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McHale's Navy. McHale's Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC television network. The series was filmed in black and white and originated from a one-hour drama titled "Seven Against the Sea", broadcast on April 3, 1962, as ...
1. "An Ensign for McHale". Edward J. Montagne. Gene L. Coon. October 11, 1962. ( 1962-10-11) Ensign Charles Parker ( Tim Conway ), newly assigned to the PT 73 crew as Executive Officer, is Captain Binghamton's ( Joe Flynn) last hope to tame McHale ( Ernest Borgnine) and his "pirates". Binghamton gives Parker one week to get McHale and his men ...
McHale's Navy is a 1997 American military comedy film directed by Bryan Spicer, and starring Tom Arnold, David Alan Grier, Dean Stockwell, Debra Messing and Tim Curry. The screenplay by Peter Crabbe and Andy Rose is based on the 1962–1966 television series of the same title. Ernest Borgnine was the only member of the series' cast to appear in ...
The Vosper 73 foot Motor Torpedo Boat was a mid-twentieth century British motor torpedo boat (MTB) designed by Vosper that served in the Royal Navy Coastal Forces during the Second World War. At 73 ft (22 m) long they were considered small boats compared to longer designs such as the Fairmile D .
World War II Victory Medal. Signature. Ernest Borgnine ( / ˈbɔːrɡnaɪn / BORG-nyne; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. [ 2] A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest ...
PT-105, an 80' Elco boat, under way. A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II.It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered at the beginning of the war by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, and comparatively fragile construction that limited some of the variants ...
Mr Ferne said: "The fierce naval battle took place just off Jersey’s south coast, with the US Navy PT Boat Squadron, RON 34, intercepting a German convoy in the early morning, firstly at La ...
The article says that the real PT-73 was a Higgins boat, which is not exactly so. It was built by Higgins and was certainly a boat, but the term "Higgins boat" refers to an amphibious landing craft, not a PT boat. Altgeld 19:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)