Operation Pacific
During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife. The submarine USS Thunderfish successfully comple…
Operation Pacific
During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife. The submarine USS Thunderfish successfully completes a secret mission to rescue a group of orphans on a remote Pacific island. On the way back to Honolulu they encounter a Japanese aircraft carrier but the torpedoes they fire explode about halfway to the target, a recurring problem that has plagued the submarine fleet for some time. The Thunderfish's XO, Duke Gifford runs into his ex-wife and Navy nurse Mary Stuart at the hospital. There's still a spark between them but the boat is sent out on another mission before anything is resolved. When Gifford's good friend and captain, Pop Perry, is killed Gifford believes it's his fault. A inquiry clears him and after he and his men solve the problem of the misfiring torpedoes, they set out to sea. —garykmcd Submarine commander Duke Gifford feels guilty in the death of his former commanding officer, as well as about his failed marriage. These issues pull at him during a hazardous mission against the Japanese in World War II. —Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net> During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy flier who also happens to be his commander's little brother. —J. Spurlin
Operation Pacific
Drama,Romance,War
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During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife. The submarine USS Thunderfish successfully completes a secret mission to rescue a group of orphans on a remote Pacific island.
On the way back to Honolulu they encounter a Japanese aircraft carrier but the torpedoes they fire explode about halfway to the target, a recurring problem that has plagued the submarine fleet for some time. The Thunderfish's XO, Duke Gifford runs into his ex-wife and Navy nurse Mary Stuart at the hospital. There's still a spark between them but the boat is sent out on another mission before anything is resolved.
When Gifford's good friend and captain, Pop Perry, is killed Gifford believes it's his fault. A inquiry clears him and after he and his men solve the problem of the misfiring torpedoes, they set out to sea. —garykmcd Submarine commander Duke Gifford feels guilty in the death of his former commanding officer, as well as about his failed marriage.
These issues pull at him during a hazardous mission against the Japanese in World War II. —Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net> During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all.
It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy flier who also happens to be his commander's little brother. —J.
Spurlin.