Silent Service
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Silent Service may refer to:
- An unofficial name that many submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
services give themselves, including:- The Royal Navy Submarine ServiceRoyal Navy Submarine ServiceThe Royal Navy Submarine Service is the submarine element of the Royal Navy. It is sometimes known as the "Silent Service", on account of a submarine being required to operate quietly in order to remain undetected by enemy sonar...
- The United States Pacific FleetUnited States Pacific FleetThe United States Pacific Fleet is a Pacific Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources under the operational control of the United States Pacific Command. Its home port is at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii. It is commanded by Admiral Patrick M...
- The Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet
- The Royal Navy Submarine Service
- Silent Service (video game)Silent Service (video game)Silent Service is a 1985 submarine simulator computer game. It was designed by Sid Meier and published by MicroProse for various 8-bit home computers, and in 1987 for 16-bit systems like the Commodore Amiga...
, a 1985 video game - Silent Service IISilent Service IISilent Service II is a submarine simulation game released in 1990 for DOS and ported in 1991 to Amiga. It is a World War II video game sequel to Silent Service....
, a 1990 sequel to the original game - The Silent Service (TV series)The Silent Service (TV series)The Silent Service was a 1957–1958 syndicated anthology television series based on actual events in the submarine section of the United States Navy. The Silent Service was narrated by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, who retired from the Navy in 1949 after twenty-two years of service...
, a 1957 drama television series directed by Jean Yarbrough - Silent Service (film), a 1974 (and 1995 re-make) anime film
- The Silent ServiceThe Silent Serviceis a manga series by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was published in Kodansha's Weekly Morning manga magazine from 1988 to 1996 and collected in 32 tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted into an anime TV special and OVA series by Sunrise. The first two episodes of the anime were later spliced together and...
, a Japanese manga series - The Silent Service, a series of books by author H. Jay RikerH. Jay RikerH. Jay Riker is a pseudonym for William H. Keith, Jr..He has written the SEALS The Warrior Breed series and Silent Service series.- Bibliography :*SEALS The Warrior Breed series:** Silver Star ISBN 0-380-76967-0...