1 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,700 [music playing] 2 00:01:58,667 --> 00:02:01,533 [ship's bell ringing] 3 00:02:19,867 --> 00:02:23,165 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: Ship's company, halt! 4 00:02:23,269 --> 00:02:24,310 You call that a destroyer? 5 00:02:24,415 --> 00:02:26,672 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: Right, turn! 6 00:02:26,776 --> 00:02:28,581 Looks more like Medici power station. 7 00:02:28,685 --> 00:02:29,901 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: Keep silent! 8 00:02:30,005 --> 00:02:31,185 By the left, face! 9 00:02:35,005 --> 00:02:37,747 Ship's company present and correct sir. 10 00:02:37,851 --> 00:02:41,671 Ship's company, standard pace! 11 00:02:41,775 --> 00:02:44,726 Here Fanny, take a signal to Winston Churchill... 12 00:02:44,830 --> 00:02:47,226 three so-called destroyers in them there islands. 13 00:02:47,330 --> 00:02:48,511 You've been done, mate. 14 00:02:48,615 --> 00:02:50,733 No politics on an empty stomach please. 15 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:52,469 Got any guff on the skipper, Stripey? 16 00:02:52,573 --> 00:02:54,691 A dugouts, so the buffer reckons. 17 00:02:54,795 --> 00:02:56,774 A bit rigid by all accounts. 18 00:02:56,878 --> 00:02:58,406 She'll be nasty with a bit of sea running. 19 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:01,045 Yes, all of these rookies are in for a fine time. 20 00:03:01,149 --> 00:03:02,537 That includes me, guns, and I'd 21 00:03:02,642 --> 00:03:03,823 rather not be reminded of it. 22 00:03:03,927 --> 00:03:04,864 Seasickness? 23 00:03:04,969 --> 00:03:06,948 Merely a question of relaxation. 24 00:03:07,052 --> 00:03:10,037 Famous last words doc? 25 00:03:10,141 --> 00:03:12,224 Ship's company, hup! 26 00:03:12,329 --> 00:03:13,683 OFFICER OF THE DECK: Attention on deck. 27 00:03:19,307 --> 00:03:22,780 Stand easy please. 28 00:03:22,884 --> 00:03:25,765 My name is Fraser. 29 00:03:25,869 --> 00:03:28,057 I shan't keep you long tonight. 30 00:03:28,161 --> 00:03:31,286 But as this is the first time we meet as a full ship's company, 31 00:03:31,390 --> 00:03:34,723 there are a few points to be made. 32 00:03:34,827 --> 00:03:40,592 This ship is the United States Navy destroyer Whittier. 33 00:03:40,696 --> 00:03:43,993 She is one of the 50 destroyers the Americans are lending us, 34 00:03:44,098 --> 00:03:47,292 and we have been sent here to man her. 35 00:03:47,396 --> 00:03:51,112 Lieutenant Commander Carson and his officers and men 36 00:03:51,216 --> 00:03:53,612 will do everything they can in the shortest possible time 37 00:03:53,716 --> 00:03:56,701 to show us the ropes. 38 00:03:56,805 --> 00:03:59,583 We are going to work very hard. 39 00:03:59,687 --> 00:04:02,812 We have a job to do in the fighting of this war, 40 00:04:02,916 --> 00:04:05,382 and the sooner we are doing it the better. 41 00:04:05,486 --> 00:04:07,569 There's just one other thing. 42 00:04:07,673 --> 00:04:10,694 This ship, as you may know, has been laid up and sealed 43 00:04:10,798 --> 00:04:12,985 off for a number of years. 44 00:04:13,090 --> 00:04:17,152 And, quite plainly, she is no longer young. 45 00:04:17,256 --> 00:04:20,902 However, at this stage in the proceedings 46 00:04:21,006 --> 00:04:24,756 she is worth her displacement in gold. 47 00:04:24,860 --> 00:04:28,158 With that in mind, it may be worth remembering 48 00:04:28,262 --> 00:04:34,338 the usual old saying "never look a gift horse in the mouth." 49 00:04:34,443 --> 00:04:39,026 Finally, I'm glad to welcome you here. 50 00:04:39,130 --> 00:04:40,171 Carry on, First Lieutenant. 51 00:04:40,276 --> 00:04:42,011 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Aye aye sir. 52 00:04:42,115 --> 00:04:44,407 Ship's company, hup! 53 00:04:44,511 --> 00:04:46,734 Fall out the officers. 54 00:04:46,838 --> 00:04:48,156 Mach before please chiefs. 55 00:04:48,261 --> 00:04:49,650 Yeah, I know... 56 00:04:49,754 --> 00:04:51,421 fall out the privileged classes, remain 57 00:04:51,525 --> 00:04:53,018 to work yourselves to death. 58 00:04:53,122 --> 00:04:54,614 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: You all heard 59 00:04:54,718 --> 00:04:56,802 what the captain had to say, and you all know what it means. 60 00:04:56,906 --> 00:05:00,100 No laughing about, no skylarking, and no playing 61 00:05:00,205 --> 00:05:01,871 games on the upper deck. 62 00:05:01,975 --> 00:05:06,176 - Ship's company, left turn! - Number one. 63 00:05:06,280 --> 00:05:07,218 Sir! 64 00:05:07,322 --> 00:05:08,816 The next time you report the ship's 65 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,933 company present and correct, see that they are. 66 00:05:11,037 --> 00:05:13,121 The majority of those men are improperly dressed. 67 00:05:13,225 --> 00:05:14,092 Aye aye sir. 68 00:05:14,197 --> 00:05:17,183 [steam siren] 69 00:05:18,329 --> 00:05:19,544 It's like a herd of cattle, we are. 70 00:05:19,648 --> 00:05:21,523 And I'll make sure he doesn't pick on me. 71 00:05:21,627 --> 00:05:22,981 Write your MP about it. 72 00:05:23,086 --> 00:05:24,925 No use, he's a Tory. 73 00:05:27,773 --> 00:05:32,425 Hmm, where do we go from here? 74 00:05:32,529 --> 00:05:34,820 Ugh! 75 00:05:34,925 --> 00:05:36,036 Oh, thanks for the lift. 76 00:05:36,140 --> 00:05:36,973 Don't mention it. 77 00:05:37,078 --> 00:05:37,945 See you later. 78 00:05:38,049 --> 00:05:39,543 Oh, sure. 79 00:05:39,647 --> 00:05:40,757 Who's the midget? 80 00:05:40,862 --> 00:05:41,973 I don't know... new boy I think. 81 00:05:42,077 --> 00:05:44,230 Came along at last draft this morning. 82 00:05:44,334 --> 00:05:45,480 Cut the cackle and get below. 83 00:05:45,584 --> 00:05:47,320 And you, Daniels... square your cap off. 84 00:05:47,424 --> 00:05:50,514 Service regulations article number 174(3)(a)... 85 00:05:50,618 --> 00:05:52,111 caps are to be worn square on the head 86 00:05:52,215 --> 00:05:53,327 so that no hair is moved. 87 00:05:53,431 --> 00:05:55,028 PETTY OFFICER OF THE WATCH (OVER LOUD SPEAKER): 88 00:05:55,132 --> 00:05:56,660 Now hear this, now hear this. 89 00:05:56,764 --> 00:05:59,334 All hands lay aft to the fantail. 90 00:05:59,438 --> 00:06:01,347 All British ratings report to the mess decks. 91 00:06:01,451 --> 00:06:03,292 You know, I envy you commander. 92 00:06:03,396 --> 00:06:07,076 Must be fine to have a whole crew with combat experience. 93 00:06:07,180 --> 00:06:09,055 I've got a hundred men in the ship's company. 94 00:06:09,159 --> 00:06:10,583 Only four officers and 14 ratings 95 00:06:10,687 --> 00:06:12,527 have been to sea before. 96 00:06:12,631 --> 00:06:14,159 I'd heard you British were scraping 97 00:06:14,263 --> 00:06:15,513 the bottom of the barrel, but... 98 00:06:15,617 --> 00:06:16,797 We are. 99 00:06:16,901 --> 00:06:18,013 As a matter of fact, that's why I'm here. 100 00:06:18,117 --> 00:06:19,228 [steam siren] 101 00:06:19,332 --> 00:06:20,929 Aren't you being a little modest, commander? 102 00:06:21,033 --> 00:06:22,249 In old age, I mean. 103 00:06:22,353 --> 00:06:24,575 No, they belong to the last war... commonly 104 00:06:24,679 --> 00:06:25,963 known as Squeak and Wilfred. 105 00:06:26,067 --> 00:06:28,394 No, I've been on the beach since '32. 106 00:06:28,498 --> 00:06:30,582 I was dug out, as we say, when the war started. 107 00:06:30,686 --> 00:06:33,082 Since then, I've been sailing a stone frigate. 108 00:06:33,186 --> 00:06:34,436 Stone frigate? 109 00:06:34,540 --> 00:06:37,248 Shore establishment. 110 00:06:37,352 --> 00:06:39,470 Ordinary Seaman Flanagan, Sir. 111 00:06:39,574 --> 00:06:41,345 Chief said I should report to you for duties 112 00:06:41,449 --> 00:06:43,220 as Captain's servant. 113 00:06:43,324 --> 00:06:44,574 Are you trying to be funny? 114 00:06:44,678 --> 00:06:45,581 No, sir. 115 00:06:45,685 --> 00:06:46,553 That's what he told me, sir. 116 00:06:46,657 --> 00:06:49,886 Say, you are an American. 117 00:06:49,990 --> 00:06:51,344 No, I come from Ireland. 118 00:06:51,448 --> 00:06:52,524 I see. 119 00:06:52,628 --> 00:06:54,607 And what part of Ireland are you from, Flanagan? 120 00:06:54,712 --> 00:06:56,622 Chicago? 121 00:06:56,726 --> 00:06:58,670 How long have you been in the Royal Navy? 122 00:06:58,774 --> 00:07:00,476 Four Four months, Sir. I enlisted in London. 123 00:07:00,580 --> 00:07:01,794 CAPTAIN DAVID G. WILSON: Enlisted, huh? 124 00:07:01,899 --> 00:07:03,114 Well, you certainly ought to feel 125 00:07:03,218 --> 00:07:04,226 at home on an American ship. 126 00:07:04,330 --> 00:07:05,406 Yes, Sir. 127 00:07:05,510 --> 00:07:07,350 Very well, Flanagan. 128 00:07:07,455 --> 00:07:08,600 I'm glad to have you aboard. 129 00:07:08,705 --> 00:07:09,989 Thank you, Sir. I'm glad to be aboard. 130 00:07:10,093 --> 00:07:11,655 PETTY OFFICER OF THE WATCH (OVER LOUD SPEAKER): 131 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:12,871 Now sweepers, man your brooms. 132 00:07:12,975 --> 00:07:17,384 Clean sweep down, fore, and aft. 133 00:07:17,488 --> 00:07:19,155 You know, in a lot of ways I wouldn't 134 00:07:19,259 --> 00:07:20,683 mind changing places with him. 135 00:07:24,745 --> 00:07:26,481 I must have cursed this old bucket a hundred 136 00:07:26,585 --> 00:07:28,321 times since I took it over. 137 00:07:28,425 --> 00:07:29,363 And now I... 138 00:07:29,467 --> 00:07:31,203 I think I know what you mean. 139 00:07:31,307 --> 00:07:32,834 Well, I'll say one thing for you British, 140 00:07:32,939 --> 00:07:36,862 Commander... you certainly don't waste much time. 141 00:07:36,966 --> 00:07:37,938 We haven't got much time. 142 00:07:38,042 --> 00:07:41,203 [music playing] 143 00:08:19,498 --> 00:08:21,165 What's our position, pilot? 144 00:08:21,269 --> 00:08:22,519 I'll get a fix, Sir. 145 00:08:22,623 --> 00:08:24,013 Brown, I know where we are and so should you. 146 00:08:24,117 --> 00:08:26,269 Next time I ask that question I want a proper answer. 147 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:27,242 Aye aye, sir. 148 00:08:31,164 --> 00:08:33,977 Midships, steer 082. 149 00:08:34,081 --> 00:08:35,262 HELMSMAN: Midships, steer 082, sir. 150 00:08:35,366 --> 00:08:36,512 Take over number 1. 151 00:08:36,616 --> 00:08:37,275 Let me know when you sight the convoy. 152 00:08:37,380 --> 00:08:38,317 Aye aye, sir. 153 00:08:42,796 --> 00:08:44,983 I wish he wouldn't make me feel so conscious of being 154 00:08:45,087 --> 00:08:46,442 a Saturday night sailor. 155 00:08:46,546 --> 00:08:49,983 He seems to think I'm not trying. 156 00:08:50,087 --> 00:08:53,420 I guess those wavy stripes of yours get in his hair. 157 00:08:53,525 --> 00:08:54,428 Starboard 15! 158 00:08:54,532 --> 00:08:55,782 HELMSMAN: Starboard 15, sir. 159 00:08:55,886 --> 00:08:57,691 I'm afraid he doesn't think much of me as a number 1. 160 00:08:57,795 --> 00:08:58,941 - No. - No, I've counted. 161 00:08:59,045 --> 00:08:59,948 There aren't enough ships to go around 162 00:09:00,052 --> 00:09:02,240 and have command of my own. 163 00:09:02,344 --> 00:09:04,496 Midships, steer 096. 164 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:05,573 HELMSMAN: Midships... 165 00:09:05,677 --> 00:09:07,690 Why don't you turn over now. 166 00:09:07,795 --> 00:09:10,329 He wants me to plot the latest u-boat dispositions. 167 00:09:10,433 --> 00:09:11,753 I never get a minute of peace. 168 00:09:11,857 --> 00:09:13,385 It's worse than being a school master. 169 00:09:13,489 --> 00:09:14,391 Is that what you were? 170 00:09:14,495 --> 00:09:16,093 Among other things. 171 00:09:16,197 --> 00:09:19,703 Journalism, advertising, civil service... 172 00:09:19,807 --> 00:09:21,926 a sort of rolling stone. 173 00:09:22,030 --> 00:09:25,051 Uh-huh. 174 00:09:25,155 --> 00:09:27,689 NAVIGATOR: Convoy on the starboard bow, sir. 175 00:09:27,793 --> 00:09:30,223 Very good! 176 00:09:30,328 --> 00:09:31,439 Captain, sir. 177 00:09:34,077 --> 00:09:34,946 Yes? 178 00:09:35,050 --> 00:09:36,577 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Convoy sighted 179 00:09:36,681 --> 00:09:38,001 - on the starboard bow, sir. - Very good, number 1. 180 00:09:38,105 --> 00:09:38,973 I'll come up. 181 00:09:47,618 --> 00:09:49,008 130 revolutions. 182 00:09:49,112 --> 00:09:50,639 Did you get a starsight this morning, Grant? 183 00:09:50,743 --> 00:09:52,305 - Yes, sir. - Good. 184 00:09:52,410 --> 00:09:55,534 I said 130 revolutions. 185 00:09:55,639 --> 00:09:57,132 Now. 186 00:09:57,236 --> 00:09:59,354 910 revolutions a minute, sir. 187 00:09:59,458 --> 00:10:00,430 That can't be right. 188 00:10:00,534 --> 00:10:01,437 She'll take off at that speed. 189 00:10:01,541 --> 00:10:02,479 She'll only do 400 all out. 190 00:10:02,583 --> 00:10:03,451 Try again. 191 00:10:03,555 --> 00:10:04,944 I'll tell you when. 192 00:10:05,049 --> 00:10:07,305 With better engines than this dragging [inaudible] 193 00:10:07,409 --> 00:10:08,277 Now! 194 00:10:18,277 --> 00:10:19,110 Keep well up. 195 00:10:19,214 --> 00:10:20,082 Visibility's dropping. 196 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:21,610 Not a gale warning, sir. 197 00:10:21,714 --> 00:10:23,311 Why have the engines stopped? 198 00:10:23,415 --> 00:10:24,422 Now what is it? 199 00:10:24,527 --> 00:10:27,131 Cut the steam! 200 00:10:27,235 --> 00:10:28,762 Pressure's gone, sir. 201 00:10:28,866 --> 00:10:30,151 Take over Morgan. 202 00:10:30,255 --> 00:10:34,282 Stop everything except the auxiliaries. 203 00:10:34,386 --> 00:10:35,845 Any report from the engine room? 204 00:10:35,949 --> 00:10:37,442 Chief's coming up from the bridge, sir. 205 00:10:37,547 --> 00:10:38,623 Senior officer, sir... 206 00:10:38,727 --> 00:10:40,393 - why stopped? - Very good. 207 00:10:40,498 --> 00:10:41,643 Make back... 208 00:10:41,747 --> 00:10:43,518 Another one just coming through from him now, sir! 209 00:10:47,476 --> 00:10:48,588 Difficult to read his light. 210 00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:52,997 What's the trouble, chief? 211 00:10:53,101 --> 00:10:54,317 A joint burst in main steam pipes. 212 00:10:54,421 --> 00:10:55,983 I can't move the engines until it's repaired. 213 00:10:56,087 --> 00:10:58,239 Senior officer again, sir... if delay is serious, 214 00:10:58,343 --> 00:11:00,218 proceed independently to London directly. 215 00:11:00,322 --> 00:11:02,059 Your present position is... 216 00:11:02,163 --> 00:11:03,483 I'm afraid we couldn't read any more, sir. 217 00:11:03,587 --> 00:11:04,905 - Very good, yeoman. - Number 1? 218 00:11:05,010 --> 00:11:06,295 Sir? 219 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:08,482 Secure all movable gear, rig extra lifelines, 220 00:11:08,587 --> 00:11:10,183 - check all hatches and scuttles. - Aye aye, sir. 221 00:11:10,287 --> 00:11:11,399 Think you can fix it, chief? 222 00:11:11,503 --> 00:11:13,863 Well, we can fix it all right, sir. 223 00:11:13,967 --> 00:11:14,836 But it'll take time. 224 00:11:24,245 --> 00:11:27,266 [snoring] 225 00:11:28,065 --> 00:11:28,724 Come on now mates! 226 00:11:28,828 --> 00:11:29,696 Rise and shine! 227 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,050 Starboard watch close up. 228 00:11:31,154 --> 00:11:32,300 Come on out and catch a breath of fresh air. 229 00:11:32,404 --> 00:11:33,654 It'll do you a world of good. 230 00:11:33,758 --> 00:11:35,598 How long before we get on an even keel sway? 231 00:11:35,703 --> 00:11:37,751 Probably four miles, I reckon. Come on! 232 00:11:37,856 --> 00:11:38,723 Come on! 233 00:11:38,827 --> 00:11:40,320 Pork chops and pickles for lunch! 234 00:11:40,424 --> 00:11:41,466 Now, now then... as long you don't you bring up that little 235 00:11:41,570 --> 00:11:42,786 odd green in your throat. 236 00:11:42,890 --> 00:11:44,070 You'll never get it down again if you do. 237 00:11:44,174 --> 00:11:45,736 Come on now, boy. Starboard watch on deck. 238 00:11:45,841 --> 00:11:47,438 The doctor... 239 00:11:47,543 --> 00:11:48,445 I want the doctor. 240 00:11:54,486 --> 00:11:55,736 She goes on much longer like this, sir, 241 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,618 the ruddy turbines will tear themselves loose. 242 00:11:58,722 --> 00:11:59,729 How's it going? 243 00:11:59,834 --> 00:12:01,639 We've nearly fixed the steam pipe, sir. 244 00:12:01,743 --> 00:12:04,451 Every time she hits a wave she springs a fresh leak. 245 00:12:04,555 --> 00:12:06,464 There's one in the stern gland now. 246 00:12:06,569 --> 00:12:07,506 Pumps won't get to it. 247 00:12:07,610 --> 00:12:08,652 Put extra hands onto baling. 248 00:12:13,825 --> 00:12:16,395 Open your eyes. 249 00:12:16,499 --> 00:12:18,860 Oh, now! 250 00:12:18,964 --> 00:12:20,109 I wish I could be sitting down and get 251 00:12:20,214 --> 00:12:21,742 a bit of blooming peace. 252 00:12:21,846 --> 00:12:24,832 [wind blowing] 253 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,324 Up you go with it. 254 00:12:41,428 --> 00:12:42,296 Ugh. 255 00:12:45,316 --> 00:12:48,441 [engines starting] 256 00:12:51,914 --> 00:12:54,482 Well, now perhaps we can get some peace. 257 00:12:54,587 --> 00:12:55,455 Number 1. 