Lt. John Brickley:  Oh , Snuffy ... how about getting some torpedoes from you ?
Submarine commander: For those cracker boxes of yours ? No telling when we 'll see a mother ship again .
Lt. John Brickley: How long have you been on patrol ?
Submarine commander: Since the day the war started .
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: What did you get ?
Submarine commander: Two small freighters . We had hard luck .
Lt. John Brickley: Well , while you 've been cruising around the Pacific , those ' cracker boxes ' have sunk two converted cruisers , an auxiliary aircraft carrier , a 10,000-ton tanker , a large freighter , a flock of barges and numerous sons of Nippon !
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: And also in our brief career , we 've carried more messages than Western Union !
Submarine commander: Well , look , I 'd love to help you out , fellas . But you know , I got orders ...
Lt. John Brickley: Snuffy ... who played the leading lady in " Tess of the D'Urbervilles " in 1932 at the Academy ?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: And does your crew know about it ?
Submarine commander: How many do you want ?
Lt. John Brickley: You 've got sixteen ?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: We 'll take _ eight _ .
Lt. John Brickley: And we 'll try and put 'em where they belong .
Submarine commander: Thanks .