Summaries During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses. Balao heard several explosions at the expected times, as torpedo after torpedo struck home. While John Astin had a long television career, Jamie Lee Curtis undoubtedly has had the most successful career from this cast. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VHS - OPERATION PETTICOAT (1959 Cary Grant - Tony Curtis) Brand New Sealed at the best online prices at eBay! sending a copy to me -DG.) November 11, 2022 by Antonio In 1957, the film "Operation Petticoat" was released, starring Cary Grant as a submarine commander who is forced to take on a group of female nurses as passengers after his submarine is damaged. One ship was seen down by the bow, with her stern in the air; another listed heavily; and a third was riding low in the water. | Balao made radar contact with a four-ship convoy and tracked it to an excellent position for attack. Enclosure (2) is a sample of the desired material provided for the information of the Supply Officer, Navy Yard, Mare Island. as extras in the movie. ]]>*/ Technician Fifth Grade Lewis Hall from Obetz, Ohio, was born March 2, 1895, and was 47 years old at the time of his action. 1 diesel, still troublesome after all these years. She sighted many vessels during the next eight days, but did not attack them. At Holden's suggestion, Sherman ejects the nurses' lingerie. Enclosure: (1) Copy of cancelled Invoice One of the damaged ships trained a 3in (76mm) gun on Balao, but a heavy internal explosion silenced the gun before Balao could be hit. Movie Info. --Tim Spoon DBF. While rigging for depth charges, she heard three explosions, but upon surfacing, could see no sign of damage. Danny Kaye was the Star. When the Skipjackreturned to Australia after her patrol, she was greeted by quite a sight. Her new designator reflected her operational task of full-time testing and evaluating of experimental equipment prior to incorporation of the equipment into other ships of the fleet.l Most of the film was shot in Key West, the home port of the Peregrine. tell you he was the actor who played Spock's father on the old Star Trek series The four warships maneuvered in a radical zigzag plan at a speed of 20 knots (37km/h), passing the submarine so rapidly that she only managed a shot at the second cruiser. And two weeks later the audition for Halloween came up . The truck "sinking scene" was also used in. Through the Looking Glass, The USS Remora was used in the The Colonel and I. Before they crash, they send up a beacon. Tokyo Rose mocks the mysterious pink submarine, while the U.S. Navy believes it to be a Japanese deception, ordering that it be sunk on sight. Does anyone know the name of the actual submarine used in the 1959 movie "Operation Petticoat"? Thats funny that 33 episodes was making it longer than most in that era. Balao began her eighth war patrol on 27 February as part of another attack group along with Tench (like Balao, also the lead ship of a submarine class), Guardfish, and Sea Devil on patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas. There is a photoof Archerfish and Balao floating around the BB's. we were ordered there or it happened just on a chance I dont know as I was just He had joined the U.S. Navy during World War II intending to enter the submarine service in part because his hero, Cary Grant, had appeared in Destination Tokyo (1943). On 3 March, Balao fired four torpedoes at a small freighter and escort from a distance that proved to be too great. The writers and producers from season one were also set adrift. Model Semi Submarine. The entries can be found here and here. A submarine captain and his supply officer are determined to get their dry-dock sub back into WWII action. With the extraordinary assistance of Filipino guerrillas, four daring raids were launched behind Japanese lines to liberate those camps. And I was fired, along with eleven of the thirteen actors. | Upon the completion of that work, she returned to Pearl Harbor on 15 November and prepared to return to the war in the Pacific. I thought my career was over. Nobody knows who took the photo, According to the memoir "Mislaid in Hollywood' by, Three members of the cast would later reunite with. She later learned, however, that her consort sank three of the seven ships. Below are the top five veteran research questions, where to go for further resources, and how to begin your search. disguised as the German U-98. for something to watch on a cold rainy day and lo and behold what do I find; Noon When the submarine surfaced again, all trace of the convoy was gone, and she set course for Langemak Bay, New Guinea, with all her torpedoes expended. The submarine trained in emergency dives, and her crew frequently went to battle stations upon the sighting of enemy aircraft; but the patrol was not enlivened by action with surface ships before the boat moored alongside Fulton in Brisbane on 13 September for refit. exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. Petticoat, the battleship balao, has been added to the wall of Key West Naval Base. Director Thomas Vinterberg has pulled off a fantastic job with this play, and the cast, particularly Tony Curtis and Cary Grant, are fantastic. When it drives away, dragging his car with it, Sherman reassures his wife that it will be stopped at the main gate. This vessel submitted a requisition for 150 rolls of toilet paper on July 30, 1941, to USS HOLLAND. Lastly, Archival Footage of the Submarine U.S.S. Directed by Blake Edwards, it starred Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. This show aired in an era where the networks struggled a lot with new shows. No surface contacts came during the first two weeks, but her luck changed on 27 December when two Mogami-class cruisers and two Asashio-class destroyers crossed her track. A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. Other members of the cast include several actors who went on to become television stars in the 1960s and 1970s: Gavin MacLeod of The Love Boat and McHale's Navy, Marion Ross of Happy Days, and Dick Sargent of Bewitched. 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Geoghegan and Curator, Gordon Calhoun. Goofs Operation MoPix with YTB-543. When the show came back in season two, 15 of the 18 actors were gone, including the three main characters. That day proved to be lucky for Balao because, later that night, she picked up a larger ship on radar and successfully moved into position. Balao was decommissioned on 20 August 1946, and she was berthed in New London, Conn., as part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. It's because on earlier sailing ships, the toilet for enlisted sailors was a series of holes, like an outhouse, that was perched out over the bow--the "head of the ship." Balao also deployed to the western Atlantic during the Cuban Missile Crisis in OctoberNovember, but returned to routine training duty when the trouble died down. Lt. Alexander A. Vandegrifts accomplishments during World War II came near the end of almost four decades of service in the United States Marine Corps. 1139- Set speed 10 knots. . The map on the wall in Captain Henderson's office shows a divided Germany. in 1967. The break up of their friendship over this girl is only the acclaimed director Frank Capra tells the story of two navy friends who fall The USS Archerfish SS-311 (originally USS Archer-Fish, renamed at its 1952 recommission) wore the standard colors of gray and black, and was used for interior and exterior shots in and around Key West. 1928, (Silent), "This early movie from Click on red bar for more info. The "sinking" of a truck was inspired by a real incident that happened in 1944. on the submarine they finish their argument and ditch the girl." courses at various speeds while shooting various scenes for the movie Operiation The scouting line was discontinued on 26 August, and Balao shifted to patrol the PalauRabaul shipping route where she fared no better. 3. this as I never saw the picture released. Naval Institute: 19K views, 730 likes, 88 loves, 52 comments, 189 shares . ex-Navy pilot applies for a treacherous submarine mission in order to overcome the This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. to berths 5 and 6, North Quay Wall, US Naval Station, Key West, Florida. Her first opportunity to attack came just after midnight on 23 February when she closed a convoy of two freighters and one small escort. Crazy Credits These represent the lowering of Jim Brown to the deck from a helicopter The submarine used was the U.S.S. . An American destroyer spots Sea Tiger and opens fire, then launches depth charges when the submarine crash dives. The early morning darkness made it impossible to assess the damage, but Balao received credit for sinking Hakozaki Maru, a 10,413-ton transport. Early the next morning, she attacked a convoy of four transports guarded by four escorts. 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