USS Triton 'The Triton's Christmas'

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@accousticdecay 2 жыл бұрын

I am a tough old fireman, but the tears ran when they played O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night. Those days were the good times, even for submariners far from home, in harm's way. I love this episode above all the others. God bless them all.

@dehoedisc7247 4 жыл бұрын

I served in the US Navy, 1963-1966 and it is so interesting to hear one Rear Admiral address another as "Tommy". A great deal of mutual respect there, and pride in the Silent Service.

@terrystravels834 10 ай бұрын

My Grandfather was on this Submarine back in ww2.

@JROrg2009 4 жыл бұрын

The submarine writer Harry Homewood was a personal friend of mine for many wonderful years, and a mentor as was my father while he lived out a great life in Tucson, my hometown. In WW II, Harry served for eleven submarine patrol tours and campaigns. Following World War II, Harry became Chicago Bureau Chief for “Newsweek,” chief editorial writer for the “Chicago Sun-Times,” and for eleven years had his own weekly news program syndicated to thirty-two PBS television stations. Harry was the author of 6 books and lived with his wife in Tucson, until his death in 1984. On that day, I cried...for we lost one of a kind, a special friend to one and many.

@6aNapoleon 2 жыл бұрын

I read many of his excellent books.

@JROrg2009 2 жыл бұрын

@@6aNapoleon See kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMB6dZd-ksC6hps.html

@davidgarber8116 4 жыл бұрын

Those old shows. My Dads generation. 40 years later and 40 years ago. Hope that all Vets know that we all helped keep our country and family free from harm.

@kwilsonjr 8 жыл бұрын

This entire series is just plain awesome. So many up and coming actors. I saw Leonard Nemoy, and 'Bones' in one of these!

@amadeusamwater 6 жыл бұрын

Both Nimoy and DeForest Kelly are in more than one episode. many familiar names show up in the credits.

@zeero62 4 жыл бұрын

Also Russell Johnson, the Professor in Gilligan's Island was in a couple episodes.

@MrBobthebird 4 жыл бұрын

@@amadeusamwater Also the untouchables is in this one.

@dk6024 4 жыл бұрын

Sheriff Lobo, too.

@davidroby7290 3 жыл бұрын

@@zeero62 Bob Denver(gilligan)was in an episode too

@saralawrence335 Ай бұрын

Eric Flemming. Always and forever, a decent human being rather than a "star". A fine example of manhood and reminder of what Memorial Day is about.

@bandit9902 5 ай бұрын

Great episode. The True American sprit lives on

@josephjacobson5369 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve read a lot about the submarine service and submarines. The danger these men faced, depth charges, bombs and strafing. It is frightening to read the story’s some of the men told. I had a grandfather who was a captain in a U-boat during WW1. I didn’t know about this until many years after his death. During WW2 he was in the merchant marine in the U.S.A.

@23draft7 2 жыл бұрын

Both were extremely important & dangerous. God 🙏 bless them!

@robscott8296 Жыл бұрын

I had a uncle who served in the silent service, he was on the USS Gudgeon on her 5th and 6th war patrol

@johnrettig1880 4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this before when they were all brand new back in the early 60's . By then this series was off the air . Even though these were filmed in the 50's . The thing is that I'm sure that one person who watched this had to be a young Irwin Allen . The opening scene of the surfacing sub keeps reminding me of the " USOS SeaView " in the original movie " Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea " starring Walter Pidgeon , Peter Lorre and two young actors Barbara Eden and Frankie Avalon Frankie sang the opening song " Come With Me on a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea "

@pepernst 7 жыл бұрын

CC Kirkpatrick is my grand father. pretty cool story.

@smith8281 6 жыл бұрын

My uncle was on board I posted a comment above

@smith8281 6 жыл бұрын

pepernst I have a letter signed by your grandfather Kirkpatrick

@pepernst 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, very cool. Thanks for sharing.

@allandavis8201 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@paulsuprono7225 4 жыл бұрын

And I grew up . . . down the shore in Connecticut, from the Sub Capitol - New London, CT

@allandavis8201 4 жыл бұрын

These films are fantastic, informative and interesting, thanks for sharing them with us all. 👍.

@LandNfan 3 жыл бұрын

I enlisted in USAF on 12/15/65. Spent my first Christmas away from home on KP, washing huge pots.

@dr.wisdom7917 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been through worst than that

@joedonahue30 3 жыл бұрын

What a great show!!! God Bless all of our troops world-wide

@oilsmokejones3452 8 жыл бұрын

Head um up, move um out...lost count of how many got their start in TV with this series..

