Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his days in the "old" navy, especially about his part in the Battle of Manila Bay under Adm. Dewey during the Spanish-American War, when he commanded the USS Congress. That ship, now decommissioned and docked in Annapolis harbor, is--unknown to Fitzhugh--about to be towed out to sea to be used for target practice. When Fitzhugh finds this out, he sets out to either save his beloved vessel or "go down with his ship".
as Cmdr. Fitzhugh
as Madeline Deming
as Morton 'Click' Haley
as Boyce Avery
as Duncan Haley
as Zimmer
as Miranda
as Cmmdre. Briggs
as Adams
as Porter
as Rumboat Charlie
as Cmdr. Lawson
as Dr. Bryant
as Woman at Door (uncredited)
