@matrox]

I concur, this is a classic series.

[@elmerlarimer9026]

me too

[@geoben1810]

Wow, never heard of it. I'm sure I'd have loved it as a kid growing up in the 60s. Proud U.S. NAVY veteran PO3 '73>'77🇺🇸

[@MTGallagher]

This show was why I volunteered for Subs as a sonar tech.

[@AdamosDad]

I went in as a Sonar Tech, but needed glasses and back then that sent me to the surface fleet. The only thing on board that was even close to my rating on the cruiser USS Newport News CA 148 was a fathometer. So I switched to ETN, I was ok with that but I still wonder what I could have seen or learned. Thanks for your service Brother.

[@gr8than]

Ditto. I retired as STSCS('62-'82 ). My first duty, SSBN 634 in '63 I served with two CPOs who wore combat war patrol pins. One was a QMC who was on Tinosa 283 during "Barney". He told story of being on the sub assigned to sink Tinosa in the late fifties. The XO allowed him to remain ashore because of his "history" with her.

[@daleburrell6273]

@@AdamosDad ...IT'S A CRUEL WORLD-!!!

[@AdamosDad]

@@daleburrell6273 And it doesn't owe us a thing.

[@daleburrell6273]

@@AdamosDad ...SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE REALIST-(!)

[@imagereader_9]

The Good Admiral had a New Orleans accent so thick that all I'd have to do is hear his voice to know EXACTLY where he came from....😄 The way he says 're-ty-ud' cracks me up. Pure NOLA!

[@johnpower8356]

Being a submariner I love these

[@GMTabone]

So many memories...I was 13 years old.

[@kikupub71]

Ah yes I remember this series. Watching with dad. RIP s1c Taylor

[@geraldmyers6618]

love this series

[@thetinychapel]

My dad was a submariner based in Australia, and we never missed an episode of The Silent Service or Victory at Sea. Dad had a scrapbook of clippings of sub sinkings from Aussie newspapers, and he'd write the name of buddies on the boat that he kbew from Submarine School in the margin. The losses from Dad's class at New London were sad and shocking.

[@joeh470]

Thanks for sharing

[@paulsuprono7225]

I understand your loses . . . New London is up the coast from my town - New Haven, CT. I served, in the United States Air Force - Military Air Command.

[@jeffsmith2022]

Victory at sea, big thumbs up for sure...

[@louissehovski3291]

Percentage wise Submariner loses were higher

[@b.b.grenade1407]

52 of our submarines were lost in WW2 and you can find them listed at Pearl Harbor Memorial in the submarine section.

[@stuartfitzsimons2786]

This and Navy Log were two of my favorites.

[@abbeasyas122]

Man this is great, I've also been loving 123watchfree (dot) net

[@daleburrell6273]

...THAT MAKES TWO OF US!!!

[@PaulaTSGirl]

Thank you for sharing! I grew up in the 50s and remember this series, My brother was in the Navy in 1957 thru 1961 and station on the submarine USS Tench 417 in 1959 and 1960 There is a KZbin video here. Just search USS Tench 417 and watch a home made video made by one of the crew. Again Thanks for sharing. I joined the Army and wanted to stay on land....:) Also my other brother was on the Destroyer USS Walker in 1968!

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your service to our great nation.

[@michaelhayden725]

I use to watch this program regularly on our BW TV, in the late 1950’s or ‘60’s. We were probably seeing it in Australia 5 or more years after it first aired in US.

[@MrUhwoody]

Brett Halsey ('Donahue') was the Great-nephew of Admiral 'Bull' Halsey. He also starred in "The Atomic Submarine", and cult-classic "The Girl In Lover's Lane".

[@jasonluck7269]

♡Good tv♡,I miss it.

[@rafaelmadrigal1534]

We need to bring back that pride in country attitude. It has been lost for a long,long time.

[@daleburrell6273]

It pains me to say it, but a heck of a lot of people in this country have gotten soft in the head-!

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Too many people in this country believe it's burger king and can have it their way or they are overly sensitive twats. God forbid if we ever have another war like WW2.

[@billhuber2964]

Rafael Madrigal I got that pride in the country . given to my siblings and me by mom and dad .I thank God every day for that .

