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.

Rip Crandall

Tommy Hanson

Wilbur Vandewater

Patterson

Captain McClung

Josh Davidson

A.J. Sparks

Jack MacCarthy

Dennis Foster

Johnson

Samada

Sailor (uncredited)

French guide (uncredited)
December 29, 1960

Rip Crandall

Tommy Hanson

Wilbur Vandewater

Patterson

Captain McClung

Josh Davidson

A.J. Sparks

Jack MacCarthy

Dennis Foster

Johnson

Samada

Sailor (uncredited)

French guide (uncredited)
