Balao rendezvoused with Peto the next day to transfer the rescued aviators, then proceeded on to Pearl Harbor, where she arrived on 25 August. She sank one trawler and left three others burning fiercely. Drama of the Sea, Directed by Frank Capra, aboard the USS Balao in Key west. the cook and wasn't in the right loop to know. Balao arrived in Brisbane on 15 January for a normal two week refit and a brief training period. discovers that Sally, the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been The bus "sinking" took place during an attack at Minami Daito on July 16, 1944 when one of, United States involvement in World War II, Historic reviews, photo gallery at CaryGrant.net, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Petticoat&oldid=1124362248, Films about the United States Navy in World War II, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from May 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, The evacuation of one Navy nurse and several Army nurses from, Captain Sherman's letter to the supply department at Cavite on the inexplicable lack of toilet paper (based on an actual letter to the supply department of, The need to paint a submarine pink because of a lack of enough red or white lead undercoat: Heat from the burning USS, Another possible source for the "pink" submarine is the decorated, This page was last edited on 28 November 2022, at 14:58. 6. Somehow or another, the sub gets painted pink in the process.It's hijinks on the high seas when a U.S. submarine has to take on a collection of female nurses. 1 diesel, still troublesome after all these years. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors, not total money earned at the box office. In 1959, Operation Petticoat hit the big screen. On 28 October, she was assigned to a scouting line south of Truk. After shakedown training, the submarine was reassigned to SubRon12 at the U.S. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1913, William Fournier was raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The torpedo misses the tanker and instead "sinks" a truck ashore. info@nationalww2museum.org Operation MoPix with YTB-543. This film, the first of a spate Underway again on 6 December, Balao spent two days in training exercises and practice approaches with Ethan as her target. The three submarines that operate on these waters provide a variety of services. An American destroyer spots Sea Tiger and opens fire, then launches depth charges when the submarine crash dives. On 3 March 1961, Balao simulated a disabled submarine for the testing of a new device for individual escape. Day is rescued by the USS Blackfin . 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. Coes letter caused quite a stir and was circulated throughout the fleet. DIVE! The following photos are courtesy of Richard 'King Bing' Set speed 16 knots. . In April 1960, she was reclassified as AGSS-285. The Operation Petticoat TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on NBC about a worn out, ill-supplied, world war II submarine that the U.S. Navy manned with its worst misfits to keep them out of the way. Historical accuracy Some of the plot points of Operation Petticoat were based on real-life incidents, such as: The evacuation of one Navy nurse and several Army nurses from Corregidor to Australia by the submarine USS Spearfish, commanded by future Navy Cross recipient James C. Category Commercial Boats. Stars Frank Sinatra, Verna Lisi. Goofs Technician Fifth Grade Lewis Hall from Obetz, Ohio, was born March 2, 1895, and was 47 years old at the time of his action. She was prevented from carrying out a dawn attack by Japanese air cover and was forced to allow the convoy to escape without further damage. Plot . The "sinking" of a truck was inspired by a real incident that happened in 1944. 1928, (Silent), "This early movie from The convoy changed course and pulled away from the submarine before she could close for attack. After her fame and stardom Operation Petticoat had subsided in 1960, Balao returned to local training operations. After viewing them, ABC decided it would be better as a thirty-minute show. In real life.