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EP1 The Archerfish Spits Straight Mar 07, 1958

Submarine Commander questions his own judgment and beaches himself in administrative duty. He returns to sea and commands another sub to sink one of the biggest warship prizes of the war.

EP2 The Sea Devil Attacks Puget Sound Mar 14, 1958

US Submarine vs US ASW group consisting of Destroyers and aircraft in a Cold War era war game. Who will win the competition?

EP3 The Bergall's Revenge Mar 21, 1958

Follows the beginning of the Bergall's third war patrol to Lombok strait. The highlight of the patrol is to use the new "cutie" torpedo to eliminate escorts that threaten US subs passing through the straits.

EP4 The Unsuccessful Patrol Mar 28, 1958

S boats were early and older US subs. S34 was sent into Kiska, Alaska after Japan invaded. She barely survived. Nothing sunk, but she survived.

EP5 The Story of the U.S.S. Aspro Apr 04, 1958

US subs provided lifeguard duty. Saving downed allied pilots. The USS Aspro did that just outside Tokyo, Japan in Aug. 1945 at great risk to all aboard.

EP6 The Thresher Story Apr 11, 1958

Torpedo test goes wrong and fired with the outer door still closed. It has to be disarmed or boom. Thresher adds a 5" gun for surface action in 42. US Torpedoes were bad at that time. The 5" gun saved the Thresher in a duel with a Jap ship.

EP7 The Ugly Duckling Apr 18, 1958

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EP8 Peto Plucks Some Chickens Apr 25, 1958

This episode starts with the New CO borrowing uniforms from one of his officers in San Fran. The Story ends with that JO resigning to be a priest. Plenty of soul saving in between late in the war.

EP9 The S-38 Story May 02, 1958

During the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies the S-38 attempts to rescue survivors from a British destroyer. She rescued 58 Royal sailors from the HMS Electra which had been sunk the day before.

EP10 Incident Down South May 09, 1958

In early 1942, the USS Tarpon is in bad shape. Then bad turns to worse when she is grounded on an uncharted reef. Can the ship float free in time to avoid the nearby Japanese?

EP11 Mine for Keeps May 16, 1958

When the Navy learns that Japanese freighters are hugging the coast of Japan in order to evade US submarines, the Trigger is sent to the area to lay mines to force Japanese shipping out into deeper waters. USS Trigger (SS-237) a Gato-class submarine. From 3 Dec 1942 to 22 Jan 1943, the submarine conducted a combined minelaying and offensive patrol, in waters surrounding Japan. On 20 December, she began planting a minefield off Inubo Saki, Honshū. Trigger planted the northern half of the field and was working on the southern part when a cargo ship passed her, heading into the newly-laid mines. Five minutes later, a violent explosion rocked the captain of the Trigger gets to see the freighter while an escort circled her. The submarine later heard another explosion from the direction of the minefield and, when she surfaced the next day, found the field was covered by smoke.

EP12 Fish Out of Water May 23, 1958

The USS Baya operates in cooperation with Navy patrol planes in the South China Sea.

EP13 The U.S.S. Cod's Lost Boarding Party May 30, 1958

The USS Cod boarding party was stranded for 52 hours on a Japanese junk before they could be rescued.

EP14 The Triton's Christmas Jun 06, 1958

The Triton wardroom and torpedomen ensure a good Christmas is had by all.

EP15 The Hawkbill's Revenge Jun 13, 1958

The skipper of the USS Hawkbill vows revenge when a Japanese minelayer sinks the USS Lagarto.

EP16 The Tigershark Jun 20, 1958

Tigershark sights an enemy task force. The skipper has to make a decision: Follow orders and leave the area or surface and radio headquarters. His decision leads to one of his sailors being recommended for the Navy Cross.

EP17 The Cavalla Story Jun 29, 1958

On her first war patrol in June of 1944, the USS Cavala's captain obeys orders despite a tempting target. His disciplined conduct sets up the great American victory of "The Marianas Turkey Shoot."

EP18 The Growler's Captain Jul 06, 1958

A submarine captain sacrifices himself for the safety of his ship and crew.

EP19 The U.S.S. Tinosa Story Jul 13, 1958

This was Operation Barney where 9 US Subs entered the Sea of Japan in June 45. They were the "Hellcats" squadron. They wreaked havoc on Japanese ships with the loss of only 1 sub.

EP20 The Grayling Story Jul 20, 1958

A Lucky hat and a whale of a tale that contribute to an evasion.

EP21 The S-44 Story Jul 27, 1958

A renovated 18-year-old sub is sent to sink a Japanese cruiser.

