This program was a necessary part of WWII history. Every submarine war patrol was classified. "The Silent Service" meant just that. The American public knew nothing of submarine operations in the Pacific.
As a young boy, I watched this show every week, and the submariners became big heroes to me. About 10 years ago, I had the honor of becoming the Secretary of the "Runner" Chapter of the Submarine Veterans of World War ll, and I got to meet many of these heroes in person.
My second cousin (mother’s first), commanded three submarines in WWII. Sank about 55K tons. His last command was the SS Cutlass, he was its first commander. The SS Cutlass is still in service, in the South Korean navy. Just got a 19M refit in 2019, making it the oldest boat still in service. Mark Felton has a video about this boat.
I did 3 years service on Cutlass as an EN2, qualified on her. 1968-1973. The boat was transfered to the Taiwan Navy in 1973, and as you say still in service today.
erto171 I sailed on the Hawkbill during the time (sixties) it was a Dutch service, under the name Zeeleeuw (Seal) S803, even in the sixties it was still a great powerful sub, with Japanese flags on one of the tubes ,it was demolished in 1970 for scrap . Febuary 2022
I wasn't in the military. But I sure appreciate y'all who were. My dad served in the Korean war. I am a descendant of a Revolutionary and Confederate and as I mentioned Korean veteran. I couldn't have handled being in a submarine. But, I enjoy watching these shows. Thanks again to all of y'all who served.
Thanks for posting Richard. I am embarrassed to admit that I know all about the U-Boat war. And am only just beginning to learn about our brave submariners. These stories are helping me learn.
Good to see an episode again. Since early grade school this theme has been an ear-worm for me. Looking it up the USS Lagarto's wreck was located in 2005.
An American Sub of that era could remain submerged for over 24 hours. The major limiting factor was battery life, as a sub has to keep moving even slowly to maintain a specific depth. I believe the upper limit of their depth was about 400 feet. A U-Boat could approach 900 feet and survive.
...at 17:05, the "depth charges" are about 30 feet in scale, and bounce off the deck of the model, even pushing the stern down!.... Not making fun of early film special effects, or the skill of the model builders, just pointing that out!....
So it is kind of funny a couple generations removed. But I was in the Navy for quite while and I did several deployments. Even as a young man 19 or 20 years old when the ship would come in to San Diego, there would be a little tent set up, for the men who had babies they had not met. Whether or not I had a girlfriend I would go by that tent and some of the men I knew and they would show me their babies and I would cry my eyes out. As I got older 23 I decided that I couldn’t do any long-term Deployment and I inform the Navy that who thought it was pretty funny but they kept me in for while and I eventually got out and had my children and I can say this that I never spent more than five days away from my children during their entire growing up. I always have quite an admiration for people that can do 20 years the amount of sacrifices they make more than count for any money they ever have received.
"They just rushed him to the hospital, ruptured appendix." Is he in danger? "No he'll be alright." A ruptured appendix is NEVER ALL RIGHT! This is a fun series though.
They'd all be holding onto something, or leaning back onto a watertight bulkhead or vertical piping on an emergency blow to the surface as depicted in the open scene. That boat broached the surface at an extreme angle.
The fire control system was classified for many years. It was a lot like a bomber bombsight. You can see it in many shots behind the periscope as the executive officer dials in the readings.
Very interesting to know. People don't realize the work that was put into the war job and they surely don't understand the work put in to these episodes!
Did anyone else notice the second enormous depth charge that directly hit the model submarine? Good thing this is just a movie with primitive special effects....i know that depth charges are preset to explode at a certain depth but could they also explode from direct contact with the intended target?
During WWII and for Americans... every patrol WAS PERSONAL! Unlike the upturned nosed admirals of the British Navy... the United States Navy Admirals left the sub missions to be at Captains discretion pending on type of patrol. In the last year of the war the Admiralty unleashed the subs to target anything and everything that was Japanese. The Brits were notoriously known for holding the hand of ship captains so they don't "accidentally" piss someone off. Lol. That kind of leadership is why You Brits NEEDED the United States. You can't even lead your fleet during war without handcuffing those that doing the killing. The Brits would arrest a good captain rather than expecting that captain to deal death AS HE SEEN FIT. The Hood was the cost of British admiralty hypocrisy.
