Little known fact! After the war, The Executive officer (Mr. Beach), retired from the Navy and took a teaching job at the University of Hawaii. One day he decided to take a sightseeing tour that started from a tropic port aboard a tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailing man, The skipper brave and sure Five passengers set sail that day, For a 3 hour tour. The weather started getting rough, The tiny ship was tossed If not for the courage of the fearless crew, The ship would be lost, the Minnow would be lost The ship struck ground on the shore of a uncharted desert isle.
@douggelina44252 жыл бұрын
Perfect
@180mph92 жыл бұрын
Uh
@RonaldReaganRocks1 Жыл бұрын
Wow! This story sounds so familiar!!
@andybreglia9431 Жыл бұрын
Gilligan?
@earlyriser8998 Жыл бұрын
You would think that a person qualified in submarines would be able to repair or rig a vessel to escape an desert island
@davidhanson88803 жыл бұрын
"You know Ned? You might just have omething there. But as you say, it's just a hunch with a college education." Not just a college education--the education of a Professor.
@jeffsiegel48792 жыл бұрын
You mean the same professor that could keep the batteries on the radio working for 3 years but couldn't engineer a way off the island?
@Brock_Landers5 жыл бұрын
Sank three ships, for FDR...that was an amazing quote.
@chrisduke32515 жыл бұрын
What do coconuts and torpedo's have in common? The professor!
@180mph92 жыл бұрын
Fantastic story, what a courageous crew.
@23draft73 жыл бұрын
Third one that I've seen the professor in, in this series. Last one he had a beard.
@johnharris73533 жыл бұрын
Well it's an amazing true story. My son is a present day U.S.Navy submarines sailor.
@kdyarkdad2 жыл бұрын
My uncle, J.R. Williams was Torpedoman 1st Class on this mission.
@180mph92 жыл бұрын
That is impressive, we thank him for his service. 🇺🇸
@stevenhj31244 ай бұрын
@@180mph9 Well done.
@paulwillson88874 жыл бұрын
Edward Beach served as CO USS Triton when she circled the globe submerged c.1960
@jbrobertson2165 жыл бұрын
Actually. The Professor was a navigator on a bomber
@fatherthomas15753 жыл бұрын
He should never of tried navigating the Minnow.
@sandylukemarsden7160 Жыл бұрын
I'm English. Unfortunately Gilligans Island never played for us there.
@davidroby72903 жыл бұрын
"He's a Korean no love for japan there" That is a true understatement
@oceanhome20233 ай бұрын
The Conning tower shot with the three officers at first glance looks like they are all in a Hot Tub or Jacuzzi !
@sheavepin7 жыл бұрын
Always figured The Professor for a sub man. :)
@53bigmikejones6 жыл бұрын
He is on several of these including Joe Flynn, aka capt Bingemton from McHales Navy, and Doc Macoy from Star Trek
@Renshen19576 жыл бұрын
Frank Gorshin, Bob Denver...
@hoodoo20013 жыл бұрын
Peabody became the 62nd Governor of Massachusetts.
@graybeardproductions25976 жыл бұрын
That’s the professor from gilligans island right?
@daleburrell62736 жыл бұрын
graybeardproductions YOU BETCHER LIFESAVERS-!!
@Brock_Landers5 жыл бұрын
Russell Johnson...
@cstaats3 жыл бұрын
He is in the Gar story too. You will also see DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy Star Trek) in this series too. They were all young Actors after the War in LA after the war.
@AlanMydland-fq2vs Жыл бұрын
is it?😅
@dLLund Жыл бұрын
at 1:52, that's 'the professor', from 'gilligan's island' fame. russell johnson ?
@paulredinger5830 Жыл бұрын
Just think what the drones we have today could of done for the submariners of WWII.
@raspano13 ай бұрын
Hey is that the professor from Gillian’s island.??
@user-ll3xo8ig8j2 ай бұрын
Is that the “Professor?”
@buddylight21913 жыл бұрын
Fate: Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
@andybreglia94314 жыл бұрын
They weren't being trained as pirates. I didn't see cutlasses, hooks for hands, peglegs, parrots, or language training in pirate talk or accents.
@davidroby72903 жыл бұрын
Arg
@johnrogan94204 ай бұрын
Sub lingo is almost a foreign language!
@markrobinson4230 Жыл бұрын
Dougs place the back yard floded and the the basement