EP22 The Pargo's Lucky Seventh Aug 01, 1958

On her seventh war patrol, the USS Pargo gets an assignment to land Australian commandos on one of the Paracel Islands.

EP23 The Crevalle's Mine Plant Aug 08, 1958

Laying mines off the Japanese-held harbor of Saigon was a tough job at best; but, with one of your own mines stuck in the torpedo tube and an enemy destroyer closing fast, it was a downright nightmare.

EP24 The Sunfish Story Aug 15, 1958

The U.S.S. Sunfish endures 186 depth charges released by Japanese surface craft.

EP25 The Sunfish's Cook Aug 22, 1958

Fed up with his routine chores in the gallery, the cook of the USS Sunfish, Teddy Aldridge, requests an active combat station for the next engagement with the enemy. The ship's executive officer assigns him a Browning automatic rifle for use during surface action.

EP26 The Nautilus and the Nuns Aug 29, 1958

Fourteen nuns escape from the Solomon Islands in the U.S.S. Nautilus.

EP27 The Sandshark Story Sep 05, 1958

American submarine is sent to rescue missionaries from Japanese held island, but one does not want to leave.

EP28 Operation Seadragon Sep 12, 1958

Appendectomy. No doctor. No surgical supplies. But American Submariners get the job done -- even as depth charges explode nearby.

EP29 The Harder at Woleai Sep 19, 1958

Extensive effort to rescue a downed pilot off enemy held island beach from a reef. Early success versus an enemy destroyer. CDR Samuel D Dealey commanding.

EP30 The Tautog Story Sep 26, 1958

USS Tautog was at Pearl Dec. 7th, 1941. She sank 26 Jap ships equating to 72,606 tons by the end of the war. She had one of the best records in WWII.

EP31 The Swordfish Story Oct 03, 1958

USS Swordfish travels to the Lembeh Straits on Celebes to discover how an Imperial Japanese air base is being supplied.

EP32 The Gabilan Story Oct 10, 1958

Submarine risks Japanese shore batteries to rescue downed airman less than a mile off coast of Japan. Then USN destroyers mistake submarine for Japanese ship. Galivan evades multiple attacks by "friendly" destroyers.

EP33 The Gato Story Oct 17, 1958

The captain of the USS Gato plays a hunch (or is it something more than a mere "hunch"?) to rescue downed American airmen.

EP34 The Silversides Story Oct 24, 1958

An egocentric young torpedoman matures as he his shaped by the harsh realities of submarine combat.

EP35 The Bowfin Story Oct 31, 1958

Today's theme is the Bowfin Story.

EP36 Royal Submarines Nov 07, 1958

A British sub commander in the Mediterranean intercepts enemy supply boats.

EP37 The Squalus Story Nov 14, 1958

USS Squalus sinks off of New Hampshire in 1939. New rescue equipment is used to rescue half of the crew.

EP38 Seanettle vs U-Boat Nov 21, 1958

American submarine skillfully tracks and engages a German U-Boat that is headed for Japan.

EP39 U-47 in Scapa Flow Nov 28, 1958

On 14 October 1939, Gunther Prien penetrated the Royal Navy's primary base at Scapa Flow where he torpedoed and sank the battleship Royal Oak and returned home to instant fame.

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The Silent Service was a 1957–1958 syndicated anthology television series based on actual events in the submarine section of the United States Navy. The Silent Service was narrated by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who retired from the Navy in 1949 after twenty-two years of service. He began each episode with this refrain: "Tonight, we bring you another thrilling episode of Silent Service stories, of warfare under the sea." Many of the episodes focused on the history of specific submarines, including: ⁕USS Sculpin ⁕USS Nautilus, the first atomic submarine ⁕USS Perch ⁕USS Tang ⁕USS S-38 ⁕USS Tirante ⁕USS Bergall ⁕USS Spearfish ⁕USS Triton ⁕USS Wahoo, and ⁕USS Gato, subject of the series finale. Actors appearing on The Silent Service included Russell Johnson, cast three times in the role of the character "Beach". DeForest Kelley and Leonard Nimoy appeared in two episodes each as Lieutenant Commander James Dempsey and as Sonarman, respectively. Jerry Paris and Liam Sullivan each guest starred twice. Eric Morris appeared in nineteen episodes identified only as "Soldier". Other guest stars included Joe Conley, Mike Connors, Lawrence Dobkin, Ron Hagerthy, Adam Kennedy, Robert Knapp, Paul Richards, Bing Russell, Craig Stevens, Dennis Weaver and Stuart Whitman.

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