[@joeh470]

Ok, as for the pride in country, selfless service to others, and being honorable, the problem is not the people. Ww2 we had a reason to fight. These days our government doesnt show an honorable leadership. As a combat veteran, i served with SEVERAL men and women who exemplified the above attributes. Just as with our jobs today, you dont go join a company that you dont trust. There is no way id enlist today. 10 yrs service myself. I cant, with a clear conscience, trust our leaders today. Sad state of affairs. If we were attacked tomorrow, id gladly fight to the death to protect our country. But i refuse to continue putting our nose where it dont belong and pit our service members in danger for no reason.

[@daleburrell6273]

@@joeh470 ...TWO THINGS I'VE LEARNED: IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES- OR IF YOU'RE A VETERAN- 1- THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS- AND 2- THE MAINSTREAM NEWS MEDIA IS SURE AS HELL NOT YOUR FRIEND!! I'M BASING THAT CONCLUSION ON WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH MY OWN EYES-!!!

[@TheSteve8rox]

Thank you so much for posting ! from Toronto, Canada

[@garygraham4679]

Holy Crap I last saw this when I was 5 years old on a 19 inch B and W Zenith. Oddly enough I'm watching it on a smaller screen now but doing it on a plane waiting to land at LAX.

[@vinyltapelover]

Gary Graham I watched this on a blond, 19 inch Emerson. Having a t.v,. in a wooden cabinet that color was a big deal to my mother. lol.

[@garfieldfarkle]

Great stuff! I remember these episodes as a kid. Of course the captain of a real sub would order drastic evasive maneuvers, because the aft end of the sub would slew right around and present a larger target for the enemy mine.

[@WilliamJohnson-g6z]

Those were brave men. They had to have steady nerves and they had to face death on a daily basis. Without these men and men like them the allies would have lost world war II. We need to give credit to the few remaining world war II veterans. Without them most of us would not even be here today. Thank you to all the veterans. Not only American veterans but British Australian French Scottish Indian and the rest of the allies. We seem to forget that Russia and China were our allies during that time as well. All of the veterans have my deepest gratitude. May they rest in peace. Those few that are remaining will be remembered as heroes. Thank you so much for our freedom from tyranny. My family had several members who served in that war. My great uncle Carlos fought the Japanese at Iwo Jima. My great uncle Roger was captured by the Japanese and I had another great uncle who was shot in the head and carried a steel plate in his head until he died in the 1970s. There were several more members of my family that fought in WW2. I am proud of my family and their service. I remember watching shows like this and others growing up. My uncle would explain things that I could not understand because I was too young. This show was great because it was based on real events. When this was on TV the war had only been over for maybe 8 to 10 years. So these events were still pretty recent. I'm glad that it has been posted to KZbin so other people who may have never seen it can enjoy it!

[@blackhawkorg]

Really enjoy this. Thank you.

[@ThomasWIck-ms5tj]

Don't remember this show even though my father raised me on "Victory At Sea" because he served on the Battleship USS Idaho assigned the 20mm AA guns from Jan. 1944 to the sprig of 1946.

[@jeremybear573]

Bravo!

[@crankychris2]

Thank you for posting this excellent series.

[@666rivers]

1:32 "Gunnery officer B.F. Weaver..." True story~ During WWII my grandfather served on the USS 214 Grouper. When first mustered his name was called out = BF, which are not initials, and were thus apparently marked B only F only to indicate as such. So there he was, standing at attention in front of the rest of the crew for the first time and the officer gruffly yelled out "Bonly Fonly" pronounced Bone-ly Phone-ly (... plus my Mom's maiden surname)...

[@theretiringbarber]

A great series .