258 00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:56,393 Sir? 259 00:12:56,497 --> 00:12:57,365 Exercise action stations. 260 00:12:57,469 --> 00:12:59,899 Aye aye, sir. 261 00:13:00,003 --> 00:13:01,531 [action stations alarm] 262 00:13:01,635 --> 00:13:03,059 Oh, blimey! 263 00:13:03,163 --> 00:13:04,552 Dumb action, dust catching, worse than Beecham's Pills 264 00:13:04,656 --> 00:13:05,489 this is! 265 00:13:11,079 --> 00:13:14,030 [seagulls] 266 00:13:15,489 --> 00:13:17,155 Now then wait for it, wait for it... mail's up! 267 00:13:20,002 --> 00:13:23,127 Have you ever put into London Deli before, sir? 268 00:13:23,231 --> 00:13:25,696 Yes, once... in '29. 269 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,501 Oh, I've been there several times. 270 00:13:27,606 --> 00:13:30,904 It's... well, it's not what you'd call a Matlow's paradise. 271 00:13:31,009 --> 00:13:32,537 I thought that anything you asked for, 272 00:13:32,641 --> 00:13:33,786 Guns, was a dodge ball. 273 00:13:33,891 --> 00:13:35,730 Oh, that's certainly nonsense. 274 00:13:35,834 --> 00:13:37,328 Excuse me, sir. 275 00:13:37,432 --> 00:13:39,307 I'm just going out to inspect the liberty men. 276 00:13:39,411 --> 00:13:40,279 Oh, number 1? 277 00:13:40,383 --> 00:13:41,320 Sir? 278 00:13:41,425 --> 00:13:42,328 I'll take a look around first. 279 00:13:42,432 --> 00:13:43,438 Eye aye, sir. 280 00:13:47,952 --> 00:13:49,896 Pass the vinegar, somebody. 281 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,354 Come on you shore going Romeos. 282 00:13:51,458 --> 00:13:52,640 It's Saturday. 283 00:13:52,744 --> 00:13:53,437 Us workers want to get in our haystacks. 284 00:13:53,542 --> 00:13:54,410 Oh, shut-up. 285 00:13:54,514 --> 00:13:55,903 Oh, bug up. 286 00:13:56,007 --> 00:13:57,153 YN2 Charville! 287 00:13:57,257 --> 00:13:58,819 Here, here I am [inaudible] 288 00:13:58,924 --> 00:14:00,556 [interposing voices] 289 00:14:01,423 --> 00:14:03,264 Will you listen to this. 290 00:14:03,368 --> 00:14:06,389 I've taken in a lodger to help with the rent. 291 00:14:06,493 --> 00:14:09,201 Well, I've got to go and get his hot water bottle now, 292 00:14:09,305 --> 00:14:10,173 so I'll leave you. 293 00:14:10,277 --> 00:14:13,402 Love, Elsie. 294 00:14:13,506 --> 00:14:16,492 I'm not so sure I like that. 295 00:14:16,597 --> 00:14:18,610 I've never had no hot water bottle over the 20 years 296 00:14:18,714 --> 00:14:20,103 we've been married. 297 00:14:20,207 --> 00:14:21,422 You haven't been around long enough you dirty old man. 298 00:14:21,526 --> 00:14:23,332 [laughter] 299 00:14:24,235 --> 00:14:25,867 For crying out loud. 300 00:14:25,971 --> 00:14:26,908 What's the matter now? 301 00:14:27,013 --> 00:14:28,054 Another strike fizzled out? 302 00:14:28,158 --> 00:14:29,234 Yeah, it's this jersey. 303 00:14:29,338 --> 00:14:30,658 I can't get it on. 304 00:14:30,762 --> 00:14:32,950 Why don't you plan a clover, you twerp. 305 00:14:33,054 --> 00:14:34,929 Have you got a skirt? 306 00:14:35,033 --> 00:14:36,109 Don't be daft. 307 00:14:36,213 --> 00:14:37,497 It's from my mom. 308 00:14:37,602 --> 00:14:39,164 Our managing director says life 309 00:14:39,268 --> 00:14:41,838 must be very exciting aboard a modern dreadnought. 310 00:14:41,942 --> 00:14:43,366 Dreadnought? 311 00:14:43,470 --> 00:14:44,372 Hey, Stripey! 312 00:14:44,476 --> 00:14:46,421 You know that girl I told you about? 313 00:14:46,525 --> 00:14:48,574 The one that works in the milk bar at Plymouth. 314 00:14:48,678 --> 00:14:49,720 Oh, yeah. 315 00:14:49,824 --> 00:14:51,594 She says she will. 316 00:14:51,699 --> 00:14:52,566 Will? 317 00:14:52,670 --> 00:14:54,858 Will what? 318 00:14:54,962 --> 00:14:57,566 Marry me, dope. That's her. 319 00:15:00,344 --> 00:15:02,115 Blimey, what a chassis. [whistles] 320 00:15:02,219 --> 00:15:03,225 Yeah. 321 00:15:03,329 --> 00:15:05,170 You know, she's won 12 beauty contests. 322 00:15:05,274 --> 00:15:08,815 So that's why he's big-eyed joining the Royal Navy. 323 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,315 What a bloke would do in order to be near that woman. 324 00:15:11,419 --> 00:15:13,468 And all he goes through for it. 325 00:15:13,572 --> 00:15:14,232 What does it get him? 326 00:15:14,336 --> 00:15:15,898 No hot water bottle. 327 00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:18,989 [laughter] 328 00:15:23,849 --> 00:15:26,870 [seagulls] 329 00:15:33,015 --> 00:15:35,585 SAILOR 1: Gun check! 330 00:15:35,689 --> 00:15:37,217 SAILOR 2: This gun's on safe! 331 00:16:05,132 --> 00:16:06,312 [ship's whistle] 332 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,194 OFFICER OF THE DECK (OVER LOUD SPEAKER): Hear, hear there! 333 00:16:09,298 --> 00:16:11,763 All leave is canceled! 334 00:16:11,867 --> 00:16:14,158 All hands to standby to clean ship! 335 00:16:14,263 --> 00:16:16,798 [interposing voices] 336 00:16:18,256 --> 00:16:19,645 If he thinks he's going to get me working on Saturday 337 00:16:19,749 --> 00:16:20,756 afternoon, he's crazy! 338 00:16:26,207 --> 00:16:27,526 I guess the First Lieutenant didn't 339 00:16:27,631 --> 00:16:28,881 think she had enough glamor. 340 00:16:28,985 --> 00:16:31,241 It's not the jimmy, it's the skipper. 341 00:16:31,345 --> 00:16:32,352 I don't care who it is. 342 00:16:32,456 --> 00:16:33,706 They've got no right to do it. 343 00:16:33,810 --> 00:16:35,060 We ought to be allowed to take the afternoons 344 00:16:35,165 --> 00:16:37,109 off when in harbor. 345 00:16:37,213 --> 00:16:40,026 All overtime in lieu thereof? 346 00:16:40,130 --> 00:16:41,310 Ship clean number 1? 347 00:16:41,414 --> 00:16:43,914 You have a ready wit Sub Lieutenant. 348 00:16:44,018 --> 00:16:46,831 When I was a boy seaman we had a skipper who used to inspect 349 00:16:46,935 --> 00:16:48,601 the ship with white gloves on. 350 00:16:48,705 --> 00:16:50,511 Sure, in peacetime. 351 00:16:50,615 --> 00:16:53,184 But this man doesn't only want the old bucket shipshape. 352 00:16:53,289 --> 00:16:55,302 He expects it to be dry cleaned. 353 00:16:55,406 --> 00:16:56,726 Can you imagine being married to him? 354 00:16:56,830 --> 00:16:58,358 He must drive his wife crazy. 355 00:16:58,462 --> 00:17:01,066 His wife, number 1, was killed in an accident two years ago. 356 00:17:01,170 --> 00:17:03,045 Oh, I'm sorry. 357 00:17:03,149 --> 00:17:04,538 Well, you weren't to know. 358 00:17:04,642 --> 00:17:05,858 Well, I still don't see the point in running everyone 359 00:17:05,962 --> 00:17:08,183 ragged the first day in harbor. 360 00:17:08,288 --> 00:17:12,488 The point is, number 1, the captain was quite right. 361 00:17:12,593 --> 00:17:18,530 The ship wasn't clean except for the engine room. 362 00:17:20,857 --> 00:17:22,696 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: All right, carry on please, chief. 363 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,919 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: Aye aye, sir. 364 00:17:25,023 --> 00:17:26,967 Carry on leading hands. 365 00:17:27,071 --> 00:17:28,078 Liberty men! 366 00:17:28,182 --> 00:17:29,190 Front rank, right turn! 367 00:17:29,294 --> 00:17:31,029 Left wheel rank, march! 368 00:17:31,133 --> 00:17:31,794 Rear rank, right turn! 369 00:17:31,898 --> 00:17:35,578 Left wheel rank, march! 370 00:17:35,682 --> 00:17:36,550 Number 1? 371 00:17:36,654 --> 00:17:37,939 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Sir? 372 00:17:38,043 --> 00:17:39,189 I've told you before. 373 00:17:39,293 --> 00:17:40,820 Our liberty men are not smart enough. 374 00:17:40,924 --> 00:17:42,591 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: They've had a pretty rough fortnight, sir. 375 00:17:42,695 --> 00:17:44,952 All the more reason to keep them up to the mark now. 376 00:17:45,056 --> 00:17:46,515 Sir, in my experience, these sort of men 377 00:17:46,619 --> 00:17:48,285 have done pretty well in action so far. 378 00:17:48,389 --> 00:17:49,605 Surely, that's the main thing. 379 00:17:49,709 --> 00:17:51,340 The main thing, number 1, is that my orders 380 00:17:51,445 --> 00:17:52,313 are to be obeyed. 381 00:17:52,417 --> 00:17:53,702 Aye aye, sir. 382 00:17:53,806 --> 00:17:54,743 Pipe. 383 00:17:54,847 --> 00:17:57,764 [PIPING THE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ASHORE] 384 00:18:01,826 --> 00:18:04,465 [motorboat engine] 385 00:18:05,506 --> 00:18:08,493 [seagulls] 386 00:18:12,138 --> 00:18:13,284 [knocks] 387 00:18:13,388 --> 00:18:14,534 CAPTAIN: Come in please. 388 00:18:14,638 --> 00:18:16,443 Lieutenant Commander Fraser, sir. 389 00:18:16,547 --> 00:18:18,458 All right, thank you. 390 00:18:18,562 --> 00:18:19,638 This way, sir. 391 00:18:22,416 --> 00:18:24,603 That'll be the skipper of the fourth final fliver. 392 00:18:24,707 --> 00:18:25,575 Who? 393 00:18:25,679 --> 00:18:27,520 Him? 394 00:18:27,624 --> 00:18:28,665 The one who get lost? 395 00:18:28,769 --> 00:18:29,880 Yeah. 396 00:18:29,984 --> 00:18:32,449 Careless, very careless. 397 00:18:32,554 --> 00:18:34,255 I want to know what happened to you. 398 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:35,852 I was diverted to go and look for you. 399 00:18:35,957 --> 00:18:38,282 Engine trouble I'm afraid. 400 00:18:38,387 --> 00:18:39,775 Well, sit down, sit down. 401 00:18:39,879 --> 00:18:40,540 Thanks. 402 00:18:40,644 --> 00:18:43,421 Good to see you again. 403 00:18:43,525 --> 00:18:46,199 It's quite a coincidence. 404 00:18:46,303 --> 00:18:47,344 Yes, quite. 405 00:18:47,449 --> 00:18:48,768 No, I'm all right thanks. 406 00:18:48,872 --> 00:18:51,719 I was delighted to hear you were back in uniform. 407 00:18:51,823 --> 00:18:54,844 Let's see, how long is it now? 408 00:18:54,948 --> 00:18:56,372 Since my court martial? 409 00:18:56,476 --> 00:18:57,656 Eight years. 410 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,531 Eight years. 411 00:18:59,635 --> 00:19:00,538 On the 9th of December. 412 00:19:03,385 --> 00:19:07,413 Makes you realize we're all getting on, doesn't it? 413 00:19:07,517 --> 00:19:09,253 How's that boy of yours? 414 00:19:09,357 --> 00:19:11,093 Oh, he's quite a big chap now. 415 00:19:11,197 --> 00:19:12,551 He'll soon be leaving school. 416 00:19:12,655 --> 00:19:14,252 And what have you been doing all this time? 417 00:19:14,356 --> 00:19:15,225 I've been building boats. 418 00:19:15,329 --> 00:19:16,440 Oh? 419 00:19:16,544 --> 00:19:18,801 The first wants of civilian life and all that. 420 00:19:18,905 --> 00:19:21,822 Hmm, it wasn't quite like that, no. 421 00:19:21,926 --> 00:19:23,141 I've got a cousin. 422 00:19:23,245 --> 00:19:25,710 He's got a boat yard on the Isle of Wight. 423 00:19:25,814 --> 00:19:28,280 Oh. 424 00:19:28,384 --> 00:19:29,772 What about a drink? Gin? 425 00:19:29,876 --> 00:19:31,335 LT CMDR HUGH ALGINION FRASER: Fine, thanks. 426 00:19:31,439 --> 00:19:32,550 PETTY OFFICER OF THE WATCH (OVER LOUD SPEAKER): 427 00:19:32,654 --> 00:19:33,696 Watch keeper, liberty men, fall in... 428 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:34,946 What sort of officers have you? 429 00:19:35,050 --> 00:19:36,370 Oh, first rate. 430 00:19:36,474 --> 00:19:40,120 I have a Canadian number 1 who's very popular with the crew. 431 00:19:40,224 --> 00:19:41,404 What's your ship like? 432 00:19:41,508 --> 00:19:42,341 What do they call them? 433 00:19:42,445 --> 00:19:43,626 Four pipers? 434 00:19:43,730 --> 00:19:45,640 Yes, four pipers amongst other things. 435 00:19:49,354 --> 00:19:52,515 Well, here's to the future, Hugh. 436 00:19:52,619 --> 00:19:53,660 Thanks. 437 00:19:53,765 --> 00:19:56,229 I'm sure we can get on all right together. 438 00:19:56,333 --> 00:19:57,166 I certainly hope so. 439 00:19:57,271 --> 00:19:58,590 Cheers. 440 00:19:58,694 --> 00:19:59,736 Cheers. 441 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:01,056 Skull? 442 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:02,444 I have. 443 00:20:02,548 --> 00:20:03,452 Cheers. 444 00:20:03,556 --> 00:20:04,423 Down the hatch. 445 00:20:08,139 --> 00:20:10,082 [whistle] 446 00:20:10,881 --> 00:20:11,923 Action stations. 447 00:20:16,124 --> 00:20:17,617 Gin and lime, please. 448 00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:21,784 Bright smiles everybody. 449 00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:25,151 Say, are you alone by any chance? 450 00:20:25,255 --> 00:20:26,401 Yes. 451 00:20:26,505 --> 00:20:27,581 You wouldn't care to join the convoy? 452 00:20:27,686 --> 00:20:29,005 Thank you. 453 00:20:29,109 --> 00:20:32,096 Not particularly. 454 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,664 You fellow have no finesse... that's your trouble. 455 00:20:34,768 --> 00:20:36,435 And what do you do? Drop depth charges? 456 00:20:36,539 --> 00:20:38,622 But you a quid you can't get her to have a drink with you. 457 00:20:38,727 --> 00:20:39,838 I'm not in the mood. 458 00:20:39,942 --> 00:20:41,643 Two quid? 459 00:20:41,747 --> 00:20:42,754 I'll make it three. 460 00:20:42,859 --> 00:20:45,567 Well, let's make it a fiver, shall we? 461 00:20:45,671 --> 00:20:47,442 All right. 462 00:20:47,546 --> 00:20:49,491 Get your money ready, suckers. 463 00:20:49,595 --> 00:20:52,684 [music playing] 464 00:20:58,483 --> 00:21:01,329 It would give me a great deal of moral satisfaction, ma'am, 465 00:21:01,434 --> 00:21:03,899 if you would have a drink with me. 466 00:21:04,003 --> 00:21:04,871 Thanks, all the same. 467 00:21:04,975 --> 00:21:05,808 I have one. 468 00:21:05,912 --> 00:21:07,336 No, I mean another. 469 00:21:07,441 --> 00:21:09,003 I never have more than one gin. 470 00:21:09,107 --> 00:21:12,302 Oh, well, what about a chaser? 471 00:21:12,406 --> 00:21:15,391 I love a glass of water. 472 00:21:15,495 --> 00:21:19,002 I don't think they'd swallow that. 473 00:21:19,107 --> 00:21:21,676 Water's is so tasteless, isn't it? 474 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:23,585 How much did you bet? 475 00:21:23,690 --> 00:21:24,557 Bet? 476 00:21:24,661 --> 00:21:25,843 Pretty obvious, isn't it? 477 00:21:25,947 --> 00:21:28,585 One look at your friends is enough? 478 00:21:28,689 --> 00:21:29,592 Friends? 479 00:21:29,697 --> 00:21:32,543 Yes, in the members stand. 480 00:21:32,647 --> 00:21:33,619 Oh, them. 481 00:21:33,723 --> 00:21:34,592 Oh, that's nothing. 482 00:21:34,696 --> 00:21:37,613 They, uh... it's just they haven't 483 00:21:37,717 --> 00:21:39,661 seen a white woman in months. 484 00:21:39,765 --> 00:21:42,439 My mother told me never to talk to strange men. 485 00:21:42,543 --> 00:21:44,487 Very right and proper too. 486 00:21:44,592 --> 00:21:47,577 And what did your father tell you? 487 00:21:47,681 --> 00:21:51,674 Being an admiral, he's a man of few words. 488 00:21:51,779 --> 00:21:52,750 [clearing throat] 489 00:21:54,417 --> 00:21:58,271 Look, I know a place where a fiver would buy champagne, 490 00:21:58,375 --> 00:22:02,368 soft lights, sweet music, and the biggest steak 491 00:22:02,472 --> 00:22:04,382 this side of Montreal. 492 00:22:04,486 --> 00:22:06,846 Suddenly, I find you quite irresistible. 493 00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:11,361 Oh, it's the Canadian influence. 494 00:22:11,465 --> 00:22:14,103 No... the steak. 495 00:22:26,152 --> 00:22:27,644 [cash register ring] 496 00:22:27,748 --> 00:22:30,665 and McConalogue's electric saloon is proud and honored 497 00:22:30,769 --> 00:22:32,401 to welcome you to his portals. 498 00:22:32,505 --> 00:22:36,984 Now, walls have ears, and I know I mustn't ask any questions. 499 00:22:37,088 --> 00:22:38,859 But sure I don't have to. 500 00:22:38,963 --> 00:22:40,907 I've only to look at the gleams in your eyes 501 00:22:41,011 --> 00:22:42,678 to know that you've been performing 502 00:22:42,782 --> 00:22:47,677 some dangerous mission on the broad Atlantic Ocean. 503 00:22:47,782 --> 00:22:49,969 Have you? 504 00:22:50,073 --> 00:22:53,198 Well, if you really want to know mate, we're survivors. 505 00:22:53,302 --> 00:22:54,135 Survivors? 506 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,663 Glory be. 507 00:22:55,768 --> 00:22:57,712 Drinks on the house of McConalogue. 508 00:22:57,816 --> 00:23:00,837 [clamoring excitement] 509 00:23:02,538 --> 00:23:05,524 Is there any truth in them terrible rumors about... 510 00:23:05,628 --> 00:23:06,774 cannibalism? 511 00:23:06,878 --> 00:23:08,059 Cannibalism? 512 00:23:08,163 --> 00:23:13,613 Yes, on rafts adrift with no victuals? 513 00:23:13,718 --> 00:23:16,530 I wish you had mentioned that, mate. 514 00:23:16,634 --> 00:23:18,405 Brings back horrible memory... 515 00:23:18,509 --> 00:23:20,071 something that happened to my cousin, Burt. 516 00:23:20,176 --> 00:23:21,426 Dear, oh dear. 517 00:23:21,530 --> 00:23:22,363 Drink up. 518 00:23:22,467 --> 00:23:24,099 Have another. 519 00:23:24,203 --> 00:23:26,842 Tell me more. 520 00:23:26,946 --> 00:23:28,300 Nasty smell around here. 521 00:23:28,404 --> 00:23:31,565 Old food, like something's burning. 522 00:23:31,669 --> 00:23:34,029 "Shall we draw straws?" 