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Mini Theatre
The Mini-Theater Features Submarine Videos
NBC-TV granted USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park permission to feature
its 1960s classic television series "The Silent Service" in the Park's new
mini-theater, which was built with grants from the Robert E. Black Memorial
Foundation and the Atherton Family Foundation and opened in November 1994.Bowfin Park has more than 50 episodes of this classic TV series in its collection. These 30-minute submarine adventures are based on actual WWII patrol events and intertwine authentic WWII film footage with dramatized scenes. Some of the names and facts have been changed to protect the classified missions, but each episode retains the adventure of the actual war patrol. Although the USS Sawfish (SS-276) was the submarine used for filming these adventures, several different submarines' war patrols were relived through this series.
This classic collection includes an episode featuring USS Bowfin (SS-287) on her second war patrol under the command of LCDR Walter T. Griffith. The episode portrays the story of officer John Bertrand (photo, right) and his experiences and fears as a new officer. It is based on a manuscript titled "The Seasick Texas Submariner," written by Bertrand himself.
Bowfin Park's Mini-Theater features a 78-inch-wide screen and seats approximately 40 visitors. The Bowfin episode is shown every hour on the hour from 0900 to 1600, and episodes featuring USS Tang (SS-306) and USS Wahoo (SS-238) are alternately shown on the half hour from 0930 to 1630.
Officer John Bertrand
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