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- Aye, aye, sir.

Ah! Coffee.

Never-ending supply

of hot coffee.

Great inducement

for any man to enlist.

The weather was quite rough

for a while.

- It was?

- Very. It even woke me up.

- You were asleep?

- Yes.

After all, there was

nothing to do.

Night orders are assigned, sir.

Very well.

For some time,

I'll permit only you,

Mr. Randall, Mr. O'Bannion, and

Mr. Fraser to stand top watches.

You're the only officers

whose sea experience...

- qualifies you for such duty.

- Yes, sir.

I'm aware of the sacrifice

you made...

in rank and salary

when you entered the navy,

but I'd suggest you

try to forget that you were...

captain and master of a ship

in the merchant marine.

Adjust to the fact

that I'm captain of the Belinda.

I'll be in my sea cabin.

Porthole will be open.

You can talk to me anytime.

I'll be awake.

Target plane

approaching.

This run is for port-side guns

only.

Repeat-port-side guns only.

This is a five-eight!

Get onto the target! Get on!

Now hear this.

This is the captain speaking.

You are to get

down on your knees...

and give thanks

that that was only...

a 30-foot piece of canvas

instead of an enemy bomber.

I've seen 10-year-old kids

shoot better with slingshots.

CAPTAIN:
Well, at least

they look like sailors.

Belinda is

the smartest-looking ship...

to enter and leave Pearl

in many a month.

A smart-looking ship's a credit

to itself and the navy.

War is no excuse for

aping the appearance...

of a river coal barge.

Gangway's clear.

Handlers are ready to cast off.

Very good. What is that?

MacDougall,

bring that man up here.

Aye, aye, sir.

Stand by, all lines.

- Sailor?

- Yes, sir?

The captain wants you

on the bridge.

Say, that's right nice of him.

I never been up there before.

Follow me.

Back 1/3!

Back 1/3, sir.

Ease your rudder to standard.

Ease your rudder

to standard.

Hey, fellas! Look at me up here

in officers' country!

Oh, hi.

- Mr. MacDougall, take the con.

- Aye, aye, sir.

What is your name

and your division?

I'm Gilbert Hubert

from Tennessee.

Um, Tennessee, yes. But

what division on the Belinda?

What are your duties?

Oh, uh, first division.

I'm the garbage grinder.

That's one

of the importantest places...

on the whole ship, you know?

I grind up the garbage

and mix it with water.

It runs into the ocean

and mixes with it...

so no Jap submarine finds us,

like they can if them mess cooks

dump it overboard. You see?

I see.

But you-you should

keep cleaner.

Oh, I keep that place

clean, Captain.

Want to come to the garbage

grinding room and see?

I dare you to find

a speck of dirt.

The only trouble

is the chicken guts.

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