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The Caine Mutiny[edit]

Hi. What's your source for saying that USS Doyle (DD-494) appeared in The Caine Mutiny?

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t5/thompson-ii.htm says

Commencing on 8 June 1953, Thompson served as a Columbia Movie Studio "prop" during the filming of the Herman Wouk novel, The Caine Mutiny. Operating out of San Francisco for one week, Thompson became Caine, while at the same time serving as the model for many of the Columbia sets used in the filming of the on board scenes.

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/doyle.htm says

[Doyle] returned to the western Pacific between 2 February and 21 July 1953, visiting Midway, Guam, Kwajalein, and various ports in the Philippines, as well as serving as station ship at Hong Kong for 5 weeks.

Doyle arrived at Charleston, S.C., 7 September 1953 from Long Beach.

So I'm not seeing the "Official US Navy history" that says Doyle appeared in the movie. It's not impossible; at least three other ships, USS Kearsarge (CV-33), USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786), and USS Surfbird (AM-383), had cameos. Perhaps Doyle did as well. But without a source it shouldn't go into the article.
—wwoods 19:54, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]