𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝟎𝟏 𝐄𝟎𝟒 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

Season 1 Episode 4:   Sculpin (SS-191) Rather than fall into enemy hands with knowledge of vital military secrets, a submarine captain elects to go down with his sub. In the fall of 1943, the USS Sculpin was assigned to patrol the waters north of Truk Island to prevent the Japanese from reinforcing their position there. When the Sculpin attacks a convoy, the sub is badly damaged and forced to surface. All hands except Captain John P. Cromwell, USN, abandon ship hoping to be picked up by nearby Japanese ships. The commander goes quietly to his death, retaining his information to the end. Captain Cromwell was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Documentary dramatic anthology about the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet.   All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.   The stories were varied between the South Pacific during World War II and the Korean War.   The series was the brainchild of Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who retired from the Navy in 1949 after 22 years service.  The Navy loaned him the U.S.S. Sawfish for the filming of several episodes.  Many of the actual people who served on the submarines are interviewed at the end of each episode by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers.  You may recognize a number of actors from the time that portray these men in the re-enactments of each engagement.    There seems to be a lot of stock footage, which just adds some more realism, and the entire cast is composed of very capable performers. I have 2 other series that I am uploading.   I have the complete 2 year series of Battlestar Galactica 1978-1979 and will upload it over time.  I also have the 2 year series Space: 1999 - 1975 - 1977.