Away All Boats Page #2

Guadalcanal back.

He kept the guns firing

till she went under.

He didn't get that Navy Cross

sitting on his bucket.

They got to be

griped down snug.

VPs weigh over eight tons.

We can't have no eight-ton boats

banging around loose.

Check all securing gripes

and tighten them.

Hey, what's all the noise?

What are you doing?

Just making everything

shipshape, sir.

All done here, sir.

Chief.

Carry on. See that

our part is secure.

Aye, aye, sir.

What, um...

His name's Riley.

One of the motor macks.

He lives up to the nickname

he's already earned,

doping off up there.

Men call him Sacktime.

It's Mr. Jackson's

first day at sea.

He'd appreciate some help from

experienced hands. Come below.

But that's supply department

business, sir, not your-

Well, if you say so,

Mr. MacDougall.

Mr. O'Bannion!

O'BANNION:
Yes, sir?

Alter your course

Aye, aye, sir.

Excellent. All right, Chief.

You may dismiss them.

Shove off.

Waxing the deck. Somebody will-

Moran, I don't want

to hear complaints...

- about waxing the mess deck.

- Yes, sir.

It makes for greater

cleanliness.

I made a study of feeding crowds

of men, a scientific study.

Now, you see how scientifically

everything is arranged?

The men leave seating tables,

get drinks here,

then move to mess tables, then-

Whoa! Oh!

Very scientific.

What idiot waxed this deck?

Hmm. You win, Chief.

Never again.

Oh, that's all right... sir.

Need any help, Mr. Jackson?

My storerooms. They-

they must be a wreck.

And the galley.

Galley's shipshape, sir.

Smells like we're having...

roast pork and sweet potatoes

for dinner.

Ha ha ha!

Clean it up, Chief,

and nail down the new gear.

I won't tell you how.

You know more

about this than I do.

CAPTAIN:
Do you hear there?

This is the captain.

Before the Belinda was cast off

this morning,

it was reported that the ship

was in all respects...

ready for sea.

If there now remains

any doubt whatsoever...

that this report was

overoptimistic,

I'll be pleased to remain

on this course.

Teaching them the hard way.

That's a very dirty trick to do

to anybody. Mmm!

Mr. O'Bannion, alter your course

Aye, aye, sir.

Is sick bay in good health,

or is major surgery indicated?

Oh, some bottles got smashed.

- Smells pretty strong.

- I told Doc he should smell...

the rest of the ship.

Not so antiseptic.

I'll bet if you could

count them,

from that rolling.

It's better to have them

get it over with now...

than later on, when we might

need all hands in an emergency.

I have a hunch our captain

knows his business.

Which no one can say

for our executive officer.

Get this wardroom

cleaned up right away.

- This is most unappetizing.

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