523 00:23:34,133 --> 00:23:35,974 And when I was sure that Burt's got the short straw 524 00:23:36,078 --> 00:23:40,695 and he's the one that be it, I says to him, "Burt," I says, 525 00:23:40,799 --> 00:23:43,403 "you have to admit we've done it the sporting way." 526 00:23:43,508 --> 00:23:45,730 You don't mean that... 527 00:23:45,835 --> 00:23:48,855 Lasted us all the way to the Azores. 528 00:23:48,959 --> 00:23:52,465 He's a bit stringy, Burt was, but he was sustaining. 529 00:23:52,570 --> 00:23:54,514 Lordy be. 530 00:23:54,618 --> 00:23:55,694 Funny thing too. 531 00:23:55,799 --> 00:23:57,188 We used to complain about his liver. 532 00:23:57,292 --> 00:23:59,965 Something men will take pills by the thousands he did. 533 00:24:00,069 --> 00:24:01,979 And yet three days after we finished 534 00:24:02,084 --> 00:24:03,576 him, we where still trying to beat 535 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:07,465 his liver to death with an oar. 536 00:24:07,569 --> 00:24:09,930 Yeah, what do you make of their skipper? 537 00:24:10,034 --> 00:24:10,902 The 2 and a 1/2 ringer? 538 00:24:11,006 --> 00:24:12,083 Yeah. 539 00:24:12,187 --> 00:24:14,583 He couldn't keep a tram on a straight course. 540 00:24:14,687 --> 00:24:16,214 She's full of rookies! 541 00:24:16,318 --> 00:24:17,881 There ain't a sailor amongst them. 542 00:24:17,985 --> 00:24:19,026 What odd luck. 543 00:24:19,131 --> 00:24:20,485 Here's for the so-called ship. 544 00:24:20,589 --> 00:24:21,700 She might as well be broke up. 545 00:24:21,804 --> 00:24:23,228 Scrap heap! 546 00:24:23,332 --> 00:24:24,686 From what they tell me, the same goes for the skipper. 547 00:24:24,791 --> 00:24:27,221 [laughter] 548 00:24:28,124 --> 00:24:28,991 [trumpet playing] 549 00:24:29,999 --> 00:24:30,762 What'll you have, bud? 550 00:24:33,470 --> 00:24:35,241 Pint of black and tan. 551 00:24:35,345 --> 00:24:36,491 Pint of black and tan! 552 00:24:36,595 --> 00:24:37,463 BARTENDER: Coming up sir! 553 00:24:37,567 --> 00:24:38,436 How much is that? 554 00:24:38,540 --> 00:24:40,796 One for 70 sir. 555 00:24:40,900 --> 00:24:45,691 So, I understand you don't like our skipper, heh? 556 00:24:45,796 --> 00:24:47,532 That's right. 557 00:24:47,636 --> 00:24:48,574 Ugh! 558 00:24:48,678 --> 00:24:49,511 Oh! 559 00:24:49,615 --> 00:24:52,219 [fighting] 560 00:24:55,899 --> 00:24:56,733 Fight! 561 00:24:56,837 --> 00:24:57,878 Fight! 562 00:24:57,982 --> 00:24:59,615 Brothers, don't fight amongst yourselves! 563 00:24:59,719 --> 00:25:01,316 Brute force never got anybody anywhere! 564 00:25:01,420 --> 00:25:02,253 Oh! 565 00:25:07,635 --> 00:25:08,503 Hard time gentlemen? 566 00:25:08,607 --> 00:25:09,476 Please. 567 00:25:09,580 --> 00:25:11,523 [shattering bottles] 568 00:25:31,210 --> 00:25:33,467 [airplane] 569 00:25:34,508 --> 00:25:35,654 Able Seaman Daniels. 570 00:25:39,300 --> 00:25:41,661 Able Seaman Daniels, sir, requests for extra pay. 571 00:25:41,765 --> 00:25:42,633 What for Daniels. 572 00:25:42,737 --> 00:25:44,300 Some of helped to bale out water 573 00:25:44,404 --> 00:25:46,036 in the stern gland compartment on the way across, sir. 574 00:25:46,140 --> 00:25:47,598 What's that got to do with it. 575 00:25:47,702 --> 00:25:49,125 Kings Regulation Admiralty Instruction, 576 00:25:49,229 --> 00:25:51,661 Volume 1, Article 1635(e), sir. 577 00:25:51,765 --> 00:25:53,708 "Extra pay at rate side down shall be made to all persons 578 00:25:53,813 --> 00:25:55,341 whatever their rating employed in scraping, 579 00:25:55,445 --> 00:25:56,973 repainting, or other laborious work in the following confined 580 00:25:57,077 --> 00:25:58,223 spaces... Keep silence! 581 00:26:01,625 --> 00:26:04,611 The stern gland compartment's on the next page, sir. 582 00:26:08,569 --> 00:26:10,826 What were you in civil life, Daniels? 583 00:26:10,930 --> 00:26:12,561 Trade union organizer, sir. 584 00:26:12,666 --> 00:26:13,603 I see. 585 00:26:13,707 --> 00:26:15,826 You were pretty good at it, were you? 586 00:26:15,930 --> 00:26:19,298 Well, I hope you'll be equally successful in the Royal Navy. 587 00:26:19,402 --> 00:26:22,700 Don't forget that there are certain differences, will you? 588 00:26:22,805 --> 00:26:23,985 Very well. 589 00:26:24,089 --> 00:26:25,547 Request granted in accordance with King's 590 00:26:25,651 --> 00:26:31,867 Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Article 1635(e). 591 00:26:31,971 --> 00:26:33,846 Request granted. 592 00:26:33,950 --> 00:26:34,783 About turn! 593 00:26:34,887 --> 00:26:35,998 Return to the table! 594 00:26:36,102 --> 00:26:37,213 Salute the captain! 595 00:26:37,317 --> 00:26:39,088 Now don't you go forgetting that again. 596 00:26:39,192 --> 00:26:40,338 Left turn! 597 00:26:40,442 --> 00:26:41,380 Stand up straight man! 598 00:26:41,484 --> 00:26:44,366 Now wait for it... double march! 599 00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:46,241 Ruddy sea lawyer. 600 00:26:46,345 --> 00:26:48,949 The rest before to serve from Saturday night's fight ashore. 601 00:26:49,053 --> 00:26:50,962 Carry on please. 602 00:26:51,067 --> 00:26:52,074 Ordinary Seaman Flanagan! 603 00:26:55,615 --> 00:26:57,803 Off caps! 604 00:26:57,907 --> 00:26:59,712 Ordinary Seamen Flanagan, sir, was guilty of an act 605 00:26:59,816 --> 00:27:02,108 to the prejudice of good order and Naval discipline in that he 606 00:27:02,212 --> 00:27:03,704 did create a disturbance on shore, 607 00:27:03,809 --> 00:27:06,100 namely by fighting in McConalogue's Electric Saloon, 608 00:27:06,204 --> 00:27:09,954 Londonderry, being apprehended by the naval patrol at 21:17 609 00:27:10,058 --> 00:27:11,656 on the 28th of September. 610 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,614 What was all this fighting about Flanagan? 611 00:27:15,718 --> 00:27:16,656 Anything to say? 612 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,294 No, sir. 613 00:27:19,398 --> 00:27:21,898 I will not have the ship given a bad name. 614 00:27:22,002 --> 00:27:23,634 14 days leave stopped. 615 00:27:23,739 --> 00:27:24,884 14 days. 616 00:27:24,989 --> 00:27:25,926 OFFICER: Able Seaman Wood! 617 00:27:39,571 --> 00:27:41,411 Place lookouts in the crows nest and the eyes 618 00:27:41,515 --> 00:27:43,008 of the ship's hub. 619 00:27:43,112 --> 00:27:44,327 Tell them to keep silence on deck. 620 00:27:44,431 --> 00:27:45,821 Report at once if anything's sighted. 621 00:27:45,925 --> 00:27:46,827 Aye aye, sir. 622 00:27:46,931 --> 00:27:48,008 I'll be in the chart house. 623 00:27:48,112 --> 00:27:48,945 Boatswain's mate. 624 00:27:49,050 --> 00:27:50,368 BOATSWAIN'S MATE: Sir? 625 00:27:50,472 --> 00:27:53,945 Pipe all lookouts close up, keep silence on deck. 626 00:27:54,049 --> 00:27:55,508 BOATSWAIN'S MATE: Pipe all lookouts closed 627 00:27:55,612 --> 00:27:57,104 up, keep silence on deck. 628 00:27:57,209 --> 00:27:58,632 Have you any idea what we're supposed to be looking for? 629 00:27:58,737 --> 00:27:59,882 Oh, yes sir. 630 00:27:59,987 --> 00:28:01,375 Two merchant ships... convoy stragglers. 631 00:28:01,479 --> 00:28:02,903 Thanks. It does help to know. 632 00:28:05,784 --> 00:28:07,174 Hello. 633 00:28:07,278 --> 00:28:07,937 Any pings? 634 00:28:08,041 --> 00:28:10,229 No sausage. 635 00:28:10,333 --> 00:28:13,423 I thought I had a whole bloody wolf pack just now. 636 00:28:13,527 --> 00:28:16,825 Turned out to be a shoal of tired fish. 637 00:28:16,929 --> 00:28:20,402 I didn't bring my tackle. 638 00:28:20,506 --> 00:28:22,277 This is their problem course, sir. 639 00:28:22,381 --> 00:28:26,061 We should be there in about 5 minutes dead on time. 640 00:28:26,165 --> 00:28:27,866 The question is are they early or are they late. 641 00:28:27,970 --> 00:28:29,256 You mean because of the fog, sir? 642 00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:30,227 Mhm. 643 00:28:30,332 --> 00:28:31,756 What if we circle til it clears? 644 00:28:31,860 --> 00:28:33,005 We're fairly sure to find them. 645 00:28:33,110 --> 00:28:34,290 That means risking a collision. 646 00:28:34,394 --> 00:28:36,685 We could turn onto their course, sir. 647 00:28:36,790 --> 00:28:38,248 If we're ahead of them on the same course, 648 00:28:38,352 --> 00:28:39,532 we'll never see them at all. 649 00:28:39,636 --> 00:28:41,130 Safer to turn and meet them. 650 00:28:41,234 --> 00:28:42,657 But we might pass them in this fog 651 00:28:42,761 --> 00:28:44,393 and they carry on and leave us miles astern. 652 00:28:44,497 --> 00:28:45,331 They're stragglers. 653 00:28:45,435 --> 00:28:46,893 They're bound to be late. 654 00:28:46,997 --> 00:28:49,081 We'll go back along their course for two hours then turn. 655 00:28:49,185 --> 00:28:50,052 Plot that please pilot. 656 00:28:50,157 --> 00:28:51,060 Speed... 8 knots. 657 00:28:51,164 --> 00:28:51,997 Yes, sir. 658 00:28:55,018 --> 00:28:56,962 The mastermind has spoken. 659 00:28:57,067 --> 00:28:58,108 Let's hope he's right. 660 00:29:06,337 --> 00:29:09,462 LOOKOUT: Bridge, explosion dead astern, sir! 661 00:29:09,566 --> 00:29:11,509 Right! Shall we turn, sir? 662 00:29:15,017 --> 00:29:16,024 [explosion] 663 00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:19,808 Five miles. 664 00:29:19,912 --> 00:29:21,301 Yes, please. 665 00:29:21,405 --> 00:29:22,134 Starboard 20! 666 00:29:22,238 --> 00:29:25,398 HELMSMAN: Starboard 20, sir. 667 00:29:25,502 --> 00:29:27,828 20 of starboard we're on, sir. 668 00:29:27,932 --> 00:29:30,919 [music playing] 669 00:29:48,487 --> 00:29:49,772 LOOKOUT: Bridge! 670 00:29:49,876 --> 00:29:51,334 Ship bearing red port-o, sir! 671 00:29:51,438 --> 00:29:52,306 Right! 672 00:29:57,584 --> 00:29:58,626 Signal merchant ship, sir. 673 00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:02,201 Very good, bring her around. 674 00:30:02,306 --> 00:30:03,139 Port 20! 675 00:30:03,243 --> 00:30:04,180 HELMSMAN: Port 20, sir. 676 00:30:07,201 --> 00:30:08,312 LT RICHARD JENNINGS Midships! 677 00:30:08,417 --> 00:30:10,812 HELMSMAN: Midships, sir. 678 00:30:10,916 --> 00:30:12,166 Steady! 679 00:30:12,271 --> 00:30:14,006 - Slow ahead boat. - Ask him who he is. 680 00:30:14,110 --> 00:30:15,187 Aye, sir. 681 00:30:19,422 --> 00:30:23,589 What ship are you? 682 00:30:23,693 --> 00:30:26,471 NETHERLANDS CAPTAIN: Netherlands [inaudible] 683 00:30:26,575 --> 00:30:27,929 bound for Liverpool. 684 00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:33,033 That's one of them, sir. 685 00:30:33,137 --> 00:30:41,574 I have orders to escort you as far as the North Channel. 686 00:30:41,678 --> 00:30:44,108 Have you seen Bostonian? 687 00:30:44,212 --> 00:30:51,261 NETHERLANDS CAPTAIN: Bostonian torpedoed at 02:45, position 688 00:30:51,365 --> 00:30:57,268 55, 40 North, 21, 50 West. 689 00:30:57,372 --> 00:31:00,774 Regret master and 19 lost. 690 00:31:00,878 --> 00:31:05,809 Eight survivors on board, three badly injured. 691 00:31:05,913 --> 00:31:10,322 Urgently require doctor, please. 692 00:31:10,427 --> 00:31:12,128 Number 1, standby to slip sea boat. 693 00:31:12,232 --> 00:31:14,107 - Aye aye, sir. - Doctor. 694 00:31:14,211 --> 00:31:15,496 Sir? 695 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:16,711 Do your best. 696 00:31:16,815 --> 00:31:18,134 LT RICHARD JENNINGS Boatswain's mate! 697 00:31:18,239 --> 00:31:19,419 BOATSWAIN'S MATE: Sir? 698 00:31:19,523 --> 00:31:20,738 LT RICHARD JENNINGS Away sea boats crew! 699 00:31:20,843 --> 00:31:21,676 BOATSWAIN'S MATE: Away sea boats crew, sir. 700 00:31:24,731 --> 00:31:27,717 [seagulls] 701 00:31:29,731 --> 00:31:32,647 How they brought the good news from that Derry to Davenport. 702 00:31:32,751 --> 00:31:33,759 Oh, give it a rest. 703 00:31:36,605 --> 00:31:37,995 Let's face it, it isn't exactly what 704 00:31:38,099 --> 00:31:40,043 you might call a success story. 705 00:31:40,147 --> 00:31:42,647 Oh, you've got to take the rough with the smooth. 706 00:31:42,751 --> 00:31:45,112 Things like the Bostonian doing are happening every day. 707 00:31:45,216 --> 00:31:47,161 Oh, sure, sure. 708 00:31:47,265 --> 00:31:49,799 What's one merchant ship and 20 live between friends? 709 00:31:49,903 --> 00:31:51,500 That isn't a very nice thing to say. 710 00:31:51,604 --> 00:31:54,208 It's not a very nice thing to have happen either. 711 00:31:54,313 --> 00:31:55,667 We should have turned onto their course. 712 00:31:55,771 --> 00:31:57,646 Aren't you being rather wise after the event? 713 00:31:57,750 --> 00:31:58,723 Well, maybe I am. 714 00:31:58,827 --> 00:32:00,562 But I still say the man's impossible. 715 00:32:00,666 --> 00:32:03,306 You're entitled to your own opinion about that. 716 00:32:03,410 --> 00:32:05,215 Personally, I'm prepared to give a man like Fraser 717 00:32:05,319 --> 00:32:06,222 the benefit of the doubt. 718 00:32:06,326 --> 00:32:07,541 Well, I'm not. 719 00:32:07,645 --> 00:32:11,256 Especially if he's my captain, number 1. 720 00:32:11,361 --> 00:32:12,853 Liberty men ready for inspection, sir. 721 00:32:12,957 --> 00:32:16,152 LT RICHARD JENNINGS All right, chief. 722 00:32:16,256 --> 00:32:17,749 [inaudible] and ask how'd you do? 723 00:32:17,853 --> 00:32:19,173 I must say, first job we get we end 724 00:32:19,277 --> 00:32:21,013 up losing the merchant packet. 725 00:32:21,117 --> 00:32:22,644 That's the Navy for you. 726 00:32:22,748 --> 00:32:23,894 Aw, pipe down. 727 00:32:23,998 --> 00:32:24,971 He's right, you know. 728 00:32:25,075 --> 00:32:26,151 I heard them arguing. 729 00:32:26,256 --> 00:32:27,575 If we'd done what the jimmy wanted, 730 00:32:27,679 --> 00:32:29,138 we'd have of saved the Bostonian and most likely 731 00:32:29,242 --> 00:32:30,630 got the u-boat as well. 732 00:32:30,734 --> 00:32:32,992 You and that box of tricks of yours was a lot of use. 733 00:32:36,706 --> 00:32:38,859 SAILOR: Get your fingers out! 734 00:32:38,963 --> 00:32:40,560 Here comes the Swiss Navy! 735 00:32:40,664 --> 00:32:42,643 [angry commotion] 736 00:32:43,789 --> 00:32:44,518 SAILOR: Don't you come near us! 737 00:32:44,622 --> 00:32:47,504 [angry commotion] 738 00:32:50,768 --> 00:32:54,032 It was my fault. I made the wrong decision. 739 00:32:54,136 --> 00:32:57,087 I shouldn't have assumed that stragglers would be late. 740 00:32:57,191 --> 00:32:58,198 If I'd turned the other way, I... 741 00:32:58,303 --> 00:32:59,830 No point left. 742 00:32:59,934 --> 00:33:04,587 But on the basis of the facts you've stated here, I think... 743 00:33:04,691 --> 00:33:06,704 well, of course, in the circumstance 744 00:33:06,808 --> 00:33:07,816 it's quite possible I should have 745 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:09,274 made the same decision myself. 746 00:33:09,378 --> 00:33:12,399 But it's just unfortunate these things 747 00:33:12,503 --> 00:33:14,031 should have happened now. 748 00:33:14,135 --> 00:33:15,419 And the admiral's likely to be sticky one. 749 00:33:15,524 --> 00:33:16,461 PETTY OFFICER OF THE WATCH (OVER LOUD SPEAKER): 750 00:33:16,565 --> 00:33:18,093 hands to breakfast and clean. 751 00:33:18,197 --> 00:33:19,690 All I know it's not your fault, 752 00:33:19,794 --> 00:33:22,537 but we simply cannot afford to put out blacks like we used to. 753 00:33:25,453 --> 00:33:26,947 Well, I'll see what I can do. 754 00:33:30,870 --> 00:33:31,947 BOTH: Thank you. 755 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,155 So I said I don't care if you've been 756 00:33:37,259 --> 00:33:38,960 at sea for the last six years. 757 00:33:39,064 --> 00:33:40,696 You keep your hands to yourself. 758 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:41,806 Good for you. 759 00:33:41,911 --> 00:33:42,814 Pardon me. 760 00:33:42,918 --> 00:33:47,397 The language... there was Brad Blue. 761 00:33:47,501 --> 00:33:48,473 Pardon me. 762 00:33:48,577 --> 00:33:49,827 Off with you. 763 00:33:49,931 --> 00:33:51,702 Yes sir, what would you like, sir? 764 00:33:51,806 --> 00:33:52,743 Some information. 765 00:33:52,847 --> 00:33:54,097 Toasted or plain? 766 00:33:54,202 --> 00:33:55,243 [giggles] 767 00:33:56,181 --> 00:33:58,021 No, I'm looking for Marge. 768 00:33:58,125 --> 00:34:00,487 Oh, you must be Flanagan, the Yank. 769 00:34:00,591 --> 00:34:01,284 That's right. 770 00:34:01,389 --> 00:34:03,716 And you're Glad, huh? 771 00:34:03,820 --> 00:34:04,826 She wrote me about you... 772 00:34:04,930 --> 00:34:06,528 that you're the life and soul of the party. 773 00:34:06,632 --> 00:34:08,437 Oh go on, I wouldn't say that. 774 00:34:08,541 --> 00:34:11,249 Well, she told you we're going to get married. 775 00:34:11,354 --> 00:34:13,263 Yes, she um... 776 00:34:13,367 --> 00:34:14,444 she didn't mention it. 777 00:34:14,548 --> 00:34:16,978 Well, look, why don't you sit down. 778 00:34:17,082 --> 00:34:19,062 I'll get you a nice cup of tea, hey? 779 00:34:19,166 --> 00:34:20,450 Coffee. 780 00:34:20,554 --> 00:34:22,846 Oh, you Americans... you do like your coffee, don't you? 781 00:34:22,950 --> 00:34:24,131 Yeah, if it's all the same with you. 782 00:34:24,235 --> 00:34:25,381 It's all the same with me. 783 00:34:25,485 --> 00:34:27,881 It all tastes the same in this joint. 