You are talking bullshit. The British navy were fighting the war for two years before the USA came in. As for the hms hood she was due to have armoured decks fitted but she was sent out to find and fight and a German shell went through the deck into a magazine and she blew up killing 1400 men. Get your facts right.@@billyost1479
Wonald J. " Coward/Bone Spurs " DRTUMPO SHOULD NEVER BE MENTIONED WHEN TALKING ABOUT COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO DID NOT HIDE FROM SERVICE !!! COVFEFE
Just the fact that you refer to "women's libbers" as if you think women who expect equality are still some sort of radical group show what a misogynistic unevolved cave-brain you have. Grow up little boy.
I appreciate these old shows being uploaded but have trouble with this episode..a little hard to believe command would go along with a personal vendetta,especially a special trip for just one crumby mind sweeper...if that were the case they'd be bated into anything..
Not for most people these days. This film reflects how propaganda is used to influence those who want to see a nice unrealistic fantasy war (for nice kiddies)
Norman Wilkinson I served on the USS Pargo SSN 650 fast attack submarine in the 1970s. I agree with you Sir, The youngsters for the most part have no idea what real patriotism is, they just spew b.s. Taught to them without actually doing the research themselves. Sad isn't it.
Any body else love the "Insert Commercial Here" segments and no commercials and straight to the story? Sure beats TV.
i hate ads on any network
yup
Doesn't take much. See the show's coming in the fall of 2021? Definition of crap, just watch cable. What a joke.
Watched this on a black and white tv back in the 'old days'. But there was commercials
@@stewartwheeler4070z xxf oh boy and low pay
First time for me seeing these after 60 years. I'm now 65. I've always remembered the opening and closing theme music all these years. What a hoot !
Same here. Time flies.
Me too, guys... Me too.
Thank you.
As a 7-year-old, I had the privilege of boarding a submarine in Japan. I never forgot the experience.
A pigboat or a nukieboat? Yokosuka? the Squid,. US of N '69-'76.
This episode really got me..... these men were true heroes.what America stands for is represented here thanks for sharing it!
I have watched a half dozen of these today. I cant believe all the stars that got their starts on these shows
Look for Leonard Nimoy
This program was a necessary part of WWII history. Every submarine war patrol was classified. "The Silent Service" meant just that. The American public knew nothing of submarine operations in the Pacific.
Thomase Synek
Even today Tom , the press “press” their sources and chatterboxes in Congress for a “scoop” which is usually poop and distorted .
one of the things that I enjoy about watching this series is seeing how many movie stars I can ID before the credits roll -and there are many
Thanks for the video my great grandfather was aboard this ship in WW2, how wonderful thanks for sharing :)
I used to watch this show when I was a kid.
czarfore I, too.
And “Victory At Sea “
I was . . . too young. Remember Lacy & Walt Disney, those were my first ! 🇺🇸
As a young boy, I watched this show every week, and the submariners became big heroes to me. About 10 years ago, I had the honor of becoming the Secretary of the "Runner" Chapter of the Submarine Veterans of World War ll, and I got to meet many of these heroes in person.
My second cousin (mother’s first), commanded three submarines in WWII. Sank about 55K tons. His last command was the SS Cutlass, he was its first commander. The SS Cutlass is still in service, in the South Korean navy. Just got a 19M refit in 2019, making it the oldest boat still in service. Mark Felton has a video about this boat.
You mean the Taiwanese Navy.
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Fantastic
I did 3 years service on Cutlass as an EN2, qualified on her. 1968-1973. The boat was transfered to the Taiwan Navy in 1973, and as you say still in service today.
Your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed, not your second cousin.
erto171 I sailed on the Hawkbill during the time (sixties) it was a Dutch service, under the name Zeeleeuw (Seal) S803, even in the sixties it was still a great powerful sub, with Japanese flags on one of the tubes ,it was demolished in 1970 for scrap . Febuary 2022
Kind of sad.
