1957

S1.E1 ∙ The Jack at Tokyo

Thu, Apr 04, 1957

A submarine springs a leak while well into Japanese waters. An engineer takes on the dangerous mission of repairing it.

7.3 /10

S1.E2 ∙ The Trout at the Rainbow's End

Thu, Apr 11, 1957

A docudrama about a mission during World War II by the submarine USS Trout involving transporting a large amount of gold and silver.

8.1 /10

S1.E3 ∙ The End of the Line

Tue, Apr 16, 1957

The USS Thresher is caught at the end of a Japanese destroyer's grappling hook and attempts to shake itself loose.

8.5 /10

S1.E4 ∙ The U.S.S. Sculpin Story

Thu, Apr 25, 1957

After a damaged submarine is forced to surface, all hands are ordered by the captain to abandon ship, but he stays aboard.

7.9 /10

S1.E5 ∙ The U.S.S. Spearfish Delivers

Thu, May 02, 1957

A submarine is ordered to slip into Japanese-occupied Filipino waters to spirit out some important passengers from Corregidor.

8.4 /10

S1.E6 ∙ The U.S.S. Bergall's Dilemma

Sun, Apr 21, 1957

The USS Bergall, which has been badly damaged, is trying to get to port but three Japanese patrol boats are making it difficult.

7.8 /10

S1.E7 ∙ The U.S.S. Batfish Scores

Sun, Apr 14, 1957

The USS Batfish is ordered to intercept some enemy submarines that are carrying very important Japanese officials.

7.8 /10

S1.E8 ∙ The U.S.S. Tigrone Sets a Record

Sun, May 05, 1957

A submarine trying to rescue downed American pilots comes under attack from Japanese destroyers.

8 /10

S1.E9 ∙ The Five-Ring Circus

Wed, Jun 26, 1957

On the hunt for a Japanese convoy, the crew of the USS Gato discovers that an unexploded enemy depth charge has landed on its deck.

7.6 /10

S1.E10 ∙ The U.S.S. Pampanito Story

Sun, May 12, 1957

U.S. subs are about to close in on a Japanese convoy. What they don't know is that aboard one of the ships are Allied POWs.

8.1 /10

S1.E11 ∙ The U.S.S. Tirante Plays a Hunch

Thu, Jun 13, 1957

The commander of the submarine USS Tirante may lose his target in the shallow waters of a Japanese-held harbor if he doesn't surface.

8.3 /10

S1.E12 ∙ The U.S.S. Tang vs. Truk

Thu, Jun 20, 1957

With morale low, USS Tang stands by for rescue downed American pilots during the attack on the Truk islands.

8.4 /10

S1.E13 ∙ The Wahoo Story

Thu, Jun 27, 1957

The final mission of the USS Wahoo.

8.2 /10

S1.E14 ∙ The Two Davids and Goliath

Thu, Jul 04, 1957

Darter and Dace during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

8.1 /10

S1.E15 ∙ The Ordeal of S-38

Thu, Jul 11, 1957

A submarine suffers a series of disasters: a broken prop, damaged instruments and an explosion onboard.

8.2 /10

S1.E16 ∙ The U.S.S. Seahorse Story

Thu, Jul 18, 1957

The USS Seahorse is in big trouble: it's deep in Japanese waters, it's been badly damaged and is in danger of being destroyed by a barrage of enemy depth charges.

8.2 /10

S1.E17 ∙ The Salmon Swims Upstream

Sun, Jun 16, 1957

October, 1944. 100 miles off Japan. Salmon is damaged in a depth charge attack and must remain surfaced.

8 /10

S1.E18 ∙ Cargo for Crevalle

Thu, Aug 01, 1957

The crew of the USS Crevalle takes aboard a Filipino woman about to give birth to a baby.

8.2 /10

A sub being hunted by Japanese ships is forced to settle on the bottom of the ocean to escape detection, but it has been badly damaged and if it stays on the bottom for too long it may not be able to surface.

8 /10

S1.E20 ∙ The Squailfish

Wed, Aug 14, 1957

The Squailfish sinks a Japanese escort carrier, but that only seems to be what sets off a string of bad luck that begins to plague the sub.

8.2 /10

S1.E21 ∙ The Grouper Story

Wed, Aug 21, 1957

Prior to the invasion, the USS Grouper transports Australian raiders and their native guides to a hidden cove on New Britain.