784 00:34:27,985 --> 00:34:31,387 One cafe ole. 785 00:34:31,491 --> 00:34:33,297 What am I going to tell him? 786 00:34:33,401 --> 00:34:34,339 Well, I don't know. 787 00:34:34,443 --> 00:34:35,901 COOK: One coffee ole coming up. 788 00:34:43,331 --> 00:34:44,511 Sure is pretty. 789 00:34:44,615 --> 00:34:48,609 Mhm, yeah. 790 00:34:48,713 --> 00:34:51,698 [car horn] 791 00:34:56,317 --> 00:34:57,150 All right. 792 00:34:57,254 --> 00:34:59,823 Come on, let's have it. 793 00:34:59,927 --> 00:35:03,538 Well Yank, you better take a deep breath. 794 00:35:03,642 --> 00:35:05,275 She's gone off with someone in the black market. 795 00:35:09,406 --> 00:35:12,218 Go on, drink your coffee. 796 00:35:12,322 --> 00:35:14,128 Looks like I need something a little stronger. 797 00:35:17,461 --> 00:35:18,954 You know the trouble with women? 798 00:35:19,058 --> 00:35:20,516 Yeah, men. 799 00:35:20,620 --> 00:35:22,079 I'm through with them, I tell you... absolutely through. 800 00:35:22,183 --> 00:35:23,294 I know just how you feel. 801 00:35:23,398 --> 00:35:24,474 I'm through with men. 802 00:35:24,579 --> 00:35:26,037 And that's the last double crossing 803 00:35:26,141 --> 00:35:28,016 dame who's going to have a chance to take me for a ride. 804 00:35:33,154 --> 00:35:34,335 What are you doing tonight? 805 00:35:34,439 --> 00:35:36,002 Tonight? 806 00:35:36,106 --> 00:35:37,946 It's my afternoon off. 807 00:35:38,050 --> 00:35:41,453 Well, what are you waiting for? 808 00:35:41,557 --> 00:35:43,987 Aunt Jones been knitting herself into a stupor. 809 00:35:44,091 --> 00:35:44,960 How is she? 810 00:35:45,064 --> 00:35:46,556 She's very well. 811 00:35:46,661 --> 00:35:47,632 And school? 812 00:35:47,737 --> 00:35:48,882 All right. 813 00:35:48,987 --> 00:35:51,765 I've been doing an evening course in navigation. 814 00:35:51,869 --> 00:35:54,924 Wouldn't it be wiser to stick to your own studies? 815 00:35:55,028 --> 00:35:58,778 Well, this war might go on for a long time yet. 816 00:35:58,882 --> 00:36:00,306 Mightn' it? 817 00:36:00,410 --> 00:36:02,181 Yes, it might. 818 00:36:02,285 --> 00:36:04,715 Well, when it gets around to... 819 00:36:04,819 --> 00:36:05,722 You want to join the Navy. 820 00:36:05,826 --> 00:36:07,042 Is that it? 821 00:36:07,146 --> 00:36:08,500 Well... 822 00:36:08,604 --> 00:36:10,271 Well, John you... you really must 823 00:36:10,375 --> 00:36:11,937 get out of that habit of starting 824 00:36:12,041 --> 00:36:13,638 every sentence with "well." 825 00:36:13,742 --> 00:36:15,062 Sorry. 826 00:36:15,166 --> 00:36:17,180 You see, the plain fact of the matter is that now your away 827 00:36:17,284 --> 00:36:19,055 I get down lonely. 828 00:36:19,159 --> 00:36:20,756 You've got your school friends, haven't you? 829 00:36:20,860 --> 00:36:22,422 They're not the same. 830 00:36:22,526 --> 00:36:25,130 That's why I want to volunteer for the Navy now. 831 00:36:25,234 --> 00:36:25,929 Now? 832 00:36:26,033 --> 00:36:27,561 But you're only 16. 833 00:36:27,666 --> 00:36:29,575 Oh, 17 next April. 834 00:36:29,679 --> 00:36:31,207 I've got it all worked out. 835 00:36:31,311 --> 00:36:33,290 All I have to do is to put up my age, and don't you see it? 836 00:36:33,394 --> 00:36:34,575 No. 837 00:36:34,679 --> 00:36:37,942 You now what I feel about the service. 838 00:36:38,046 --> 00:36:39,262 You mean it's like a woman. 839 00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:43,845 You would love her and hate her same time. 840 00:36:43,949 --> 00:36:44,782 Hmm, yes. 841 00:36:47,664 --> 00:36:50,581 You wanted to go back to sea, didn't you? 842 00:36:50,685 --> 00:36:53,914 Yes, I did. 843 00:36:54,018 --> 00:36:55,441 Dad. 844 00:36:55,545 --> 00:36:56,657 Who is Dave Wilson? 845 00:36:59,330 --> 00:37:00,580 Did your mother tell you about him? 846 00:37:00,685 --> 00:37:03,531 No, but Aunt Joan said something about him... 847 00:37:03,635 --> 00:37:05,198 said I was never to mention him to you. 848 00:37:05,302 --> 00:37:07,073 Something about a collision. 849 00:37:07,177 --> 00:37:10,024 What exactly happened? 850 00:37:10,128 --> 00:37:11,898 I was held responsible for a collision 851 00:37:12,003 --> 00:37:14,642 in which we were both involved, and then I 852 00:37:14,746 --> 00:37:17,385 resigned from the service. 853 00:37:17,489 --> 00:37:20,093 Were you responsible? 854 00:37:20,197 --> 00:37:22,871 Let us just say, John, that Dave Wilson would 855 00:37:22,975 --> 00:37:25,613 have made a brilliant lawyer. 856 00:37:25,717 --> 00:37:27,350 I see. 857 00:37:27,454 --> 00:37:32,454 Well... you've got me doing that thing now. 858 00:37:32,558 --> 00:37:34,189 But it's quite a coincidence as a matter of fact 859 00:37:34,293 --> 00:37:35,300 because Dave Wilson's here. 860 00:37:35,404 --> 00:37:36,342 He's my boss. 861 00:37:36,446 --> 00:37:37,522 He's Captain D of the flotilla. 862 00:37:37,626 --> 00:37:41,550 [inaudible] It's all well, isn't it? 863 00:37:41,654 --> 00:37:43,633 All right, and what about the other half of this, hmm? 864 00:37:43,737 --> 00:37:44,744 What? Of lemonade? 865 00:37:47,938 --> 00:37:50,924 [music playing] 866 00:38:01,791 --> 00:38:03,424 Why are we tailing Charlie again? 867 00:38:03,528 --> 00:38:05,056 This makes three nights in a row. 868 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:08,181 Some armchair strategist in Whitehall had a theory that 869 00:38:08,285 --> 00:38:11,756 a u-boat on the surface might shadow a convoy and signal 870 00:38:11,861 --> 00:38:12,937 ahead to its playmates. 871 00:38:13,041 --> 00:38:14,951 How stupid can they get? 872 00:38:15,055 --> 00:38:15,993 LOOKOUT: Bridge! 873 00:38:16,097 --> 00:38:17,624 Submarine on the port beam, sir! 874 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,180 [action stations alarm] 875 00:38:26,860 --> 00:38:28,214 U-boat sir, red 150! 876 00:38:31,964 --> 00:38:32,867 Hard to port! 877 00:38:32,971 --> 00:38:33,839 HELMSMAN: Hard to port, sir! 878 00:38:33,943 --> 00:38:34,984 Target u-boat, red 150! 879 00:38:35,088 --> 00:38:36,234 YEOMAN: Target u-boat, red 150! 880 00:38:36,338 --> 00:38:37,206 LT RICHARD JENNINGS Load, load, load! 881 00:38:37,310 --> 00:38:38,387 YEOMAN: Load, load, load! 882 00:38:38,491 --> 00:38:39,880 She's diving, sir! They've seen us! 883 00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:41,372 LT CMDR HUGH ALGINION FRASER: Standby depth charges! 884 00:38:41,477 --> 00:38:43,491 [steam eruption] 885 00:38:44,567 --> 00:38:45,609 - Has a steam pipe blown? - No, sir! 886 00:38:45,713 --> 00:38:47,067 It's the steam pipes! 887 00:38:47,171 --> 00:38:48,525 It's blown! 888 00:38:48,629 --> 00:38:49,741 LT CMDR HUGH ALGINION FRASER (YELLING): Dammit now! 889 00:38:49,845 --> 00:38:50,643 What's the matter with the engines! 890 00:38:54,740 --> 00:38:55,886 What is it? 891 00:38:55,990 --> 00:38:57,171 Starboard engine's out of action sir! 892 00:38:57,275 --> 00:38:58,733 And the port's a bit cheeky too! 893 00:38:58,837 --> 00:39:00,399 There's no steam for hunting, sir! 894 00:39:00,504 --> 00:39:01,892 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Depth charges, sir! 895 00:39:01,996 --> 00:39:03,246 No! We'll blow our own stern off! 896 00:39:03,350 --> 00:39:05,469 And we're sitting target if we hang about here! 897 00:39:05,573 --> 00:39:07,552 Better rejoin the convoy! 898 00:39:07,656 --> 00:39:09,183 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Aye aye, sir. 899 00:39:09,288 --> 00:39:10,121 Try and cool it off. 900 00:39:19,391 --> 00:39:21,718 Senior officer reports enemy aircraft bearing 160, sir. 901 00:39:21,822 --> 00:39:22,690 Action stations. 902 00:39:22,794 --> 00:39:24,703 Aye aye, sir. 903 00:39:24,807 --> 00:39:25,711 [action station alarm] 904 00:39:25,815 --> 00:39:26,718 [inaudible] to starboard. 905 00:39:26,822 --> 00:39:29,460 Enemy aircraft, green 80. 906 00:39:29,564 --> 00:39:32,932 YEOMAN: Enemy aircraft, green 80. 907 00:39:33,036 --> 00:39:34,946 SAILOR 3: Green 20. 908 00:39:35,051 --> 00:39:37,377 SAILOR 4: 30. 909 00:39:37,481 --> 00:39:42,863 SAILOR 5: 40 910 00:39:42,967 --> 00:39:44,494 Oh, there they are, sir! 911 00:39:44,598 --> 00:39:45,431 Five of them! 912 00:39:45,535 --> 00:39:46,717 Senior officer, sir... 913 00:39:46,821 --> 00:39:48,730 take independent action to protect convoy. 914 00:39:48,834 --> 00:39:49,737 Very good. 915 00:39:49,841 --> 00:39:52,827 [gun mount blasts] 916 00:39:55,431 --> 00:39:56,264 Hard to starboard. 917 00:39:56,368 --> 00:39:57,271 Pull ahead both. 918 00:39:57,375 --> 00:39:58,209 HELMSMAN: Hard to starboard. 919 00:39:58,313 --> 00:39:59,320 Pull ahead full sir. 920 00:39:59,424 --> 00:40:01,125 Starboard engine's out of action. 921 00:40:01,229 --> 00:40:02,063 Quite. 922 00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:05,187 [aircraft engines] 923 00:40:14,111 --> 00:40:15,569 - Open fire! - Fire! 924 00:40:15,673 --> 00:40:16,333 Commence! 925 00:40:16,437 --> 00:40:17,166 Commence! Commence! 926 00:40:17,270 --> 00:40:20,325 [gunfire barrage] 927 00:40:42,060 --> 00:40:45,255 [bombs dropping] 928 00:41:25,044 --> 00:41:27,648 We're all famous! 929 00:41:27,752 --> 00:41:28,690 Oh, Yank! 930 00:41:28,794 --> 00:41:29,731 Good on you! 931 00:41:29,836 --> 00:41:31,294 Another engine bites the dust! 932 00:41:31,398 --> 00:41:32,717 Senior officer, sir... 933 00:41:32,821 --> 00:41:34,800 my bird, I think. 934 00:41:34,904 --> 00:41:36,120 Thank you for your help. 935 00:41:36,224 --> 00:41:37,265 The lying... 936 00:41:37,370 --> 00:41:41,015 He's the senior officer number 1! 937 00:41:41,119 --> 00:41:43,064 This is the captain speaking. 938 00:41:43,168 --> 00:41:45,320 We've destroyed our first enemy aircraft. 939 00:41:45,424 --> 00:41:48,723 And as soon as possible, I'll see that we celebrate the fact. 940 00:41:48,827 --> 00:41:49,695 Thank you. 941 00:41:49,799 --> 00:41:52,647 [cheering] 942 00:41:57,230 --> 00:41:58,132 Hard to port. 943 00:41:58,236 --> 00:42:00,667 HELMSMAN: Hard to port, sir. 944 00:42:00,771 --> 00:42:01,465 Stop port. 945 00:42:01,569 --> 00:42:03,236 HELMSMAN: Stop port, sir. 946 00:42:03,340 --> 00:42:05,007 All the truth, it makes me feel almost too 947 00:42:05,111 --> 00:42:06,152 embarrassed to enter harbor. 948 00:42:06,256 --> 00:42:08,167 Harbor is better than none. 949 00:42:08,271 --> 00:42:10,250 Oh, you mean the aircraft. 950 00:42:10,354 --> 00:42:11,187 Half ahead, port. 951 00:42:11,292 --> 00:42:12,055 Yes. 952 00:42:12,159 --> 00:42:13,513 HELMSMAN: Half ahead, port, sir. 953 00:42:13,618 --> 00:42:14,451 Midships! 954 00:42:14,555 --> 00:42:15,875 HELMSMAN: Midships, sir. 955 00:42:15,979 --> 00:42:17,610 We can always remember it might have been worse. 956 00:42:17,714 --> 00:42:19,659 Yes, but not much, sir. 957 00:42:19,763 --> 00:42:20,874 Propellers fouled a boom, sir. 958 00:42:20,979 --> 00:42:22,193 Stop port! Who's up? 959 00:42:22,297 --> 00:42:23,339 Appleby, sir. 960 00:42:27,332 --> 00:42:29,520 [warning alarm] 961 00:42:30,387 --> 00:42:31,741 From Drummer, sir... 962 00:42:31,846 --> 00:42:33,651 pardon me, but your slip is showing. 963 00:42:37,228 --> 00:42:40,525 From Trigger, sir... don't look now, but you're being followed. 964 00:42:40,629 --> 00:42:41,984 And from Blaze, sir... 965 00:42:42,088 --> 00:42:45,178 ta, da, da boom de-a. 966 00:42:45,282 --> 00:42:46,879 Propellers fouled the boom, sir. 967 00:42:46,983 --> 00:42:49,970 [clearing throat] 968 00:42:59,587 --> 00:43:02,886 From top to bottom, it's just one darn thing after another. 969 00:43:02,990 --> 00:43:04,240 The ensign isn't close up! 970 00:43:04,344 --> 00:43:06,427 There's too much water in the bilges! 971 00:43:06,531 --> 00:43:10,003 And now, we have to wait 10 days to get into dry dock! 972 00:43:10,107 --> 00:43:11,531 And all because one blasted signal 973 00:43:11,635 --> 00:43:14,447 was late he holds me responsible for all the female morons 974 00:43:14,551 --> 00:43:16,600 in the local encipher office! 975 00:43:16,704 --> 00:43:18,371 Well, there's no need to shout about it, man. 976 00:43:18,475 --> 00:43:20,836 Now, don't you start. 977 00:43:20,940 --> 00:43:21,704 I've had enough! 978 00:43:21,808 --> 00:43:24,134 I'm putting in for a transfer! 979 00:43:24,238 --> 00:43:25,905 Is that wise? 980 00:43:26,009 --> 00:43:27,606 All right, so he'll write me a stinker. 981 00:43:27,710 --> 00:43:28,822 So what? 982 00:43:28,926 --> 00:43:31,009 He's not the kind of man to do that. 983 00:43:31,113 --> 00:43:34,967 Come to think of it, you seem to know an awful lot about him. 984 00:43:35,071 --> 00:43:36,183 Well, I ought to. 985 00:43:36,287 --> 00:43:38,196 I served with him when he was a sub. 986 00:43:38,300 --> 00:43:41,217 The point is, if you put in for a transfer, 987 00:43:41,321 --> 00:43:43,092 it's going to cause him a great deal of discredit. 988 00:43:43,196 --> 00:43:44,792 Oh, I don't necessarily mean today. 989 00:43:44,897 --> 00:43:47,015 I'm going to hit a man when he's down... 990 00:43:47,119 --> 00:43:50,661 but moment things look up a little. 991 00:43:50,765 --> 00:43:52,813 I tell you this. 992 00:43:52,917 --> 00:43:54,723 He won't get another chance to tick me off. 993 00:43:54,827 --> 00:43:56,945 I'm going to run this ship like a clock, 994 00:43:57,049 --> 00:43:58,507 even if it has got a busted spring. 995 00:44:03,021 --> 00:44:05,903 [typewriter] 996 00:44:07,048 --> 00:44:09,374 Now look sis, reference 10... 997 00:44:09,479 --> 00:44:11,701 will you leave that a moment and listen to me? 998 00:44:11,805 --> 00:44:15,277 Reference 1029... oblique stroke, you know... 999 00:44:15,381 --> 00:44:16,493 18 a. 1000 00:44:16,597 --> 00:44:18,298 About divers! 1001 00:44:18,402 --> 00:44:20,763 The point is the divers arrived on board hours 1002 00:44:20,867 --> 00:44:22,915 before the signal said they were coming aboard! 1003 00:44:23,019 --> 00:44:24,964 The result was a blast from my captain 1004 00:44:25,068 --> 00:44:26,353 just in the place where it hurts most. 1005 00:44:26,457 --> 00:44:28,992 I'm sorry, but I wasn't the officer on duty. 1006 00:44:29,096 --> 00:44:33,297 Well, I'm annoyed, and very unhappy, and terribly alone. 1007 00:44:33,401 --> 00:44:35,658 And what's the cypher office going to do about it? 1008 00:44:35,762 --> 00:44:37,151 And when are you going to have dinner with me? 1009 00:44:37,255 --> 00:44:38,817 CYPHER OFFICER: Sorry, I'm on duty until 8:00. 1010 00:44:38,922 --> 00:44:39,998 Fine, I'll pick you up at five past. 1011 00:44:40,102 --> 00:44:41,283 CYPHER OFFICER: Aren't you rather 1012 00:44:41,387 --> 00:44:42,880 taking things for granted? 1013 00:44:42,984 --> 00:44:44,477 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Look, I know a place where we can have 1014 00:44:44,581 --> 00:44:48,366 champagne, soft lights, sweet music, and the biggest steak 1015 00:44:48,470 --> 00:44:49,685 this side of Montreal. 1016 00:44:49,789 --> 00:44:51,733 This is where I came in. 1017 00:44:51,838 --> 00:44:55,275 Don't look now, but I think we're being followed. 1018 00:44:55,379 --> 00:44:56,282 Gosh, it's good to see you. 1019 00:44:56,386 --> 00:44:57,324 I thought you were in Derry. 1020 00:44:57,428 --> 00:44:58,261 JOAN: I was. 1021 00:44:58,365 --> 00:44:59,407 But this is terrific! 1022 00:44:59,511 --> 00:45:00,761 Let's have dinner tonight. 1023 00:45:00,865 --> 00:45:02,809 Oh, I'm sorry. 1024 00:45:02,913 --> 00:45:03,677 Never mind. 1025 00:45:03,782 --> 00:45:05,136 Perhaps in some other life. 1026 00:45:05,240 --> 00:45:07,184 Thanks, pal. 1027 00:45:07,288 --> 00:45:08,261 How long you been here? 1028 00:45:08,365 --> 00:45:09,649 Three weeks. 1029 00:45:09,753 --> 00:45:11,037 Well, you must have seen us cavorting about the harbor. 1030 00:45:11,142 --> 00:45:12,183 You should have let me know. 1031 00:45:12,287 --> 00:45:13,469 Why? 1032 00:45:13,573 --> 00:45:14,545 What's the matter? 1033 00:45:14,649 --> 00:45:16,732 - Aren't we friendly? - No. 1034 00:45:16,836 --> 00:45:21,419 Aw, now look Joan, I'm sorry about what happened in Derry. 1035 00:45:21,523 --> 00:45:25,655 But you're behaving like a third officer in the ranks. 1036 00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:27,009 Have dinner with me tonight. 1037 00:45:27,114 --> 00:45:30,377 I promise my intentions are strictly honorable. 1038 00:45:30,481 --> 00:45:33,676 That is, unless I'm given a choice. 1039 00:45:33,780 --> 00:45:36,696 Shall we say 7:00 o'clock? 1040 00:45:36,801 --> 00:45:39,057 We can discuss life and things like that. 1041 00:45:39,161 --> 00:45:41,244 [piano playing] 1042 00:45:42,113 --> 00:45:45,306 Set 'em up, Ned. 1043 00:45:45,411 --> 00:45:46,383 All them muscles. 1044 00:45:46,488 --> 00:45:47,564 Quite deep, Fred. 1045 00:45:47,668 --> 00:45:48,848 No, don't let them go to your head. 1046 00:45:51,313 --> 00:45:53,743 Talk. 1047 00:45:53,848 --> 00:45:55,063 What's the matter with your upper? 1048 00:45:55,167 --> 00:45:56,383 Who? 1049 00:45:56,487 --> 00:45:57,424 Aw, don't check your notes. 1050 00:45:57,529 --> 00:45:58,466 Maybe he's all right. 1051 00:45:58,570 --> 00:45:59,889 Oh, I don't know about that. 1052 00:45:59,993 --> 00:46:01,625 He's been sitting there the last couple of hours 1053 00:46:01,729 --> 00:46:03,014 brooding over some lover... 