The Silent Service

This 1957–1958 syndicated anthology drew on real events from the U.S. Navy's submarine service. Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who retired in 1949 after twenty-two years, narrated each episode and opened with a recurring refrain about warfare under the sea. Episodes profiled submarines including USS Sculpin, USS Nautilus, USS Perch, USS Tang, USS S-38, USS Tirante, USS Bergall, USS Spearfish, USS Triton, USS Wahoo, and USS Gato, the subject of the finale. Guest actors included Russell Johnson, DeForest Kelley, Leonard Nimoy, Jerry Paris, Liam Sullivan, and Eric Morris.