@jdh91741 5 жыл бұрын

Seaman "Mackenzie" @13:15 is actor Wright King who passed away 11/25/2018 Woodland Hills, Ca age 95..King was married to wife Ruth for 60 years until her death 2008. In one of his later roles he played the chimpanzee veterinarian Dr. Galen in Planet of the Apes. King really did serve in the Navy in WWII

@smith8281 6 жыл бұрын

At 13:07 the mention Ward, my uncle was William allen Ward Engine machinist mate, first class The Triton received five battle stars for her World War II service. She was scored by JANAC for sinking 31,788 tons of enemy shipping in eleven vessels, including the Japanese submarine I-164. Her Alden-McDonald score is twelve vessels sunk for 31,059 tons and three vessels damaged for 17,309 tons. The SORG score for the Triton is fourteen vessels sunk for 64,600 tons and four vessels damaged for 29,200 tons. 16

@pepernst 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Smith. I have the Captains logs somewhere, if you are interested in them, drop me an email. pepernst1@gmail.com. Did you uncle get off the boat before it was sunk, or did he perish?

@pepernst 5 жыл бұрын

Ok, I just found this webpage. Sorry for your loss. My grandfather never really got over losing his crew. www.oneternalpatrol.com/ward-w-a.htm

@smith8281 3 жыл бұрын

@@pepernst sorry. Just saw this. Never got a notification. I have his Purple Heart, several old pictures of him and my great aunt. Some letters from the navy, and one signed by Nimitz.

@markflo8412 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best acting EVER. I smell an OSCAR!

@Straswa 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! Thanks for upload!

@robertnegron9706 3 жыл бұрын

What a pleasant episode. In the midst of a war. A nice moment

@shermanross5175 3 жыл бұрын

The bomber at 12:28 appears to be a B-29. B-29s weren't combat operational until June 1944 (against Yawatta Steel Works on Kyushu). according to the narrator this story is set in December 1942.

@maddyg3208 3 жыл бұрын

The helmets were wrong for that period too, but anyway, it's an entertaining tv show.

@boleynali 9 жыл бұрын

The captain,s Eric Fleming, who played trail boss Gil Favor in Rawhide.

@jontewkesbury6789 7 жыл бұрын

Drowned when a canoe tipped over while filming in Peru.

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

@@jontewkesbury6789 Sad!

@thomastamir7109 4 жыл бұрын

The man with Fleming was a detective on Untouchables.

@IndependentBear 4 жыл бұрын

For those with an interest in just what was going in when preparing to fire a torpedo with bearing and range being called out, there is another series here on KZfaq that shows the Torpedo Data Computer being used to convert those numbers into the correct heading for the torpedo when it is fired. It is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJmim9uK1pjSfn0.html

@screechowl75 Жыл бұрын

Looks like Eric Fleming as the captain before 'RawHide' !!!

@johnrogan9420 27 күн бұрын

good eye...he looked familiar!

@hughvr1573 3 жыл бұрын

Lt Van Roosen is my uncle, youngest graduate of Annapolis.

@dickylobster 10 ай бұрын

When I was a 19yo teenager in 1967, I served on the CARP SS338

@antonioferri3727 6 жыл бұрын

Triton was kost with all hands in the next patrol (under a new skipper.) in bismarck sea..

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

Sad.

@tomservo5347 4 жыл бұрын

That sucks. The crew probably were all uptight under the new command and the superstition about new skippers kicked into high gear. (And was correct unfortunately.)

@brendandeuby 8 жыл бұрын

been there !!

@stephenmitchell3569 4 жыл бұрын

God and country with the men that fought for "We the People". God bless the USA and Real USA Citizens!

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

I was usually in charge of MWR on deployments of the troops. I've got to believe it made a difference.

@jstetzer01 4 жыл бұрын

It did. 1SG U.S. Army retired. Jim Stetzer. Thank you for these posts/series. I donate to USO and others. Both of kids are Combat veterans. My Daughter was with Air Force. My Son is a Helicopter pilot for the Army National Guard. Got an Air Medal with "C" device for his deployment to Iraq and Syria. Myself, deployments to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Thanks again. 😎

@180mph9 2 жыл бұрын

Great Americans 🇺🇸

@stephenfarthing3819 8 ай бұрын

There goes his Christmas Pud money! The First Officer will get it - instead!!! 😉

@PaulHigginbothamSr 4 жыл бұрын

I finally found out who the broaching sub was in the lead in. The Trigger. The new trigger with very faulty new radial engines, which they ended up pulling out after lengthening the boat for the old type of Morse engines.

@taylor7772 4 жыл бұрын

Paublus Americanus AMERICANUS that’s not the trigger but tench class submarine USS Pickerel (SS524). My grandfather served on her.

@dks13827 Жыл бұрын

Gil Favor - Eric Fleming !!!

@dLLund 11 ай бұрын

cap'n is eric fleming, later of 'rawhide'

@stephenfarthing3819 8 ай бұрын

I'm not too sure about that! I am a church chorister and Christmas is special no matter what! I remember one Christmas in 2020 - which was difficult but also special.

