The story of the experiences of the African-American crew of the USS Mason as they made history by escorting six convoys across the Atlantic, performing all the duties of seamanship needed to take a warship into combat.
Chronicles the worst disaster in U.S. naval history, describing heroism in the face of persistant shark attacks and hypothermia after the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the South Pacific in the final days of World War II.