1054 00:46:03,118 --> 00:46:04,021 a girl, I suppose. 1055 00:46:04,125 --> 00:46:04,993 Maybe, maybe. 1056 00:46:05,097 --> 00:46:06,868 Go and ask him. 1057 00:46:06,972 --> 00:46:08,083 I'm serious. 1058 00:46:08,187 --> 00:46:09,437 He's making the whole place miserable. 1059 00:46:09,541 --> 00:46:10,409 Go on. 1060 00:46:12,632 --> 00:46:13,500 Go on. 1061 00:46:18,777 --> 00:46:20,340 What's all the noise about? 1062 00:46:25,131 --> 00:46:27,353 Why don't you stop being so pig-headed and wake-up 1063 00:46:27,457 --> 00:46:28,429 for yourself? 1064 00:46:28,533 --> 00:46:29,610 Why don't you mind your own business? 1065 00:46:33,012 --> 00:46:34,227 What's the matter, mate? 1066 00:46:37,873 --> 00:46:40,894 My mum. 1067 00:46:40,998 --> 00:46:43,047 She's sick. 1068 00:46:43,151 --> 00:46:44,019 Serious? 1069 00:46:46,692 --> 00:46:47,699 Cancer. 1070 00:46:51,761 --> 00:46:54,713 Got a letter from some ruddy doctor. 1071 00:46:54,817 --> 00:46:58,080 Needs an operation and I've got to give him my permission. 1072 00:46:58,184 --> 00:46:59,990 What about you? 1073 00:47:00,094 --> 00:47:02,455 I'm all she's got. 1074 00:47:02,559 --> 00:47:04,226 Well, when is it? 1075 00:47:04,330 --> 00:47:05,372 Day after tomorrow. 1076 00:47:09,295 --> 00:47:11,239 She done everything for me. 1077 00:47:11,343 --> 00:47:12,663 Well, go and see her. 1078 00:47:12,767 --> 00:47:13,913 You can have talk with her doc at the same time. 1079 00:47:14,017 --> 00:47:15,232 Oh yeah, sure, sure, sure. 1080 00:47:15,337 --> 00:47:16,030 How? 1081 00:47:16,134 --> 00:47:17,524 Put in for compassionate. 1082 00:47:17,628 --> 00:47:19,642 I'm not asking no favors from no stinking officers. 1083 00:47:19,746 --> 00:47:21,100 It's not a favor, it's a right! 1084 00:47:21,204 --> 00:47:22,662 I'm not asking no favors from that one! 1085 00:47:22,766 --> 00:47:23,808 So shot up about it, will you? 1086 00:47:35,335 --> 00:47:40,091 You know Glad, I've always been sort of a lonely person. 1087 00:47:40,196 --> 00:47:42,939 Sounds silly I suppose, but sailors usually are... 1088 00:47:43,043 --> 00:47:44,223 lonely, I mean. 1089 00:47:44,328 --> 00:47:46,758 Perhaps it has something to do with the sea. 1090 00:47:46,862 --> 00:47:49,397 But that's why a guy like me needs 1091 00:47:49,501 --> 00:47:51,862 someone permanent in his life just 1092 00:47:51,966 --> 00:47:54,466 like a boat needs an anchor. 1093 00:47:54,570 --> 00:47:57,348 Oh, don't talk like that, yank. 1094 00:47:57,452 --> 00:47:59,014 What's this? 1095 00:47:59,118 --> 00:48:00,889 Don't say anymore. 1096 00:48:00,993 --> 00:48:03,459 That's a fine way to act just because of agony doesn't mean 1097 00:48:03,563 --> 00:48:05,923 I'm trying to propose to you. 1098 00:48:06,027 --> 00:48:08,180 You're just sorry for me. 1099 00:48:08,285 --> 00:48:10,159 It's a bit we're both a bit sorry for each other. 1100 00:48:10,264 --> 00:48:12,937 But we mustn't fool ourselves. 1101 00:48:13,042 --> 00:48:16,131 I mean, your you and an American. 1102 00:48:16,235 --> 00:48:18,701 And I'm me, and there's a war on. 1103 00:48:18,805 --> 00:48:23,318 And any other time you wouldn't have looked at me twice. 1104 00:48:23,422 --> 00:48:29,846 I... well, I make you laugh, keep your mind off the marches. 1105 00:48:29,950 --> 00:48:32,971 I still think you're cute. 1106 00:48:33,075 --> 00:48:35,505 I think you're cute too. 1107 00:48:35,609 --> 00:48:38,595 [celebratory commotion] 1108 00:49:00,747 --> 00:49:06,961 I was married in a church over 20 years ago, I was. 1109 00:49:07,066 --> 00:49:09,670 Seems more like 30. 1110 00:49:09,774 --> 00:49:10,607 Uh-oh. 1111 00:49:22,447 --> 00:49:25,121 Hello, Dripper. 1112 00:49:25,225 --> 00:49:27,134 What's it look like? 1113 00:49:27,238 --> 00:49:28,766 I'd like to get my hands on the bloke 1114 00:49:28,871 --> 00:49:29,738 who went to see the skipper. 1115 00:49:29,842 --> 00:49:31,301 I'll tell you. 1116 00:49:31,405 --> 00:49:33,349 Yeah, some nosey partner couldn't mind his own business, 1117 00:49:33,454 --> 00:49:35,641 I suppose. 1118 00:49:35,745 --> 00:49:37,585 Everything OK, Dripper? 1119 00:49:37,689 --> 00:49:39,912 Yeah, she's fine. 1120 00:49:40,016 --> 00:49:42,828 They let me stay until she was safe out of the operation. 1121 00:49:46,091 --> 00:49:47,411 First time I've ever been in a plane. 1122 00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:52,133 Well, I suppose you want me to say I was wrong 1123 00:49:52,237 --> 00:49:53,313 and how sorry I am. 1124 00:49:53,417 --> 00:49:55,153 Now, Now, don't be stupid mate. 1125 00:49:55,258 --> 00:49:57,411 You're a Seaman in the Royal Navy. 1126 00:49:57,515 --> 00:50:00,327 You've got your rights the same as the rest of us. 1127 00:50:00,431 --> 00:50:01,437 Well, I am sorry, see. 1128 00:50:06,924 --> 00:50:09,389 Can't you give us some idea of how long it'll take? 1129 00:50:09,493 --> 00:50:10,743 Well, we'll do our best, sir. 1130 00:50:10,847 --> 00:50:12,097 But unfortunately, your ship isn't the only one 1131 00:50:12,201 --> 00:50:13,590 - that needs a refit. - No, of course. 1132 00:50:13,694 --> 00:50:15,291 Well, thank you very much. Goodbye. 1133 00:50:15,395 --> 00:50:16,055 Goodbye. 1134 00:50:16,159 --> 00:50:17,478 Goodbye, sir. 1135 00:50:17,582 --> 00:50:18,311 Excuse me, sir. 1136 00:50:18,416 --> 00:50:19,457 Would you look at these? 1137 00:50:21,784 --> 00:50:25,326 By the way, I saw Admiral Bartlett yesterday. 1138 00:50:25,430 --> 00:50:26,922 It was a little difficult. 1139 00:50:27,027 --> 00:50:28,519 My mishandling of the ship you mean? 1140 00:50:28,623 --> 00:50:29,839 No, no, no. 1141 00:50:29,943 --> 00:50:31,123 It's just that you had an accident or two, 1142 00:50:31,227 --> 00:50:34,248 and he takes rather dim view I'm afraid. 1143 00:50:34,352 --> 00:50:35,498 I see. 1144 00:50:35,602 --> 00:50:37,443 Of course, I made it quite clear that the ship 1145 00:50:37,547 --> 00:50:39,144 was long overdue for a refit. 1146 00:50:39,248 --> 00:50:40,880 Perhaps he'd like to come and see for himself. 1147 00:50:40,984 --> 00:50:43,241 No, he's had all defect lists. 1148 00:50:43,345 --> 00:50:48,345 But it's an awkward situation, which brings me to my point. 1149 00:50:48,449 --> 00:50:51,018 The building program has been stepped up. 1150 00:50:51,122 --> 00:50:54,976 There ought to be one or two ships going in a month or so. 1151 00:50:55,080 --> 00:50:56,643 I should be able to pull some strings. 1152 00:50:56,747 --> 00:50:58,032 Very considerate of you, sir. 1153 00:50:58,136 --> 00:51:00,392 But I'd prefer to stay where I am. 1154 00:51:00,497 --> 00:51:01,955 Good heavens, you'll get a decent ship 1155 00:51:02,059 --> 00:51:04,316 and a chance of a fresh start. 1156 00:51:04,420 --> 00:51:07,059 I've already had one fresh start. 1157 00:51:07,163 --> 00:51:11,121 Frankly, I think you're making a mistake. 1158 00:51:11,225 --> 00:51:13,344 One has to do what one thinks is right. 1159 00:51:13,448 --> 00:51:15,323 Well, have it your own way. 1160 00:51:15,427 --> 00:51:16,503 I've done my best. 1161 00:51:16,607 --> 00:51:18,933 But if anything else goes wrong, I... 1162 00:51:19,037 --> 00:51:20,704 well, if you change your mind, let me know. 1163 00:51:28,586 --> 00:51:30,530 OFFICER: Any letters? MAIL CLERK: Yes, sir. 1164 00:51:30,634 --> 00:51:31,676 [clock chimes] 1165 00:51:32,822 --> 00:51:34,384 - Thank you. - Any for me? 1166 00:51:34,488 --> 00:51:36,398 No sir, but there's a rating to see you. 1167 00:51:40,009 --> 00:51:40,981 You want to see me? 1168 00:51:44,696 --> 00:51:47,404 I was going to write, but then I thought I'd better 1169 00:51:47,508 --> 00:51:49,279 come see you and explain. 1170 00:51:52,264 --> 00:51:54,904 There's no need to explain anything. 1171 00:51:55,008 --> 00:51:56,639 Golly, thank heavens for that. 1172 00:51:56,743 --> 00:51:58,237 You look fine. 1173 00:51:58,341 --> 00:52:00,008 Well, I haven't got used to all these tapes and things just 1174 00:52:00,112 --> 00:52:00,945 yet. 1175 00:52:04,555 --> 00:52:06,500 You know, this calls for a celebration. 1176 00:52:06,604 --> 00:52:08,305 - Where would you like to go? - Well, I don't mind. 1177 00:52:08,409 --> 00:52:09,312 Come along then. 1178 00:52:09,416 --> 00:52:10,284 I'll buy you your first tot. 1179 00:52:10,388 --> 00:52:11,396 And what of? 1180 00:52:11,500 --> 00:52:12,715 Not lemonade. 1181 00:52:20,007 --> 00:52:21,082 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Starboard 15. 1182 00:52:21,187 --> 00:52:23,131 COXSWAIN: Starboard 15, sir. 1183 00:52:33,616 --> 00:52:34,554 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Midships! 1184 00:52:34,658 --> 00:52:38,303 HELMSMAN: Midships, sir. 1185 00:52:38,408 --> 00:52:39,276 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Steady! 1186 00:52:39,380 --> 00:52:40,282 HELMSMAN: Steady, sir. 1187 00:52:43,790 --> 00:52:44,693 Any contact? 1188 00:52:44,797 --> 00:52:46,532 No echo, sir. 1189 00:52:46,636 --> 00:52:49,761 Did the signal say what the u-boat was up to sir? 1190 00:52:49,865 --> 00:52:52,088 No, but it'll be a mine layer. 1191 00:52:52,192 --> 00:52:53,581 To close to shore to be anything else. 1192 00:52:53,685 --> 00:52:54,622 Where's that bank now pilot? 1193 00:52:54,726 --> 00:52:56,219 PILOT: It's near the port side. 1194 00:52:56,323 --> 00:52:58,338 We're in good 10 fathoms. 1195 00:52:58,442 --> 00:52:59,796 If they were laying mines, I hope we can 1196 00:52:59,900 --> 00:53:01,150 pick them up on the [inaudible] 1197 00:53:01,254 --> 00:53:02,643 Too bad if we don't, sir. 1198 00:53:10,489 --> 00:53:13,822 LOOKOUT: Plane ticker, sir, bearing red 55. 1199 00:53:13,926 --> 00:53:15,350 Stationary or moving? 1200 00:53:15,454 --> 00:53:17,017 LOOKOUT: Moving slowly right to left, echo fading sir. 1201 00:53:20,280 --> 00:53:21,634 We don't want to go any closer in shore. 1202 00:53:21,738 --> 00:53:23,197 - Got a fix pilot? - Yes, sir. 1203 00:53:26,842 --> 00:53:27,780 LOOKOUT: Echo's stronger, sir. 1204 00:53:27,884 --> 00:53:29,655 Seems to be closing. 1205 00:53:29,759 --> 00:53:32,815 - Steady on red 45 sir. - Loud speaker, please. 1206 00:53:32,919 --> 00:53:34,586 HELMSMAN: Loud speaker, sir. 1207 00:53:34,690 --> 00:53:36,182 Red 50 now, sir. 1208 00:53:36,286 --> 00:53:39,446 [sonar pings and echo] 1209 00:53:46,529 --> 00:53:48,647 How far can I hold it to port, pilot? 1210 00:53:54,723 --> 00:53:55,799 30 degrees, sir. 1211 00:53:55,903 --> 00:53:59,202 That's safe for 10 miles. 1212 00:53:59,306 --> 00:54:03,751 Bring her round to course 065 number 1. 1213 00:54:03,855 --> 00:54:05,173 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Port 20! 1214 00:54:05,278 --> 00:54:06,319 COXSWAIN: Port 20, sir. 1215 00:54:10,938 --> 00:54:12,604 Midships steer 065. 1216 00:54:12,708 --> 00:54:14,548 COXSWAIN: Nothing to port coxswain. 1217 00:54:14,652 --> 00:54:16,354 Midships, sir. 1218 00:54:16,458 --> 00:54:17,430 Steer 065. 1219 00:54:17,534 --> 00:54:18,854 HELMSMAN: Nothing to port, sir. 1220 00:54:18,958 --> 00:54:22,047 [sonar pings and echo] 1221 00:54:31,249 --> 00:54:32,255 What is that? 1222 00:54:36,144 --> 00:54:37,499 SONARMAN: Echo dead ahead, sir. 1223 00:54:37,603 --> 00:54:40,275 900 yards closing, sir. 1224 00:54:40,380 --> 00:54:41,457 Anything marked pilot? 1225 00:54:41,561 --> 00:54:42,394 No, sir. 1226 00:54:42,498 --> 00:54:45,067 [increasing sonar echos] 1227 00:54:48,123 --> 00:54:50,519 LOOKOUT: Bridge, object dead ahead sir! 1228 00:54:50,623 --> 00:54:51,490 Hard to port! 1229 00:54:51,595 --> 00:54:52,428 Hard to port! 1230 00:54:56,768 --> 00:54:58,295 Hard to starboard! 1231 00:55:01,282 --> 00:55:04,198 [impact crash] 1232 00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:07,566 Stop boat. COXSWAIN: Stop boat, sir. 1233 00:55:07,670 --> 00:55:08,955 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: A boatswain's mate! 1234 00:55:09,059 --> 00:55:10,065 BOATSWAIN'S MATE: Sir? 1235 00:55:10,170 --> 00:55:11,177 [telegraph bell] 1236 00:55:11,281 --> 00:55:12,601 LT CMDR HUGH ALGINION FRASER: Coxswain, 1237 00:55:12,705 --> 00:55:14,336 tell the engineer officer to report on the bridge. 1238 00:55:14,440 --> 00:55:15,726 COXSWAIN: Tell the engineer officer 1239 00:55:15,830 --> 00:55:17,392 to report on the bridge, sir. 1240 00:55:17,496 --> 00:55:18,919 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Williams! 1241 00:55:19,023 --> 00:55:21,142 Bring an inspection light on the ladder up the furrow! 1242 00:55:21,246 --> 00:55:22,079 WILLIAMS: Right! 1243 00:55:22,183 --> 00:55:25,343 [feet running on deck] 1244 00:55:27,912 --> 00:55:29,266 LT CMDR HUGH ALGINION FRASER: Come in! 1245 00:55:34,474 --> 00:55:36,592 Yes, Grant? 1246 00:55:36,696 --> 00:55:40,238 That wreck this morning, sir... 1247 00:55:40,342 --> 00:55:43,813 I should have had it marked on the chart. 1248 00:55:43,918 --> 00:55:45,550 She was sunk about a week ago, and the position 1249 00:55:45,654 --> 00:55:47,147 was given in the notice to mariners that I 1250 00:55:47,251 --> 00:55:48,362 got just before we sailed. 1251 00:55:48,466 --> 00:55:49,612 And why hadn't you plotted it? 1252 00:55:49,716 --> 00:55:54,577 I... have no excuse at all, sir. 1253 00:55:54,682 --> 00:55:56,521 You were on the bridge most of yesterday, weren't you? 1254 00:55:56,625 --> 00:55:57,806 Yes, sir. 1255 00:55:57,911 --> 00:55:59,021 And you would have marked the wreck as 1256 00:55:59,125 --> 00:56:00,237 soon as you had an opportunity. 1257 00:56:00,341 --> 00:56:01,452 Yes, and the charts are up to date 1258 00:56:01,556 --> 00:56:04,507 apart from the last batcher. 1259 00:56:04,611 --> 00:56:05,687 I'm very sorry, sir. 1260 00:56:05,791 --> 00:56:07,077 [door knocks] 1261 00:56:07,181 --> 00:56:08,187 Come in. 1262 00:56:22,353 --> 00:56:24,193 Just being your chars up to date now, will you? 1263 00:56:31,901 --> 00:56:32,909 The wreck wasn't marked, sir. 1264 00:56:33,013 --> 00:56:34,401 Not marked? 1265 00:56:34,505 --> 00:56:35,651 No, sir. 1266 00:56:35,755 --> 00:56:38,602 Are you aware of the gravity of that admission? 1267 00:56:38,706 --> 00:56:39,575 Yes. 1268 00:56:39,679 --> 00:56:41,206 Before you go any further, sir, 1269 00:56:41,310 --> 00:56:43,393 I should like to make quite clear that I have the fullest 1270 00:56:43,498 --> 00:56:45,442 confidence in Lieutenant Grant. 1271 00:56:45,546 --> 00:56:49,921 And I accept full responsibility for the safety of my ship. 1272 00:56:50,025 --> 00:56:52,560 Are we to understand that you accept the full blame 1273 00:56:52,664 --> 00:56:53,601 for this accident? 1274 00:56:53,705 --> 00:56:54,955 That is correct, sir. 1275 00:56:55,059 --> 00:56:57,004 In other words Lieutenant Commander Fraser, 1276 00:56:57,108 --> 00:56:58,358 you do not wish to plead ignorance 1277 00:56:58,462 --> 00:57:00,719 of the wreck's position as an extenuating 1278 00:57:00,824 --> 00:57:02,282 circumstance in the inquiry? 1279 00:57:02,386 --> 00:57:03,392 Definitely not, sir. 1280 00:57:03,496 --> 00:57:04,712 That is all? 1281 00:57:04,816 --> 00:57:05,892 Yes, sir. 1282 00:57:05,996 --> 00:57:07,802 In that case, there's nothing more to be said. 1283 00:57:07,907 --> 00:57:09,225 Very well, clear the court. 1284 00:57:19,815 --> 00:57:23,391 Well gentlemen, I suppose we must accept the statement 1285 00:57:23,495 --> 00:57:25,197 that Lieutenant Commander Fraser is 1286 00:57:25,301 --> 00:57:27,176 fully responsible for hazarding his ship. 1287 00:57:27,280 --> 00:57:28,773 Thank you. 1288 00:57:28,877 --> 00:57:31,551 Now Wilson, you've been his senior officer for some time. 1289 00:57:31,655 --> 00:57:33,113 What are your views? 1290 00:57:33,218 --> 00:57:35,197 Well sir, ship's records since he took her over hasn't 1291 00:57:35,301 --> 00:57:36,411 been anything to shout about. 1292 00:57:36,515 --> 00:57:38,043 But I think it's only fair to point 1293 00:57:38,148 --> 00:57:41,377 out that it's mostly been a case of bad luck and not 1294 00:57:41,481 --> 00:57:43,182 bad judgment. 1295 00:57:43,286 --> 00:57:45,613 Either I'm afraid he can't put forward that plea this time. 1296 00:57:45,717 --> 00:57:47,279 Spence? 1297 00:57:47,383 --> 00:57:49,119 Absolutely no doubt about it, sir. 1298 00:57:49,223 --> 00:57:50,994 Sheer negligence. 1299 00:57:51,098 --> 00:57:52,001 Oh, come Spence. 1300 00:57:52,105 --> 00:57:53,355 Don't let that be hasty. 1301 00:57:53,459 --> 00:57:55,716 After all, Fraser's reputation's at stake. 1302 00:57:55,820 --> 00:57:57,868 Reputation? 1303 00:57:57,972 --> 00:57:59,847 Has a reputation? 1304 00:57:59,951 --> 00:58:01,410 What do you mean by that? 1305 00:58:01,514 --> 00:58:02,417 Oh, come now sir. 1306 00:58:02,521 --> 00:58:03,945 What about his past record? 1307 00:58:04,049 --> 00:58:07,278 Gentlemen, I'm afraid I'm a little in the dark. 1308 00:58:07,382 --> 00:58:09,812 I think Commander Spence is referring to an incident that 1309 00:58:09,917 --> 00:58:12,382 happened some eight years ago. 1310 00:58:12,486 --> 00:58:14,221 Good gracious Spence, it's no concern of ours 1311 00:58:14,326 --> 00:58:16,895 what took place eight years ago, nor for that matter 1312 00:58:16,999 --> 00:58:19,569 if the fellow chose to eat peas off a knife at Dartmouth. 