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THE SILENT SERVICE TV SHOW PARGO'S LUCKY 7th USS PARGO XD50734

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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website Dating to 1958 and season 2 of “The Silent Service“, this episode is entitled “The Pargo's Lucky 7th“. The episode details the USS Pargo's seventh war patrol, when the submarine is assigned to land Australian commandos on one of the Paracel Islands. This episode was directed by Jean Yarbrough, written by Tony Barrett, and is hosted by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers. The rest of the cast includes Michael Pate,Charles Davis,Paul Bayer, Ross Ford, John Pickard, Barney Phillips, Sandy Kenyon, Rollin Moriyama, Joe Perry, and Joan Elan. Captain of the USS Pargo, Commander David Bell, also makes an appearance. (Note: Bell was awarded the Navy Cross for actions on Pargo's 8th war patrol. He retired as a rear admiral in 1970.) USS Pargo (SS-264) was a Gato-class submarine. Pargo received eight battle stars for World War II service. All eight of her war patrols were designated as “successful“. She is credited with having sunk a total of 27,983 tons of enemy shipping.. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit

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