Yes you're right thx for your reaction
I wasn't in the military. But I sure appreciate y'all who were. My dad served in the Korean war. I am a descendant of a Revolutionary and Confederate and as I mentioned Korean veteran. I couldn't have handled being in a submarine. But, I enjoy watching these shows. Thanks again to all of y'all who served.
Thanks for posting Richard. I am embarrassed to admit that I know all about the U-Boat war. And am only just beginning to learn about our brave submariners. These stories are helping me learn.
A young Richard Turkel in this episode.
+MsLilyhorse Don't you mean Joe Turkel?
Didn't know this existed! My grampa served on the USS Hawkbill 366
same here isn't it great!!
Thank's Grandpa !
Good to see an episode again. Since early grade school this theme has been an ear-worm for me. Looking it up the USS Lagarto's wreck was located in 2005.
When the replacement sonar operator arrived on board, he appears to be wearing a radioman rating badge instead of a sonarman rating badge.
I doubt a WW2 sub could surface at that sharp angle
I loved this series back in the day.
Thanks....
Was there once a show . . . which had shown underwater patriotism ? Truly, during my young days ! 🇺🇸
I enjoy these Damm videos. Thank you Damm.
He simply recognized that mine layer as a problem. He had to take care of that problem.
The replacement sonar operator was wearing the patch of a radioman. That's what happens when you put an officer in charge of technical details.
He introduced himself as Radio Man First Class.
The war series is beautiful, when it show the history of the second world war. By using the top actors to persuade those events. Thanks
The WWII Sub was a basic surface vessel that could go under water for short periods of time. Most people don't understand this!
Sure...most people don't know submarines go under water...then they turn five.
An American Sub of that era could remain submerged for over 24 hours. The major limiting factor was battery life, as a sub has to keep moving even slowly to maintain a specific depth. I believe the upper limit of their depth was about 400 feet. A U-Boat could approach 900 feet and survive.
Yes.a surface vessel with ability to submerge.. from a bubblehead of the USS Florida..
HOLY CRAP! Kramer is played by JOE TURKEL! That''s DR. Tyrell from BLADE RUNNER AND Lloyd from The Shining!
Several years ago the Lagarto was found and it went down fighting.
What a fascinating series.
They should have called this show either "Dive, dive", or "Ougaa, ougaa".
Makes me want to watch episodes of Mchales navy again
The best America has to offer. Thank you.
...at 17:05, the "depth charges" are about 30 feet in scale, and bounce off the deck of the model, even pushing the stern down!....
Not making fun of early film special effects, or the skill of the model builders, just pointing that out!....
Two shipmates from New Jersey--my place of birth, Passaic, no less.
So it is kind of funny a couple generations removed. But I was in the Navy for quite while and I did several deployments. Even as a young man 19 or 20 years old when the ship would come in to San Diego, there would be a little tent set up, for the men who had babies they had not met. Whether or not I had a girlfriend I would go by that tent and some of the men I knew and they would show me their babies and I would cry my eyes out. As I got older 23 I decided that I couldn’t do any long-term Deployment and I inform the Navy that who thought it was pretty funny but they kept me in for while and I eventually got out and had my children and I can say this that I never spent more than five days away from my children during their entire growing up. I always have quite an admiration for people that can do 20 years the amount of sacrifices they make more than count for any money they ever have received.
I'm glad I never saw this show before I joined the Navy. Things might have been very different.
"They just rushed him to the hospital, ruptured appendix." Is he in danger? "No he'll be alright." A ruptured appendix is NEVER ALL RIGHT! This is a fun series though.
Go to the Museum in Groton Conn. the USS Nautilus is there. The navy base is there too.
Wow ! My uncle was on the lagardo!!
The Radioman - Kramer, looks exactly like Lou Reed.
He is one of those great character actors that you know but just can't remember their name !!
Would the guys be on they’re back with the sub coming up like the introduction
They'd all be holding onto something, or leaning back onto a watertight bulkhead or vertical piping on an emergency blow to the surface as depicted in the open scene. That boat broached the surface at an extreme angle.
