5. One ship was seen down by the bow, with her stern in the air; another listed heavily; and a third was riding low in the water. YTB-543. He had joined the U.S. Navy during World War II intending to enter the submarine service in part because his hero, Cary Grant, had appeared in Destination Tokyo (1943). Her first opportunity to attack came just after midnight on 23 February when she closed a convoy of two freighters and one small escort. The women also have their own ideas about the renovation of the submarine, one of which involves painting it pink. the acclaimed director Frank Capra tells the story of two navy friends who fall Word of Japan's capitulation came on 15 August along with orders to cease fire. This WWII comedy centered around a US submarine, the USS Sea Tiger, that reluctantly must bring a group of female nurses aboard. Decommissioned in August 1946, she became part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. it was released it had to have escaped. The paint job was pink because it wasnt covered in the same red or white primer as the other ones. On 2 April, Balao submerged rapidly to avoid detection by a large, low-flying enemy plane and took on several feet of water in her conning tower, grounding out her radar and other electrical gear. Thats funny that 33 episodes was making it longer than most in that era. aboard the USS Balao in Key west. While a lot of people are familiar with the John Astin version most don't even realize there was a second season with an entirely new cast and many new characters. With a skeleton crew . on the USS Aspro SS- 309. Visible is 37, the first two digits of 373, which was the hull number of the USS Peregrine, AM-373, a fleet minesweeper. [CDATA[/* >