History Manga / TheSilentService

** ''Sea Bat/Yamato'', with her 50 knot speed and advanced technology.

* DirtyCommunists: The Soviet Navy considers ''Yamato'' to be an imperialist threat to the USSR. After a submarine duel and a rebuffed anti-U.S. alliance propsal to Kaeda, the Soviets send out a task force to sink ''Yamato'' near Okinawa.

* DeadlyDodging: This is one Kaeda's techniques against American surface vessels. During one engagement, he makes a pursuing torpedo hit an American ship by sailing under that ship's keel.
* DirtyCommunists: The Soviet Navy shows up during the early part of the story, where they consider ''Yamato'' to be an imperialist threat to the USSR. After a submarine duel and a rebuffed anti-U.S. alliance propsal to Kaeda, the Soviets send out a naval task force to sink ''Yamato'' near Okinawa.

* FakingTheDead: ''Sea Bat'' is supposed to be a top secret project. In the manga's beginning, Kaeda and his crew participate in a deliberate sinking of their old submarine ''Tatsunami'' to fake their deaths before transferring over. ''Yamanami'''s collision with a Soviet Victor II boat before imploding also increases anti-Soviet paranoia and generates support for the Self-Defense Force's sea lane strategy.

* MeleeATrois: Kaeda wants his sovereignty to be recognized. The Americans want to punish Kaeda for his rebellion. The Japanese government also want to recapture ''Sea Bat'' because they don't want to lose the technology. [[spoiler: Later on, Kaeda proposes a defensive alliance with Japan.]]

** Secretary of State Harold Baker is one in the American political establishment. [[spoiler: Seeing the folly of wasting away American naval power to no effect against Kaeda, he is willing to accommodate him in negotiations.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: For Kaeda, his rebellion is not so much sticking the middle finger to U.S. military power as it is to forcibly create a nuclear-armed [[TakeAThirdOption third way]] to the Cold War power struggle. He believes that world peace can happen by having the [[UnitedNationsIsASuperpower UN assume control of all military power on the globe]].

* FakingTheDead: ''Sea Bat'' is supposed to be a top secret project. In the manga's beginning, Kaeda and his crew participate in a deliberate sinking of their old submarine ''Tatsunami'' to fake their deaths before transferring over. ''Tatsunami'''s collision with a Soviet Victor II boat before imploding also serves to increase anti-Soviet paranoia and generate support for the Maritime Self-Defense Force's sea lane security strategy.

* ChummyCommies: President Bennett proposes to Soviet president Malenkov to withdraw their ballistic missile submarines from the Arctic. The Americans need the area clear for their next anti-''Yamato'' operation using Seawolf boats. Malenkov cordially accepts the proposal.

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: ''The Silent Service'' was originally written when the Soviet military threat, sea lane security to the Persian Gulf, and nuclear weapons were a big part of Japanese security concerns. When the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union imploded, Kaeda's rebellion became less believable in the face of America becoming the world's only superpower.

* SentryGun: CIWS are used multiple times throughout the story. The JMSDF fleet assigned to protect ''Yamato'' near Okinawa use Phalanx and naval gunfire to destroysome of the Soviet antisubmarine missiles.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: For Kaeda, his rebellion is not so much sticking the middle finger to U.S. military power as it is to forcibly create a nuclear-armed [[TakeAThirdOption third way]] to the Cold War power struggle.

* DeadlyDodging: This is one Kaeda's techniques against American surface vessels. During one engagement, he makes a pursuing torpedo hit an American ship by under that ship's keel.

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: ''The Silent Service'' was originally written during a time when the Soviet military threat, sea lane security to the Persian Gulf, and nuclear weapons were a big part of Japanese security concerns. When the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union imploded, Kaeda's rebellion was less believable in the face of America as the world's only superpower.

A secret joint programme between the United States Navy and [[KaijuDefenseForce Japan's Self Defense Force]] leads to the development of Japan's first nuclear submarine ''Sea Bat'', but things go wrong on its maiden voyage when its captain, Kaeda Shirou goes rogue and declares the submarine a sovereign nation, ''Yamato''. HotSubOnSubAction ensues as the rogue crew attempts to evade the U.S. Navy's efforts to recapture or destroy them.

The manga, created by Kaiji Kawaguchi, who's also known for ''Manga/{{Zipang}}'' and ''A Spirit of the Sun'', was published in the ''Weekly Morning'' (''Shūkan Mōningu'') {{Seinen}} manga anthology magazine in 1988, and concluded in 1996 with 32 volumes published. Three long Original Video Animation adaptations were released in 1996 - 1998.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Tatsunami passive sonar catches Yamanami's implosion during the Victor collision incident. Fukamachi's sonar chief Nanba takes a recording to an acoustic research center to analyze it further. He discovers that the crew escaped before the sinking by uncovering escape hatch sounds in the data.

