DC> On 13 Mar 05  14:10:07, Raymond Yates got back to Danny Ceppa
 DC> -> Re: Intentional walks

 DC>>> But, I think my favorite character is the guy that plays the
 DC>>> boat's electrician!
 CS>>> Radioman actually.

 DC>> out getting the boat into workable condition.  And, I died
 DC>> every time Kelsey would ask him to port the feed to a
 DC>> different system.  "Bring it up on the overhead..."

 RY>> Recently I took a tour of a WW2-era submarine. (USS Clamagore)
 RY>> currently on display in Charleston Harbor.

 DC> Are you small enough to get in?   

Yes, thanks, though the interior hatches are shin-bruisers..

 RY>> According to the tour, and the service manuals I have since found
 RY>> on the net, I would highly suspect that radioman and electrician
 RY>> are two vastly different occupations.

 DC> But, unless I mixed up two characters in the movie, in the movie
 DC> they were one and the same.  And, no, I'm not doubting you or Carol
 DC> about their different tasks in real life.

Well, you know  how movies go.. thay make it up as they need to if they don't
know..

 RY>> So my semieducated guess would be that while there are points
 RY>> where the two converge, most often they jobs differ.

 DC> Have you seen the movie, though?  I do think that their separate
 DC> duties were merged with poetic (OK, humorous) license!

I saw it a long time ago and know of what you're talking about.. you may want
to peruse this, however...

http://maritime.org/fleetsub/chap6.htm#6A

this does not apply to radio...

 RY>> Particularly as the subs operated on battery power or electricity
 RY>> generated from the diesels (of that era) and that's fr mor
 RY>> voltage than is requires to keep the radio tubes warm...

 DC> For a more accurate portrayal, can I recommend _Das Boot_?

Yeah, that would work..

 DC> If you don't already have it, make sure you get the DVD version.  The
 DC> English dubbing is done quite well.  However, take the extra time and
 DC> re-watch it in German with the English sub-titles.

As soon as I break down and buy a dvd player, I'll add this film to my
"want"
list.. and thanks !
 I can think of several late 50's early 60's movies that would also do well,
for this but titles escape me at the moment..

I did, however, thouroughly enjoy the boat-tour..

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