Movies and Films
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Re: Everything!
Posted by:
Patrick Meagher
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Date: September 25, 2002 06:37PM
<HTML>What was right with U-571. some technical details, such as the period dress uniforms of US Sailors. They had it pretty close on US "S" class submarine exterior and interior shots as well what bad shape they were in with corroded piping and leaking periscope seals. (Reference-Pigboat 39 by Bobbette Gugliotta and VOL 1 of US Submarines Through 1945 by Friedman)
What was wrong with U-571. First, the story didn't have a shred of truth to it. Second, no way can a handful of US Submarine sailors jump aboard a German submarine and "instantaneously" be able to operate all systems on it. When we took over German submarines at the end of WWII, our submarine sailors had to learn the boats systems and how to operate them with assistance of German Sailors. That took a couple of weeks. (Reference-my oral history with an American Submarine Sailor who was a member of the U-2513 prize crew) Third, the anti-submarine ship they sank was in reality a 50 year old USN salvage ship with some plywood gun mounts. Any one could tell that. The producers would have done a lot better by using some old Greek, Turkish, or Mexican Navy DD's.
I had high hopes for this movie and ended up highly disappointed and walking out before the end.
My "two cents"
Patrick Meagher, Retired Submarine CPO</HTML>
What was wrong with U-571. First, the story didn't have a shred of truth to it. Second, no way can a handful of US Submarine sailors jump aboard a German submarine and "instantaneously" be able to operate all systems on it. When we took over German submarines at the end of WWII, our submarine sailors had to learn the boats systems and how to operate them with assistance of German Sailors. That took a couple of weeks. (Reference-my oral history with an American Submarine Sailor who was a member of the U-2513 prize crew) Third, the anti-submarine ship they sank was in reality a 50 year old USN salvage ship with some plywood gun mounts. Any one could tell that. The producers would have done a lot better by using some old Greek, Turkish, or Mexican Navy DD's.
I had high hopes for this movie and ended up highly disappointed and walking out before the end.
My "two cents"
Patrick Meagher, Retired Submarine CPO</HTML>