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USS Puffer (SSN-652), a Sturgeon-class nuclearattack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pufferfish, a saltwater fish with toxic spines that can inflate its body with water or air and is one of the most poisonous vertebrates in the world.
Prior to the filming of The Hunt for Red October, actor Sean Connery was on board preparing for his role as Captain Marko Ramius. He was given the honorary status of a Navy commander and was allowed (while the ship's captain was next to him) to give orders while the ship was underway.
In The Hunt for Red October, the scene for the flashing light sequence was filmed at sea off the coast of San Diego using Puffer and a captain's gigfrom one of the submarine tenders located at the Point Loma submarine base. A mess cook who knew Morse Code was given a script. The eyepiece was removed from the Number 2 periscope and a large flashlight was used, since a modern submarine does not have (or need) the capability to transmit Morse code in the way that was shown in the film. Puffer is not listed in the film credits.
USS Puffer (SSN-652), a Sturgeon-class nuclearattack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pufferfish, a saltwater fish with toxic spines that can inflate its body with water or air and is one of the most poisonous vertebrates in the world.
Prior to the filming of The Hunt for Red October, actor Sean Connery was on board preparing for his role as Captain Marko Ramius. He was given the honorary status of a Navy commander and was allowed (while the ship's captain was next to him) to give orders while the ship was underway.
In The Hunt for Red October, the scene for the flashing light sequence was filmed at sea off the coast of San Diego using Puffer and a captain's gigfrom one of the submarine tenders located at the Point Loma submarine base. A mess cook who knew Morse Code was given a script. The eyepiece was removed from the Number 2 periscope and a large flashlight was used, since a modern submarine does not have (or need) the capability to transmit Morse code in the way that was shown in the film. Puffer is not listed in the film credits.
USS Puffer (SSN-652), a Sturgeon-class nuclearattack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pufferfish, a saltwater fish with toxic spines that can inflate its body with water or air and is one of the most poisonous vertebrates in the world.
Prior to the filming of The Hunt for Red October, actor Sean Connery was on board preparing for his role as Captain Marko Ramius. He was given the honorary status of a Navy commander and was allowed (while the ship's captain was next to him) to give orders while the ship was underway.
In The Hunt for Red October, the scene for the flashing light sequence was filmed at sea off the coast of San Diego using Puffer and a captain's gigfrom one of the submarine tenders located at the Point Loma submarine base. A mess cook who knew Morse Code was given a script. The eyepiece was removed from the Number 2 periscope and a large flashlight was used, since a modern submarine does not have (or need) the capability to transmit Morse code in the way that was shown in the film. Puffer is not listed in the film credits.