The Silent Service: Season 1
The Silent Service is a 1957-1958 syndicated anthology television series based on actual events in the submarine section of the United States Navy. The series is a documentary-dramatic anthology that features stories based on fact. The realism of the series was heightened by the use of actual combat footage from the files of the Navy. The series was produced in 1957-1958.
Season overview
The Silent Service is a 1957-1958 syndicated anthology television series based on actual events in the submarine section of the United States Navy. The series is a documentary-dramatic anthology that features stories based on fact. The realism of the series was heightened by the use of actual combat footage from the files of the Navy. The series was produced in 1957-1958.
Episodes
The Jack at Tokyo
Apr 5, 1957 · 30 min
A submarine springs a leak while well into Japanese waters. An engineer takes on the dangerous mission of repairing it.
The Trout at the Rainbow's End
Apr 12, 1957 · 30 min
A docudrama about a mission during World War II by the submarine USS Trout involving transporting a large amount of gold and silver.
The End of the Line
Apr 17, 1957 · 30 min
The USS Thresher is caught at the end of a Japanese destroyer's grappling hook and attempts to shake itself loose.
The Sculpin Story
Apr 26, 1957 · 30 min
After a damaged submarine is forced to surface, all hands are ordered by the captain to abandon ship, but he stays aboard.
The Spearfish Delivers
May 3, 1957 · 30 min
A submarine is ordered to slip into Japanese-occupied Filipino waters to spirit out some important passengers from Corregidor.
The U.S.S. Bergall's Dilemma
May 10, 1957 · 30 min
The USS Bergall, which has been badly damaged, is trying to get to port but three Japanese patrol boats are making it difficult.
The U.S.S. Batfish Scores
May 17, 1957 · 30 min
The USS Batfish is ordered to intercept some enemy submarines that are carrying very important Japanese officials.
The U.S.S. Tigrone Sets a Record
Jun 6, 1957 · 30 min
A submarine trying to rescue downed American pilots comes under attack from Japanese destroyers.
The Five-Ring Circus
Jun 27, 1957 · 30 min
On the hunt for a Japanese convoy, the crew of the USS Gato discovers that an unexploded enemy depth charge has landed on its deck.
The U.S.S. Pampanito Story
Jun 7, 1957 · 30 min
U.S. subs are about to close in on a Japanese convoy. What they don't know is that aboard one of the ships are Allied POWs.
The U.S.S. Tirante Plays a Hunch
Jun 14, 1957 · 30 min
The commander of the submarine USS Tirante may lose his target in the shallow waters of a Japanese-held harbor if he doesn't surface.
The U.S.S. Tang vs. Truk
Jun 21, 1957 · 30 min
With morale low, USS Tang stands by for rescue downed American pilots during the attack on the Truk islands.
The Two Davids and Goliath
Jul 5, 1957 · 30 min
Darter and Dace during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
The Ordeal of S-38
Jul 12, 1957 · 30 min
A submarine suffers a series of disasters: a broken prop, damaged instruments and an explosion onboard.
The Seahorse Story
Jul 19, 1957 · 30 min
The USS Seahorse is in big trouble: it's deep in Japanese waters, it's been badly damaged and is in danger of being destroyed by a barrage of enemy depth charges.
The Salmon Swims Upstream
Jul 26, 1957 · 30 min
In October of 1944. 100 miles off Japan. Salmon is damaged in a depth charge attack and must remain surfaced.
Cargo for Crevalle
Aug 2, 1957 · 30 min
The crew of the USS Crevalle takes aboard a Filipino woman about to give birth to a baby.
Boomerang
Aug 9, 1957 · 30 min
A sub being hunted by Japanese ships is forced to settle on the bottom of the ocean to escape detection, but it has been badly damaged and if it stays on the bottom for too long it
The Squailfish
Aug 16, 1957 · 30 min
The Squailfish sinks a Japanese escort carrier, but that only seems to be what sets off a string of bad luck that begins to plague the sub.
The Grouper Story
Aug 23, 1957 · 30 min
Prior to the invasion, the USS Grouper transports Australian raiders and their native guides to a hidden cove on New Britain.
The Eyes of the Seawolf
Aug 30, 1957 · 30 min
When his ship's attempts to sink Japanese shipping fail, a seaman with an interest in photography produces evidence of faulty design.
The Sea Dragon Story
Sep 6, 1957 · 30 min
The USS Sea Dragon's oxygen tanks are exhausted. Death by suffocation or enemy gun fire seems inevitable.
The Narwhal's Passenger from Mindanao
Sep 13, 1957 · 30 min
A docudrama about a submarine mission during World War II, the rescue by the USS Narwhal of escaped POW survivors of Bataan from the island of Mindanao.
The Perch's New Role
Sep 20, 1957 · 30 min
A docudrama about the submarine USS Perch on a mission during The Korean War to deliver British Royal Marines on a secret commando raid.
The Final War Patrol
Sep 27, 1957 · 30 min
Concerns the Gato Class WWII Sub U.S.S. Barb (SS-220) and her Final WWII Patrol.
The Last Dive
Oct 4, 1957 · 30 min
A broken propeller, an internal explosion and damaged instruments plague an outmoded American submarine assigned to attack Jap transports.
The Gar Story
Oct 11, 1957 · 30 min
A docudrama about the submarine USS Gar on a secret mission with guerillas during World War II.
The Story of the U.S.S. Flier
Oct 18, 1957 · 30 min
The successes and the sinking of the USS Flyer and the dozen who survived after 17 hours in the water and then had to sail to additional islands before finding food and rescue.
The Starfish Came Home
Oct 25, 1957 · 30 min
Enemy bombers attack the U.S.S. Starfish, and a hatch cover sticks as it attempts to submerge.
The Sealion Story
Nov 1, 1957 · 30 min
A damaged sub surfaces to attack a fleet of Japanese destroyers.
The Nautilus Story
Nov 8, 1957 · 30 min
The Nautilus is assigned to observation duty at Tarawa and caught between U.S. and Japanese fire.
Hit 'Em Again, Harder
Nov 15, 1957 · 30 min
The Captain of the USS Harder earns the Congressional Medal of Honor by aggressive tactics which sink a record number of enemy destroyers over a few days. As a result, Japanese pla
The Seashark Story
Nov 22, 1957 · 30 min
A photographer's mate is frightened by his assignment - to photograph submarines in action. The crew helps to make things unpleasant.
The Tshushima Straits Story
Nov 29, 1957 · 30 min
At the urging of Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, civilian scientists developed an electronic device that enabled submarines to detect floating and submerged mines. With this appa
The Searaven
Dec 6, 1957 · 30 min
A U.S. sub becomes a sitting duck to save Australian soldiers from Timor Island.
The Tang's Last Shot
Dec 13, 1957 · 30 min
The USS Tang, after sinking an entire convoy, gets in the way of her own torpedo.
The Loss of the Perch
Dec 20, 1957 · 30 min
The perch starts wwii two engines down and doesn't keep them repaired long. During the opening of the war it suffers a series of mishaps (a circular running torpedo detonates close
The Guardfish
Dec 27, 1957 · 30 min
Action centers around the historic and very successful First War Patrol for the USS Guardfish. There is a side story that the Guardfish got so close to Tokyo Bay that her crew were