Frogmen aboard a United States submarine in the Sea of Japan are ordered to scuttle two sunken American mine sweeping ships called The Pirate and The Pledge before the Red Chinese can salvage them for their top secret electronics.
A navy rating is desperate to get leave. he wont tell anyone why he wants the time, but once he shows them a letter, everyone agrees with his need for leave
A sailor who has been corresponding with a young girl from Long Beach, Ca. thinks he has found true love. But he is devastated when his ship docks in Long Beach for shore leave and she refuses to meet him for reasons unknown to him.
A young crewman is up for promotion, but becomes very erratic and is hauled up for disciplinary action. A pastor investigates the situation and discovers issues that may explain the man's actions.
A unit of Marines is cut off by Korean forces and faces total destruction. A daring plan involving the Army and Navy is formulated in a desperate effort to try and save the men.
The captain of a submarine faces a situation where he makes contact with an enemy convoy just as a life threatening medical emergency occurs on board. The Captain has to make the decision of what takes precedents.
A sailor falls in love during his tour of duty in Hawaii. When he's transferred to Iceland, his romance is put in a deep freeze. But he refuses to give up hope of returning to his lady love.
The Pentagon goes in search of information about a naval officer who seems to have disappeared from their records. What they uncover astounds them and leads them to a conclusion that even stuns the young man's mother.
A specialist team of navy divers are sent behind enemy lines to conduct demolition operations. It is made clear to the team they can expect no help, and the team is expendable in the navy's eyes.
Deacon Jones, a Navy career-man with a penchant for breaking regulations, gets the shock of his life when Tay, a Vietnam waif, mistakes him for the ship's chaplain.