Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat is a 1959 movie directed by Blake Edwards and starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis, later adapted for television in 1977.

Historical basis

Some of the plot points of the movie were based on real-life incidents. Most notable were scenes set at the opening of WWII, based on the actual sinking of the submarine USS Sealion (SS-195), sunk at the pier at Cavite Navy Yard, the Philippines; Commander Shermans letter to the supply department on the inexplicable lack of toilet paper, based on an actual letter to the supply department of Mare Island Shipyard by Lieutenant Commander James Wiggin Coe of the submarine Skipjack (SS-184); and the need to paint a submarine pink, due to the lack of enough red-lead or white-lead undercoat paint.

Related Topics:
USS ''Sealion'' (SS-195) - Cavite Navy Yard - Mare Island Shipyard - ''Skipjack'' (SS-184)

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See also: 1959 in film

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