@MrBobthebird 4 жыл бұрын

First Time I Have Seen Erik Fleming Outside Of Rawhide.I Heard He Was Filming A Film Made Famous By Clint Eastwood,Who They Brought In As A Replacement ???.

@MrBobthebird 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently Erik was filming a cowboy film and was drown when a shoot went badly wrong.

@oscaris1ru12 7 жыл бұрын

omg its gil faber

@buddylight2191 3 жыл бұрын

Fate: Recycled (The Sail was preserved and placed on display in a park in Richland, Washington

@robscott8296 Жыл бұрын

19:55 my favorite part of the music

@cowboywoodard2569 3 ай бұрын

Gil Favor Rawhide

@jimbosan710 5 жыл бұрын

Mye Flatley who posted below is one of those that knows no truth. Only negativity and lies are part of his/her life. Well done submariners, and thanks.

@evantrease8067 2 жыл бұрын

Richard brown was a nuclear tech and is my grandfather

@charlescoker7752 10 ай бұрын

From my research. We lost 75 submarines in that war.

@stargazer5784 5 ай бұрын

52 is the official count.

@GermanShepherd1983 3 жыл бұрын

Only way to drink eggnog is with lots of nutmeg.

@anneball683 3 жыл бұрын

I always wonder how come the dive bell is so loud. Wouldn't that sound Carry to enemy who was listening?

@23draft7 2 жыл бұрын

Amazingly no, it doesn't.

@sdarave 6 жыл бұрын

would like to know the words to the theme song.......can't quite make them out...

@earlyriser8998 3 жыл бұрын

Here are the lyrics www.northofseveycorners.com/write/dolph-32.htm

@jkbish1 2 жыл бұрын

Cigarettes seemed to be quite popular.

@johncook1885 8 жыл бұрын

I heard that tanker was full of POWs.

@allandavis8201 4 жыл бұрын

I heard the same in a documentary that I watched just a few hours ago, written by a survivor of the attack. Unfortunately in war it isn’t possible to know what was onboard, be it POWs, cargo, troops, so unfortunately sometimes the victims are in the wrong place at the wrong time, but the target had to be sunk so it could not be used again. RIP, Lest We Forget.

@richardbengston2402 6 жыл бұрын

Anybody still smoke after serving ?

@jimbosan710 5 жыл бұрын

Didn't smoke when I went in. Still don't.

@allandavis8201 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@tomservo5347 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. It was one of the few comforts we could carry on us in the field.

@paulzaborny6741 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like all that cigarette smoking in a confined area would foul the air pretty quick. Smoking on duty and in front of sensitive electronic instruments as seen on other episodes? I doubt it is allowed now.

@cryptickcryptick2241 5 жыл бұрын

It certainly is different from culture today. While these shows depict the submariners underwater, I have read they spent like 90% of the time on the surface, and frequently that was running the engines. The engines pulled air from inside the sub, (which had the effected of ventilating the ship quite well. The Boats and the Sailers Stunk. There was deseil smell everywhere, sailors took baths like once a week. (Cooks and mechanics were the only ones that got them more often.) During most of WW2 submarines did not have air-conditioning, which resulted in humidity problems and condensation this was hard on the equipment. Given those conditions, a little smoke may not have made so much difference.

@johnemerson1363 5 жыл бұрын

Hasn't been allowed for years. Subs don't carry tobacco in the ships store. Even on the big ships smoking is frowned upon. I smoked when I joined in 1962 and quit in 1965. Haven't smoked in over 50 years.

@tomservo5347 4 жыл бұрын

I thought later in the war because of the condensation problems frying electronics, air conditioners were installed along with air purifiers.

@jordanhicks5131 3 жыл бұрын

Subs were made non smoking in US Navy service in like 2010 I believe

@clearingbaffles 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a good thing they didn’t have COVID-42 with the way the Officer’s were passing around that Egg Nog spoon. 😉😂😵🥴🤢🤮😷

@myeflatley1150 9 жыл бұрын

This series “The Silent Service” is a Hollywood play writer’s creation using actors. You might recognize some of them as appearing in Westerns after the war. It is historical fiction, neither reportage nor documentation.

@jimbosan710 5 жыл бұрын

Not historical fiction. You must be a Democrat/Socialist.

@MJD1701A 4 жыл бұрын

A true representation of what happened. I think it was a great show. And you should keep your thoughts to yourself.

@zeero62 4 жыл бұрын

Dramatization of TRUE stories. Tommy Dykers says they're true, and I believe him.

@motomark9736 4 жыл бұрын

False it's true history of what happened

@myeflatley1150 3 жыл бұрын

@fred McMurray "Mom and dad have no need to know." "I told mine to watch 'The Silent Service'. They think we play cribbage all the time."