Can anyone identify the submarine in "Operation Petticoat"?

[Gilbert Collins]

Does anyone know the name of the actual submarine used in the 1959 movie "Operation Petticoat"? It appears to be a Balao or Gato class World War II boat and in the movie has the number 393 on the Conning tower. The movie was filmed around Key West Florida (doubling as the Philippines in the movie). Beyond that I can't seem to find any information on this sub.

 

Was this sub decommissioned and destroyed or does it exist somewhere? Any information appreciated. Thanks.

 

G. Collins

 

 

[Barnum]

USS Balao out of Key West

tgb

[Ogden Johnson III]

"Gilbert Collins" <gcol...@magma.ca> wrote:

A quote from:

http://www.atule.com/key_west_boats-2.htm

"The Movie "Operation Petticoat" used the USS Balao (SS-285) as the
"pink boat". The submarine was actually painted pink for the Movie.
The "gray boat" was the USS Queenfish (AGSS-393).

http://www.atule.com/ and
http://www.atule.com/table_of_contents-2.htm will give you an idea of
the bona fides of the site. It would appear at a glance to be a labor
of love by an old-line diesel submariner.

FWIW, It was the 30th entry picked off by a Google on "Operation
Petticoat". Easy to find as most of the previous entries were
tape/DVD sellers or review sites. Took about a minute to find it in
the results.

OJ III

[Leadfoot]

As far as the current locarion if the USS BALAO it appears it's in Davy
Jone's locker

http://www.rddesigns.com/ww2/balao.html

Queendish has suffered the same fate

http://www.rddesigns.com/ww2/queenfish.html

"Ogden Johnson III" <o...@cpcug.org> wrote in message
news:h63ckukabsof237ti...@4ax.com...

[N2FIX]

The conning tower fairwater from the Balao was on display outside at the
Washington Navy Yard Museum Annex but has since been sent to the Norfolk Navy
Yard for restoration. There was no evidence of pink paint... There was a
conning tower pressure tube inside the Annex building, but I do not know what
boat it came from.

Bob

[Ogden Johnson III]

n2...@aol.com (N2FIX) wrote:

>The conning tower fairwater from the Balao was on display outside at the
>Washington Navy Yard Museum Annex but has since been sent to the Norfolk Navy
>Yard for restoration. There was no evidence of pink paint...

Good chipping and painting job by the crew after the movie was
wrapped? ;->

OJ III

[Andrew Toppan]

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 03:14:33 GMT, "Gilbert Collins" <gcol...@magma.ca> wrote:

> World War II boat and in the movie has the number 393 on the Conning tower.

Perhaps SS 393?

--
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[jta...@deletethisdatasync.com]

USS Queenfish AGSS-393. See: http://www.atule.com/key_west_boats-2.htm
Regards,
Jim

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 20:18:56 GMT, Andrew Toppan <acto...@gwi.net>
wrote:

[Greg Stitz]

If it was Balao, her conning tower is now on display at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC.

 

The rest of the sub was sunk as a target in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on 06 September 1963 (according to the brass plate at the display).

 

Greg "Gunner" Stitz

 

 

Gilbert Collins <gcol...@magma.ca> wrote in message news:twn19.4030$V21.54611@news...

[J.T. McDaniel]

"N2FIX" <n2...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020730020405...@mb-mp.aol.com...

> The conning tower fairwater from the Balao was on display outside at the
> Washington Navy Yard Museum Annex but has since been sent to the Norfolk
Navy
> Yard for restoration. There was no evidence of pink paint... There was a
> conning tower pressure tube inside the Annex building, but I do not know
what
> boat it came from.
>

USS Roncador (SS-301).
--
Jack
http://www.fleetsubmarine.com