Tojo72

Not a movie but I enjoyed the Horatio Hornblower series with Ian Gruffield.

 

I don't think anyone has mentioned Noel Coward's "The Cruel Sea."  It was a book and a movie- both were good.

I believe you are referring to Nicholas Montserrat's book. Yes a classic.

The movie starring Jack Hawkins, was made using an actual Flower Class corvette.

And .  .  . there's Wake Of The Red Witch. When I told my mother I was a Navy deep sea diver, that movie was all she could think of, and me having to duke it out with a giant killer octopus.

That's why I moved to Oregon after retiring; no giant killer octopuses (octopi ?) and my mother can relax.  

You're not that far from Newport, if I see one headed for Santiam Pass, I'll holler.

That's prezactly why I live on this side of the hill!! (Well that, and my ex lives over by the coast. Maybe you could send the octopus her way .  .  .)  But I thank you for the heads up.

HooYah Deep Sea

And .  .  . there's Wake Of The Red Witch. When I told my mother I was a Navy deep sea diver, that movie was all she could think of, and me having to duke it out with a giant killer octopus.

That's why I moved to Oregon after retiring; no giant killer octopuses (octopi ?) and my mother can relax.  

 

Thanks for bringing up 'Wake of the Red Witch'. In both it and 'Reap the Wild Wind' the Duke fought a giant rubber octopus!!! Top that!!! *

*Okay James Mason and Kirk Douglas fought a giant squid, which sorta comes close... 

PS: And believe it or not... the same giant rubber octopus appeared somewhat worse for wear in Ed Wood's 'Bride of the Monster' where Bela Lugosi draped himself in the arms and waved them around like he was fighting it... 

That second picture looks just like a training scenario from Navy dive school; just ask any Navy diver, they will tell you. Another "This is no s@$%, there I was .  .  .  fighting off a shark and a morey at the same time .  .  .   the octopus was holding my beer for me."

Love the new Seattle NHL team- The Kraken.

All the classics I love were already mentioned, but for a mindless enternainment movie in a naval setting, I enjoyed U571 and a little known horror movie taking place on a WW2 sub, Below.  Oddly enough, Battleship isn't too bad.  Yes, the sci fi flick based on the board game.  But I think that is only because thge CGI modern naval action.

Please don't lampoon me too badley.