<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Author" content="Vern Bouwman"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.73 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Windows NT 5.0; U) [Netscape]"> <title>DownPeriscope</title> </head> <body style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(54, 125, 205); background-image: url(3blue11.jpg);" alink="#ff0000" link="#ffff00" vlink="#ffcc00"> <center> <table border="1" width="800"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#367dcd"> <center> <p> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">This photograph of Pampanito headed</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">out under the</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Golden Gate Bridge</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">was taken</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">by volunteer Bob Taylor in 1995 when the submarine was featured in the film</font></font> </span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="+2">Down Periscope</font></font></font></b> </span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">The movie was</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">filmed in the</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">San Francisco Bay</font></font></span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <big style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><big><big>USS PAMPANITO <br> </big></big></big></center> <center> <img src="USSPAMPANITO.jpg" height="383" width="483"><big style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><big><big><br> </big></big></big></center> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> <center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffcc00"><font size="+1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> The Bouwman Family toured this ship in Seattle when they 1st moved to </span> <a href="Pampanito.html"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Seattle</span></a></font></font></font></b></center> <center> <table bgcolor="#367dcd" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" cols="2" width="800"> <tbody> <tr> <td><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="-2">Displacement: </font>1526 tons<font size="-1"> surfaced, </font>2424 tons<font size="-1"> submerged</font></font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Length: 311' 9" - Beam: 27'3" - Draft: 16'10"</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">PRESSURE HULL 7/8" HIGH TENSILE STEEL</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Speed: 23 knots surfaced, 11 knots submerged</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Range: Surfaced, 11,000 miles at 10 knots, Diesel</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#3366ff">...............</font><font color="#ffffff">Submerged, 95 miles at 5 knots, Electric</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#3366ff">...............</font><font color="#ffffff">Patrol Endurance, 75 days</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#3366ff">...............</font><font color="#ffffff">Operating Depth, 600 feet</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Armament: 1-5"/50 Wet Mount</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#3366ff">......................</font><font color="#ffffff">40 mm Anti-Aircraft</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#3366ff">......................</font><font color="#ffffff">20 mm Anti-Aircraft</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Torpedo Tubes - 6 forward and 4 stern</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Torpedoes - 16 forward and 8 stern.</font></font> <br> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="+1"><a href="http://www.maritime.org/scopes.htm">PERISCOPES</a></font></font></font></b> <br> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="+1"><a href="http://www.maritime.org/diving.htm">DIVING PROCEDURE</a></font></font></font></b> <br> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="+1"><a href="http://www.maritime.org/surface.htm">SURFACING PROCEDURE</a></font></font></font></b> <br> &nbsp;</td> <td><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Balao Class Submarine:</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">KEEL LAID DOWN MARCH 15, 1943</font></font> <div align="right"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">at Portsmouth Navy Yard</font></font></div> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">LAUNCHED JULY 12, 1943</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">COMMISSIONED SS-383, NOVEMBER 6, 1943</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">COMPLEMENT 10 OFFICERS, 70 ENLISTED</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">WAR RECORD 6 PATROLS - PACIFIC</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">6 SHIPS SUNK, 4 DAMAGED</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">73 ALLIED POW's RESCUED</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">DECOMMISSIONED DECEMBER 15, 1945</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">RECLASSIFIED AGSS-383, DECEMBER 1, 1962</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">STRICKEN IXSS-383, DECEMBER 20, 1976</font></font> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">TRANSFERRED SFMMA - MAY 20, 1976</font></font> <br> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="+1"><a href="http://www.maritime.org/restoper.htm">Operational Systems and Equipment</a></font></font></font></b></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> <center></center> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="800"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <center> <table border="5" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" cols="1" width="260"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="down_periscope.jpg" height="371" width="250"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </td> <td> <center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff">Theatrical Release:&nbsp; 03/01/1996&nbsp; Runtime: 92 mins.</font></font></b> <br> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff">Locations: Los Angeles; San Francisco</font></font> <br> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff">Kelsey Grammer; Lt Commander Thomas Dodge</font></font></b> <br> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffffff">&nbsp;Lauren Holly; Lt Emily Lake</font></font></b></center> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Oh, what do you do with a misfit Captain? What do you do with a misfit crew? What do you do with a diesel submarine? Beat the Navy s Atlantic Fleet! (sung to the tune of  What do you do with a drunken sailor? )</font></font> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Put together a misfit crew, a Captain with the heart of a pirate, and a WWII diesel submarine, and you have a great comedy.</font></font> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" cols="1" width="800"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff"> <br> Kelsey Grammer plays an unconventional US Naval officer, Lt. Commander Thomas Dodge with an unusual tattoo. In fact, the tattoo is the reason he is chosen for a particular mission. Get past the rest of the US Navy s Atlantic fleet in a series of war games to determine if a renegade diesel submarine captain could launch an attack on the US. If he can make it, Admiral Winslow might give Dodge his own nuclear submarine to command. His opponent is Admiral Yancy Graham played by Bruce Dern. Admiral Graham really dislikes Dodge and has made every effort to stall his career. The Admiral purposely picks a crew of misfits to man the diesel submarine  The Stingray in hopes of killing Dodge s career.</font></font> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Among the misfit crew are Seaman 1st Class Brad Stepanak (Winslow) - Admiral s son that has no respect for authority, a hyperactive executive officer Lt. Martin Pascal, Seaman Buckman  the portly cook, Seaman 2nd Class E.T. "Sonar" Lovacelli  who talks to whales, Seaman Stanley "Spots" Sylversterson  who you expect to open a casino on board, Seaman Nitro  who thinks that "Mike might be a good nickname, Seaman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson  a basketball player that s just waiting for his hitch in the Navy to be up so he can continue his basketball career, and Lieutenant Emily Lake, who is their Dive Officer on her first assignment.</font></font> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">The USS Stingray is re-commissioned JUST for this mission. She has been sitting in the submarine graveyard for many years. She is rusty, dirty, and needs major repairs to everything. Getting her into fighting condition will be a true test of Dodge s ability to command.</font></font> <br> ...&nbsp;<br> <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Dodge is given two  Hot torpedoes, with instructions that if he hits the dummy ship in Norfolk Harbor Admiral Winslow will consider giving him a new command. But first, Dodge has to make it past Admiral Graham s forces into Charleston. He is to signal that he made it with a flare.</font></font> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Graham, is not one to play by the rules and cuts the containment area in half in hopes that his forces can stop Dodge from reaching his objectives.</font></font> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Despite the unfair play, Dodge and Crew win the war games, and actually look like a Naval Unit when they return to port. The movie reminds me of McHale s Navy. The unorthodox methods used by Dodge are effective with a crew that didn t fit in with the regular Navy. He was able to gain their respect, and mold them into a unified crew.</font></font> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#ffffff">Be prepared to laugh. The slapstick comedy in this movie is excellent. There is a scene where a crewman blows a BIG Fart at a time when the engines are off and they are running silent. That means that there was no ventilation. The ways that the crew deals with the awful smell are classic comedy.</font></font></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> <center><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffcc00"><font size="+1">Vern watches this movie at least once a year</font></font></font></b> <p><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#ffcc00"><font size="+1">Go To <a href="../../ships.bouwman.com/Navy/index.html">Vern's Page</a></font></font></font></b></p> </center> </body> </html>