1313 00:58:19,673 --> 00:58:21,791 It's irrelevant and prejudicial to the matter in hand. 1314 00:58:21,895 --> 00:58:23,145 I'm sorry, sir. 1315 00:58:23,249 --> 00:58:24,742 In any case, it seems to me that Fraser's covering up 1316 00:58:24,846 --> 00:58:26,895 for his navigation officer, who probably hasn't 1317 00:58:26,999 --> 00:58:28,700 got much experience anyway. 1318 00:58:28,804 --> 00:58:30,262 A lot of these wartime officers arrive 1319 00:58:30,366 --> 00:58:33,283 in ships prematurely after a very brief training period. 1320 00:58:33,387 --> 00:58:35,957 Wilson, I'm afraid you're confusing the issue. 1321 00:58:36,061 --> 00:58:37,519 You're overlooking one vital fact. 1322 00:58:37,623 --> 00:58:39,290 And that is that Lieutenant Commander 1323 00:58:39,394 --> 00:58:41,373 Fraser is entirely responsible for the safety of his ship. 1324 00:58:41,477 --> 00:58:45,644 In my opinions sir, it's a case for a court martial. 1325 00:58:45,748 --> 00:58:47,692 Wilson? 1326 00:58:47,797 --> 00:58:49,115 No, sir. 1327 00:58:49,219 --> 00:58:52,761 In my view, there has been no negligence on Fraser's part. 1328 00:58:52,865 --> 00:58:55,573 That leaves the casting vote to me. 1329 00:58:55,677 --> 00:58:56,893 Yeah. 1330 00:58:56,997 --> 00:58:58,039 And they said, and what have you got there? 1331 00:58:58,143 --> 00:58:59,185 He said, it's Ms. Shirley's stuff. 1332 00:58:59,289 --> 00:59:01,059 His smell doesn't look like that. 1333 00:59:01,164 --> 00:59:03,942 Now ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to give you a toast! 1334 00:59:04,046 --> 00:59:05,400 Here, here! 1335 00:59:05,504 --> 00:59:07,483 To the proud parents. 1336 00:59:07,587 --> 00:59:11,545 If it's a boy, then here's to his first pair of bell bottoms. 1337 00:59:11,649 --> 00:59:15,468 And if it's a girl, that she's as sweet as her mother. 1338 00:59:15,572 --> 00:59:17,933 Love it up poor sailors on a night like this. 1339 00:59:18,038 --> 00:59:18,801 [laughter] 1340 00:59:18,905 --> 00:59:20,295 I second that and checked it. 1341 00:59:20,399 --> 00:59:22,343 - Set apart the motion. - I beg your pardon. 1342 00:59:22,447 --> 00:59:24,496 Anyway, I think it calls for a reply How about it Glad? 1343 00:59:24,600 --> 00:59:25,467 Yeah, come on Glad. 1344 00:59:25,572 --> 00:59:26,475 Come on. 1345 00:59:26,579 --> 00:59:28,836 Well, I'd like... 1346 00:59:28,940 --> 00:59:30,259 You see, she's a bit upset. 1347 00:59:30,363 --> 00:59:31,995 We're going to have to be separated for a while. 1348 00:59:32,099 --> 00:59:33,627 Oh? 1349 00:59:33,731 --> 00:59:34,842 Yeah, I've been worried with all these raids and everything. 1350 00:59:34,946 --> 00:59:37,481 So I thought I'd send her up to Exeter 1351 00:59:37,585 --> 00:59:39,460 - until after the child is born. - Exeter? 1352 00:59:39,564 --> 00:59:40,467 Not a bad spot, heh? 1353 00:59:40,571 --> 00:59:41,960 No, you'll like that Glad. 1354 00:59:42,064 --> 00:59:43,279 And then yank can come up and see you on the weekend 1355 00:59:43,383 --> 00:59:44,252 sometime. 1356 00:59:44,356 --> 00:59:45,570 Sure I will. 1357 00:59:45,675 --> 00:59:48,106 But it's just I was trying to say 1358 00:59:48,210 --> 00:59:49,772 thank you for a lovely party. 1359 00:59:49,876 --> 00:59:50,883 It's been a pleasure Glad. 1360 00:59:50,987 --> 00:59:54,181 Good luck. 1361 00:59:54,286 --> 00:59:55,744 I wonder how the skipper's getting on. 1362 00:59:55,848 --> 00:59:57,272 Yeah. 1363 00:59:57,376 --> 00:59:58,590 Think we'll hear anything about tonight? 1364 00:59:58,695 --> 01:00:00,848 I sure do... if it's bad news. 1365 01:00:00,952 --> 01:00:02,584 Nothing travels faster than bad news. 1366 01:00:02,688 --> 01:00:04,355 Well come on, let's have another drink while we're waiting. 1367 01:00:04,459 --> 01:00:05,778 Hey Mack, set them up again mate. 1368 01:00:09,354 --> 01:00:11,160 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: It's come through! 1369 01:00:11,264 --> 01:00:12,340 Huh? 1370 01:00:12,444 --> 01:00:13,938 I don't know how, but he's got away with it. 1371 01:00:14,042 --> 01:00:16,368 - No negligence. - Oh, I'm glad for his sake. 1372 01:00:16,472 --> 01:00:18,277 Sure, we all are. 1373 01:00:18,381 --> 01:00:19,562 What's the matter now? 1374 01:00:19,666 --> 01:00:20,534 It's over. 1375 01:00:20,638 --> 01:00:21,297 That's all. 1376 01:00:21,402 --> 01:00:22,443 What do you mean? 1377 01:00:22,547 --> 01:00:23,729 He'll never keep me aboard now. 1378 01:00:23,833 --> 01:00:25,047 Oh. 1379 01:00:25,151 --> 01:00:27,166 I've built up quite a picture of my versatile career, 1380 01:00:27,270 --> 01:00:28,763 haven't I? 1381 01:00:28,867 --> 01:00:32,270 All the experience I've had, of what a clever fellow I am. 1382 01:00:32,374 --> 01:00:35,359 What you don't know is that I've flopped at every single job 1383 01:00:35,463 --> 01:00:37,478 I've ever tried so far. 1384 01:00:37,582 --> 01:00:39,838 If there was one thing I wanted to make a go of, it was this. 1385 01:00:39,942 --> 01:00:41,436 [door knock] Officer of the day sir? 1386 01:00:41,540 --> 01:00:42,582 Yes? 1387 01:00:42,686 --> 01:00:44,561 - Captain's coming aboard now. - Very well. 1388 01:00:44,665 --> 01:00:45,533 Don't mind, I'll go. 1389 01:00:45,637 --> 01:00:46,574 No, I'm duty boy. 1390 01:01:05,393 --> 01:01:06,885 - Evening Grant. - Evening, sir. 1391 01:01:06,990 --> 01:01:07,893 Nice night. 1392 01:01:07,997 --> 01:01:09,941 Yes, sir. 1393 01:01:10,045 --> 01:01:13,586 You can tighten up your moorings. 1394 01:01:13,690 --> 01:01:14,385 Aye aye, sir. 1395 01:01:14,489 --> 01:01:15,947 [interposing voices] 1396 01:01:17,023 --> 01:01:17,718 Hey, give call! 1397 01:01:17,822 --> 01:01:19,732 Give call! Everything's OK! 1398 01:01:19,836 --> 01:01:20,773 The skipper's got off! 1399 01:01:20,877 --> 01:01:21,711 Everything's all right, boys! 1400 01:01:21,815 --> 01:01:23,725 [interposing voices] 1401 01:01:24,627 --> 01:01:26,468 Ha, ha, ha. 1402 01:01:26,572 --> 01:01:27,440 You know what that means. 1403 01:01:27,544 --> 01:01:29,037 Yeah. 1404 01:01:29,142 --> 01:01:31,710 We go on acting wet nurse to that floating atrocity. 1405 01:01:31,814 --> 01:01:33,967 SAILOR 3: She's got more harbor time than the whole fleet 1406 01:01:34,071 --> 01:01:35,009 put together. 1407 01:01:35,113 --> 01:01:36,710 SAILOR 4: Proper HMS Wallflower. 1408 01:01:36,814 --> 01:01:38,203 Hey, Stripey. 1409 01:01:38,308 --> 01:01:40,391 If there was any justice, they'd have beached him. 1410 01:01:40,495 --> 01:01:42,543 SAILOR 4: Yeah, not to mention the crew. 1411 01:01:42,647 --> 01:01:44,904 Glad, you go back and meet me at the milk bar. 1412 01:01:45,008 --> 01:01:45,668 Why? 1413 01:01:45,772 --> 01:01:46,813 What's the matter? 1414 01:01:52,404 --> 01:01:55,424 [fight bell] 1415 01:01:56,570 --> 01:01:59,556 [punches] 1416 01:02:02,785 --> 01:02:04,869 [fight bell] 1417 01:02:06,014 --> 01:02:09,348 You're not going to copy this time. 1418 01:02:09,452 --> 01:02:11,187 Oh, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes. 1419 01:02:11,291 --> 01:02:13,895 Every column in the book and a civil action 1420 01:02:13,999 --> 01:02:15,701 brought against you by the landlord of the Golden 1421 01:02:15,805 --> 01:02:17,020 Bull for good measure. 1422 01:02:17,124 --> 01:02:21,499 Defaulters, attention! 1423 01:02:21,603 --> 01:02:22,610 Defaulters correct, sir. 1424 01:02:22,714 --> 01:02:24,034 Quiet a number of them, sir, I'm afraid. 1425 01:02:24,138 --> 01:02:25,353 So I see. 1426 01:02:25,457 --> 01:02:26,152 They'll have to wait till tomorrow, Coxswain. 1427 01:02:26,256 --> 01:02:27,298 I'm going ashore. 1428 01:02:32,436 --> 01:02:34,068 He went ashore at 10:00 this morning. 1429 01:02:34,172 --> 01:02:35,526 It's now way after 6:00. 1430 01:02:35,630 --> 01:02:37,367 He's probably telling that little Santa 1431 01:02:37,471 --> 01:02:38,617 Spence what he thinks of him. 1432 01:02:38,721 --> 01:02:41,012 Yes, well that won't take him long. 1433 01:02:41,117 --> 01:02:42,539 Maybe he's had an accident. 1434 01:02:42,644 --> 01:02:45,421 [stairwell noise] 1435 01:02:48,755 --> 01:02:51,150 How have the mighty fallen. 1436 01:02:51,254 --> 01:02:52,678 I should have been on deck, sir. 1437 01:02:52,783 --> 01:02:53,963 Not at all. 1438 01:02:54,067 --> 01:02:54,934 Steward! 1439 01:02:55,039 --> 01:02:56,080 Large gins all around! 1440 01:02:56,184 --> 01:02:59,622 And put them down to Mr. Appleby. 1441 01:02:59,726 --> 01:03:01,983 Let me remind you gentlemen of their lordship's view 1442 01:03:02,087 --> 01:03:04,795 with growing concern the amount of drinking in wardrooms... 1443 01:03:04,900 --> 01:03:06,323 don't approve of it at all. 1444 01:03:06,428 --> 01:03:07,295 Steward! 1445 01:03:07,399 --> 01:03:08,163 Yes, sir. 1446 01:03:08,267 --> 01:03:11,011 10 seconds... not good enough. 1447 01:03:11,115 --> 01:03:16,079 Gentlemen, I give you a toast. 1448 01:03:16,183 --> 01:03:17,225 Peace in our time. 1449 01:03:20,558 --> 01:03:22,052 Good night to you. 1450 01:03:22,156 --> 01:03:24,447 ALL: Good night, sir. 1451 01:03:24,552 --> 01:03:26,044 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Your hat, sir. 1452 01:03:26,148 --> 01:03:28,197 Oh, thank you number 1. 1453 01:03:28,301 --> 01:03:29,169 Thank you. 1454 01:03:29,273 --> 01:03:30,106 Good night! 1455 01:03:36,911 --> 01:03:38,613 I, Edward John Hardy, publican, 1456 01:03:38,717 --> 01:03:42,502 do herein after agree to waive my claim for damages 1457 01:03:42,606 --> 01:03:45,869 against any member of the crew of HMS Ballantrae, hereinafter 1458 01:03:45,973 --> 01:03:48,230 known as "the gift horse," hereinafter to be 1459 01:03:48,335 --> 01:03:50,209 referred to as "the crew." 1460 01:03:50,314 --> 01:03:52,362 They must have been tight as lords when they wrote this. 1461 01:03:52,467 --> 01:03:54,098 Furthermore, I undertake to welcome 1462 01:03:54,202 --> 01:03:56,425 any member of the said crew to the said 1463 01:03:56,529 --> 01:03:58,472 pub at any and all times. 1464 01:03:58,577 --> 01:04:02,605 Given over my hand this 17th day of April, 1941. 1465 01:04:02,709 --> 01:04:04,237 Edward John Hardy. 1466 01:04:04,341 --> 01:04:07,917 Witness... Hugh Alginion Fraser. 1467 01:04:08,021 --> 01:04:10,347 Alginion. 1468 01:04:10,451 --> 01:04:12,986 [door knocking] 1469 01:04:14,062 --> 01:04:16,979 [coughing] 1470 01:04:18,194 --> 01:04:20,624 Thought you might like some coffee, sir. 1471 01:04:20,728 --> 01:04:21,770 Oh, Flanagan. 1472 01:04:24,582 --> 01:04:27,429 Mr. Hardy tells me that you tend to resent 1473 01:04:27,533 --> 01:04:30,311 adverse comment on my capabilities 1474 01:04:30,415 --> 01:04:32,256 and about the gift horse. 1475 01:04:32,360 --> 01:04:33,332 Well, sir, it was just that... 1476 01:04:33,436 --> 01:04:34,756 Never mind! 1477 01:04:34,860 --> 01:04:37,464 Never mind Flanagan! 1478 01:04:37,568 --> 01:04:40,970 I don't like it very much either. 1479 01:04:41,074 --> 01:04:43,193 (EXHAUSTIVELY) I don't like it very much either. 1480 01:04:58,261 --> 01:05:01,733 Defaulters, attention! 1481 01:05:01,838 --> 01:05:03,156 Carry on with requestment please. 1482 01:05:03,260 --> 01:05:04,893 There are none this morning, sir. 1483 01:05:04,997 --> 01:05:06,976 - No one wanting a draft? - No, sir. 1484 01:05:07,080 --> 01:05:08,608 All right, number 1. I'll take defaulters. 1485 01:05:08,712 --> 01:05:09,580 All right, Coxswain. 1486 01:05:09,684 --> 01:05:11,455 Standard, pace! 1487 01:05:11,559 --> 01:05:15,656 Able Seaman Daniels... off, caps! 1488 01:05:15,760 --> 01:05:16,975 Able Seaman Daniels, sir... 1489 01:05:17,079 --> 01:05:18,954 1, did create a disturbance on shore namely 1490 01:05:19,058 --> 01:05:20,586 by fighting in the Golden Bull and being 1491 01:05:20,691 --> 01:05:22,982 apprehended by the naval patrol at 21:40 on the 16th of April, 1492 01:05:23,086 --> 01:05:23,920 1941. 1493 01:05:24,024 --> 01:05:25,725 All right. 1494 01:05:25,829 --> 01:05:27,217 Anything to say? 1495 01:05:27,322 --> 01:05:30,446 No, sir. 1496 01:05:30,550 --> 01:05:32,565 One day's leave stopped. 1497 01:05:32,669 --> 01:05:33,745 One day's leave stopped? 1498 01:05:33,849 --> 01:05:35,203 (DISBELIEVINGLY) On, caps! 1499 01:05:35,308 --> 01:05:35,967 About, turn! 1500 01:05:36,071 --> 01:05:37,529 Uh... return to the table! 1501 01:05:37,633 --> 01:05:38,641 Salute the... as you were! 1502 01:05:38,745 --> 01:05:39,578 About turn! 1503 01:05:39,682 --> 01:05:40,550 Double march! 1504 01:05:43,883 --> 01:05:46,835 [depth charge explosions] 1505 01:05:57,564 --> 01:05:59,195 4:30 steady 140 revolutions. 1506 01:05:59,299 --> 01:06:02,355 COXSWAIN: 4:30, 14 0 revolutions, sir. 1507 01:06:11,313 --> 01:06:12,979 Any echo? COXSWAIN: No, sir. 1508 01:06:13,083 --> 01:06:14,264 Lost contact, sir. 1509 01:06:18,708 --> 01:06:21,625 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: No wreckage, no oil, no nothing. 1510 01:06:21,729 --> 01:06:22,909 Just silent sea. 1511 01:06:23,013 --> 01:06:24,437 And we were the first that ever 1512 01:06:24,541 --> 01:06:26,450 burst into that silent sea. 1513 01:06:26,555 --> 01:06:27,388 What's that? 1514 01:06:27,492 --> 01:06:28,812 It's ancient mariner. 1515 01:06:28,916 --> 01:06:29,922 Oh, yeah. 1516 01:06:34,124 --> 01:06:35,686 Echo bearing red 30, sir. 1517 01:06:35,790 --> 01:06:37,942 Very good! 1518 01:06:38,047 --> 01:06:41,067 Large hydrophone effect sir, sounds like blowing tanks. 1519 01:06:41,171 --> 01:06:43,567 Bring all guns on bearing red 15. 1520 01:06:43,671 --> 01:06:44,713 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Aye aye, sir. 1521 01:06:44,817 --> 01:06:47,213 All guns, lookout bearing red 15. 1522 01:06:47,317 --> 01:06:50,165 HELMSMAN: Bearing red 15, sir. 1523 01:06:50,269 --> 01:06:51,241 LOOKOUT: Bridge! 1524 01:06:51,345 --> 01:06:53,150 Submarine flying on the port bow, sir! 1525 01:06:56,136 --> 01:06:58,358 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: All guns, u-boat bearing red 10. 1526 01:07:01,587 --> 01:07:02,351 Open fire! 1527 01:07:02,456 --> 01:07:03,878 All guns, rapid independent! 1528 01:07:03,983 --> 01:07:05,198 Commence! Commence! 1529 01:07:05,302 --> 01:07:06,136 Commence! 1530 01:07:25,788 --> 01:07:26,864 Eight gun won't fire, sir! 1531 01:07:26,968 --> 01:07:27,835 Eight gun won't fire, sir! 1532 01:07:27,940 --> 01:07:28,981 [machine gun fire] 1533 01:07:30,058 --> 01:07:31,516 Clear forecastle! 1534 01:07:35,405 --> 01:07:37,280 Standby to ram all engine rooms. 1535 01:07:37,384 --> 01:07:39,189 COXSWAIN: Standby to ram all engine rooms, sir. 1536 01:07:45,786 --> 01:07:47,349 [crash] 1537 01:07:48,599 --> 01:07:51,029 That what's paid to the Bostonian incident. 1538 01:07:51,133 --> 01:07:52,036 Stop boat. 1539 01:07:52,140 --> 01:07:55,091 COXSWAIN: Stop boat, sir. 1540 01:07:55,195 --> 01:07:57,765 [telegraph bell] 1541 01:07:58,841 --> 01:08:01,688 [cheering] 1542 01:08:08,041 --> 01:08:11,202 [ships horns] 1543 01:08:18,770 --> 01:08:20,437 I had a letter from him this morning. 1544 01:08:20,541 --> 01:08:21,409 He's a midshipman now. 1545 01:08:21,514 --> 01:08:23,215 Is his really? 1546 01:08:23,319 --> 01:08:24,881 You must be proud of him. 1547 01:08:24,985 --> 01:08:26,131 I am. 1548 01:08:26,235 --> 01:08:28,735 Well, what I wanted to talk about is this. 1549 01:08:28,839 --> 01:08:30,888 Commander Wharton's being reappointed. 1550 01:08:30,992 --> 01:08:32,763 That means there's a brass hat for somebody. 1551 01:08:32,867 --> 01:08:35,888 But... are you interested? 1552 01:08:35,992 --> 01:08:37,831 That's very kind of you sir. 1553 01:08:37,936 --> 01:08:39,464 You are not interested. 1554 01:08:39,568 --> 01:08:41,338 That's a pity. 1555 01:08:41,443 --> 01:08:44,463 Because there's a consolation prize. 1556 01:08:44,567 --> 01:08:46,095 The Ballantrae is going to be released 1557 01:08:46,200 --> 01:08:48,768 from group for special duties. 1558 01:08:48,872 --> 01:08:50,956 It's a job for young man. 1559 01:08:51,060 --> 01:08:52,275 Are you suggesting I'm too old? 1560 01:08:52,379 --> 01:08:54,393 No. 1561 01:08:54,497 --> 01:08:55,817 You want to go? 1562 01:08:55,921 --> 01:08:58,212 - Mhm. - I thought you would. 1563 01:09:01,129 --> 01:09:02,032 What's in the wind? 1564 01:09:02,136 --> 01:09:03,629 Search me. 1565 01:09:03,733 --> 01:09:05,642 All I know is you've got to report to the Admiral tomorrow. 1566 01:09:05,746 --> 01:09:07,517 And you may god Christmas leave, by the way. 1567 01:09:07,621 --> 01:09:08,490 Right, sir. 1568 01:09:08,594 --> 01:09:10,052 Then that's goodbye for the present. 1569 01:09:10,157 --> 01:09:11,024 Good luck. 1570 01:09:11,128 --> 01:09:12,448 Thank you. 1571 01:09:12,552 --> 01:09:14,045 NEWS ANNOUNCER (FROM RADIO): In the south, 1572 01:09:14,149 --> 01:09:17,204 enemy raiders were turned back before reaching the capitol. 1573 01:09:17,308 --> 01:09:19,844 There were sporadic raids in the north with little damage 1574 01:09:19,948 --> 01:09:21,649 and no casualties. 