The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.

A rebuilt WWII carrier sails back to the Pacific theater to rejoin the war in early 1945, a carrier the Japanese think they sank. So if she shows up again, they will go after her with a vengeance. And they do, nearly destroying her again, ending that mission for her, but she is able to limp back to the states. The captain is tough, he knows the added risk for his ship, but shows he also has a heart by not relieving a pilot of flight duty, one who committed a serious mistake by not taking a wave-off as instructed. Lot of action shots, many appearing to be actual war footage. The usual character sub-stories. Partly plays like a documentary about the navy, and the carrier in particular. Maybe a bit of a recruiting film also.—[email protected]

A veiled history of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during 1945. A new Roman Catholic Chaplain reports aboard and gets to know the crew. Usual make-up of American youth. The Captain relentlessly conducts General Quarters (Battle Stations)and Damage Control drills on the crew. So much so that the crew began to refer to their commanding officer as, "Captain Bligh" from "Mutiny on the Bounty." This pays off when the ship is attacked by the Japanese. Sustaining horrific damage, the ship survives due to their training. The ship is able to return home to the U.S. The real USS Bunker Hill was the most significantly battle damaged ship to survive and return home in the history of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy attributed this to the crews training and determination to save their ship.—Senior Chief Steve Hardy, USN, Ret.

This movie closely parallels the events that occurred on the aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) in early 1945. On the morning of March 19, 1945, the USS Franklin was hit by 2 bombs, close off the shore of Japan. The movie details the heroic efforts taken to save the ship and return her to the United States. There were 2 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and their deeds are shown in the movie. In real life, they were LCdr. Joseph T. O'Callahan and Lt. (jg) Donald A. Gray. For reference, read: "I was Chaplain on the Franklin" by Joseph T. O'Callahan.—Ghostrider-01