Production and Release
Down Periscope began shooting on May 6, 1995 and finished on July 27. The USS Pampanito, a Balao-class submarine from World War II, now a museum ship and memorial in San Francisco, played the part of the USS Stingray.
The film makes use of both standard U.S.Navy footage as well as scenes filmed specifically for the movie. The shots of the fictional USS Orlando were taken of the USS Springfield, homeported at the New London Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut, during a one-day VIP cruise for the christening committee of the USS Seawolf.
Down Periscope had its US theatrical release on March 1, 1996, and was first released on home video five months later, on August 6.
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