Little known fact! After the war, The Executive officer (Mr. Beach), retired from the Navy and took a teaching job at the University of Hawaii. One day he decided to take a sightseeing tour that started from a tropic port aboard a tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailing man, The skipper brave and sure Five passengers set sail that day, For a 3 hour tour. The weather started getting rough, The tiny ship was tossed If not for the courage of the fearless crew, The ship would be lost, the Minnow would be lost The ship struck ground on the shore of a uncharted desert isle.
"You know Ned? You might just have omething there. But as you say, it's just a hunch with a college education." Not just a college education--the education of a Professor.
He is in the Gar story too. You will also see DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy Star Trek) in this series too. They were all young Actors after the War in LA after the war.
Little known fact!
After the war, The Executive officer (Mr. Beach), retired from the Navy and took a teaching job at the University of Hawaii. One day he decided to take a sightseeing tour that started from a tropic port
aboard a tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailing man, The skipper brave and sure
Five passengers set sail that day, For a 3 hour tour.
The weather started getting rough, The tiny ship was tossed
If not for the courage of the fearless crew, The ship would be lost, the Minnow would be lost
The ship struck ground on the shore of a uncharted desert isle.
Perfect
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Wow! This story sounds so familiar!!
Gilligan?
You would think that a person qualified in submarines would be able to repair or rig a vessel to escape an desert island
Edward L. Beach wrote the book "Submarine"
"You know Ned? You might just have omething there. But as you say, it's just a hunch with a college education." Not just a college education--the education of a Professor.
You mean the same professor that could keep the batteries on the radio working for 3 years but couldn't engineer a way off the island?
Sank three ships, for FDR...that was an amazing quote.
What do coconuts and torpedo's have in common?
The professor!
Fantastic story, what a courageous crew.
Third one that I've seen the professor in, in this series. Last one he had a beard.
Well it's an amazing true story. My son is a present day U.S.Navy submarines sailor.
My uncle, J.R. Williams was Torpedoman 1st Class on this mission.
That is impressive, we thank him for his service. 🇺🇸
@@180mph9 Well done.
Actually. The Professor was a navigator on a bomber
He should never of tried navigating the Minnow.
Edward Beach served as CO USS Triton when she circled the globe submerged c.1960
I'm English. Unfortunately Gilligans Island never played for us there.
The Conning tower shot with the three officers at first glance looks like they are all in a Hot Tub or Jacuzzi !
Peabody became the 62nd Governor of Massachusetts.
That’s the professor from gilligans island right?
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Russell Johnson...
He is in the Gar story too. You will also see DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy Star Trek) in this series too. They were all young Actors after the War in LA after the war.
is it?😅
"He's a Korean no love for japan there"
That is a true understatement
Always figured The Professor for a sub man. :)
He is on several of these including Joe Flynn, aka capt Bingemton from McHales Navy, and Doc Macoy from Star Trek
Frank Gorshin, Bob Denver...
Is that the “Professor?”
at 1:52, that's 'the professor', from 'gilligan's island' fame. russell johnson ?
Hey is that the professor from Gillian’s island.??
Just think what the drones we have today could of done for the submariners of WWII.
Fate: Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
They weren't being trained as pirates. I didn't see cutlasses, hooks for hands, peglegs, parrots, or language training in pirate talk or accents.
Arg
Sub lingo is almost a foreign language!
Dougs place the back yard floded and the the basement
Flooded
Edward Beach...what a humble man!