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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
I'm not sure if it was a direct take off or not Steve.
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Down near the bottom of the site I linked are a couple of statements to that effect, which was the reason for the link in the first place.
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The plot of this episode is based on the 1957 movie The Enemy Below, with the Enterprise taking the part of the American destroyer and the Bird-of-Prey with its cloaking device taking the part of the submarine. (The Star Trek Compendium 4th ed., p. 40) Director Vincent McEveety had seen the film but only noticed the similarity later, when this was pointed out to him. He commented, "Obviously, it's the same story." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 34)
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They also give links saying that Run Silent, Run deep may have been an inspiration as well.
One quote that I find fascinating:
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Although phasers are used throughout the episode, the visual effect seen is that which later became used for photon torpedo launches, probably because the term "photon torpedo" was not invented until later in the season, in "Arena". Kirk orders the phasers to be "set for proximity blast"; each phaser blast acts like a Navy depth charge.
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