Seasons & Episodes
The Jack at Tokyo
A submarine springs a leak while well into Japanese waters. An engineer takes on the dangerous mission of repairing it.
The Trout at the Rainbow's End
A docudrama about a mission during World War II by the submarine USS Trout involving transporting a large amount of gold
The End of the Line
The USS Thresher is caught at the end of a Japanese destroyer's grappling hook and attempts to shake itself loose.
The Sculpin Story
After a damaged submarine is forced to surface, all hands are ordered by the captain to abandon ship, but he stays aboar
The Spearfish Delivers
A submarine is ordered to slip into Japanese-occupied Filipino waters to spirit out some important passengers from Corre
The U.S.S. Bergall's Dilemma
The USS Bergall, which has been badly damaged, is trying to get to port but three Japanese patrol boats are making it di
The U.S.S. Batfish Scores
The USS Batfish is ordered to intercept some enemy submarines that are carrying very important Japanese officials.
The U.S.S. Tigrone Sets a Record
A submarine trying to rescue downed American pilots comes under attack from Japanese destroyers.
The Five-Ring Circus
On the hunt for a Japanese convoy, the crew of the USS Gato discovers that an unexploded enemy depth charge has landed o
The U.S.S. Pampanito Story
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 PO
The U.S.S. Tirante Plays a Hunch
The commander of the submarine USS Tirante may lose his target in the shallow waters of a Japanese-held harbor if he doe
The U.S.S. Tang vs. Truk
With morale low, USS Tang stands by for rescue downed American pilots during the attack on the Truk islands.
The Wahoo Story
The final mission of the USS Wahoo.
The Two Davids and Goliath
Darter and Dace during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
The Ordeal of S-38
A submarine suffers a series of disasters: a broken prop, damaged instruments and an explosion onboard.
The Seahorse Story
The USS Seahorse is in big trouble: it's deep in Japanese waters, it's been badly damaged and is in danger of being dest
The Salmon Swims Upstream
In October of 1944. 100 miles off Japan. Salmon is damaged in a depth charge attack and must remain surfaced.
Cargo for Crevalle
The crew of the USS Crevalle takes aboard a Filipino woman about to give birth to a baby.
Boomerang
A sub being hunted by Japanese ships is forced to settle on the bottom of the ocean to escape detection, but it has been
The Squailfish
The Squailfish sinks a Japanese escort carrier, but that only seems to be what sets off a string of bad luck that begins
The Grouper Story
Prior to the invasion, the USS Grouper transports Australian raiders and their native guides to a hidden cove on New Bri
The Eyes of the Seawolf
When his ship's attempts to sink Japanese shipping fail, a seaman with an interest in photography produces evidence of f
The Sea Dragon Story
The USS Sea Dragon's oxygen tanks are exhausted. Death by suffocation or enemy gun fire seems inevitable.
The Narwhal's Passenger from Mindanao
A docudrama about a submarine mission during World War II, the rescue by the USS Narwhal of escaped POW survivors of Bat
The Perch's New Role
A docudrama about the submarine USS Perch on a mission during The Korean War to deliver British Royal Marines on a secre
The Final War Patrol
Concerns the Gato Class WWII Sub U.S.S. Barb (SS-220) and her Final WWII Patrol.
The Last Dive
A broken propeller, an internal explosion and damaged instruments plague an outmoded American submarine assigned to atta
The Gar Story
A docudrama about the submarine USS Gar on a secret mission with guerillas during World War II.
The Story of the U.S.S. Flier
The successes and the sinking of the USS Flyer and the dozen who survived after 17 hours in the water and then had to sa
The Starfish Came Home
Enemy bombers attack the U.S.S. Starfish, and a hatch cover sticks as it attempts to submerge.
The Sealion Story
A damaged sub surfaces to attack a fleet of Japanese destroyers.
The Nautilus Story
The Nautilus is assigned to observation duty at Tarawa and caught between U.S. and Japanese fire.
Hit 'Em Again, Harder
The Captain of the USS Harder earns the Congressional Medal of Honor by aggressive tactics which sink a record number of
The Seashark Story
A photographer's mate is frightened by his assignment - to photograph submarines in action. The crew helps to make thing
The Tshushima Straits Story
At the urging of Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, civilian scientists developed an electronic device that enabled subma
The Searaven
A U.S. sub becomes a sitting duck to save Australian soldiers from Timor Island.
The Tang's Last Shot
The USS Tang, after sinking an entire convoy, gets in the way of her own torpedo.
