The destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy (DD-850) was loaned to the movie company by the Battleship Massachusetts Foundation in Fall River, Massachusetts. In addition to being named for a Kennedy brother killed in WWII it was actually part of the Cuban Blockade. The ship was towed to Narragansett Bay for filming. The ship is normally on display in Fall River. It portrayed both itself and the USS John R. Pierce (DD-753). For filming the ship was crewed by active duty Navy and Naval Reservists in period uniforms. Some of the systems such as radar antennae and gun mounts were made semi-operational, although the engines were not operational and it was towed by a tugboat.

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