Fightin' Navy #97

A U.S. Navy submarine, low on supplies and far from base, makes a surprise stop on a tiny, uninhabited island after tracking a Japanese task force. With the crew enjoying a rare shore leave and a beachside picnic, the skipper uses radio direction-finder bearings to deduce that the enemy ships are converging on the same isolated spot—setting the stage for a stealthy ambush at dawn.

In the aftermath of a devastating attack that left the battleship Lady X burning and sinking, the surviving crew—though grievously wounded and outnumbered—refuse to accept defeat. Despite being presumed lost, they rally below decks, using a hidden radio signal to summon help and plotting a daring return to the battlefield. As fog cloaks their movements, they steer the damaged ship toward a Japanese fleet anchorage, determined to strike back even as their vessel teeters on final destruction.

In the midst of a tense naval engagement in the South Pacific, a young gunner’s mate named Ski Androski is accused of cowardice after a sudden retreat during an attack, sparking tension aboard the ship. As the crew grapples with the aftermath and the skipper’s mysterious absence, the truth slowly emerges when the skipper himself dives into shark-infested waters to free the ship from a sunken wreck—revealing his own courage in the face of danger.

On a war-torn Pacific patrol, Lt. JG Pat Devers and his crew of PT 29 face ridicule from fellow skippers for their boat’s nickname, "Miss Emily II," a label tied to their frequent port-side leisure with Navy nurses. When a distress call brings word of a dying islander, Devers takes the dangerous mission, leading his crew through a tense nighttime rescue under enemy fire—only to find themselves in the middle of a battle while trying to save a life.