The Loss of the Perch
The perch starts wwii two engines down and doesn't keep them repaired long. During the opening of the war it suffers a s
The Guardfish
Action centers around the historic and very successful First War Patrol for the USS Guardfish. There is a side story tha
The Archerfish Spits Straight
Submarine Commander questions his own judgment and beaches himself in administrative duty. He returns to sea and command
The Sea Devil Attacks Puget Sound
US Submarine vs US ASW group consisting of Destroyers and aircraft in a Cold War era war game. Who will win the competit
The Bergall's Revenge
Follows the beginning of the Bergall's third war patrol to Lombok strait. The highlight of the patrol is to use the new
The Unsuccessful Patrol
S boats were early and older US subs. S34 was sent into Kiska, Alaska after Japan invaded. She barely survived. Nothing
The Story of the U.S.S. Aspro
US subs provided lifeguard duty. Saving downed allied pilots. The USS Aspro did that just outside Tokyo, Japan in Aug. 1
The Thresher Story
Torpedo test goes wrong and fired with the outer door still closed. It has to be disarmed or boom. Thresher adds a 5" gu
The Ugly Duckling
Peto Plucks Some Chickens
This episode starts with the New CO borrowing uniforms from one of his officers in San Fran. The Story ends with that JO
The S-38 Story
During the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies the S-38 attempts to rescue survivors from a British destroyer. Sh
Incident Down South
In early 1942, the USS Tarpon is in bad shape. Then bad turns to worse when she is grounded on an uncharted reef. Can th
Mine for Keeps
When the Navy learns that Japanese freighters are hugging the coast of Japan in order to evade US submarines, the Trigge
Fish Out of Water
The USS Baya operates in cooperation with Navy patrol planes in the South China Sea.
The U.S.S. Cod's Lost Boarding Party
The USS Cod boarding party was stranded for 52 hours on a Japanese junk before they could be rescued.
The Triton's Christmas
The Triton wardroom and torpedomen ensure a good Christmas is had by all.
The Hawkbill's Revenge
The skipper of the USS Hawkbill vows revenge when a Japanese minelayer sinks the USS Lagarto.
The Tigershark
Tigershark sights an enemy task force. The skipper has to make a decision: Follow orders and leave the area or surface a
The Cavalla Story
On her first war patrol in June of 1944, the USS Cavala's captain obeys orders despite a tempting target. His discipline
The Growler's Captain
A submarine captain sacrifices himself for the safety of his ship and crew.
The U.S.S. Tinosa Story
This was Operation Barney where 9 US Subs entered the Sea of Japan in June 45. They were the "Hellcats" squadron. They w
The Grayling Story
A Lucky hat and a whale of a tale that contribute to an evasion.
The S-44 Story
A renovated 18-year-old sub is sent to sink a Japanese cruiser.
The Pargo's Lucky Seventh
On her seventh war patrol, the USS Pargo gets an assignment to land Australian commandos on one of the Paracel Islands.
The Crevalle's Mine Plant
Laying mines off the Japanese-held harbor of Saigon was a tough job at best; but, with one of your own mines stuck in th
The Sunfish Story
The U.S.S. Sunfish endures 186 depth charges released by Japanese surface craft.
The Sunfish's Cook
Fed up with his routine chores in the gallery, the cook of the USS Sunfish, Teddy Aldridge, requests an active combat st
The Nautilus and the Nuns
Fourteen nuns escape from the Solomon Islands in the U.S.S. Nautilus.
The Sandshark Story
American submarine is sent to rescue missionaries from Japanese held island, but one does not want to leave.
Operation Seadragon
Appendectomy. No doctor. No surgical supplies. But American Submariners get the job done -- even as depth charges explod
The Harder at Woleai
Extensive effort to rescue a downed pilot off enemy held island beach from a reef. Early success versus an enemy destroy
The Tautog Story
USS Tautog was at Pearl Dec. 7th, 1941. She sank 26 Jap ships equating to 72,606 tons by the end of the war. She had one
The Swordfish Story
USS Swordfish travels to the Lembeh Straits on Celebes to discover how an Imperial Japanese air base is being supplied.
The Gabilan Story
Submarine risks Japanese shore batteries to rescue downed airman less than a mile off coast of Japan. Then USN destroyer
The Gato Story
The captain of the USS Gato plays a hunch (or is it something more than a mere "hunch"?) to rescue downed American airme
The Silversides Story
An egocentric young torpedoman matures as he his shaped by the harsh realities of submarine combat.
The Bowfin Story
Today's theme is the Bowfin Story.
Royal Submarines
A British sub commander in the Mediterranean intercepts enemy supply boats.
The Squalus Story
USS Squalus sinks off of New Hampshire in 1939. New rescue equipment is used to rescue half of the crew.
Seanettle vs U-Boat
American submarine skillfully tracks and engages a German U-Boat that is headed for Japan.
U-47 in Scapa Flow
On 14 October 1939, Gunther Prien penetrated the Royal Navy's primary base at Scapa Flow where he torpedoed and sank the
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