SILENT SERVICE TV SHOW PILOT EPISODE "THE JACK AT TOKYO" 82894

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Hosted by Rear Admiral Thomas Dykers, THE SILENT SERVICE was an early TV show that showcased the activity of the U.S. Navy's submarine force in WWII. This episode THE JACK AT TOKYO served as the show's pilot, and tells the story of the USS Jack's sixth war patrol. During this patrol, Jack was damaged while making an attack against a Japanese convoy. Spoiler alert: the boat commanded during the attack ... by none other than Dykers.
USS Jack (SS-259) was a Gato-class submarine, her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut 2 February 1942. Jack's operations during the Pacific War are chronicled in Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine.
To start the sixth war patrol shown in the episode, the submarine sailed from Fremantle 6 August 1944 to the Celebes Sea. Attacking a convoy 29 August, she sank a small minesweeper (Minesweeper No 28) and started in pursuit of a cargo ship. After her torpedo missed and she was raked with gunfire by her adversary, Jack deftly evaded the attacker and returned later to sink Mexico Maru. Jack arrived at Fremantle following this patrol 24 September 1944.
The submarine conducted several other war patrols and was given to the Greek Navy after WWII, and then eventually sunk as a target in 1967.
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[@raywhitehead730]

Admiral Dykers got these films made. A great service to his nation. After over half a century we can know these heroes and what they did. Dykers was one of the early combat US submarine Captains in WW2.

[@johnrogan9420]

World War 2 came home to these veterans in the mid 1950s. .amazing they functioned as well as they did.

[@raywhitehead730]

They did well. Overwhelmingly. Before the idiot psychiatrists.

[@haramanggapuja]

I was barely ten years old, Dad and I used to watch this show. Sarge -- as I came to call him later -- had served in Guadalcanal and Bougaineville. I remember him waking up in the middle of the night howling. Today they'd say he had PTSD. He's been gone 38 years now.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

God bless your dad.

[@haramanggapuja]

@@PeriscopeFilm He was an obstinant, demanding old man when he was young. Entirely self-educated Mark Twain style journalist. Started in the back shop, ended up being editor of many weekly newspapers. Quit a job once because the paper's owner wanted him to publish lies about a local official. He'd be screaming today at what passes for journalism. His letterpress print shop is in my garage. I talk with him often out there.

[@kentcourtney5535]

My grandfather was a United States Navy veteran retired with service in World War II and Korea. I would watch the Silent Service with him when I was very young and I was inspired, too. I joined the Navy and served in the Pacific Fleet. I was able to visit many of the locations of battles and actions from World War II. I was on the Commodore’s Staff of COMSUBPAC 15 in 1974 and 1975 and was ordered to help evacuate Vietnam in Operation New Life.

[@the_bro_show5768]

Thanks for ur service

[@raywhitehead730]

Operation Frequent Wind. Door gunner. At Ton Sun Nut air field. The dying, was not yet over.

[@MrSuzuki1187]

Well done! And this is why Tommy Dyers is an admiral.

[@Olliemets]

Enjoyed this. Certainly dated but a gripping story. My Uncle served in Submarines in the 50s and 60s. I was on the base in New London as a visitor several times as a kid (although no one was allowed near the nuclear boats). Fascinating world. "From where do we find such men?" Indeed. Pretty high bar to get into the program. He served in nukes during Cold War. But could only imagine how it would feel to be fighting for survival in a tube underwater.

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Great relic of its time. Thanks for bringing us this!

[@steveprestegard5151]

What a great finish.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

They showed so much courage

[@briansmith7791]

Thanks for bringing this show to KZbin. As noted in the notes, a great deal more material is available in "Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine" by James Calvert, who was also a member of the original crew of the ship. Based on the dates and the events shown, this wasn't the Jack's sixth patrol, but her first.

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[@westleyarcher2815]

@Avi Arturo instablaster =)

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[@westleyarcher2815]

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[@andrewstackpool4911]

Seems to be an incredibly clean and tidy crew. But a good dit. And one must acknowledge true heroism

[@GeoHvl]

I was with Submarine Squadron Sixteen, 1974 to 1978. During WW2 16 sank more Japanese ships than any 2 other squadrons combined.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your service to our great nation.

[@herzeliedstein573]

That ending...what a reveal!

[@johnrogan9420]

8:47 Captain is a famous actor of the 1950s.. Mylon Healey

[@joehoffman672]

Fun fact: The guy in the control room he called 'Jim' is a young Admiral James Calvert. He was later commander of the third nuclear submarine off the line, commander of subs pacific and commandant of the Naval academy.

[@josephpadula2283]

He is in the film earlier but he is addressed as Jim first time at 7:35.

[@petepal55]

I think I've seen this before... yet I keep watching them!

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally syndicated by NBC (through their California National subsidiary) in 1957 and '58. WRCA-TV in New York, NBC's flagship station [later WNBC-TV], originally telecast this on April 5, 1957 (locally, it replaced "SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE" on Fridays at 7pm).

[@flowerlight]

How incredibly terrifying, it’s the things nightmares are made of, tiny space, dark, water, attack, danger danger everywhere! What blew my mind more, end of this Video, the Man who did this in r/l ! :D That he watched this film with the Skipper with him this day. Such incredible bravery! if I can absorbed a tiny fraction of his courage and strength what more can make of life for me, do for others and all today ! !

[@Patrick_Cooper]

2021, and Seaman Jones, replied, but I need to charge my phone...

[@GermanShepherd1983]

Someone should have told Hollywood to turn off the lights on the sub since they were short of battery power. It wasn't even realistic having things that lit up.

[@johnpower8356]

Love these

[@stephenfarthing3819]

Good job that they've got no cook who's windy from the stern! Quietness is vital!

[@GoSlash27]

22:45 the look on that dude's face! :D

[@robertdean1929]

Awsome show

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[@lawdog490]

wow...very powerful...

[@AirborneAnt]

Wow…just wow…

[@mvnorsel6354]

I'd watch anything about submarines.

[@ashleymarie7452]

They could have tied a line around each of Arch's feet to pull him out if needed....

[@chrisburr999]

7:05 - Fool of a Took!

[@parcans]

"I just picked up a Cave Troll on sonar Captain"

[@allgood6760]

Far out!

[@ruffian2952]

Watched this and "Combat Sergeant".

[@user-oz7xh3mu4h]

nanda korewa?!

[@kevg3320]

Bloody stupid of the Captain to leave the periscope up for 'sightseeing'. Should have been reprimanded for reckless endangerment. I wouldn't have liked to serve with him.

[@Crooked_Clown]

Funny. He calls down periscope and ten seconds later he calls for up periscope.

[@paulturner6524]

So realistic. Possibly more crew could be smoking cigars and kicking buckets. Duh