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'''The Silent Service''' is a former documentary dramatic anthology [[television]] series about the [[United States Navy]] submarine fleet. The syndicated series aired seventy-nine episodes from April 7, 1957, to November 28, 1958.<ref name=imdb>The Silent Service (TV Series 1957–1958) - Plot - IMDb, accessed August 18, 2023.</ref>
Each episode was based on fact and employed combat footage from the files of the Navy. The stories varied between the South Pacific during [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. The series was the brainchild of Rear Admiral Thomas Michael Dykers, Sr. (1905-1975), who retired from the Navy in 1949 after twenty-two years of service. The Navy loaned Dykers the ''U.S.S. Sawfish'' for the filming of several episodes.<ref name=imdb/>
Some of the titles of the episodes include "The Triton's Christmas," "The Tigershark," "The Sundfisher's Cook," and "The Nautilus and the Nuns." Among the actors appearing once or multiple times on the series were Paul Picerni, Ross Elliott, Ron Foster, Brett King, Robert Knapp, Ed Nelson, Jerry Paris, Jim Davis, and DeForest Kelley.<ref name=imdb/>
==Reference==
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[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
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[[Category:Korean War]] .
Each episode was based on fact and employed combat footage from the files of the Navy. The stories varied between the South Pacific during [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. The series was the brainchild of Rear Admiral Thomas Michael Dykers, Sr. (1905-1975), who retired from the Navy in 1949 after twenty-two years of service. The Navy loaned Dykers the ''U.S.S. Sawfish'' for the filming of several episodes.<ref name=imdb/>
Some of the titles of the episodes include "The Triton's Christmas," "The Tigershark," "The Sundfisher's Cook," and "The Nautilus and the Nuns." Among the actors appearing once or multiple times on the series were Paul Picerni, Ross Elliott, Ron Foster, Brett King, Robert Knapp, Ed Nelson, Jerry Paris, Jim Davis, and DeForest Kelley.<ref name=imdb/>
==Reference==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silent Service, The}}
[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:Korean War]] .