Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a real garbage scow with a crew of misfits who don't know a jib from a jigger. What none of them knows, including Crandall, is that this ship has a very important top-secret mission to complete in waters patrolled by the Japanese fleet. Their mission will save hundreds of allied lives – if only they can get there in one piece.
        
        
                
            Directed by:
                        Richard Murphy                    
        
                
            Starring:
                        Jack Lemmon,                        Ricky Nelson,                        John Lund,                        Chips Rafferty,                        Tom Tully,                        Joby Baker