Everybody enjoying a cup of Folgers in this vid.
they send torpedos with a sarbacane ? the computer used by US sub was so secret nobody had to mention it ?
The fire control system was classified for many years. It was a lot like a bomber bombsight. You can see it in many shots behind the periscope as the executive officer dials in the readings.
Very interesting to know. People don't realize the work that was put into the war job and they surely don't understand the work put in to these episodes!
"insert commercial here"
Did anyone else notice the second enormous depth charge that directly hit the model submarine? Good thing this is just a movie with primitive special effects....i know that depth charges are preset to explode at a certain depth but could they also explode from direct contact with the intended target?
I was wondering that, too ! I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me ! Then I jus believed, that's jus a model. Overlooked, in production !
What's the max speed of these boats on the serface/below?
Between q8 to 20 Knott on surface, 6 to 8 submerged, depending upon the boat.
The US Navy lost 59 subs in WW2 almost all in Pacific
If a captain of any British Royal Navy ship decided to go off on a personal mission of revenge, he would face a court martial.
During WWII and for Americans... every patrol WAS PERSONAL!
Unlike the upturned nosed admirals of the British Navy... the United States Navy Admirals left the sub missions to be at Captains discretion pending on type of patrol. In the last year of the war the Admiralty unleashed the subs to target anything and everything that was Japanese.
The Brits were notoriously known for holding the hand of ship captains so they don't "accidentally" piss someone off. Lol.
That kind of leadership is why You Brits NEEDED the United States. You can't even lead your fleet during war without handcuffing those that doing the killing.
The Brits would arrest a good captain rather than expecting that captain to deal death AS HE SEEN FIT.
The Hood was the cost of British admiralty hypocrisy.
You are talking bullshit. The British navy were fighting the war for two years before the USA came in. As for the hms hood she was due to have armoured decks fitted but she was sent out to find and fight and a German shell went through the deck into a magazine and she blew up killing 1400 men. Get your facts right.@@billyost1479
they found the laugarto made a documentary
WORTH
USA 🇺🇸
Thank God Trump rebuilt our military. Now matter how good our men and women are they need and deserve good equipment.
Wonald J. " Coward/Bone Spurs " DRTUMPO SHOULD NEVER BE MENTIONED WHEN TALKING ABOUT COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO DID NOT HIDE FROM SERVICE !!! COVFEFE
"A boy needs a father." Now that comment would cause the women's libbers of today to have a heart attack.
Just the fact that you refer to "women's libbers" as if you think women who expect equality are still some sort of radical group show what a misogynistic unevolved cave-brain you have. Grow up little boy.
8:16 15:57 GQ
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By 45 the subs had good radar, except this one ;-)
Joseph Turkel (Kramer) played Eldon Tyrell in the film Blade Runner.
I appreciate these old shows being uploaded but have trouble with this episode..a little hard to believe command would go along with a personal vendetta,especially a special trip for just one crumby mind sweeper...if that were the case they'd be bated into anything..
William Signs
Sensationalist BS...primitive audiences fall for it and love it, especially the much more naive pre Vietnam audiences of the '50's..
If the dialogue is accurate the skipper already had a Navy Cross, etc. He was definitely aggressive.
@@oilsmokejones3452 Maybe you spout your BS at who ever shit in your Wheaties....
I was aboard that first ship sank by the hawkbill....i had to swim all the back to Japan after making a wrong turn at Albuquerque.
Immature troll.
Not for most people these days. This film reflects how propaganda is used to influence those who want to see a nice unrealistic fantasy war (for nice kiddies)
Norman Wilkinson I served on the USS Pargo SSN 650 fast attack submarine in the 1970s. I agree with you Sir, The youngsters for the most part have no idea what real patriotism is, they just spew b.s. Taught to them without actually doing the research themselves. Sad isn't it.
If you really stop and get think about it, all printed, voice, or video can be CLASSIFIED that way. Just like this!
Worst episode sadly.
?What? I wish I understood your comments!
FATHER THOMAS no
Worst comment sadly.