1575 01:09:21,753 --> 01:09:23,802 A west country town was also raided, 1576 01:09:23,906 --> 01:09:25,745 but damage and casualties were slight. 1577 01:09:25,849 --> 01:09:27,482 Slight? Holy mackerel. 1578 01:09:27,586 --> 01:09:29,148 If that was slight, I'd hate to be there 1579 01:09:29,252 --> 01:09:30,572 when they really get going. 1580 01:09:30,676 --> 01:09:31,682 They have a go at you? 1581 01:09:31,787 --> 01:09:34,322 Not I. Up all night I was in the truck. 1582 01:09:34,426 --> 01:09:35,432 Terrible mess. 1583 01:09:35,536 --> 01:09:36,822 [inaudible] to see it. 1584 01:09:36,926 --> 01:09:37,585 Hey yank! 1585 01:09:37,689 --> 01:09:38,974 Where are you going? 1586 01:09:39,078 --> 01:09:41,647 Do you think we ought to try and stop him? 1587 01:09:41,752 --> 01:09:43,869 I never tried stopping a steam roller. 1588 01:09:43,973 --> 01:09:45,780 I've seen blokes go adrift before. 1589 01:09:48,488 --> 01:09:51,196 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: Now you got seven days leave expiring 1590 01:09:51,300 --> 01:09:53,348 at midnight December 27. 1591 01:09:53,452 --> 01:09:57,202 Opposite watch goes on leave at 0900 December 28. 1592 01:09:57,306 --> 01:10:00,709 So don't let me catch any of you going adrift. 1593 01:10:00,813 --> 01:10:01,959 Left turn! 1594 01:10:02,063 --> 01:10:04,076 Right wheel oblique march! 1595 01:10:04,181 --> 01:10:06,542 Christmas at home, heh? 1596 01:10:06,646 --> 01:10:08,139 You lucky people. 1597 01:10:08,243 --> 01:10:10,361 Soon as have New Year's Eve any time. 1598 01:10:10,466 --> 01:10:12,896 Yank, might be going as well if only he'd waited. 1599 01:10:13,000 --> 01:10:14,979 Probably saving himself three months in the rattle. 1600 01:10:15,083 --> 01:10:16,611 The big twerp. 1601 01:10:20,812 --> 01:10:22,825 [clanging] 1602 01:10:24,423 --> 01:10:27,235 How on earth are they knocking down to of our funnel? 1603 01:10:27,340 --> 01:10:29,041 Whatever the job is, they probably figure 1604 01:10:29,145 --> 01:10:30,395 it we'll be safe around a sail. 1605 01:10:30,499 --> 01:10:33,311 You're not looking awfully well, old boy. 1606 01:10:33,415 --> 01:10:34,665 Hung over? 1607 01:10:34,769 --> 01:10:37,131 All the way over. 1608 01:10:37,235 --> 01:10:39,110 I thought, perhaps, their might be some trouble 1609 01:10:39,214 --> 01:10:41,644 between you and June old boy. 1610 01:10:41,748 --> 01:10:43,589 No trouble old boy. 1611 01:10:43,693 --> 01:10:44,561 She's just turned me down. 1612 01:10:44,665 --> 01:10:45,394 That's all. 1613 01:10:45,498 --> 01:10:47,511 Oh, silly girl, I thought. 1614 01:10:47,616 --> 01:10:50,115 Plenty more like her in any case. 1615 01:10:50,220 --> 01:10:51,748 Oh, very funny! 1616 01:10:51,852 --> 01:10:53,657 Very funny! 1617 01:10:53,761 --> 01:10:55,255 We don't only have hammering, we play 1618 01:10:55,359 --> 01:10:57,719 little games at breakfast time. 1619 01:10:57,823 --> 01:11:00,219 Darling, you don't look awfully well. 1620 01:11:00,323 --> 01:11:02,476 I've already had that conversation. 1621 01:11:02,580 --> 01:11:05,705 We are in a bad mood this morning, aren't we? 1622 01:11:05,809 --> 01:11:07,719 Why did you walk out on me last night? 1623 01:11:07,823 --> 01:11:09,767 I couldn't stand it any more. 1624 01:11:09,872 --> 01:11:12,441 I've been played like a trout for 14 months. 1625 01:11:12,545 --> 01:11:14,108 Well, you couldn't look more like one. 1626 01:11:14,212 --> 01:11:15,114 You smell like one too. 1627 01:11:15,218 --> 01:11:16,850 [hammering] 1628 01:11:17,892 --> 01:11:19,767 Anything else? 1629 01:11:19,871 --> 01:11:21,017 Only this. 1630 01:11:21,121 --> 01:11:22,822 I don't think it's very nice to propose to a girl 1631 01:11:22,926 --> 01:11:24,420 with an engagement ring in one hand 1632 01:11:24,524 --> 01:11:27,058 and a double gin in the other. 1633 01:11:27,162 --> 01:11:29,037 You were livid last night because I didn't throw 1634 01:11:29,141 --> 01:11:31,641 myself in your arms and say, darling, 1635 01:11:31,745 --> 01:11:34,904 I can't wait to marry you. 1636 01:11:35,009 --> 01:11:37,648 Point is, I can wait. 1637 01:11:37,752 --> 01:11:40,737 I can wait until you stop taking me for granted. 1638 01:11:40,842 --> 01:11:42,300 So when you come around to it, just 1639 01:11:42,404 --> 01:11:44,696 send an uncoded signal in plain language, 1640 01:11:44,800 --> 01:11:48,654 and I'll take it up with the admiral. 1641 01:11:48,758 --> 01:11:52,369 Oh darling, in spite of an all-time hangover, 1642 01:11:52,473 --> 01:11:54,070 I think you're wonderful. 1643 01:11:54,174 --> 01:11:56,362 Just call me "Alka-Seltzer." 1644 01:11:56,466 --> 01:11:58,341 COXSWAIN: I'm sorry to interrupt this idyllic moment, 1645 01:11:58,445 --> 01:12:00,528 but the captain's just coming on board. 1646 01:12:00,632 --> 01:12:02,438 This is Christmas, not April Fools Day. 1647 01:12:02,542 --> 01:12:04,417 So help me, he may be on leave, 1648 01:12:04,522 --> 01:12:08,340 but he's also on the gangway at this moment. 1649 01:12:08,444 --> 01:12:09,451 Where's my cap? 1650 01:12:13,271 --> 01:12:14,173 Hot tip. 1651 01:12:14,277 --> 01:12:16,360 You said it, brother. 1652 01:12:16,465 --> 01:12:17,402 When's the wedding? 1653 01:12:17,506 --> 01:12:18,375 Next week, sir. 1654 01:12:18,479 --> 01:12:19,972 Sudden death, huh? 1655 01:12:20,076 --> 01:12:23,409 Utility job at the registry office. 1656 01:12:23,513 --> 01:12:25,214 Oh, by the way, sir... some Christmas cards 1657 01:12:25,318 --> 01:12:26,187 and telegrams came for you. 1658 01:12:26,291 --> 01:12:27,749 Oh, splendid. 1659 01:12:27,854 --> 01:12:29,103 You'll take Christmas rounds yourself, sir, won't you? 1660 01:12:29,208 --> 01:12:30,249 I'd very much like too number 1. 1661 01:12:30,353 --> 01:12:32,679 Thank you. 1662 01:12:32,783 --> 01:12:34,450 Well, now. 1663 01:12:34,554 --> 01:12:35,978 Well now, what about another drink. 1664 01:12:36,082 --> 01:12:37,679 Darling, I should be [inaudible] 1665 01:12:37,783 --> 01:12:38,999 Oh, this time of night you can't be... 1666 01:12:39,103 --> 01:12:40,317 No, it's my round, isn't it? Steward? 1667 01:12:40,422 --> 01:12:41,671 STEWARD: Coming, sir. - Your round is it? 1668 01:12:41,776 --> 01:12:43,234 - What'll you have? - Oh. 1669 01:12:43,338 --> 01:12:44,033 On you? 1670 01:12:44,137 --> 01:12:45,665 Yes, I'm afraid so. 1671 01:12:45,769 --> 01:12:46,811 Let's make it champagne, shall we? 1672 01:12:46,915 --> 01:12:47,921 Four ciders, please. 1673 01:12:48,025 --> 01:12:51,150 [interposing voices] 1674 01:13:04,274 --> 01:13:06,080 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: Ready for captain's rounds, sir. 1675 01:13:06,185 --> 01:13:07,886 What's that? What's that? 1676 01:13:07,990 --> 01:13:12,295 The ship's company are ready for captain's rounds, sir. 1677 01:13:12,399 --> 01:13:13,857 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Have a drink first. 1678 01:13:13,961 --> 01:13:17,330 Oh, thank you, sir. 1679 01:13:17,434 --> 01:13:18,718 Well, Happy Christmas. 1680 01:13:18,822 --> 01:13:19,517 Happy Christmas. 1681 01:13:19,621 --> 01:13:21,010 ALL: Happy Christmas. 1682 01:13:21,114 --> 01:13:22,989 Then men would appreciate it, sir, if you'd bring 1683 01:13:23,093 --> 01:13:24,343 the lady down to the mess deck. 1684 01:13:24,447 --> 01:13:27,294 Certainly Chief, certainly. 1685 01:13:28,996 --> 01:13:30,106 ABLE SEAMAN DANIELS: We couldn't get that in the mess at all. 1686 01:13:30,210 --> 01:13:31,912 ABLE SEAMAN WOOD: Very kind of her. 1687 01:13:32,016 --> 01:13:32,676 ABLE SEAMAN DANIELS: I'm sure we thank you very much, Miss. 1688 01:13:32,780 --> 01:13:33,509 ALL: Yes, yes. 1689 01:13:33,613 --> 01:13:35,037 [interposing voices] 1690 01:13:47,050 --> 01:13:48,057 Here you are Miss... 1691 01:13:48,161 --> 01:13:49,203 got a kick like a kangaroo. 1692 01:13:49,307 --> 01:13:50,453 Thanks. 1693 01:13:50,557 --> 01:13:52,466 Thank you. 1694 01:13:52,571 --> 01:13:54,515 ABLE SEAMAN DANIELS: A beer, sir? 1695 01:13:54,619 --> 01:13:57,744 Thank you, Daniels. 1696 01:13:57,848 --> 01:13:58,682 Thank you, Daniels. 1697 01:13:58,786 --> 01:13:59,827 It's yours, sir. 1698 01:13:59,932 --> 01:14:01,494 All right, get cracky. 1699 01:14:01,598 --> 01:14:02,500 Oh, not me Stripey. 1700 01:14:02,604 --> 01:14:03,994 I'm not good at this sort of thing. 1701 01:14:04,098 --> 01:14:05,521 Aw, just imagine you're on a soap box. 1702 01:14:05,625 --> 01:14:06,458 Now get on with it. 1703 01:14:10,348 --> 01:14:12,952 Well ladies and gentlemen... 1704 01:14:13,056 --> 01:14:15,729 I mean lady and gentlemen. 1705 01:14:15,833 --> 01:14:19,618 Well, here's to our ship, the old gift horse, 1706 01:14:19,722 --> 01:14:21,840 and to our skipper. 1707 01:14:21,944 --> 01:14:22,847 Good luck, sir. 1708 01:14:22,951 --> 01:14:24,444 SAILOR 4: Good luck, sir. 1709 01:14:24,548 --> 01:14:25,868 Skip it up. 1710 01:14:25,972 --> 01:14:27,742 SAILOR 5: All the best, sir, and Merry Christmas. 1711 01:14:27,847 --> 01:14:28,888 ABLE SEAMAN WOOD: Come along, son. 1712 01:14:28,992 --> 01:14:30,589 The skipper won't eat you. 1713 01:14:30,693 --> 01:14:31,527 Hey, Drip. 1714 01:14:34,617 --> 01:14:37,811 This is Ordinary Seaman Duncans, Adams' elite. 1715 01:14:40,658 --> 01:14:42,117 So you're the youngest in the ship? 1716 01:14:42,221 --> 01:14:43,887 Yes, sir. 1717 01:14:43,992 --> 01:14:45,276 How old are you Duncan? 1718 01:14:45,380 --> 01:14:47,880 17, sir. 1719 01:14:47,984 --> 01:14:49,755 I'd like to wish you the best of luck. 1720 01:14:49,859 --> 01:14:51,179 Thank you, sir. 1721 01:14:51,283 --> 01:14:52,775 ABLE SEAMAN WOOD: Won't you say a few words, sir? 1722 01:14:52,880 --> 01:14:54,616 ALL: Yes, go on. 1723 01:14:54,720 --> 01:14:59,824 Well, I'd like to give you another toast to all those 1724 01:14:59,928 --> 01:15:03,226 who can't be with us today. 1725 01:15:03,330 --> 01:15:11,386 Our wives, our parents, our absent friends 1726 01:15:11,490 --> 01:15:14,475 wherever they may be. 1727 01:15:14,579 --> 01:15:15,482 God bless them. 1728 01:15:15,587 --> 01:15:18,573 [interposing voices] 1729 01:15:25,273 --> 01:15:26,662 Merry Christmas, sir. 1730 01:16:11,591 --> 01:16:14,472 Blimey, she's had a facelift. 1731 01:16:14,576 --> 01:16:16,416 The old bag's lost two of her chins. 1732 01:16:16,521 --> 01:16:20,617 ABLE SEAMAN DANIELS: Six [inaudible] 1733 01:16:20,721 --> 01:16:22,007 ABLE SEAMAN WOODS: Aye aye... 1734 01:16:22,111 --> 01:16:24,679 tropical kit going aboard. What's going on? 1735 01:16:24,784 --> 01:16:26,277 Blimey, what's mean? Pacific? 1736 01:16:26,381 --> 01:16:27,319 North Pole more likely. 1737 01:16:34,020 --> 01:16:36,624 Stripey, look who's here. 1738 01:16:36,728 --> 01:16:37,595 Blimey. 1739 01:16:37,700 --> 01:16:40,408 Yank. 1740 01:16:40,512 --> 01:16:41,866 And although you were told you could 1741 01:16:41,970 --> 01:16:44,782 not be granted special leave, you chose to take it. 1742 01:16:44,887 --> 01:16:47,074 A man who breaks leave not only lets down his ship, 1743 01:16:47,178 --> 01:16:48,394 he lets down his family. 1744 01:16:48,498 --> 01:16:51,310 They're the ones who are suffer when his pay is stopped. 1745 01:16:51,414 --> 01:16:54,956 And your wife will need the money badly at this time. 1746 01:16:55,060 --> 01:16:56,171 Has the child been born? 1747 01:16:59,088 --> 01:17:00,268 Yes, sir. 1748 01:17:00,372 --> 01:17:02,317 But they were both killed in the bombing. 1749 01:17:05,615 --> 01:17:06,622 All right, number 1. 1750 01:17:17,941 --> 01:17:20,614 Put your cap on Flanagan. 1751 01:17:20,718 --> 01:17:21,587 Carry on. 1752 01:17:40,336 --> 01:17:43,356 We've been given another little job to do. 1753 01:17:43,460 --> 01:17:45,612 It'll be more interesting than some we've had 1754 01:17:45,716 --> 01:17:47,591 and certainly more exciting. 1755 01:17:47,695 --> 01:17:52,070 For that reason, every man who goes will be a volunteer. 1756 01:17:52,174 --> 01:17:54,674 And I mean that in the literal sense... 1757 01:17:54,778 --> 01:17:59,431 not that used by petty officers when picking working parties. 1758 01:17:59,535 --> 01:18:00,403 Well that's all. 1759 01:18:00,507 --> 01:18:01,410 Carry on number I. 1760 01:18:01,514 --> 01:18:02,522 Aye aye, sir. 1761 01:18:02,626 --> 01:18:05,438 Ship's company, hup! 1762 01:18:05,542 --> 01:18:06,376 Carry on please, Chief. 1763 01:18:06,480 --> 01:18:08,944 Aye aye, sir! 1764 01:18:09,048 --> 01:18:11,063 Right, you all heard the captain's little joke 1765 01:18:11,167 --> 01:18:12,798 about petty officers. 1766 01:18:12,902 --> 01:18:14,500 No harm in laughing. 1767 01:18:14,604 --> 01:18:18,562 Anyone who don't want to volunteer come and see me. 1768 01:18:18,667 --> 01:18:21,513 All right, take aboard! Carry on with your work! 1769 01:18:21,617 --> 01:18:23,701 I don't think there'll be any non-staters, sir. 1770 01:18:23,805 --> 01:18:25,367 Good. 1771 01:18:25,471 --> 01:18:27,867 Oh, by the way, your command come through... 1772 01:18:27,971 --> 01:18:29,846 a Canadian corvette I think. 1773 01:18:33,283 --> 01:18:34,533 Thanks for recommending me, sir. 1774 01:18:34,638 --> 01:18:36,130 Your relief's arrived at Devonport barracks. 1775 01:18:36,234 --> 01:18:37,311 He should take over today. 1776 01:18:37,416 --> 01:18:38,283 Yeah. 1777 01:18:41,096 --> 01:18:44,567 He's going to be disappointed. 1778 01:18:44,671 --> 01:18:45,957 I'm sure he is. 1779 01:18:48,838 --> 01:18:50,296 Prepare ship for see by 0400 tomorrow. 1780 01:18:50,400 --> 01:18:53,699 Aye aye, sir. 1781 01:18:53,803 --> 01:18:55,574 SPEAKER (ON PHONE): Top secret, of course. 1782 01:18:55,678 --> 01:18:57,379 Yes, sir. 1783 01:18:57,483 --> 01:18:58,352 Time of origin... 1784 01:18:58,456 --> 01:19:02,066 14:25, stroke 12. 1785 01:19:02,170 --> 01:19:03,907 SPEAKER (ON PHONE): And June, don't worry too much. 1786 01:19:04,011 --> 01:19:05,782 Very good, sir. 1787 01:19:05,886 --> 01:19:06,719 Bye. 1788 01:19:14,045 --> 01:19:14,982 Here it is... 1789 01:19:18,419 --> 01:19:20,330 one copy to go to Lieutenant Commander Fraser. 1790 01:19:28,593 --> 01:19:31,267 Operation Boadicea. 1791 01:19:31,371 --> 01:19:34,009 Times like these I'm inclined to agree that a woman's 1792 01:19:34,113 --> 01:19:36,752 place is in the home. 1793 01:19:36,856 --> 01:19:40,259 Lieutenant Jennings to see you, ma'am. 1794 01:19:40,363 --> 01:19:41,717 Thank you. 1795 01:19:41,821 --> 01:19:42,933 Ask him to come in please. 1796 01:19:56,994 --> 01:19:58,244 High, beautiful! 1797 01:19:58,348 --> 01:20:00,015 For a man whose been married only two months. 1798 01:20:00,119 --> 01:20:00,952 I know. 1799 01:20:04,077 --> 01:20:05,813 Gosh, you look wonderful. 1800 01:20:05,917 --> 01:20:08,139 You're not supposed to barge in here when I'm on duty. 1801 01:20:08,244 --> 01:20:09,111 Oh, have a heart. 1802 01:20:12,098 --> 01:20:14,562 I can't go all day without seeing you. 1803 01:20:14,666 --> 01:20:15,882 It's asking too much. 1804 01:20:20,569 --> 01:20:23,243 I don't know what I ever did to deserve you. 1805 01:20:23,347 --> 01:20:24,423 I mean it. 1806 01:20:35,846 --> 01:20:36,888 Glad you married me? 1807 01:20:39,526 --> 01:20:40,429 Even though we're going away? 1808 01:20:43,971 --> 01:20:46,435 No harm in saying we are going. 1809 01:20:46,539 --> 01:20:47,963 You cipher office people know everything... 1810 01:20:48,067 --> 01:20:50,533 probably more than we do. 1811 01:20:50,637 --> 01:20:52,338 - Do you, by the way? - No. 1812 01:20:52,442 --> 01:20:53,762 No, I don't. 1813 01:20:53,866 --> 01:20:55,081 I have nothing to do with movements at the moment. 1814 01:20:55,185 --> 01:20:57,372 That's all right then. 1815 01:20:57,476 --> 01:20:59,803 I wouldn't like to think you were sending me to my doom 1816 01:20:59,907 --> 01:21:02,163 without a protest. 1817 01:21:02,268 --> 01:21:03,483 The skipper hasn't said anything, 1818 01:21:03,587 --> 01:21:05,324 but we all think it's the Far East. 1819 01:21:05,428 --> 01:21:06,920 The Far East? 1820 01:21:07,025 --> 01:21:07,928 I see. 1821 01:21:08,032 --> 01:21:09,178 I can't say anymore. 1822 01:21:09,282 --> 01:21:10,705 You know, this darn security business. 1823 01:21:10,809 --> 01:21:12,407 I know. 1824 01:21:12,511 --> 01:21:13,829 You'll be all right, won't you? 1825 01:21:13,934 --> 01:21:14,767 Of course I will. 1826 01:21:17,719 --> 01:21:22,162 I think we're sailing first thing 1827 01:21:22,266 --> 01:21:28,378 tomorrow just in case you'd like to be there to wish us luck. 1828 01:21:28,482 --> 01:21:30,148 I'll be there darling. 1829 01:21:30,252 --> 01:21:32,058 I wish you all the luck there is always. 1830 01:21:32,162 --> 01:21:34,870 Well, don't look so miserable about it. 1831 01:21:34,974 --> 01:21:36,849 I shan't be away very long. 1832 01:21:36,953 --> 01:21:40,113 Fraser told me this morning that my command has come through... 1833 01:21:40,218 --> 01:21:41,085 a corvette. 1834 01:21:41,189 --> 01:21:42,786 It's just what I wanted. 1835 01:21:42,890 --> 01:21:45,460 Why it's bound to bring me home in a month or so. 1836 01:21:45,564 --> 01:21:46,467 Well, what's the matter? 1837 01:21:46,571 --> 01:21:48,515 Aren't you pleased? 