[@DirtyLilHobo]

I used to watch these episodes religiously during the fifties. At the time, when they began, I was seven and looked forward to joining the Navy. Twelve years later, having lost interest, I went in the Army. ‘Nam 69/70 - 571st Engr, 3rd Bge, 9th Inf. (Tan An)

[@MTGallagher]

Glad you made it back. 🇺🇸⚓️

[@1guysview232]

There just aren't any TV shows that portray our military guys & gals in a favorable, patriotic light anymore. I watched virtually ALL of them in the '50's & '60's and grew up with a lot of respect for those who served our country, especially in time of war. My Uncle was at the Normandy invasion (he never talked about it, I didn't understand WHY until I got older) and Dad was on a ship headed for Japan that got turned back to the States once the Japanese finally surrendered (lucky for him...& maybe for me too, Lol!). Personally, I was an aviation enthusiast when I watched these '50's and '60's shows as a kid: does anyone remember "Air Power" and "Steve Canyon"? Could it be that the lack of these patriotic-themed military TV shows has helped to lessen the interest of America's youth in military service to our country? Just wondering. Anyway, as a Vietnam-Era USAF veteran, ALL of you folks who served have my respect and love: we will ALWAYS be brothers & sisters🇺🇸

[@1guysview232]

@Dirty Hobo: May I please "second" Roy Reeder's sentiment? God bless you, & thank you for your service!🇺🇸

[@WMJCPA]

My Uncle could not get in the military during WWII due to a congenital disability. Instead, he was a master electrician and he was part of a crew that repaired subs and other ships coming in from battle at Pearl Harbor. I remember him saying his crew would wait for the ship to dock and then they saw them carrying out the dead bodies. It was a horrible sight to witness. Anyway, he particularly talked about subs and had a great respect for those who would volunteer to serve in that cramped space. He and I used to watch Silent Service together every week. My Uncle passed in 1966 and I still think of him from time to time. He was a great man in my eyes and taught me a lot.

[@dennycranium]

I love these old 50's BW TV shows.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

I do as well, We watched a lot of television siblings and me.

[@crankychris2]

Navy log, Victory at Sea, Flight, all good.

[@wrightflyer7855]

I was in the 2nd and 3rd grades then and watched this show every week.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

I need to this series on DVD and I want that as my phone ringer and wake alarm that will get anyone's attention

[@synthoils]

The submarine that opened the series with the 48d. up angle was the USS Pickerel SS524 stationed at Pearl Harbor. The emergency servicing was a stunt, and was extremely dangerous. I went on board shortly after this and erved on the boat 54' to 56'.

[@annareid3174]

what does er erved mean?

[@dntlss]

+Christiaan Baron i wouldn't call them WW1 subs, the Germans built their subs in the hundreds of hundreds, they were built to sink commercial shipping with little or no niceties on board,American subs were built for patrolling ,much less subs so more money to spend on other things. German subs could dive much deeper than American subs, where American subs had a better tracking system,just the way it was for the times.

[@MrUhwoody]

I think he meant "served".

[@sdhlkfhalkjgd]

I've heard that you DB guys were salty but that up angle was ridiculous! Thanks for shedding some light on that.

[@Otswartz]

The type VII U boats were WWII boats not WWI.

[@tonysteele1735]

absolutely amazing that they were clean shaven throughout the patrol and their clothes immaculately clean and pressed. must have been filmed within a couple of hours within an air conditioned studio.

[@packingten]

You must be a google u grad what an EXPERT!.

[@stevemccarty6384]

While I was in the Marine Corps, I worked with the Navy for a few years and some of my men were submariners. I asked one what the sub service was like. His reply, "They (meaning the boats) were "nasty". They smelled like everyone's armpit.

[@circuit-breakermi3865]

Capt. was the actor who played the Mayor in "JAWS" movie.

[@davidgriffin14]

and, the sonar man was jimmy murphy!

[@daleburrell6273]

The actor's name was Murray Hamilton.

[@richardc7721]

I get a kick out of seeing actors before they made it big.

[@stevemccarty6384]

And the husband in "The Graduate".

[@joebombero1]

He was also great in Spielburg's comedy "1941".

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

In the Navy you can meet many other strapping young men and serve your country! And unlike any bars I go, the Navy lets you grab a smoke even down in a submarine.

[@AndrewVelonis]

At one point, our narrator tells us that the Japanese admiralty was over-confident and therefore for failed to provide escorts. I am surprised to learn that since at this point in the war (June 1945) I would have thought they would understand the deadly capabilities of the U.S. Navy and would have done everything they could to protect the ships they had left.

