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Watching a re-run of 'Run Silent Run Deep' on Sky tonight I was curious about the submarine in the film. It seemed pretty big to me, but I'm no expert. IMDB guided me to the 'Redfish,' a US Navy sub of World War Two vintage. There is quite an extensive amount of information on her on Wikipedia.
She had an impressive war record.
She had quite a film career too. She was used in the Disney film '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' and as the fleet sub 'Nerka' in 'Run Silent Run Deep.'
She was decommissioned in 1968 and sunk as a target shortly afterward, which to me seems a pity. I would have thought given her history she might have been worthy of preservation.
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"I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Corporal Hicks
(Actually Ripley said it first.)
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