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Yep, another great film

preceded by Tobruk and this afternoon it is Tora Tora Tora

Channel 4 seem to be doing a WW2 'season' at the moment

its a pity that none of Douglas Reeman books were not turned into films

I always see Monsarrat's book as not just a superb novel but also a memorial.

Originally Posted by Greenie

The Portchester Castle is probably right but I thought they had to ask the Irish Navy to borrow a corvette for the Compass Rose .
Most of the Flower Class ships were sold /scrapped when Cruel Sea was filmed .
Superb film with excellent actors and cast.

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The ship was the ex HMS Coreopsis which had been sold to the Greek Navy and renamed KRIEZIS. She was being scrapped when the film was being made , so they borrowed her to play the part of Compass Rose.

Incidentally the pennant number K 49 was picked at random, but actually belonged to HMS Crocus.

Soleil, your Google standards are slipping.......

P22.jpg The Irish built a PV in the 1970s based on the flower class design.You can see the same lines in them.P21.jpg

The Flower class corvettes were derived from a whaler design as this webpage, dedicated to the only surviving example, explains: HMCS Sackville - Flower Class Corvette

"Hands to station for leaving harbour... special sea duty men close up!"

"Snorkers... good-oh!"

Yes, I've watched it more than once.

What's the 'slight technical error' when they anchor at the end? Ringing off main engines before they'd laid enough cable out?

Originally Posted by TeeCeeCee

"Hands to station for leaving harbour... special sea duty men close up!"

"Snorkers... good-oh!"

Yes, I've watched it more than once.

What's the 'slight technical error' when they anchor at the end? Ringing off main engines before they'd laid enough cable out?

While since i'v seen It TCC,but i think that, and he let go before giving the order for slow astern.

I think you've forgotten "You murdering Bastard" or something like that when he blew the men up in the water,I seem to remember reading it was based on a true story.
Don't think any ones feet would have touched the floor shouting to a skipper like that for whatever reason but it makes good cinema