[@gkprivate433]

I remember finally seeing some of Victory at Sea in the mid 60s when I was about 10. Never recall seeing this series

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

Another series to find, better than streaming

[@daleburrell6273]

...IT'S A CRUEL WORLD-!!!

[@mackfisher4487]

The Silent service TV show episodes titles are available on Wikipedia and have been screened on KZbin in the past and available by independent sources on DVD. Originally a copy was made by a person with an early 1-inch reel to reel videotape recordings of the TV show quality was from good to poor. There were eBay sellers of the first clones on VHF tape and later DVDs but the overall quality still remains just passable as seen in this example on periscope films.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

The good news is that we've been remastering all our Silent Service film prints in 4k. The bad news is that we are not sure when we'll be publishing them...

[@chrislong3938]

Cool man!

[@tnestor50]

"Amity means friendship"

[@JJJBRICE]

Adm. Dykers looks and sounds like a real Navy man . Stolid, stoic, commanding , sharp eyed , soft southern accent . not a Hollywood actor who was always playing military types . He was the real deal .

[@JonAhlquist]

At 2:52, the captain tells the radio operator to monitor 500 kilocycles (kHz) to listen for the downed pilot. This frequency (a little below the AM radio broadcast band) was the international distress frequency for most of the 20th century: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_kHz In WWII, US military flights over water carried a 34-lb floatable SCR-578 radio set that included a hand-cranked 5-watt BC-778 transmitter nicknamed a "Gibson Girl" that could automatically send SOS in Morse code on 500 kHz with a 200 mile (300 km) range: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_radio The SCR-578 included a 300 ft (90 m) antenna wire that was held aloft by a box kite or 4 ft (1.2 m) hydrogen-filled balloon: www.wftw.nl/gibsongirl.html Two of the better KZbin videos on the SCR-578 Gibson Girl radio are: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5PPY36seLyFntk kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGe3Zoh-qKiLaJY

[@allencajah1140]

Oh, come one. "...much beloved by an entire generation of boys..." There were plenty of us girls who enjoyed that show, too. Just because it was the fifties doesn't mean that girls or women weren't interested in things outside of getting married and having babies. I got a doll for Christmas EVERY YEAR, until I told my mom I really wanted an army play set like my brother's. Well, I didn't get the army tanks and guns, but I didn't get anymore dolls either. I was a kid (a girl) but I enjoyed other shows as well, like 'Soldiers of Fortune'. I also liked other hero type shows, William Tell, The Grey Ghost, Yancy Derringer, and Paladin. You don't have to be a boy to recognize action, adventure, the fight for justice and equate it to having a the time of your life. The one thing missing (or at least I never saw it) was a woman astronaut. I mean a woman who wasn't there to show off how tight her uniform fit across her chest and hips. (In spite of 'women's rights' we still see women wearing clothes that I would be afraid to sit down while wearing) But one who commanded without a defensive attitude because she had to prove that she didn't sleep her way to Command. I remember other shows I enjoyed like 'The Secret Service', I Was a Communist for the FBI, The Big Picture, Victory at Sea, and I think there was one called Silent Running(?) about a submarine. Yeah. These shows were much beloved by boys...AND GIRLS, too. Sorry. Don't mean to rant. But you just don't know how much I REALLY WANTED that tank and rifle when I was a kid. AND I wanted to be a cop. And an astronaut. Well, one of my dreams came true. LOL

[@mousiemousie6377]

***** Wow, gordy. Insecure much?

[@mousiemousie6377]

***** Little boy, your mouth needs to be washed out with soap!

[@allencajah1140]

smh I just don't understand how enjoying an action adventure show messed up the country. I have known plenty of men who enjoy chick flicks, and they were 'real men'. Not wannabe make overs. I've known plenty of women who enjoyed watching a good ball game (not me... shiver... I hate football and basket ball) But my grandmother, who was a real lady, and I used to enjoy Monday night wrestling with Mario Galento. What is wrong with watching those shows? And FYI... the only part of my anatomy that is used in watching TV is my EYEBALLS. Get a grip.

[@stevebrownrocks6376]

gordy threehorses your assumption makes you look stupid. For all you know Molly may be the finest woman you ever saw or met. To me she sounds like a dream come true. A woman that could watch & actually discuss these wonderful shows & documentaries that depict Americans at their finest. Hell, I'll bet she can hunt & fish too!

