Since 08-03-02
USS Diodon (SS-349) Video in 1960, '61 or '62
Since 08-03-02
Updated 10-14-04 with Video links
Provided by Paul "Red Dog" Kimball, describing the video tape he kindly sent to me.
I, Jim Santos, your Webmaster, investigated it's conversion to a web video, and it was done.
Sorry about the poor quality. This VHS is a copy
of a BETA tape made from scratchy 8mm movies.
It seems all the film was shot on WestPac Cruises,
the first part in 1960 and the second in 1961 (or perhaps '62.)
I regret the paucity of shots of crew members. I guess I was
more interested in the surroundings. I've put names in where
I remember, but there's no guarantee the name Is correct.
Paul Kimbal's SS-349 Movie 1960 to 1961
Notes
Diodon leaving drydock at Yokosuka naval base, Japan -Shows xo (LCDR Jack Brown), CO "Lube Oil" Smith, OOD is Ltig Bobby Benson, T. Sowell on phones, brief shot of Lt(jg) "Pachy" Smith.
Torpedo Loading -SN Tripone
Ops with Phillipine Navy - I was transferred to the PC to be an observer (where I got the name Red Dog.) It was Pachy's qualification shot. Guess I ran out of film before Diodon submerged. At the start of thls sequence, I think that's Corregidor shown repeatedly.
Hong Kong - I think we were moored at HMS Tamar, the Brit base. SN Conklin is spray painting, LO coming back from liberty, QM Everett, very brief shots on the street of EN2 Whalen and Lt Guy Grafius, at the O Club and the frigate HMS Mounts Bay is Lt Angelo " JR" Carnevale.
Departing Sub Base Pearl - backing away from USS Menhaden. Brief shot of Diamond Head through periscope.
Mail Call at sea.
Anchored at Atami, Japan.
Kite scene. Pachy had been transferred to USS Spinax by then. He calls me on UQC: "Red Dog, this is Pachy.... Do you see my kite?" Sure enough, there it was. He had tied it to the periscope before they submerged. Shot of Spinax surfacing.
Swim Call and Steaks - CMC Laurie, OOD is Lt AI Johansen, ETC Roberts, Red Dog & Guy Grafius.
Steaming Into sunset. Notice QHB topside transducer is gone.