8.1 /10

S1.E22 ∙ The Eyes of the Seawolf

Wed, Aug 28, 1957

When his ship's attempts to sink Japanese shipping fail, a seaman with an interest in photography produces evidence of faulty design.

8.1 /10

S1.E23 ∙ The Sea Dragon Story

Thu, Sep 05, 1957

The USS Sea Dragon's oxygen tanks are exhausted. Death by suffocation or enemy gun fire seems inevitable.

8 /10

S1.E24 ∙ The Narwhal's Passenger from Mindanao

Thu, Sep 12, 1957

A docudrama about a submarine mission during World War II, the rescue by the USS Narwhal of escaped POW survivors of Bataan from the island of Mindanao.

8.3 /10

S1.E25 ∙ The Perch's New Role

Thu, Sep 19, 1957

A docudrama about the submarine USS Perch on a mission during The Korean War to deliver British Royal Marines on a secret commando raid.

8.1 /10

S1.E26 ∙ The Final War Patrol

Thu, Sep 26, 1957

Concerns the Gato Class WWII Sub U.S.S. Barb (SS-220) and her Final WWII Patrol.

7.8 /10

S1.E27 ∙ The Last Dive

Thu, Oct 03, 1957

A broken propeller, an internal explosion and damaged instruments plague an outmoded American submarine assigned to attack Jap transports.

7.9 /10

S1.E28 ∙ The Gar Story

Thu, Oct 10, 1957

A docudrama about the submarine USS Gar on a secret mission with guerillas during World War II.

8.4 /10

S1.E29 ∙ The Story of the U.S.S. Flier

Thu, Oct 17, 1957

The successes and the sinking of the USS Flyer and the dozen who survived after 17 hours in the water and then had to sail to additional islands before finding food and rescue.

8.6 /10

S1.E30 ∙ The Starfish Came Home

Thu, Oct 24, 1957

Enemy bombers attack a U.S. sub and a hatch cover sticks as it attempts to submerge.

7.9 /10

S1.E31 ∙ The Sealion Story

Mon, Sep 30, 1957

A damaged sub surfaces to attack a fleet of Japanese destroyers.

7.8 /10

S1.E32 ∙ The Nautilus Story

Thu, Nov 07, 1957

The Nautilus is assigned to observation duty at Tarawa and caught between U.S. and Japanese fire.

8.1 /10

S1.E33 ∙ Hit 'Em Again, Harder

Thu, Nov 14, 1957

The Captain of the USS Harder earns the Congressional Medal of Honor by aggressive tactics which sink a record number of enemy destroyers over a few days. As a result, Japanese planning for a major operation is upset leading to American victory.

8.1 /10

S1.E34 ∙ The Seashark Story

Thu, Nov 21, 1957

A photographer's mate is frightened by his assignment - to photograph submarines in action. The crew helps to make things unpleasant.

7.7 /10

S1.E35 ∙ The Tshushima Straits Story

Thu, Nov 28, 1957

At the urging of Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, civilian scientists developed an electronic device that enabled submarines to detect floating and submerged mines. With this apparatus, a wolf-pack of nine subs entered the Sea of Japan in June 1945 and wreaked havoc with enemy shipping, contributing materially to the end of the war.

8 /10

S1.E36 ∙ The Searaven

Thu, Dec 05, 1957

A U.S. sub becomes a sitting duck to save Australian soldiers from Timor Island.

8.1 /10

S1.E37 ∙ The Tang's Last Shot

Thu, Dec 12, 1957

The USS Tang, after sinking an entire convoy, gets in the way of her own torpedo.

8 /10

S1.E38 ∙ The Loss of the Perch

Thu, Dec 19, 1957

The perch starts wwii two engines down and doesn't keep them repaired long. During the opening of the war it suffers a series of mishaps (a circular running torpedo detonates close, loss of the comm gear, hole at the base of the sail, cracked and bowed shafts with only one engine providing propulsion. Scopes out, depth gauge out, numerous electrical grounds take sonar out, interior communications out-can't call for help., "Can't fight, can't run, - can't even dive. "

7.9 /10

S1.E39 ∙ The Guardfish

Thu, Dec 26, 1957

Action centers around the historic and very successful First War Patrol for the USS Guardfish. There is a side story that the Guardfish got so close to Tokyo Bay that her crew were able to watch a horse race, through the periscope.

8.2 /10