[@bloodandiron7912]

My sister is exactly the same

[@shawnmalone9711]

The Captain played Mr. Death in the Twilight Zone episode "One For The Angels" starring Ed Wynn.

[@daleburrell6273]

...YOU BETCHER LIFESAVERS-!!!

[@daleburrell6273]

@@jameskelly5429 ...SEVERAL PEOPLE MENTIONED THAT.

[@allenmurray7893]

Murray Hamilton played in many movies and TV shows.

[@fredderf3152]

He was also the husband of Mrs. Robinson in the movie “the Graduate”.

[@shawnmalone9711]

@@fredderf3152 He also played "Irving" in the 1958 movie " No Time For Sergeants."

[@kentix417]

They didn't mention how they got back out. I read a site that says the eight surviving submarines (one was lost) made a fast run on the surface together out of the northern end of the Sea of Japan (the Straits of Tsushima are at the southern end). They didn't want to go through that underwater minefield experience again. They dodged some Japanese ships with the benefit of their radar and all made it out intact.

[@2Oldcoots]

Unforgettable Bravery in defense of our Republic.

[@larrymagee8758]

I watched many WW II TV series in the 60's, but I never saw this one.

[@johnrogan9420]

Q ball..one lucky pilot!

[@keithcallaway1602]

My pop was also a navy man and between him and watching john wayne war movies i developed a desire to the navy but as fate would have it i wound up in the air force for one four year hitch and once was enough for me. I still wish id joined the navy. Sorry dad.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

the fact that an admiral fought to produce the mine discovery sonar FMS---frequency modulated Sonar-- while the crews were tired of trying fancy due dads that loaded their work load to the gills for little help to get them into the sea through the minefields showed that when radar made survival way more probable and the fms got them through the minefields, you have to understand the technology of the fms at the time was analogue. They turned a tuner with an electric motor at a certain rpm to produce the signal to sweep the frequency at a certain rate that the tube oscillators could match up with to make the mine ping loudly with a click that the operator could not miss. sweeeet

[@me1stU2nd]

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[@robertstack2144]

The Captain is Mr Robinson. Simon and Carbuckle

[@johnrogan9420]

The deaths must have been horrific when "luck" ran out...seems like an ejection system as in jet planes ...parachutes...something developed to give the sinking men a "fighting chance" to survive.

[@paulsuprono7225]

Wonder whether our host, a retired Rear Admiral, has a spot at Arlington National Cemetery. I reside in Washington, D.C. and, would be honored to pay my respects !

[@webbtrekker534]

RADM Thomas Michael Dykers Birth 3 Dec 1905 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Death 13 Jun 1975 (aged 69) New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Burial Cypress Grove Cemetery New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Plot Location 311 Cedar Myrtle Jessamine Memorial ID 90122244 · View Source

[@jimomalley1518]

when USA was apprecisted !

[@vissitorsteve]

Kinda of corny, but I love these!

[@scammann1974]

Love these!!! Is the actor who plays the skipper the same as the mayor from Jaws?

[@CaptainNavman]

I never recall this show in Australia

[@rocoriv]

Ange Kenos It was shown in the late 50s.

[@rustykilt]

was shown in Australia....remember it well

[@wizardoffrobozz]

Dec 2010- US Navy banned smoking on submarines

[@williamsimmons152]

“Blind man’s bluff”…..first time I’ve heard that outside of the book.

[@amberhillman8877]

I know, but they catching on, what she learned, trying to keep her from looking at the characters.

[@eltigre249]

At the end, returning home at 290? That is 20 north of west.

[@markhonerbaum6988]

I actually tried to get on subs during the Carter years.My math skills were lacking, my dad who retired as a high step 12 from rock island said when he went in if they looked in one ear and didn't see out the other side you were good to go ,he was 3up an 3down the army of course, what did he know.

[@ypaulbrown]

That captain was the Mayor of the seaside town in the Movie 'Jaws'

[@six-pack1332]

No

[@ypaulbrown]

@@six-pack1332 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Hamilton

[@guaporeturns9472]

When a sub blows the ballast and rockets up out of the water like in the first scene what keeps the crew from getting a bulkhead lobotomy? Looks like they would get rattled around in there.

