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

as Lt. John W. Harkness

as Ellie C. Harkness

as George Larrabee

as Lt. Bill Barron

as Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds

as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

as Capt. 'Danny' Eliot

as Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo

as Ens. Chuck Dorrance

as Norelli

as Chief Engineer Ryan

as Post Commander

as Wascylewski

as Tommy Morse

as Crew Member

as Radio Man

as Naval Captain

as Officer

as Officer's Club Waiter

as Lieutenant Commander

as Sailor Messenger

as Naval Commander

as Admiral's Aide

as Crew Member

as Doctor

as Admiral's Wife

as Carrier Admiral

as Houlihan

as Tugboat Sailor