Hellcats of the Pacific

skirich · 10-19-19, 09:54 PM

Just watched this one.
Pretty good. A little soppy.

Question.
Why are some subs called Hellcats.?

mikesn9 · 10-20-19, 05:54 AM

hellcats of the Pacific? Or 'of the Navy' ?

KaleunMarco · 10-20-19, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skirich

Just watched this one.
Pretty good. A little soppy.

Question.
Why are some subs called Hellcats.?

hollywood. nobody in the USN calls them that.

skirich · 10-20-19, 12:09 PM

Sorry yes, Hellcats of the Navy.

OK so its a made up term from hollywood. I suspected as much, since this was the very first time I heard these terms.

propbeanie · 10-20-19, 08:22 PM

Operation Barney. One hit from amongst many in a search engine yields

https://www.albertleatribune.com/201...ration-barney/

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propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Operation Barney. One hit from amongst many in a search engine yields https://www.albertleatribune.com/201...ration-barney/ __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

10-20-19, 12:09 PM	#4
skirich Chief Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Patroling the south pacific Posts: 321 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Sorry yes, Hellcats of the Navy. OK so its a made up term from hollywood. I suspected as much, since this was the very first time I heard these terms.