ENS Seaman Hornsby's SS393 USS Sea Tiger: Operation Petticoat

[sqk7744]

By popular request, the USS Sea Tiger Kill Flag's Mod skin has been released.

http://battleflags.net/images/seatiger.jpg

This Mod skin is dedicated and commissioned to CaptainCox ( wish he was around these waters again ) as a thanks for his wonderful Skinning/Coloring tutorial and inspiration!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109862
(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109862)
A BIG thanks to FooFighters for his USS Balao Hi Res skin too :up::up::up:
www.fooskin.com (http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/silenthunter/)

http://battleflags.net/plaques/images/SS393%20USS%20Sea%20Tiger%20Commissioning%20Plaque _captaincox.jpg


http://battleflags.net/flags/images/BattleFlag_SS393_Sea%20Tiger_sqk7744.jpg

http://battleflags.net/boats/images/Sea%20Tiger-pink%20hull.jpg

http://battleflags.net/boats/images/SS393%20USS%20Sea%20Tiger-pink.jpg
* and yes, that is a truck kill ;)

The Sea Tiger in the movie Operation Petticoat was portrayed by three different submarines:

USS BALAO (http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08285.htm) (SS285), was painted pink and was used for exterior shots in and around Key West, Florida.
USS ARCHERFISH (http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08311.htm) (SS311) wore the standard colors of grey and black, and was used for interior and exterior shots.
USS QUEENFISH (http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08393.htm) (SS393) was used in opening and closing scenes, as well as for at sea shots and was filmed in and around San Diego.

http://battleflags.net/images/BalaoKeyWestPetticoat.jpg
SS311 USS Archerfish - SS285 USS Balao

To download, please read the first post in this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=122870

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Run..Hide.... Here comes trivia -->

Some of the plot points of the movie were based on real-life incidents. Most notable were scenes set at the opening of WW-II, based on the actual sinking of the submarine USS Sealion (SS-195), sunk at the pier at Cavite Navy Yard, the Philippines; Commander Shermans letter to the supply department on the inexplicable lack of toilet paper, based on an actual letter to the supply department of Mare Island Naval Shipyard by Lieutenant Commander James Wiggin Coe of the submarine Skipjack (SS-184); and the need to paint a submarine pink, due to the lack of enough red lead or white lead undercoat paint.

The underlying story behind the opening sceens and other key spots in the movie, as well as this sound bite of Cary Grant are based on the following real message:

Subject Toilet Paper, 6 June 1941 requisition for 150 Rolls...
http://www.oralhistoryproject.com/OperationPetticoat.html

(http://www.oralhistoryproject.com/OperationPetticoat.html)Tony Curtis - Operation "Silent Service"
Tony Curtis, known to many as that infamous Supply Officer --Lieutenant Nicholas Holden from that equally famous pink submarine, USS SEA TIGER of Operation Petticoat fame, joins the ranks of the World War II Submarine Veterans History Project as its project spokesman.
http://www.oralhistoryproject.com/tcurtis_navy.html

[LZ_Baker]

Awesome! :up:

[sqk7744]

Awesome! :up:

Thanks LZ_Baker!

Cheers,
:arrgh!:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Great work sqk :yep::up::up:


RDP

[sqk7744]

Great work sqk :yep::up::up:


RDP
Thanks RDP!

Open question for the forum:

How can we set the Balao class to ride deeper in the water?

If you look at the real Operation Petticoat photo (top) and compare to the full boat screen-shot (bottom), she's riding very high in the water.

http://battleflags.net/images/balao_waterline.jpg

Thanks gents,
:arrgh!:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Great work sqk :yep::up::up:


RDP
Thanks RDP!

Open question for the forum:

How can we set the Balao class to ride deeper in the water?

If you look at the real Operation Petticoat photo (top of thread) and compare to the full boat screen-shot, she's riding very high in the water.

Thanks gents,
:arrgh!:

With regards to your question there was either a post or a thread I saw where somebody had modded ( own personal use ) this, I will have a look. I think it was a post so it may be hard to find.


RDP

[sqk7744]

Great work sqk :yep::up::up:


RDP
Thanks RDP!

Open question for the forum:

How can we set the Balao class to ride deeper in the water?

If you look at the real Operation Petticoat photo (top of thread) and compare to the full boat screen-shot, she's riding very high in the water.

Thanks gents,
:arrgh!:
With regards to your question there was either a post or a thread I saw where somebody had modded ( own personal use ) this, I will have a look. I think it was a post so it may be hard to find.


RDP

Roger that, thanks!

[sqk7744]

Anyone see a pink submarine? ;)

[swdw]

With regards to your question there was either a post or a thread I saw where somebody had modded ( own personal use ) this, I will have a look. I think it was a post so it may be hard to find.

RDP

Go here
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130655