* FakingTheDead: The ''Sea Bat'' program is supposed to be a top secret project. In the manga's beginning, Kaeda and his crew participate in a deliberate sinking of their old submarine ''Tatsunami'' to fake their deaths before transferring them. ''Tatsunami'''s collision with a Soviet Victor II boat before imploding also serves to increase anti-Soviet paranoia and generate support for the Maritime Self-Defense Force's sea lane security strategy.

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: Used by Kaeda during the Okinawa Sea engagement. He launches a pair of torpedoes against a Soviet ship, making it collide with a nearby destroyer out of negligent evasion. The torpedoes travel under the first ship's keel and continue on to hit its real target: the destroyer ''Provorny''.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: A typical American attack against ''Yamato'' involves the liberal launching of many ASROC missiles. The Soviets also do this with their antisubmarine missiles during the Okinawa Sea Battle sequence.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: The Americans attempt a last-ditch attack on ''Yamato'' by ramming it with an F-14 just before it dives.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: UN Secretary-General Adams. He is willing to take the Japanese government's and Kaeda's propsals with an open mind, compared to the American politicians in the story.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: During the New York Harbor sequence, the U.S. Navy attempts to sink ''Yamato'' with several dozen helicopter-dropped torpedoes. [[spoiler: It doesn't work.]]

* MacrossMissileMassacre: A typical American attack against Yamato involves the liberal launching of many ASROC missiles. The Soviets also do this with their antisubmarine missiles during the Okinawa Sea Battle sequence.

A secret joint programme between the United States Navy and [[KaijuDefenseForce Japan's Self Defense Force]] leads to the development of Japan's first nuclear submarine ''Sea Bat'', but things go wrong on its maiden voyage when its captain, Kaeda Shirou goes rogue and declares the submarine a sovereign nation, ''Yamato''. HotSubOnSubAction ensues as the rogue crew attempts to evade the efforts of the U.S. Navy to recapture or destroy them.

** John Bates of the Seawolf-class submarine ''USS Alexander''.
** Norman Bates of the Seawolf-class submarine ''USS King''.

* TheCaptain:

!! '''The Silent Service'' contains examples of the following tropes:

* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: ''The Silent Service'' was originally written during a time when the Soviet military threat, sea lane security to the Persian Gulf, and nuclear weapons were a big part of Japanese security concerns. When the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union imploded, Kaeda's rebellion was less believable in the face of America as the world's only superpower.

A secret joint programme between the United States Navy and [[KaijuDefenseForce Japan's Self Defense Force]] leads to the development of Japan's first nuclear submarine ''Sea Bat'', but things go wrong on its maiden voyage when it goes rogue and declares itself a sovereign nation, ''Yamato''. HotSubOnSubAction ensues as the rogue crew attempts to evade the efforts of the U.S. Seventh Fleet to recapture or destroy them.

See also the 2012 television series ''Series/LastResort'', which also features a nuclear submarine going rogue.

A secret joint programme between the United States Navy and [[KaijuDefenseForce Japan's Self Defense Force]] leads to the development of Japan's first nuclear submarine, but things go wrong on its maiden voyage when it goes rogue and declares itself a sovereign nation, "Yamato". HotSubOnSubAction ensues as the rogue crew attempts to evade the efforts of the US Seventh Fleet to recapture or destroy them.

The manga, created by Kaiji Kawaguchi, who's also known for ''Manga/{{Zipang}} and ''A Spirit of the Sun'', was published in the ''Weekly Morning'' (''Shūkan Mōningu'') {{Seinen}} manga anthology magazine in 1988, and concluded in 1996 with 32 [[{{Tankoubon}} volumes]] published. 3 long Original Video Animation adaptations were released in 1996 - 1998.

A secret joint programme between the United States Navy and [[KaijuDefenseForce Japan's Self Defense Force]] leads to the development of Japan's first nuclear submarine, but things go wrong on its maiden voyage when it goes rogue and declares itself a sovereign nation, "Yamato".

The manga, created by Kaiji Kawaguchi, who's also known for ''Manga/{{Zipang}} and ''A Spirit of the Sun'', was published in the ''Weekly Morning'' (''Shūkan Mōningu'') {{Seinen}} manga anthology magazine in 1988, and concluded in 1996 with 32 volumes published. 3 long Original Video Animations were released in 1996 - 1998.