[@57tricci]

neat

[@showmemo3686]

Skippers must have had leeway back then. Orders were to commence combined attacks at 2100.

[@musicandmovieguy55]

A great Hollywood movie to see about the "Hellcats of the Navy" (who they were and what they did) is "Hellcats of the Navy" with our late President Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy. This was the only movie that focused on the Hellcats of the Navy and the magnificent and most daring things they accomplished - trying to navigate through the very dangerous Tsushima Straits of japan. The acting and story is superb, closely following Admiral Charles Lockwood's book about the ordeals, with comments by him at the beginning and end of the movie. It is also the only Hollywood/silver screen movie (that I am aware of) that uses full size, real submarine underwater footage instead of cheesy sub models and replicas. One very memorable sequence in particular - shows President Reagan actually underwater with breathing equipment, trying desperately to untangle huge cables from the massive props of an actual sub in shallow water under wartime conditions above him on the surface! Not to be missed!! No models here! Throughout the film his acting is quite good as is the acting of his executive officer, played by Arthur Franz, famous for 1950's Sci- Fi films. The movie is masterfully directed by Nathan Juran and is very exciting as well as informative. The real Hellcats of the Navy were a very special and most daring submarine bunch and the movie does an excellent job of telling their story, especially with the guidance of Admiral Charles Lockwood, who was so important to the submarine forces of WWII and was so instrumental in telling the navy and government officials alike - of the deadly problem of "defective" torpedoes, on behalf of submariners and officers alike who suffered because of this most unfortunate mishap. The film also has a most important "message" within it, as its theme, having to do with the most demanding "life and death" decisions a captain or commander of a sub must make, on a regular basis, based on his experience, training, pertaining orders, wartime advantage or disadvantage, and how he must know he made the best decision he could, based on all those things, even though others may strongly disagree with him, especially if it costs someone their life. The movie is a very nice tribute to those brave men who gave their lives trying to protect and preserve our freedom and dignity, and to President Reagan's fine acting abilities which made him so popular in movies during that period. As a footnote - one can easily see how much our late president meant to Nancy and how much she loved him, in the movie. Give it a look if you haven't seen it. I think you'll enjoy it. Its a lot of fun to rewatch it, too, even if you've seen it already.

[@stevemorris6855]

The silent service with a huge Klaxon....

[@johnrogan9420]

Bonefish lost ...crew of 53...yoest...18 june 1945...last sub lost in WW2

[@gkprivate433]

I think this actor was the main pilot in the movie Failsafe?

[@johnrogan9420]

Plastics Benjamin...plastics!.murray Hamilton in the movie "The Graduate".

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

Find examples of the greatest generation

[@daleburrell6273]

18:36..."I never minded a man speaking his peace- BUT THAT LOUD-MOUTH HASN'T SHUT UP ONCE!!!"

[@rodfirefighter8341]

That's some serious comic relief!!

[@jlyle51]

These boats were very valuable. If the torpedoes were good at the beginning we would have done better. I torpedoes sucked in the beginning of the war.

[@23draft7]

Subsim also shows the Silent Service. Without some dum name across screen. Another is Richard ? Can't recall last name.

[@genem3785]

That one actor, the CO, didn't he portray a General in the movie Patton?

[@johnrogan9420]

Bonefish rip

[@edquier40]

What is worst, the Critical Past water color puking the view or periscope popup?

[@louissehovski3291]

This is how we learned what freedom costs,exploits of ordinary men that volunteered for this duty knowing the risks.Now we have wokes that drink Coke

[@mrdiplomat9018]

God forbid we have to go to war like this again, because we’re DOOMED ☠️🇺🇸

[@markhonerbaum6988]

You get to the apex of the story only to have it cut off in mid stream,like a dud torpedo.

[@boblongdickder6178]

Back when Americans actually love America imagine that

[@GermanShepherd1983]

Well since we got rid of that idiot trump we have something to love again about America. Joe Biden is restoring our faith in this country.

[@greggiles7309]

and no Nazi flags being waved by American Fascists,