Though he's a peacetime sailing expert, Navy Lieutenant Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon) is tricked by Lt. Comdr. Wilbur Vandewater (John Lund), Ensign Tommy Hanson (Ricky Nelson) and Wilbur's attractive secretary, Maggie (Patricia Driscoll), into accepting command of an aged sailing vessel, the USS Echo. Disguised as a trading vessel, the Echo is assigned to deliver Australian scout Patterson...
