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[[File:Thomas Michael Dykers.png|250px|right|thumb|Rear Admiral Thomas Dykers]]

[[File:Thomas Michael Dykers.png|250px|right|thumb|Rear Admiral Thomas Dykers]]

"'''The Silent Service''' is a former documentary dramatic anthology [[television]] series about the [[submarine]] fleet of the [[United States Navy]]. 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>

'''The Silent Service''' is a former documentary dramatic anthology [[television]] series about the [[submarine]] fleet of the [[United States Navy]]. 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/>

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/>