The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Lt. Rip Crandall:
This hulk is commissioned? As what?

Ens. Tommy J. Hanson:
It's unclassified, sir.

Lt. Rip Crandall:
Uncla-? I can believe that!

[first lines]

Narrator:
If you remember Pearl Harbor, you'll recall that in the year that followed the Japanese were almost invincible. Early in 1943, however, they were checked. Stopped cold by the Marines at Guadalcanal, the Navy in the Coral Sea, and the Allied armies in New Guinea. This was a period of far-reaching decisions, desperate strategies, and incredibly daring counter-strokes - not the least of which involved two bright young naval officers...

Lt. Rip Crandall:
[the crew is abandoning ship] What, aren't you going to stay here and die for the "Rising Sun"?

Capt. Shigetsu:
Are you out of your mind? [Jumps overboard with the rest of the crew]

"And just why am I here?" "You know, because of the thing...........the weenie tattoo?"