1838 01:21:48,619 --> 01:21:51,883 Darling, I'm so pleased and so proud. 1839 01:21:56,571 --> 01:21:57,751 I'll see you later. 1840 01:22:19,799 --> 01:22:22,471 PLATOON LEADER: Company, halt! 1841 01:22:22,575 --> 01:22:24,590 Commandos reporting from embarkation, sir. 1842 01:22:24,694 --> 01:22:25,632 Very good, Major. 1843 01:22:25,736 --> 01:22:28,236 Make yourselves comfortable if you can. 1844 01:22:33,235 --> 01:22:36,221 [steam siren] 1845 01:22:43,616 --> 01:23:16,600 [inaudible] 1846 01:23:16,705 --> 01:23:18,822 Six more MLs taking station to port, sir. 1847 01:23:18,926 --> 01:23:20,072 Good. 1848 01:23:20,176 --> 01:23:21,184 - That's the lot, isn't it? - Yes, sir. 1849 01:23:21,288 --> 01:23:22,191 Striking force now complete... 1850 01:23:22,295 --> 01:23:23,857 18 in all. 1851 01:23:23,962 --> 01:23:26,461 Lower deck cleared of all available hands, sir. 1852 01:23:26,566 --> 01:23:27,433 Right. Take over pilot. 1853 01:23:27,537 --> 01:23:28,579 Aye aye, sir. 1854 01:23:31,322 --> 01:23:35,766 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER: Ship's company, attention! 1855 01:23:35,870 --> 01:23:38,925 Stand easy please. 1856 01:23:39,029 --> 01:23:42,016 First of all, you can forget about the buzzes. 1857 01:23:42,120 --> 01:23:45,106 We're going to raid the enemy. 1858 01:23:45,210 --> 01:23:48,612 Our objective is to destroy the gate of the only dock 1859 01:23:48,716 --> 01:23:51,494 on the Atlantic coast of France that is large enough 1860 01:23:51,598 --> 01:23:54,758 to house a German battleship. 1861 01:23:54,862 --> 01:23:58,855 The commandos... there are more them in then MLs... 1862 01:23:58,960 --> 01:24:01,806 will deal with the port installations 1863 01:24:01,910 --> 01:24:05,382 and hit the enemy as hard as they know how. 1864 01:24:05,486 --> 01:24:08,438 Here's a rough map of the port. 1865 01:24:08,542 --> 01:24:13,542 We should be leading up river, MLs following. 1866 01:24:13,646 --> 01:24:16,354 There are two sandbanks... here and here... 1867 01:24:16,458 --> 01:24:18,125 which the planners tell us we should 1868 01:24:18,229 --> 01:24:20,833 clear by about 18 inches. 1869 01:24:20,937 --> 01:24:22,881 We shall meet some opposition. 1870 01:24:22,985 --> 01:24:26,145 But whatever happens, our job is to ram that gate. 1871 01:24:26,250 --> 01:24:29,339 In the bow compartments, there are five tons 1872 01:24:29,443 --> 01:24:32,187 of high explosive, which will be timed to go 1873 01:24:32,291 --> 01:24:35,484 off two hours after we hit. 1874 01:24:35,589 --> 01:24:41,109 So I'm afraid that won't be much left of the old gift horse. 1875 01:24:41,213 --> 01:24:43,921 Any questions? 1876 01:24:44,026 --> 01:24:46,005 What happened to our other two smokestacks, sir? 1877 01:24:46,109 --> 01:24:48,366 The idea is to make us look like a German gunboat 1878 01:24:48,470 --> 01:24:51,317 and fool the enemy into holding his fire. 1879 01:24:51,421 --> 01:24:53,053 Any more? 1880 01:24:53,157 --> 01:24:54,442 How do we get out, sir? 1881 01:24:54,546 --> 01:24:56,665 We withdraw with the commanders in the MLs. 1882 01:24:59,407 --> 01:25:01,525 Now, I know how sad you must be feeling at the thought 1883 01:25:01,629 --> 01:25:03,747 of losing the old gift horse. 1884 01:25:03,852 --> 01:25:06,594 We've been together for a long time now, 1885 01:25:06,698 --> 01:25:09,893 and we shall have much to remember. 1886 01:25:09,997 --> 01:25:13,295 No doubt, people will say that she has been chosen 1887 01:25:13,399 --> 01:25:17,670 for this operation because she's old and expendable 1888 01:25:17,774 --> 01:25:21,385 or, perhaps, because we've had some experience at ramming. 1889 01:25:23,919 --> 01:25:30,898 But I hope you'll believe, as I do, that it is an honor. 1890 01:25:31,002 --> 01:25:32,460 That's all number 1. Carry on. 1891 01:25:32,565 --> 01:25:33,572 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: That's all. 1892 01:25:33,676 --> 01:25:34,509 Fall out. 1893 01:25:34,613 --> 01:25:37,252 [interposing voices] 1894 01:25:47,113 --> 01:25:49,439 When do you want gun crews closed up, sir? 1895 01:25:49,543 --> 01:25:51,626 Not till we reach the halfway mark. 1896 01:25:51,730 --> 01:25:53,188 I want all hands to conserve their energy 1897 01:25:53,292 --> 01:25:54,751 as much as possible. They'll need it. 1898 01:25:54,855 --> 01:25:57,667 Aye aye. 1899 01:25:57,771 --> 01:25:59,265 Clean underwear. 1900 01:25:59,369 --> 01:26:00,758 Face it, we'll need it. 1901 01:26:00,862 --> 01:26:04,091 It's in case of infection if you're wounded. 1902 01:26:04,195 --> 01:26:07,632 What a comfort you are to have around. 1903 01:26:07,736 --> 01:26:09,924 I suppose you've been on this sort of party before? 1904 01:26:10,028 --> 01:26:11,139 Only once every while... 1905 01:26:11,244 --> 01:26:12,181 filthy business. 1906 01:26:12,285 --> 01:26:13,465 I'd sooner be a vet. 1907 01:26:20,062 --> 01:26:24,437 And all groups will rendezvous at this point here. 1908 01:26:24,541 --> 01:26:27,423 Now finally, the password is "ramrod." 1909 01:26:27,527 --> 01:26:29,923 Ramrod... and forget it. 1910 01:26:36,832 --> 01:26:38,498 Will you forward this for my engineer? 1911 01:26:38,602 --> 01:26:39,540 Yes, James. 1912 01:26:44,540 --> 01:26:45,477 What's the joke? 1913 01:26:45,581 --> 01:26:46,414 What sir? 1914 01:26:46,519 --> 01:26:51,276 Oh, it just hit me. 1915 01:26:51,380 --> 01:26:53,150 I don't know of being what you call a sentimentalist. 1916 01:26:53,255 --> 01:26:57,283 But it occurred to me that if we ever do manage to scramble 1917 01:26:57,387 --> 01:27:01,171 aboard the MLs and get back to blighty, 1918 01:27:01,275 --> 01:27:04,087 things won't be quite the same again, you know? 1919 01:27:04,192 --> 01:27:05,268 I know. 1920 01:27:08,983 --> 01:27:10,858 Close out to operational action stations number 1. 1921 01:27:10,962 --> 01:27:11,795 Aye aye, sir. 1922 01:27:27,141 --> 01:27:29,016 Men on the swastika ready for hoisting yeoman. 1923 01:27:29,120 --> 01:27:29,954 - Aye aye, sir. - Number 1. 1924 01:27:30,058 --> 01:27:31,135 Sir? 1925 01:27:31,239 --> 01:27:32,211 I want want all guns crews to be see 1926 01:27:32,315 --> 01:27:33,357 that the bridge is wiped out. 1927 01:27:33,461 --> 01:27:34,606 On no account are they to fire so 1928 01:27:34,711 --> 01:27:35,856 long as the swastika's flying. 1929 01:27:35,961 --> 01:27:37,037 Aye aye. 1930 01:27:37,141 --> 01:27:39,155 We alter course for the run in 30 seconds from... 1931 01:27:39,259 --> 01:27:40,370 now, sir. 1932 01:27:40,474 --> 01:27:41,620 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: All gun crews! 1933 01:27:41,724 --> 01:27:43,009 All gun crews! 1934 01:27:43,113 --> 01:27:46,585 You will not, I say again, not open the fire so 1935 01:27:46,689 --> 01:27:50,473 long as the swastika is flying. 1936 01:27:50,577 --> 01:27:51,585 Too much moon. 1937 01:27:51,689 --> 01:27:52,835 Dead romantic, sir. 1938 01:28:02,313 --> 01:28:03,771 Coxswain, steer 114. 1939 01:28:03,876 --> 01:28:07,521 COXSWAIN: Steer 114, sir. 1940 01:28:07,625 --> 01:28:08,875 - Yeoman. - Sir? 1941 01:28:08,979 --> 01:28:09,813 Up swastika. 1942 01:28:09,917 --> 01:28:10,959 Aye aye, sir. 1943 01:28:16,722 --> 01:28:18,701 You can get your men up now Major. 1944 01:28:18,805 --> 01:28:20,750 Ask them to keep quiet on deck, will you? 1945 01:28:20,854 --> 01:28:21,791 Very good, sir. 1946 01:28:55,990 --> 01:28:58,490 Funny to think there's a Jerry working that lighthouse. 1947 01:29:02,136 --> 01:29:04,427 I haven't picked up the other light yet, sir. 1948 01:29:04,531 --> 01:29:06,511 If we keep the lighthouse on our starboard bow, 1949 01:29:06,615 --> 01:29:07,726 we can't be far out. 1950 01:29:07,830 --> 01:29:09,462 No, we should be at the entrance by now, sir. 1951 01:29:16,025 --> 01:29:17,830 They didn't spot us. 1952 01:29:17,934 --> 01:29:19,670 Were you able to check our position, pilot? 1953 01:29:19,774 --> 01:29:20,608 Yes, sir. 1954 01:29:20,712 --> 01:29:21,753 We're in the estuary now. 1955 01:29:24,496 --> 01:29:25,468 How's are depth? 1956 01:29:25,572 --> 01:29:26,405 All right so far, sir. 1957 01:29:30,190 --> 01:29:31,266 Another minute and we should have 1958 01:29:31,371 --> 01:29:32,620 passed the heavy batteries. 1959 01:29:32,725 --> 01:29:33,801 [rumble] 1960 01:29:33,905 --> 01:29:34,738 Coxswain, stop boat. 1961 01:29:34,842 --> 01:29:36,300 COXSWAIN: Stop boat, sir. 1962 01:29:36,405 --> 01:29:39,565 [telegraph bell] 1963 01:29:43,175 --> 01:29:44,425 She's clear. 1964 01:29:44,529 --> 01:29:45,467 All ahead boat. 1965 01:29:45,571 --> 01:29:47,758 COXSWAIN: All ahead boat, sir. 1966 01:29:47,862 --> 01:29:49,043 [telegraph bell] 1967 01:29:49,148 --> 01:29:50,710 We still have the other sandbank to cross. 1968 01:29:50,814 --> 01:29:51,647 How far is it, pilot? 1969 01:29:51,752 --> 01:29:55,640 Within 30 seconds, sir. 1970 01:29:55,744 --> 01:29:58,695 [rumble] 1971 01:30:02,306 --> 01:30:03,418 Keep going full ahead. 1972 01:30:03,522 --> 01:30:06,542 COXSWAIN: Keep going full ahead, sir. 1973 01:30:06,647 --> 01:30:07,723 We're being challenged sir. 1974 01:30:13,764 --> 01:30:17,722 Make the German signal "two ships damaged by enemy action, 1975 01:30:17,826 --> 01:30:18,938 request permission to enter harbor." 1976 01:30:19,042 --> 01:30:19,875 Aye aye, sir. 1977 01:30:19,979 --> 01:30:22,756 [shore batteries firing] 1978 01:30:28,346 --> 01:30:30,047 Duncan, make the German signal "you're 1979 01:30:30,152 --> 01:30:31,020 firing on friendly ships." 1980 01:30:31,124 --> 01:30:33,520 DUNCAN: Aye aye, sir. 1981 01:30:33,624 --> 01:30:35,047 We're a sitting target on this damn sandbank. 1982 01:30:35,151 --> 01:30:37,721 They're a pretty poor shot so far. 1983 01:30:37,825 --> 01:30:40,325 Signal acknowledged by enemy, sir. 1984 01:30:40,429 --> 01:30:41,436 She's off, sir. 1985 01:30:41,540 --> 01:30:42,304 Pull ahead boat. 1986 01:30:42,408 --> 01:30:44,075 COXSWAIN: Pull ahead boat, sir. 1987 01:30:44,179 --> 01:30:45,463 Well done Yeoman. 1988 01:30:45,567 --> 01:30:47,442 Well done Duncan. 1989 01:30:47,546 --> 01:30:48,832 - Course pilot? - 060, sir. 1990 01:30:48,936 --> 01:30:49,769 Steer 060. 1991 01:30:49,873 --> 01:30:50,879 COXSWAIN: 060, sir. 1992 01:30:50,984 --> 01:30:51,817 Blast. 1993 01:30:51,921 --> 01:30:54,907 [machine gun fire] 1994 01:30:58,553 --> 01:31:01,018 Flag ship on the port bow, sir. 1995 01:31:01,123 --> 01:31:01,816 Yeoman! 1996 01:31:01,921 --> 01:31:02,754 Down swastika! 1997 01:31:02,858 --> 01:31:04,247 Hoist white ensign! 1998 01:31:04,352 --> 01:31:05,983 Down swastika, up white ensign, sir. 1999 01:31:06,087 --> 01:31:08,414 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Take on and train on enemy foxhole. 2000 01:31:08,518 --> 01:31:10,810 [inaudible] understand? 2001 01:31:10,914 --> 01:31:11,747 Pelican to the bridge? 2002 01:31:11,851 --> 01:31:14,872 [explosions] 2003 01:31:19,559 --> 01:31:20,497 Open fire! 2004 01:31:20,601 --> 01:31:21,468 Rapid fire! And Commence! 2005 01:31:21,573 --> 01:31:22,440 Commence! 2006 01:31:22,544 --> 01:31:23,552 Commence! 2007 01:31:30,634 --> 01:31:31,502 Fire! 2008 01:31:36,606 --> 01:31:40,842 Eight gun, ship target green 50... gun emplacement. 2009 01:31:40,946 --> 01:31:42,925 Hurry up, let's go. 2010 01:31:43,030 --> 01:31:44,974 Train left! 2011 01:31:45,078 --> 01:31:46,467 Arm! 2012 01:31:46,571 --> 01:31:47,509 Ready! 2013 01:31:47,613 --> 01:31:49,071 Fire! 2014 01:31:49,175 --> 01:31:53,724 Starboard [inaudible] engage enemy destroyer at 395! 2015 01:31:53,828 --> 01:31:55,216 [inaudible] 2016 01:31:55,321 --> 01:31:57,022 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Steam room, check, check, check! 2017 01:32:00,667 --> 01:32:03,688 [machine gun fire] 2018 01:32:06,292 --> 01:32:08,861 Change target to search light... 2019 01:32:08,966 --> 01:32:09,903 Ship, steady! 2020 01:32:24,624 --> 01:32:25,457 Ready! 2021 01:32:25,562 --> 01:32:26,951 Fire! 2022 01:32:27,055 --> 01:32:27,993 How's [inaudible] 2023 01:32:28,097 --> 01:32:29,103 Leading up to the point! 2024 01:32:29,207 --> 01:32:30,214 Ready! 2025 01:32:35,006 --> 01:32:35,839 Ready! 2026 01:32:35,943 --> 01:32:38,373 Fire! 2027 01:32:38,477 --> 01:32:40,526 I hear bombs! 2028 01:32:40,630 --> 01:32:41,464 Ready! 2029 01:32:48,026 --> 01:32:48,894 Hurry up, Drip! 2030 01:32:48,998 --> 01:32:50,005 All right, all right! 2031 01:32:53,616 --> 01:32:54,554 Ready. 2032 01:32:54,658 --> 01:32:57,053 Ready, Stripey! 2033 01:32:57,158 --> 01:33:00,178 All right mate... hang on, hang on. 2034 01:33:00,282 --> 01:33:01,809 Easy. 2035 01:33:01,914 --> 01:33:02,886 Easy down. 2036 01:33:02,991 --> 01:33:03,824 Gently now. 2037 01:33:03,928 --> 01:33:06,150 Lie back. 2038 01:33:06,254 --> 01:33:07,122 Now where is it? 2039 01:33:07,226 --> 01:33:08,163 Where is it? 2040 01:33:11,392 --> 01:33:12,920 Oh, I'm sorry. 2041 01:33:24,725 --> 01:33:26,253 There's the light, sir... dead ahead! 2042 01:33:31,148 --> 01:33:32,086 That's the dock! 2043 01:33:32,190 --> 01:33:33,544 Clear forecastle! 2044 01:33:33,648 --> 01:33:37,259 [explosions] 2045 01:33:39,551 --> 01:33:40,384 Stand back! 2046 01:33:40,488 --> 01:33:41,182 No, sir! 2047 01:33:41,286 --> 01:33:42,294 It's the wrong light! 2048 01:33:42,398 --> 01:33:46,460 It's off the starboard! 2049 01:33:46,564 --> 01:33:47,676 Full to starboard! 2050 01:33:47,780 --> 01:33:48,543 All guns... 2051 01:33:48,647 --> 01:33:49,967 Full to stern starboard! 2052 01:33:50,071 --> 01:33:51,217 Fire, rapid. 2053 01:33:51,321 --> 01:33:54,342 [explosions] 2054 01:34:19,409 --> 01:34:20,937 Stand by to ram. 2055 01:34:25,624 --> 01:34:28,645 [smashing metal] 2056 01:34:37,637 --> 01:34:39,999 Get all the wounded off as soon as the commandos are ashore. 2057 01:34:40,103 --> 01:34:43,158 Aye aye, sir. 2058 01:34:43,262 --> 01:34:55,206 Set all fuses for 0300. 2059 01:34:55,310 --> 01:34:58,921 [machine gun fire] 2060 01:35:19,788 --> 01:35:21,420 All fuses set for 0300, sir. 2061 01:35:21,524 --> 01:35:22,392 Very good. 2062 01:35:28,780 --> 01:35:29,649 Pilot. 2063 01:35:29,753 --> 01:35:30,655 Sir? 2064 01:35:30,759 --> 01:35:31,975 Embark all wounded in MLs astern. 2065 01:35:32,079 --> 01:35:32,912 Aye aye, sir. 2066 01:35:33,016 --> 01:35:33,884 Number 1? 2067 01:35:33,988 --> 01:35:35,065 Sir? 2068 01:35:35,169 --> 01:35:38,016 Check below decks and abandon ship 2069 01:35:38,120 --> 01:35:40,690 as soon as wounded are clear. 2070 01:35:40,794 --> 01:35:41,904 Aye aye, sir. 2071 01:36:11,798 --> 01:36:14,750 LT RICHARD JENNINGS: Lower decks cleared, sir. 2072 01:36:14,855 --> 01:36:17,493 Very good, number 1. 2073 01:36:17,597 --> 01:36:18,465 Better get ashore. 2074 01:36:18,569 --> 01:36:19,680 Aye aye, sir. 2075 01:36:43,082 --> 01:36:46,103 [explosions] 2076 01:36:48,707 --> 01:36:51,900 [machine gun fire] 2077 01:37:05,962 --> 01:37:06,899 There's the skipper. 2078 01:37:13,219 --> 01:37:16,240 SOLDIERS: [speaking german] 2079 01:37:26,135 --> 01:37:27,697 Glad you made it sir. 2080 01:37:33,530 --> 01:37:35,509 We got all the badly wounded off the ML sir 2081 01:37:35,613 --> 01:37:37,419 but I'm afraid she was the last one. 2082 01:37:37,523 --> 01:37:38,391 The rest were sunk. 2083 01:37:38,496 --> 01:37:39,988 Where's the doctor? 2084 01:37:40,092 --> 01:37:43,113 - I'm afraid he was killed sir. - Thank you for the report. 2085 01:37:48,078 --> 01:37:51,168 She should have gone off by now, shouldn't she sir? 2086 01:37:51,272 --> 01:37:52,245 Why doesn't she go up sir? 2087 01:37:52,349 --> 01:37:53,182 I don't know Daniel. 2088 01:37:53,286 --> 01:37:56,307 [machine gun fire] 2089 01:37:58,216 --> 01:37:59,605 She can't let us down now. 2090 01:38:05,959 --> 01:38:09,744 Lieutenant Commander Fraser, the raid has been a failure. 2091 01:38:09,848 --> 01:38:11,515 And we have destroyed all your ships 2092 01:38:11,619 --> 01:38:14,812 and killed or captured nearly all your men. 2093 01:38:14,916 --> 01:38:19,014 In a day or two, we will have removed your old destroyer 2094 01:38:19,118 --> 01:38:20,368 from the dock gates, and you will have 2095 01:38:20,472 --> 01:38:23,562 achieved precisely nothing. 2096 01:38:23,666 --> 01:38:25,645 What was your object? 2097 01:38:25,749 --> 01:38:28,284 Why'd you lose so many men and ships for nothing? 2098 01:38:28,389 --> 01:38:31,027 Why? 2099 01:38:31,131 --> 01:38:31,999 Why? 2100 01:38:40,193 --> 01:38:43,214 [non-english speech] 2101 01:38:43,318 --> 01:38:45,331 [non-english speech] 2102 01:38:45,435 --> 01:38:59,428 [non-english speech] 2103 01:38:59,533 --> 01:39:02,518 [explosions] 2104 01:39:05,122 --> 01:39:08,282 [interposing voices] 2105 01:39:10,261 --> 01:39:11,199 Move it! 2106 01:39:11,303 --> 01:39:14,740 [non-english speech] 2107 01:39:14,844 --> 01:39:17,448 Hey, Geneva Convention Article 163... 2108 01:39:17,552 --> 01:39:18,975 treatment of prisoners of war. 2109 01:39:19,079 --> 01:39:20,781 You can't do a thing like that to a man in uniform. 2110 01:39:20,886 --> 01:39:21,961 You ought to know that. 2111 01:39:25,329 --> 01:39:26,961 Come on, let's go. 2112 01:39:28,400 --> 01:39:31,496 [music playing]