This inspected passenger vessel is designed for underwater viewing with 42 underwater windows and seating for 49 guests in the submarine viewing area. There is a photoof Archerfish and Balao floating around the BB's. | Its one of those good stories for people whove just been let go from their job.. Via: Commander Submarines, Southwest Pacific, Reference: (a) USS HOLLAND (5148) USS Skipjackreq. (2) Sample of material requested. Her first opportunity for action came on 9 March, when she sighted a small tanker with two escorts steaming along the coastline. Entdecke Operation Petticoat (DVD, 1959, 2001, Cary Grant Collection) *keine Kratzer* CIB in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! "Pig" Henry: February 18, 1959- 0825- Moored starboard side During the Battle of Buna, two soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division went above and beyond the call of duty. - Joe Aligood. White is what I ended up with, and the submarine I ended up with is a pink submarine called Sonar School. The thought of the balao can be seen at the US Naval Base in Key West. 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. If this all sounds familiar, its because the story was used in the 1959 film Operation Petticoat. Bingman (a sonarman on Ronquil at the time) via Tim Spoon (click on them to view The warships were long gone at their high speed. Quotes Actress Joan O'Brien in Operation Petticoat Cary Grant , who cornered the market on charm years ago, wastes none or it on glamor girls or in night clubs. (Based on her name, the Sea Tiger probably would have been a prewar, Sargo-class submarine.). The lead ship of her class, USS Balao (SS-285) was commissioned on February 4, 1943, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. 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! Their task is to attack an abandoned Japanese ammo dump to take explosives that the US desperately needs. The submarine film is a subgenre of war film in which the majority of the plot revolves around a submarine below the ocean's surface. The movie begins with a submarine crashing and everyone Day is rescued by the USS Blackfin . Operation Petticoat. While a lot of people are familiar with the John Astin version most don't even realize there was a second season with an entirely new cast and many new characters. On 4 November, the submarine made a submerged approach to a two-ship convoy, but the six torpedoes that she fired missed their marks.