- Ens. Caldwell: [after the Chief and Junior are killed] I couldn't help it about the Chief.
- Duke E. Gifford: Remembering how he took care of you?
- Ens. Caldwell: Yes sir.
- Duke E. Gifford: Well, before he took care of you, he took care of Larry, before Larry, he took care of me and before me he took care of Pop. Chiefs have been taking care of this man's Navy for a long time, Mister Caldwell. Don't worry about him, there's a lot of good sailors back there for him to take care of.
- [crewmembers struggle to fix leaking hatch]
- Sister Anna: Anything I can do to help?
- Jonesy: Spit teeth and cuss!
- [sees sister Anna]
- Jonesy: Sorry sister, didn't see you.
- Sister Anna: That's alright, go ahead, I'll spit teeth!
- Cmdr. Steele: [whispering to keep babies from crying] I heard every word you said. I've been trying to keep my nose out of your business, but I can't stand by any longer and watch you make a fool of yourself.
- Lt. Mary Stuart: Commander Steele...
- Cmdr. Steele: Of course he comes to you when he wants to play. Where do you want him to go? Some other woman? You married him for what he is and then tried to make something else out of him. Well, you couldn't, and you never will. You began to feel sorry for yourself. How long would you love him if he *did* cry on your shoulder? "You don't need me... maybe I shouldn't have let you shut me out." What kind of silly talk is that? And what does *pride* have to do with love? Don't worry, he won't be happy, but what's more important... he won't be back!
- Jonesy: [From A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Moore] And Ma in her kerchief and I in my cap had just settled down for a long winter's nap.
- The Talker: Stand by to fire.
- Jonesy: [preparing to fire a torpedo] Well, here goes Uncas.
- The Talker: Uncas?
- Jonesy: Yeah, the last of the Mohicans.
- Duke E. Gifford: How's the picture?
- Lt. Larry: Oh, all right I guess, sir... the things those Hollywood guys can do with a submarine.
- Lt. Larry: [finding themselves in the middle of the entire Imperial Japanese fleet] I'll never make fun of another movie as long as I live.
- Lt. Mary Stuart: What's the matter cupid? I saw your wire.
- 'Pop' Perry: Have you been seeing a lot of Bob?
- Lt. Mary Stuart: Yes.
- 'Pop' Perry: Should we level with each other, like always?
- Lt. Mary Stuart: Like always.
- 'Pop' Perry: I think you and Duke belong together. I don't know what's been keeping you apart, but I'd hate to think you were using my kid brother to solve your problem.
- Lt. Mary Stuart: Aww Pop, why didn't I meet you first?
- Cmdr. John T. 'Pop' Perry: [Duke is reminiscing about his failed marriage] It takes more than that to cause a split-up. When a gal like Mary Stuart marries into the Navy, she signs on for that stuff.
- Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford: Not for what I dished out. The 'eager beaver'. I was at sea on a volunteer mission, making test runs with that new sonar equipment when my son was born. Five weeks later, I was down 240 feet, trying to get a line around the Squalus when he died.
- [pauses and nods at Pop]
- Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford: Like you say, some things kind of crowd a man.