When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. Teakettle's veterans will afford him enough help to accomplish the ship's goals. Unfortunately, he finds the crew and its officers share his novice status or only have experience in diesel engines.

Lt. John W. Harkness

Ellie C. Harkness

George Larrabee

Lt. Bill Barron

Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds

Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

Capt. 'Danny' Eliot

Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo

Ens. Chuck Dorrance

Norelli

Chief Engineer Ryan

Post Commander

Wascylewski

Tommy Morse

Crew Member

Radio Man

Officer

Officer's Club Waiter

Lieutenant Commander
February 23, 1951

Lt. John W. Harkness

Ellie C. Harkness

George Larrabee

Lt. Bill Barron

Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds

Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

Capt. 'Danny' Eliot

Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo

Ens. Chuck Dorrance

Norelli

Chief Engineer Ryan

Post Commander

Wascylewski

Tommy Morse

Crew Member

Radio Man

Officer

Officer's Club Waiter

Lieutenant Commander

