I swear they could make a movie out of this stuff - Page 2

Sailor Steve · 01-10-08, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Reading "War in the Boats" (awesome, BTW), it occurred to me the other night that Munson's last patrol as skipper of Crevalle would be a great movie. It wasn't a fantastic patrol, but it has a lot of drama and personal interest.

Munson is starting to crack, basically. He's acting sort of bipolar. When he's on the ball, he's amazingly aggressive, then he'll blow off following up. At one point, 2 of his officers (including Crevalle's next skipper, Walker) are talking about the fact they should follow the cripples of their last, agressive surface atatck and finish them off, and something is wrong with the skipper... and Munson is right there in the same room in the shadows. He tells them if they want to take over his command, go ahead. He means it sarcastically, but Walker goes ahead and does! There is a threat by Munson to court martial them for mutiny, but in the end he commends them for taking over when he was burned out and they feel like heels.

Also, they end up rescuing guerillas on RTB, including 11 women, and 17 kids. Loads of stuff going on for a movie to make it more generally popular than a grognard sub movie, ya know?

tater

I love it.

But who'd believe it?

Ducimus · 01-10-08, 07:50 PM

Anyone know of a good online source for patrol reports? Im always looking, but never find more then a tidbit here or there.

AVGWarhawk · 01-10-08, 07:53 PM

Can not get them online as far as I know. I do know they have been put on disc and the cost is quite high to get the set.

Look here:

http://www.usssealion.com/NSL/war_patrols.htm

Only $4900.00 to get you started! As I can see the Torsk has a full set. Any boat in particular you are looking for?

tater · 01-10-08, 07:55 PM

My mistake, the refugees were on Walker's first patrol, right after he relieved Munson (just reread that section). Crevalle's special mission on the 2d patrol (Minson's last) was mining Saigon. She went up river a ways on the surface, dodging boats. There was runoff, so because of the current they were way behind schedule (making little headway submerged during the day due to the current). As a result, they barely scraped out by dawn.

seafarer · 01-10-08, 07:59 PM

There is this site

While not online, they are all available from the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum

Ducimus · 01-10-08, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by seafarer

There is this site

That just got bookmarked, thanks!

AVGWarhawk · 01-10-08, 08:03 PM

Hey...that is a nice site!

Doolittle81 · 01-11-08, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Oh, yeah. I would love to see a new version of Silent Service; a TV show with each episode telling the story of a different patrol, even the boring ones.

Maybe it could inspire a German version, with the stories of the real u-boat crews. Or the British. Dutch? Japanese?

You mean this Silent Service show: Silent Service

Sailor Steve · 01-11-08, 05:43 PM

Yop. Dat be de one.

The closing credits, as I remember, had the same viewpoint as the submarine dove.

And check out some of the cast:
Russell Johnson - later 'The Professor' on Gilligan's Island
DeForrest Kelly - later 'Bones' on Star Trek
Leonard Nimoy - later 'Spock' on Star Trek
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050061/

01-10-08, 07:53 PM	#18
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Can not get them online as far as I know. I do know they have been put on disc and the cost is quite high to get the set. Look here: http://www.usssealion.com/NSL/war_patrols.htm Only $4900.00 to get you started! As I can see the Torsk has a full set. Any boat in particular you are looking for? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road Last edited by AVGWarhawk; 01-10-08 at 08:05 PM.

01-10-08, 07:59 PM	#20
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There is this site While not online, they are all available from the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hey...that is a nice site! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yop. Dat be de one. The closing credits, as I remember, had the same viewpoint as the submarine dove. And check out some of the cast: Russell Johnson - later 'The Professor' on Gilligan's Island DeForrest Kelly - later 'Bones' on Star Trek Leonard Nimoy - later 'Spock' on Star Trek http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050061/ __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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01-10-08, 07:50 PM	#17
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Anyone know of a good online source for patrol reports? Im always looking, but never find more then a tidbit here or there.

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tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	My mistake, the refugees were on Walker's first patrol, right after he relieved Munson (just reread that section). Crevalle's special mission on the 2d patrol (Minson's last) was mining Saigon. She went up river a ways on the surface, dodging boats. There was runoff, so because of the current they were way behind schedule (making little headway submerged during the day due to the current). As a result, they barely scraped out by dawn.